Wall of Memory and a Grieving woman sculpture: new memorial zone being created at Brest fortress
15:36, 27 May
The Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex is completing the creation of a new commemorative area. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the director of the memorial complex, member of the Council of the Republic, Alexander Korkotadze.
This is one of 11 initiatives under the current Union State project for restoration and museification at the Brest Fortress. "It is symbolic that we are opening the area of the southwestern barracks and the ruins of the 44th Rifle Regiment to visitors. Thus, we are closing the ring around the citadel. Tourists can visit all corners of the central island," Alexander Korkotadze noted.
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The "Sorrow" memorial zone is located in the western part of the citadel. Alexander Korkotadze explained the choice of location: "It was there, after the war, that the famous inscription was found: 'July 20, 1941. I am dying but not surrendering! Farewell, Motherland.' The image for the sculptural composition of a grieving woman was a photograph taken by photographer Ananyev, who captured the widow of Lieutenant Kuznetsov at the fortress in 1965."
On both sides of the sculpture, a Wall of Memory will be placed with the names of the defenders of the Brest Fortress who were captured and perished in fascist captivity. Plans are to immortalize more than 50 people, including Captain Zubachev, one of the leaders of the defense of the citadel on the Bug River.
The memorial complex is preparing for a landmark historical date. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War and the heroic defense of the legendary citadel on the Bug.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 200,000 tourists have visited the museums and taken tours of the Brest Fortress grounds. These are not only Belarusians and Russians. The memorial complex has welcomed citizens from about 30 countries around the world – from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. "Our goal is for the memory to be honored worldwide and for people to know that the decisive contribution to the Victory was made by the Soviet Union, without diminishing the contribution of other countries of the anti-Hitler coalition. We are telling the truth about the feat of the defenders of the Brest Fortress," the director of the memorial complex concluded.
