Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

In the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory, repair work and development of road infrastructure are underway on sections of regional and local roads named in honor of heroes or events of the Great Patriotic War, as well as leading to monuments and memorials dedicated to the events of those years. The work is being carried out under the national project “Infrastructure for Life” and other programs with federal and regional funding. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

“On the eve of one of the most important holidays for our country – Victory Day – the “Victory Street” project is launched in Russian regions, aimed at preserving the memory of the feat of war heroes and home front workers. In the year of the 80th anniversary of Victory, we will bring about 180 objects named in honor of the heroes or events of the Great Patriotic War to a standard state. Their total length will be more than 440 km. I would like to note that such objects are always given special attention, including in order to preserve the memory of the feat of the soldiers of the Soviet Army for many years to come,” said Marat Khusnullin.

Let us recall that in 2020, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War, a number of Russian regions came forward with the initiative to hold a patriotic campaign “Victory Street” in the country.

“This idea was, of course, supported by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. Then, in 2020, the “Victory Street” project became one of the largest in the country. It involved 83 Russian regions – participants in the national project “Safe High-Quality Roads”. As a result, about 400 objects were updated. Each of these streets preserves the memory of the heroes of our country,” emphasized Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit.

An important task of the Victory Street project is to increase the attention of Russian residents to the history of the country, the feat of the Soviet people – both on the battlefield and in the rear. In this way, a spiritual and moral position, a sense of involvement in the history of the Fatherland, and responsibility for the future of Russia are formed.

“During the Great Patriotic War, road workers made a special contribution to the common cause, helping on the front lines and in the rear. During the years of fighting the Nazi onslaught, workers maintained 359 thousand km of military highways in difficult conditions, restored about 100 thousand km, and also laid more than 5 thousand km of transport arteries with hard surfaces. Today, we continue their work. Streets named in honor of the heroes and events of the Great Patriotic War do not just connect infrastructure facilities, but connect generations, embodying the memory of everyone who, sometimes at the cost of their lives, brought Victory closer,” said Igor Kostyuchenko, Deputy Head of the Federal Road Agency.

Thus, in St. Petersburg in 2025, under the national project, the asphalt concrete pavement will be replaced, sidewalks and curbstones will be restored on a 4-kilometer section of Savushkina Street. Hero of the Soviet Union fighter pilot Alexander Petrovich Savushkin made 373 combat sorties on LaGG-3 and P-39 “Airacobra” fighters, shot down 18 enemy aircraft in 49 battles, defending Leningrad from Nazi air raids. In addition, Savushkina Street leads to the Military Pilots Square, where the monument to the Heroes of the Soviet Union is located.

Another 3.2 km will be brought up to standard on Morskaya Embankment. This is a busy street, where more than 5,000 cars pass daily. On Morskaya Embankment there is a monument to the cruiser Kirov, one of the symbols of the defense of Leningrad during the war and blockade. In addition, more than 2 km of Moskovsky Prospekt (from Kuznetsovskaya Street to Ligovsky Prospekt) will be renovated in the hero city. The repair section leads to Moskovsky Victory Park.

Fierce battles took place in the Oryol region during the Great Patriotic War. Thanks to the Victory Street project, everyone will be able to honor the memory of those who fought for their homeland. In the Kolpnyansky District, 5.4 km of the Droskovo-Kolpna-Ushakovo highway will be renovated. It leads to the Field of Soldiers’ Glory. Work will also take place on a 9.6 km section of the Glazunovka-Maloarkhangelsk-Kolpna-Dolgoye highway. This is the route to the memorial in the village of Yakovka. Here, in a mass grave, lie the soldiers who heroically defended their native village from the Nazi invaders.

In the Moscow Region, six road sections associated with the events and names of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War will be repaired. In particular, more than 3 km of the Ostashkovskoye Highway in Mytishchi will be replaced. The Federal War Memorial “Pantheon of Defenders of the Fatherland” is located next to the repair section. Repairs will also be carried out on Bosov Street in Istra. It is named after Hero of the Soviet Union Alexey Petrovich Bosov, and a monument to him has been erected in the Central Square of the city. For the courage and heroism shown in battle, Alexey Petrovich was awarded the Order of Lenin three times, the last time posthumously in February 1942.

Roads to places of military glory and monuments to liberator soldiers are repaired annually. In 2023, under the national project “Safe High-Quality Roads”, work was completed, including on several sections of the Volokolamsk Highway. The road leads to the large memorial complex “Frontier of Glory” in the village of Lenino, before entering Snegiri. In December 1941, Snegiri was the line where the German troops advancing on Moscow were stopped. The Nazis entered the village on the night of November 30, 1941. On December 2 and 4, they attacked the village of Lenino, but were repelled by Soviet troops. As a result of heavy fighting, more than 6.5 thousand people died here.

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