Freedom Park and Memorial ”Guardians of the Borders” description and photos - Belarus: Brest
Freedom Park and Memorial to the Guardians of the Borders description and photos - Belarus: Brest. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects. Photo and descriptionThe "Border Guards" memorial was opened in Brest in the Pogranichniki square on June 27, 1982. The memorial complex consists of a central monument and eight inscribed steles dedicated to the heroes-border guards who died defending the state borders of the USSR. The central stele is dedicated to all the heroes-border guards who died during the Great Patriotic War. It was they who suffered the very first and hardest blow of the surprise attack of Nazi Germany. The nominal steles are dedicated to the heroes-border guards: Kizhevatov Andrey Mitrofanovich, Novikov Alexey Alexandrovich, Kofanov Grigory Ilyich, Barsukov Ivan Petrovich, Kublashvili Varlam Mikhailovich, Zavidov Alexander Abramovich, Belyaev Ivan Petrovich . The memorial complex was reconstructed in 2001 for those collected by the personnel and veterans of the border troops of the Republic of Belarus, as evidenced by a commemorative plaque with the names of the architects and the sculptor who worked on the restoration of the dilapidated memorial.The Pogranichnikov Square is located on the territory of Freedom Park, in which in the post-war period was transformed by the State City Garden, also popularly called the garden "Ahov and Ohov". Before the revolution, it was a favorite place for couples in love, who walked along the shady alleys and talked, sitting on benches. According to archaeologists, the city park was laid out on the site of a mound of an ancient pagan Lithuanian temple dedicated to the goddess Mazhanna. Now there is a lot of controversy around the Soviet Freedom Park - politicians, historians, officials decide its fate,         We also recommend reading Russian Ethnographic Museum description and photos - Russia - St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Topic: Freedom Park and Memorial ”Guardians of the Borders” description and photos - Belarus: Brest. |
