Monuments of military glory of the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945.
hidden Militia Men. The 6th kilometer of the Pulkovo-Pushkin Highway. | A memorial complex with a monumental stele resembling a spread banner at the center, was constructed at the place where a command post of one of the сompanies of the 189th rifle division was located ... | | A memorial complex with a monumental stele resembling a spread banner at the center, was constructed at the place where a command post of one of the сompanies of the 189th rifle division was located. The dynamics of the structure is strengthened by a bas-relief of Leningrad defenders. “1941 – 1945” is written below the bas-relief. The inscription at the backside of the monument reads “The enemy didn’t cross this line in September of Nineteen Forty One. Leningrad soldiers held this soaked in heroes’ blood line firm. The enemy was defeated in severe battles. The siege was lifted by a powerful attack.” From here the 110th infantry corps started the attack to lift the siege of Leningrad in January of 1944. The complex was designed by architects V.A. Neverov, V.A. Sidorov, V.P. Boytsov, F.A. Yenikeev and sculptors I.A. Syroyezhkin and E.V. Cherkasov. Two 57 mm guns stand on two differentsized pedestals on the north bank of the Kuzminki River not far from the memorial.
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hidden Moskovskaya Slavyanka Military Cemetery | The military cemetery is at the Kolpino Highway near Moskovskaya Slavyanka Village. It is a cultural and historic heritage site. The total area of the site is 30x30 m. It is a bed of honor. The inscription on a 3 ... | | The military cemetery is at the Kolpino Highway near Moskovskaya Slavyanka Village. It is a cultural and historic heritage site. The total area of the site is 30x30 m. It is a bed of honor. The inscription on a 3.5 meters high black marble monument reads “Undying glory to the heroes who died in combats for freedom and independence of our Motherland. 1941 - 1945”. Two shell shaped headstones are at the angle of 45 degrees of the monument. The cemetery is surrounded with metal fence. The lawns, the shells, and the fence were restored and topiary works were performed in 1999.
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hidden | 3 meters high obstacle. Brass boards with the inscription reading “This was the main line of Soviet Army’s defense in 1941-1944” are mounted on two sides of the obstacle. 21st kilometer of the Kiev Highway ... | | 3 meters high obstacle. Brass boards with the inscription reading “This was the main line of Soviet Army’s defense in 1941-1944” are mounted on two sides of the obstacle. 21st kilometer of the Kiev Highway. Two 3 meters high pylons at the entrance to the Pulkovo Heights from the Gatchina side rise over the former main line of defense. This is the place where fierce fighting for the Pulkovo Heights (key south-west positions of Leningrad defense) raged in September of 1941. The 5th and the 6th militia divisions and other forces of the 42nd army were heroically fighting here with the support of the naval artillery of the Baltic fleet. A salvo of hundreds of guns thrilled the land at 9.20 a.m. on January 15, 1944. The 30th guards regiment started the attack from here. The monument was designed by architect K.L. Johannsen and V.A. Petrov. “1941 – 1945” is written on the side walls of the pylons.
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hidden The Concrete Stele in Yam-Izhora Town | 31st kilometer of the Moscow highway.An embossed image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War is depicted on the front side of the stele. The inscription on the memorial plate reads “Here the brave soldiers of the Leningrad Front occupied strong ... | | 31st kilometer of the Moscow highway. An embossed image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War is depicted on the front side of the stele. The inscription on the memorial plate reads “Here the brave soldiers of the Leningrad Front occupied strong fortifications of the enemy on June 23, 1942”. A few shells are at the bottom of the stele. 168th rifle division fought in this region in September of 1941 and prevented breakthrough of tank units of Hitler’s army at the Moscow Highway. The division played a crucial part in the defense of the city. Battles for Yam-Izhora that was thoroughly prepared for all-round defense by the enemy, started with renewed vigour in the summer of 1942. The 55th army defeated the enemy heavily in the battles and strengthened its positions. The stele was erected in 1944. The project was designed by architect Y.M. Zeleny. The memorial was designed by architect A.I. Kuznetsov (with the assistance of architect S.B. Speransky).
