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Square in Voldarsk, Nizhny Novgorod region.
Improvement of places with memorials of the Great Patriotic War helps to preserve the memory of the heroism of those people who defended our country and sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom. This work is carried out in Russia annually, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.
“Victory Day is one of the most significant holidays in the history of our country. This day is dedicated to the feat of Soviet soldiers who fought with honor against the Nazi invaders. The Great Patriotic War left a deep mark on history, and we must honor the memory of the fallen so that their sacrifices are not forgotten. Improvement of memorial sites is one of the ways to express respect and gratitude to the heroes. The renovation of spaces where monuments, war memorials, Alleys of Memory, Eternal Flame, and mass graves are located is carried out annually as part of the federal project “Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment”, which this year became part of the national project “Infrastructure for Life”. Since 2019, more than 1,170 such sites have been improved,” Marat Khusnullin noted.
Work on reconstruction and visual transformation of memorial territories makes a significant contribution to the preservation of the history and cultural heritage of the country. Among the main improvement works are the implementation of territory planning, landscaping, installation of additional lighting, arrangement of pedestrian zones and places for the placement of military equipment from the Great Patriotic War.
“This year, Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. On the occasion of these most important events in the history of the country, festive events are planned in the regions, including the improvement of 97 memorial spaces, emphasizing the significance of the feat of people who united to preserve their Fatherland. The largest number of sites are planned to be improved in the Sverdlovsk Region – 11, Omsk Region – 9, the Republic of Buryatia – 9 and Bryansk Region – 7. This year, among other things, it is planned to improve memorial sites in cities and towns that, being in the rear, forged and brought Victory closer during the Great Patriotic War. Among them are a walking route from the central city square to Victory Park – the Glory Memorial in the city of Verkhnyaya Tura in the Sverdlovsk region, Victory Park in the village of Kamensk in the Republic of Buryatia, Victory Park and public spaces along Plyasova Street in the city of Mogocha in the Zabaikalsky Krai,” said Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Irek Faizullin.
For example, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 28 memorial public spaces were improved from 2019 to 2024 as part of the federal project “Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment”. Among them are memorial squares and memorials with heroic symbols of the Red Army. Work was completed on the improvement of the Unknown Soldier Square in the city of Gorodets. Every year on May 9, residents of the town come to the square to lay flowers at the monument and remember their relatives who defended the Motherland.
In the Smolensk region, 11 historical sites have been improved. Among them is a monument with a BM-13 rocket launcher (Katyusha), which was erected in honor of the world’s first rocket artillery. The monument is a cultural heritage site of federal significance, and is considered a landmark and calling card of the city of Rudny in the Smolensk region.
In the city of Kotelnikovo in the Volgograd region, the monument to the Great Patriotic War “Mass grave of Soviet tank soldiers who died during the Battle of Stalingrad” has been improved. Rotmistrov Street is one of the main streets of the city and connects the railway and bus station with the central part of the city. The monument located on it is compositionally united with the central park of culture and recreation, improved in 2018, the entrance to which is located nearby.
It is also worth noting that the All-Russian competition for the best design of shop windows and entrance groups of non-residential, social, cultural and other facilities “Victory Spring” is dedicated to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Ministry of Construction is holding it together with the Association for the Development of Territories with the support of the Presidential Administration and the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government. The regional stage of the competition will be held until May 12, 2025, and the federal stage will take place from May 15 to June 11.
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