Mound of Immortality

Mound of Immortality (Russian: Курган Бессмертия, Kurgan Bessmertiya) is the name of several memorials/monuments in the former Soviet Union that commemorate the Soviet soldiers and ordinary citizens who fought and perished during the German–Soviet War. They exist in the following locations:

Polotsk, Belarus ^[1]
Orsha, Belarus ^[2]
Bryansk, Russia^[3]^[4]^[5]
Smolensk, Russia ^[6]
Yefremov, Tula Oblast, Russia ^[7]

In addition there is a Mound of Immortality in honor of Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian poet Adam Mickiewicz in Novogrudok, Belarus.^[8]

References

^ Polotsk
^ Orsha
^ "Burial Mound of Immortality" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Bryansk
^ Bryansk Mound of Immortality , wikimapia
^ Курган Бессмертия, Bryansk (in Russian)
^ "Tourist attractions" Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Smolensk
^ Yefremov Mound of Immortality, wikimapia
^ Novogrudok Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Polotsk

[2] Orsha

[3] "Burial Mound of Immortality" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Bryansk

[4] Bryansk Mound of Immortality , wikimapia

[5] Курган Бессмертия, Bryansk (in Russian)

[6] "Tourist attractions" Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Smolensk

[7] Yefremov Mound of Immortality, wikimapia

[8] Novogrudok Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

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Mound of Immortality

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