Mound of Immortality

Various war monuments in Belarus and Russia

Mound of Immortality (Russian: Курган Бессмертия, Kurgan Bessmertiya) is the name of several memorials/monuments in the former Soviet Union that commemorate the Soviet soldiers and ordinary citizens who fought and perished during the German–Soviet War. They exist in the following locations:

  • Polotsk, Belarus [1]
  • Orsha, Belarus [2]
  • Bryansk, Russia[3][4][5]
  • Smolensk, Russia [6]
  • Yefremov, Tula Oblast, Russia [7]

In addition there is a Mound of Immortality in honor of Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian poet Adam Mickiewicz in Novogrudok, Belarus.[8]

See also

  • Mound of Glory

References

  1. ^ Polotsk
  2. ^ Orsha
  3. ^ "Burial Mound of Immortality" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Bryansk
  4. ^ Bryansk Mound of Immortality , wikimapia
  5. ^ Курган Бессмертия, Bryansk (in Russian)
  6. ^ "Tourist attractions" Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Smolensk
  7. ^ Yefremov Mound of Immortality, wikimapia
  8. ^ Novogrudok Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine