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“Sapun Ridge” Diorama Museum, Sevastopol, Ukraine
Sapun Ridge (Сапун-Гора) is a 240-m-tall ridge that provides a strong defensive position to the southeast of Sevastopol city centre. During the assault on Sevastopol in May 1944, it was defended by the German 5th Korps, but the 51st Army … Continue reading
Reenactors, St. Petersburg, Russia
I happened to be passing through St. Petersburg on September 8, 2011, the 70th anniversary of the fall of Schlisselburg, which severed the last overland connection into Leningrad and began the 872-day siege. I spotted these reenactors on Nevskiy Prospekt. … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, St. Petersburg
Tagged Блокада Ленинграда, Город-герой, Ленинград, Россия, Санкт Петербург, Hero City, Leningrad, Re-enactors, Russia, Siege of Leningrad, St. Petersburg
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Malaya Zemlya Memorial Complex, Novorossiysk, Russia
In 2013/14, I completed an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies at Maynooth University. My thesis was on the campaign in the Kuban. The thesis can be found here. In early 1943, as the Battle of Stalingrad reached its … Continue reading
Posted in Novorossiysk, Russia
Tagged Black Sea, Город-герой, Новороссийск, Россия, Черное Море, Hero City, Novorossiysk, Russia
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Museum of the Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol, Ukraine
This museum, which is located in the heart of the city at 11 Lenin Street (ул. Ленина), covers the history of the Black Sea Fleet through three eras: Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet Russian Federation. The museum … Continue reading
Victory Square, Minsk, Belarus
Victory Square is a memorial square that is situated on Minsk’s main central boulevard Праспект Незалежнасці (Independence Avenue), near where it crosses the River Svislach. The central monument is a 38-metre granite obelisk topped with a replica of the Order … Continue reading
Posted in Belarus, Minsk
Tagged Belarus, Беларусь, Город-герой, Минск, Плошча Перамогі, Площадь Победы, Hero City, Memorial, Minsk
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Polytechnic Institute Students and Teachers Memorial, Kiev, Ukraine
This memorial commemorates the students and teachers of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute who died in the war. The memorial was created by the sculptors G. Morozov and A. Surovtsev and the architect E. Veres. It stands in front of the … Continue reading
Memorial to the Heroes of Odessa City and Region, Odessa, Ukraine
This memorial list the names of residents of Odessa and the surrounding region who received the highest awards for their actions during the Great Patriotic War. On one side of a small square is a wall listing individuals who were … Continue reading
Posted in Odessa, Ukraine
Tagged Black Sea, Город-герой, Одесса, Украина, Україна, Черное Море, Hero City, Odessa, Ukraine
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Heroes’ Square, Novorossiysk, Russia
In 2013/14, I completed an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies at Maynooth University. My thesis was on the campaign in the Kuban. The thesis can be found here. Heroes’ Square (Площадь Героев) is situated in the oldest part … Continue reading
Posted in Novorossiysk, Russia
Tagged Black Sea, Город-герой, Новороссийск, Площадь Героев, Россия, Черное Море, Hero City, Novorossiysk, Russia
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Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Russia
Moscow’s Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War stands in Victory Park (Парк победы) at Poklonnaya Gora (Поклонная гора, which translates literally as “Bowing hills”), not far from Moscow State University and the Luzhniki Olympic complex in the southwestern part … Continue reading
Posted in Moscow, Russia
Tagged Город-герой, Москва, Поклонная гора, Россия, Центральный музей Великой Отечественной войны, Hero City, Moscow, Museum, Russia
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Memorial to the Heroic Defenders of Sevastopol, Ukraine
This memorial wall commemorates the defenders of Sevastopol during the siege by the German 11th Army, which lasted from October 1941 to July 1942. The main memorial wall was built by the architect I.E. Fialko and sculptor V.V. Yakovlevopened in … Continue reading
Posted in Crimea, Sevastopol, Ukraine
Tagged Black Sea, Город-герой, Севастополь, Украина, Україна, Черное Море, Hero City, Sevastopol, Ukraine
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