Stèle de l'amitié sino-soviétique, Victory column in Lushun district, Dalian, China
The Sino-Soviet Friendship Monument is a column constructed from marble and granite, standing at the southern end of Stalin Square with four bas-reliefs carved into its sides. The entire structure impresses with its scale and the detailed stone carvings that cover all four surfaces.
The monument was erected between 1955 and 1957 and commemorates the Soviet victory over Japanese forces in Manchuria during World War II. Its construction took place during a period of close cooperation between the two communist superpowers in the postwar era.
The monument includes inscriptions by Zhou Enlai and displays symbolic representations such as Tiananmen, the Kremlin, and the Anshan Steel Works. These symbols express the economic and political connection between China and the Soviet Union as they were understood at the time.
The monument stands at the southern end of Stalin Square and received national protection status in 1961. You can visit it during daytime hours and view the reliefs from different angles at your leisure.
The four reliefs depict different aspects of the bilateral relationship: political centers, industrial facilities, agricultural cooperation, and an important port. Each carving tells a different part of the partnership between the two nations as it existed then.
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