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hidden | The monument to the victims of the genocide of the Jews who were residing in Pushkin, is situated at the intersection of Dvortsovaya Street and Moskovskaya Street ... | | The monument to the victims of the genocide of the Jews who were residing in Pushkin, is situated at the intersection of Dvortsovaya Street and Moskovskaya Street. The monument was inaugurated on October 13, 1991 in the year of the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting of Jewish residents of Pushkin that was occupied by Hitler’s army in the autumn of 1941. At that time more than a thousand Jews were shot in the territory of the Alexander Park and the Babolovsky Park. The monument was erected at the initiative of the members of the Jewish Association of St. Petersburg: the Holocaust Investigation Group (G. Farber, A. Frenkel, L. Kolton) and the office of Narod Moy, the construction was financed by citizens of St. Petersburg, foreign Jewish organizations, benefit concerts of A. Rozenbaum and the Leningrad Soloists chamber ensemble headed by M. Ganvarg. The memorial was designed by architect B. Beyder free of charge. The Formula of Grief by sculptor V. Sidur was made at the Monumentskulptura Factory. The model was made by sculptor A. Pozin free of charge.
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hidden | It is a complex of memorial installations and parks along the 200 kilometer border-line of the Battle of Leningrad. The memorial was designed by architects G.N. Buldakov, V.L. Gaykevich, and M.A. Sementovskaya ... | It is a complex of memorial installations and parks along the 200 kilometer border-line of the Battle of Leningrad. The memorial was designed by architects G.N. Buldakov, V.L. Gaykevich, and M.A. Sementovskaya. 12 memorials of the Green Belt of Glory are located in the territory of 9 districts of St. Petersburg. Most of the memorials are in the Pushkin District. The population of Pushkin Town was 54,000 people before the war. According to the Nazi atrocities report dated March 07, 1944 18,000 people died in the town during the years of occupation (September 17, 1941 – January 23, 1944): 9,514 civilians died of cold, 7,373 people were shot, and 1,106 people were hung. 17,968 residents of Pushkin were sent to concentration camps. 286 people died under ruins. Only 20 of 1,557 houses survived.
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hidden | The platform at the 21st kilometer.Here was a contact point between the 42nd and the 55th armies that were defending Leningrad along the south-eastern and the south-western lines ... | | The platform at the 21st kilometer. Here was a contact point between the 42nd and the 55th armies that were defending Leningrad along the south-eastern and the south-western lines. The contact point is marked by a pyramidal hill with two antitank guns standing on various height back slabs. A reinforced concrete block with the inscription “This was the main line of Soviet Army’s defense. 1941-1944” is mounted into a hill side. The memorial was inaugurated in 1968. It was designed by architects E.D. Bychkov and N.N. Karasev.
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hidden The Memorial in the Kazanskoye Cemetery in Commemoration of Those Who Died during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 | The memorial was built in 1994. It is a stele. The inscription on the base of the monument reads “Undying glory to the soldiers of the Soviet Army who died in combats with the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ... | | The memorial was built in 1994. It is a stele. The inscription on the base of the monument reads “Undying glory to the soldiers of the Soviet Army who died in combats with the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”. The memorial was designed by architects V.G. Stamov and O.B. Golykin.
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hidden The Military Cemetery at the 4th Kilometer of the Petersburg Highway | The memorial was built in 1966. The creators of the monument are V.A. Neverov, V.A. Sidorov, F.A. Yenikeev, V.P. Boytsov, P.E. Syroyezhkin, and E.V. Cherkasov. It is a 3 meters high black marble stele. An anchor is mounted at the bottom of the stele ... | | The memorial was built in 1966. The creators of the monument are V.A. Neverov, V.A. Sidorov, F.A. Yenikeev, V.P. Boytsov, P.E. Syroyezhkin, and E.V. Cherkasov. It is a 3 meters high black marble stele. An anchor is mounted at the bottom of the stele. The inscription on a granite board reads “Undying glory to the heroes who died in combats for freedom and independence of the Motherland. 1941 - 1945”. The cemetery is under the patronage of the Naval Engineering Institute.
