Монумент тулякам – Героям Советского Союза, Soviet Heroes Monument in Tula, Russia.
The memorial in a square on Lenin Avenue consists of a slightly curved rectangular concrete stele, 4 by 15 metres, bearing marble plaques with the names of 84 soldiers. Asymmetrically placed beside it is a 3.8-metre metal figure of the Motherland made by hammering and welding sheet metal. Since 2004, two granite steles flank the central stele with names of Tula Heroes of the Soviet Union who died after the war and full holders of the Order of Glory.
The memorial was inaugurated in 1967 in the public garden between houses 61 and 63 on Lenin Avenue, by decision of the Tula city executive committee. Its sculptors and architects were S. S. Semyonov, N. I. Gromov and P. M. Zaytsev. In 1969 it was listed as a protected cultural heritage site of regional importance, and in 2004 two granite stelae were added with the names of Tula Heroes of the Soviet Union who died after the war and full holders of the Order of Glory.
The memorial serves as a gathering place where residents come together each year to honor those who fought for their city. Local ceremonies and remembrance events center on this site, making it a focal point for community reflection.
The memorial stands in the public garden between houses 61 and 63 on Lenin Avenue, next to the All Saints Cemetery and All Saints Cathedral. The garden was renovated in 2008 and again in 2019, when the swings, children's playground and decorative lamps were removed. The site is level and accessible to wheelchair users.
The names of 84 local soldiers who died in combat are engraved on metal plaques along a concrete wall beside the monument. These personal inscriptions transform the memorial into an individual remembrance for each soldier.
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