Victors Avenue ( be, Праспект Пераможцаў, russian: Проспект Победителей) is a public avenue in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

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History

Until 1980, it was called the Park Highway. For a long time, the northwest center of Minsk along the right bank of the

Svislach Svislach or Śvislač ( be, Свiслач, ; russian: Сви́слочь, Svisloch; pl, Świsłocz; yi, סיסלעוויטש or ''Sislevitch''; lt, Svisločius) is a town in the South-West of Grodno Region, Belarus, an administrative center of ...

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of the river

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was poorly populated. The active development of the initial section of the Park Highway began in the 1960s. The modern avenue was created in 1980 as Masherov Avenue in honor of the leader of Soviet Belarus Petr Masherov. It was renamed to Victors Avenue in honor of the 60th anniversary of the end of

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in 2005. In the 21st century, construction of a number of high-rise buildings were built on the avenue. In 2008, the construction of a residential complex "Slavyanskiy Kvartal" began. In 2012, the Deputy Minister of Architecture and Construction spoke out in support of the construction of a whole complex of skyscrapers on the initial section of the avenue. From 2011-2013, with the involvement of workers from

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, the Palace of Independence was built in the middle of the avenue, which later became the main residence of

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Parades

It is the main venue for the annual

Minsk Independence Day Parade The Minsk Independence Day Parade ( be, Парад у Мінску ў гонар Незалежнасці Беларусі) also known as the July 3 Parade is the main event of the Independence Day of Belarus. This parade is held annually in Mins ...

on July 3. That was first held in 2004 for the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus. The parade has also been broadcast from the avenue to all major channels. The

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is followed by a Soviet-style march of gymnasts, sportsmen and civilians. The avenue also hosts the Victory Day Parade in Minsk, held every 5 years when the Independence Day parade is not being held. One of the main sights of both parades is the

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tank leading the procession of vehicles for three miles along the avenue as well as the traditional drill performance from the Honor Guard Company of the Minsk Military Commandant.

Demonstrations

During the 2020 Belarusian protests, the avenue was one of the centers of mass demonstrations. Many specifically went to Victors Avenue protest against the falsification of ballots. The protest on 18 August ended with law enforcement officers from the

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breaking up the crowd.

Buildings

Minsk Sports Palace Minsk Sports Palace is an indoor sports arena, located in Minsk, Belarus. The arena seats 4,842 spectators and opened in 1966. It hosts various indoor events, including HC Dynamo Minsk and the Kontinental Hockey League before Minsk-Arena was comp ...

Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum The Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum ( be, Беларускі дзяржаўны музей гісторыі Вялікай Айчыннай вайны, translit=Belaruski dzi͡arz͡haŭny muzeĭ historyi Vi͡alikaĭ Aĭchynnaĭ vaĭny, russia ...

* Palace of Independence * Cinema "Moscow" * Football Manege * Minsk Refrigerator Plant * Minsk-Arena
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Minsk Hero City Obelisk Minsk Hero City Obelisk is a 45 meters tall monument in the shape of an obelisk located on the Victors Avenue in Minsk, Belarus. The Obelisk is dedicated to the fact that Minsk was declared a Hero City on 26 June 1974 for its people's bravery dur ...

memorial commemorates the fact that Minsk was declared a Hero City on 26 June 1974 for the bravery of the residents during the Battle of Minsk in 1941.

Transport

The

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Minsk Metro The Minsk Metro ( be, Мінскі метрапалітэн, russian: Минский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened in 1984, it presently consists of 3 lines and 33 stations, ...

Station is located at the beginning of the avenue. In addition, there are several bus routes along the entire avenue, and trolleybuses run in the area of the Palace of Independence and in Vesnyanka.Экскурсионные автобусы и маршруты в Минске
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on the avenue began to run in 1967.

Gallery

File:Belarus-Minsk-Masherov Avenue-11.jpg, File:Belarus-Minsk-Masherov Avenue-9.jpg, File:Парад по случаю Дня независимости Белоруссии при участии авиации ЗВО (5).jpg, Drummers of the

Minsk Suvorov Military School The Minsk Suvorov Military School (MnSVU) ( be, Мінск Сувораўскае ваеннае вучылішча; russian: Минское суворовское военное училище) is one of the Suvorov Military Schools in Belarus a ...

on the avenue during a parade in 2017. File:Putin and Lukashenko at the Minsk Hero City Obelisk.jpg, Vladimir Putin and

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian language, Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian language, Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лука� ...

at the Hero City Obelisk on Victors Avenue in Minsk. File:A Belarusian soldier provides an honor guard as 34 airmen from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band march in the World War II Victory Day Parade in Minsk, Belarus.jpg, A parade on the avenue.

References

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