The events of the Great Patriotic War will forever be in our hearts and memory. In almost every Russian city and village there is a monument that tells descendants about the innocent victims of fascism, the glorious exploits of their ancestors in the rear and on the fronts. The famous resort of Sochi is no exception. We will tell you about the Zavokzalny memorial complex in the same microdistrict of the city. Let's start with a general acquaintance with the monument.
What is it - Station Memorial Complex?
The monument is located in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory. The Zavokzalny memorial complex is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives for their homeland during the Great Patriotic War. Why is this monument called Zavokzalny? This name was given to the memorial by the microdistrict in which it is located (Zavokzalny). Geographically, this is the central district of the city.
In the photo of the Sochi Railway Station memorial complex, you can see how it looks. These are memorial plaques with the names of fighters, built in a semicircle. They are centered around the Eternal Flame. It is here that the burial place of more than two thousand soldiers who died from injuries in Sochi hospitals during the Second World War is located. A long granite staircase leads to the monument. From the top of the complex offers stunning views of the beautiful resort city and the Black Sea.
History of the memorial
There were no fights during the Great Patriotic War near Sochi itself. But since August 1941, endless trains with wounded soldiers have been reaching here. According to contemporaries, for 4 years the resort has turned into a city of white robes.
The Zavokzalny memorial complex was built on the site of the old (Zavokzalnoy) city cemetery. It was here that the bodies of soldiers who died in hospitals were buried. In the 1950s, the cemetery was closed. The remains of soldiers in 1956 were exhumed from single and group graves and reburied in 74 mass graves. In 1974, the cemetery was completely liquidated.
On the site of the mass graves of Soviet soldiers, the Zavokzalny Memorial was built in 1985. The author of the project was the Sochi architect G. Kh. Nazaryan, who participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War. And the Eternal Flame was solemnly lit by a flame from Malaya Zemlya (the legendary bridgehead near Novorossiysk, whose defense lasted 225 days) on May 8, 1985, before the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory.
In 2012, in the immediate vicinity of the memorial, it was planned to erect a residential building. The public has achieved the cancellation of this project. In 2015, the United States Secretary of State D. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov laid mourning wreaths at the monument.
How to get there
The Zavokzalny memorial complex in Sochi does not have an exact address. Located near the intersection of Tunnel and Parallel streets. The most convenient landmark is the Memorial bus stop.
There are several ways to get here:
- By public transport from the train station. You will need bus number 15, minibus number 24.
- On foot. Cross the bridge over the railroad tracks. Next, you need to go around the green hill - on the left side there will be a skyscraper. Then you will see a granite staircase to the Zavokzalny memorial.
Other memorials in Sochi
The following memorials are also installed on the territory of the resort town:
- Monument to the heroes who established Soviet power.
- Stela of the city of the Order Bearer.
- Wall of memory of the victims of the Caucasian war.
- Monument to victims of political repression.
- Monument to those killed in the crash of the A-320.
- Monument in honor of the end of the Civil War.
- Monument to the partisans.
- The memorial "Feat in the name of life" (city-hospital).
- Monument "Gun and Anchor" (dedicated to the foundation of Sochi).
- Monument to the Adlerites who died during the Second World War.
The memorial complex was erected in memory of the soldiers who died in hospitals in Sochi, the Sochi residents who gave their lives for their homeland. The monument emphasizes the role of the resort in the Second World War - the hospital city, where trains with wounded infinitely followed.