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hidden The Military Cemetery at the 703rd Kilometer of the Moscow Highway | A 5 meters high granite obelisk with the inscription “Glory to the heroes who died in combats for the Motherland. 1941 - 1945” stands on a hill. The monument is made of marble and granite ... | | A 5 meters high granite obelisk with the inscription “Glory to the heroes who died in combats for the Motherland. 1941 - 1945” stands on a hill. The monument is made of marble and granite. It is surrounded with 40 headstones with the names of the soldiers who were fighting at this line. The cemetery is under the patronage of the Shushary State Farm, the Lensovetsky State Farm, PMK-14, and ATP 3176.
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hidden The Military Cemetery in Kondakopshino Town | It is situated in the Pushkin Administrative District at the 12th kilometer of the Kiev Highway at the turn out to the Lesnoye State Breeding Farm. The monument was designed by architect P.A. Kulebyakin ... | | It is situated in the Pushkin Administrative District at the 12th kilometer of the Kiev Highway at the turn out to the Lesnoye State Breeding Farm. The monument was designed by architect P.A. Kulebyakin. It is an image of a woman with her head inclined who holds a laurel wreath. The inscription on the base of the monument reads “Undying glory to those who died in combats for freedom and independence of our Motherland. 1941 - 1945”. A marble board with a list of soldiers who died in 1941-1945 and numbers of commands and bodies that took part in the battles along this line is mounted at the monument. The monument was built by workers of the 335th ironworks factory of Pushkin Town in April of 1965. It is located in the field on the Kiev Highway 300 meters from the railway, 800 meters northward of the village.
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hidden The Monument to the Headquarters | 2nd kilometer of the Pulkovo-Pushkin Highway. A 2 meters high grey granite stele at the eastern verge of the highway marks the place where the headquarters of the 864th, 880th and 891st rifle regiments of the 6th militia division were located ... | | 2nd kilometer of the Pulkovo-Pushkin Highway. A 2 meters high grey granite stele at the eastern verge of the highway marks the place where the headquarters of the 864th, 880th and 891st rifle regiments of the 6th militia division were located. The 6th militia division fought at the Pulkovo Heights in late September of 1941 and became the 189th rifle division. The monument was inaugurated in May of 1968.
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hidden The Obelisk in Commemoration of Graduates | The Obelisk in commemoration of graduates of the Pushkin Radio Engineering Academy of the Air Defense Forces (currently the Military Institute of Combat Support Systems and Facilities of the A.F ... | | The Obelisk in commemoration of graduates of the Pushkin Radio Engineering Academy of the Air Defense Forces (currently the Military Institute of Combat Support Systems and Facilities of the A.F. Mozhaysky Military Space Engineering Academy) who died in the battles of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The Obelisk was erected in 1966 in the year of the 25th anniversary of the Academy. The project was financed by personnel of the academy.
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hidden | Fierce fighting with the Nazi army heading for Leningrad raged at the Pulkovo border-line in September of 1941. A monumental stele rises over a flat ground. It is surrounded with mosaic panels illustrating the life in the city beleaguered by the ... | | Fierce fighting with the Nazi army heading for Leningrad raged at the Pulkovo border-line in September of 1941. A monumental stele rises over a flat ground. It is surrounded with mosaic panels illustrating the life in the city beleaguered by the enemy. Two tanks stand on the same ground surrounded by fir trees. The inscription on a granite board on a metal base reads “This monument to Leningraders, soldiers and militia men, women and children who defended the cradle of the Great October – Leningrad City – in the 900 days’ battle with the Nazi hordes was erected by workers of the Moskovsky District in the year of the 50th anniversary of the Soviet System. October of 1967”. The monument was inaugurated on October 17, 1967. The monument is 3.85 meters high and 35 meters long. The first order of the complex was designed by architect Y.N. Lukin and artist A.P. Olkhovich.
