I'm just back from a brief visit to Solnechnogorsk, a small town 60km to the NW of Moscow. It lies on the main road from Moscow to St Petersburg, which is affectionately known as the Leningradka.
I took photos of these war memorials to show any non-Russian readers the reverence that is placed in Russia on remembering those who died in battle, especially in the Second World War, known here as the Great Patriotic War. Russia didn't join the war until 1941 when Hitler tore up the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression treaty and his troops marched into Russia.
German troops occupied Solnechnogorsk for a while but were beaten back in December 1942 (?). Fresh wreaths are laid every December to commemorate this event. In the photo on the left the illuminated section in the middle scrolls constantly to show the names of the fallen. The inscription at the bottom reads "Eternal Glory to the Heroes".
I took photos of these war memorials to show any non-Russian readers the reverence that is placed in Russia on remembering those who died in battle, especially in the Second World War, known here as the Great Patriotic War. Russia didn't join the war until 1941 when Hitler tore up the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression treaty and his troops marched into Russia.
German troops occupied Solnechnogorsk for a while but were beaten back in December 1942 (?). Fresh wreaths are laid every December to commemorate this event. In the photo on the left the illuminated section in the middle scrolls constantly to show the names of the fallen. The inscription at the bottom reads "Eternal Glory to the Heroes".
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