The Victory Day of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 (1945), and the official name is exactly this, is the most important holiday for all the inhabitants of our country . The significance of this day for all of us and future generations can not be overestimated . That a little that we can do for those who gave their lives for the sake of our future, it is to keep the memory of the dead for the Motherland, to remember and tell the children about these sad pages in the history of the 20th century . This goal - to perpetuate the memory of the fallen - serve Museums and monuments, of which there are many in P SMAI and beyond .

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden

where the eternal flame burns, and every day has been serving the guard of honor. During the official events the wreaths of the head of state are laid on the memorial, and at the rest of the time the newlyweds bring the flowers, traditionally coming here on the day of the wedding.

The central element of the memorial ensemble at the walls of the Moscow Kremlin is a niche with the inscription "Your name is unknown, your feat is immortal ", In the center of which the eternal fire of glory burns . For the niche there is a tombstone with a bronze composition - a soldier's helmet and laurel branch lying on the battle banner . To the left of the grave there is a wall of crimson quartzite with the inscription:" 1941 Homeland of 1945 "; on the right - a granite alley with blocks of dark red porphyry . On each block - the name of the hero city and the chased image of the "Gold Star" medal . The blocks contain capsules with the earth of hero cities . Next is a stele of red The granite in honor of cities of military glory about 10 meters long .

Alexandrovsky Garden

Fragment of the diorama "Defense of Leningrad" in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Hall of Sorrow and Memory

Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Great Victory in the west of Moscow, a large memorial complex was opened in 135 hectares . The park itself was laid back in 1958, but the architectural ensemble was erected only by 1995 . From the entrance stretched a wide alley "The Years of War", decorated with five water cascades with 1418 fountains, according to the number of days that the war went on . In front of the building of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War the monument of Victory rises - an obelisk 141, 8 meters high, at the foot of which there is a statue of St. George the Victorious, who pierces the spear in the body of a snake symbolizing fascism . An invariable interest of visitors to the park is caused by an exhibition of military equipment and armaments in the open air . The park with neat paths, alleys and flower gardens became a favorite place for walks of Muscovites and guests of the capital .

Motherland

Monuments to Heroes war - ozhaluy, the only case in which the monumentality justified . One of the tallest monuments in the world - the main element of the ensemble "Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle" on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd - a sculpture "The Motherland is Calling! ». The figure of a woman who raised her sword and took a step forward symbolizes Motherland, calling her sons to fight with the enemy . The remains of 34 505 soldiers defending Stalingrad are reburied on the hill . From the foot of the mound to its summit 200 granite steps - exactly the same days the Stalingrad battle lasted .

Kurskaya arc

From July 5 to August 23, 1943, one of the most important battles of the Great Patriotic War - Battle of the Kursk Bulge . The result of this bloody and tense battle was the transition of strategic th initiative to the Red Army . A memorial complex near the settlements Yakovlevo and Pokrovka, a memorial complex near the settlements of Yakovlevo and Pokrovka, serves as a reminder of the 250 thousand lives . A 44-meter arc-shaped stele with reliefs symbolizes the front line, in front of it there is a pink granite pedestal tank T-34 . At 24 meters towers above the ground Triumphal Arch, crowned with a statue of St. George the Victorious . On both sides of the Eternal Flame remains the remains of unknown soldiers .

Outside Russia

In the capital of Germany in memory about Soviet soldiers who died in Berlin Memorial, memorials were installed in the Tiergarten, Schönholzer Hyde and Treptow parks . Sculptures of Soviet liberator soldiers are in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine . Granite stele to the participants of World War II from the countries of the former USSR installed in Los Angeles . Brest the fortress is open to visitors since 1971 and tells about the heroic defense of the fort - one of the first battles for the USSR . The tragic history of mass destruction of civilians is told by the museum in Auschwitz . Among the millions of victims of this death camp there were 100 000 Russian people .

Parade

Memorable events will be held on May 9 in all cities of Russia, and in the capital the central place of celebration will be, of course, Red Square. A solemn inspection of troops and military equipment will take place on the main square of the country. Since 1996, the parade in honor of May 9 passes here annually, and on June 24, 1945 the columns of the first Victory Parade and 200 banners and standards of the broken Nazi divisions were dragged along the pavement and thrown at the foot of the Mausoleum on Red Square.

To remember about feat of Soviet people who did not spare themselves in this bloody war, of course, it is not necessary to go somewhere. The main place of memory is our hearts. Eternal glory to the winners!

With the Victory Day!

Author - Gulshat Zakirova