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hidden | The pyramidal hill with a gun rises over the former strong point of the Soviet army at the Pushkin-Kolpino Highway. A reinforced concrete beam with the inscription “This was the main line of Leningrad defense in 1941-1944” is mounted into a hill ... | | The pyramidal hill with a gun rises over the former strong point of the Soviet army at the Pushkin-Kolpino Highway. A reinforced concrete beam with the inscription “This was the main line of Leningrad defense in 1941-1944” is mounted into a hill side. Obstacles on the other side of the highway mark the battle line. The monument was inaugurated on June 22, 1967. The monument was designed by architects E.D. Bychkov and N.N. Karasev.
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hidden The Sign in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Victory | The sign in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Victory and in honor of the residents of Pushkin who took part in the Great Patriotic War and were awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union ... | | The sign in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Victory and in honor of the residents of Pushkin who took part in the Great Patriotic War and were awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. The commemorative sign was established at the initiative of pupils with the assistance of the Administration of the Pushkin District, Municipal Council, organizations, enterprises and residents of Pushkin. The sign was inaugurated on May 09, 2005.
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hidden | (the 30th kilometer of the Moscow Highway)A 12 meters high granite obelisk rises over the 30th kilometer of the Moscow Highway. It resembles a triangular-shaped bayonet ... | | (the 30th kilometer of the Moscow Highway) A 12 meters high granite obelisk rises over the 30th kilometer of the Moscow Highway. It resembles a triangular-shaped bayonet. Here the 168th rifle division stopped the enemy and took up defensive dispositions after exhausting and sanguinary battles on September 24, 1941. Here the Izhora labor battalion conducted a severe battle with Hitler’s army and didn’t bate an inch. The 7th independent marine brigade replaced the 168th rifle division in October of 1941. Commands of the 55th army were protecting this line for 900 days. The inscription on the monument reads “Heroism and inflexible will of the soldiers of the 55th army stopped the enemy heading for Leningrad at this line in September of 1941”. The monument was inaugurated on June 25, 1957. It was designed by architect M.K. Melikov.
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hidden | The memorial is situated at the main building of the Detskoselsky State Farm not far from the Pushkin-Kolpino Highway. It symbolizes power and courage of militiamen of the 267th independent machine gun and artillery battalion of the 55th army who ... | | The memorial is situated at the main building of the Detskoselsky State Farm not far from the Pushkin-Kolpino Highway. It symbolizes power and courage of militiamen of the 267th independent machine gun and artillery battalion of the 55th army who fought here in September of 1941. The same battalion was one of the first that entered Pushkin Town on January 24, 1944. The architectural composition includes two various height structures. A shade picture of a soldier and the inscription “This was the main line of Soviet Army’s defense. 1941-1944” are on the higher structure. The inscription “Undying glory to those of you who defended Leningrad” is on the shorter structure. The monument was inaugurated on June 04, 1966. It was designed by architects E.D. Bychkov and N.N. Karasev.
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hidden To Heroic Militia Men of Pushkin Town | A concrete monument to the heroes of the 76th and the 77th fighter battalions that were formed in Pushkin and took part in the first battle with the Nazi army on February 16, 1941 ... | | A concrete monument to the heroes of the 76th and the 77th fighter battalions that were formed in Pushkin and took part in the first battle with the Nazi army on February 16, 1941, was erected at an intersection of two parkways in the center of the Alexander Park. The battalions included may teachers and students of the Leningrad Institute of Agriculture (Pushkin Town). Teacher of the Political Economy Department, editor of Bolshevitskoye Slovo A.N. Samoylov was a commissar of the 76th battalion (died in the battle of February 16, 1941). Director of the Leningrad Institute of Agriculture M.S. Lukyanov was a commissar of the 77th battalion. The monument is two intersecting rams mounted into a massive block. “76” and “77” is carved on both rams and “1941” is carved at the top of the block. The monument was designed by architects E.D. Bychkov and N.I. Karasev.
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