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Memorial Complex ‘Irkutsk Residents in the Patriotic War of 1941-1945’

This memorial complex is dedicated to Siberian soldiers who fell in battles against the Nazis during World War II. The Memorial was built by architects V.N. Fedorin and V.G. Smagin and was opened on May 8, 1975. The eternal flame was lit with the torch relaid from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Moscow Kremlin wall. During the war 211 000 Irkutsk soldiers went to the front. 50 000 never returned home. The names of the 37 Irkutsk Heroes of the Soviet Union are carved on the central back wall of the building of the Government of the Irkutsk region. The bust of two-time hero of the Soviet Union, General Afanasy Beloborodov was put here to commemorate his military talent and personal bravery in the key battles of the Patriotic War. Every year on Victory Day celebrations are held here in memory of the fallen soldiers. The bottom Quay