Novosibirsk Monument to the Heroes of the Revolution - Photo 2

The Monument to the Heroes of the Revolution is a memorial located in the very center of

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

, Russia. Originally, it was a place where 104 fighters for the

Soviet Revolution The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...

were buried in a common grave on January 22, 1920. A monument was erected and officially opened on November 7, 1922. In 1957, the remains of a few famous heroes of the

were moved from the other city cemeteries and buried in the individual graves with bust sculptures. In 1970, the wall of the building facing the cemetery (

House of Lenin House of Lenin, currently Philharmonic Chamber hall, is a building in Novosibirsk, located at Krasniy Prospect, 32. C. History After the death of Vladimir Lenin the residents of Novosibirsk decided to commemorate Lenin's legacy. On February ...

, another Soviet era landmark built after the death of

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...

to commemorate his memory) was decorated with revolutionary themed images. Finally, a few more graves were added in 1977. The memorial was a major landmark in Soviet days and most children in

have visited the site on school field trips. By the mid-1990s it had become neglected and it has not been modified. As a result, this is arguably one of the most authentic and best preserved examples of an original untouched Soviet era historic site.

External links

Monument of the Heroes of the Revolution, Novosibirsk

Memorial of the Heroes of the Revolution on Google Maps

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