Defenders of the Soviet Arctic

Defenders of the Soviet Arctic in the course of the Great Patriotic War, commonly called Alyosha is a monument in Murmansk, Russia to Soviet squaddies, sailors, and airmen of World War II. The first plan become to construct the monument at Five Corners, the principle square of Murmansk, however it turned into later decided to build it on a hill overlooking the metropolis and Kola Bay at Cape Green in the Leninsky District. Collection of funds for the assignment changed into initiated by a floating workshop collective named "Chisel". Ground become damaged on October 17, 1969 and creation began in May 1974.

The monument become designed by I. A. Pokrovsky and erected under the supervision of I. D. Brodsky. The monument turned into devoted at the 30^th anniversary of the defeat of German forces in the Arctic – October 19, 1974. At the outlet rite, a column proceeded to the web site, with two armored personnel carriers at the top and on the rear a gun carriage with the remains of an Unknown Soldier and the 2 drugs, one of water and one in every of earth. Standing at the roads in Kola Bay, the cruiser Murmansk saluted with 30 volleys in honor of the holiday and the outlet of the memorial. On May 9, 1975, the Unknown Soldier turned into reburied in a solemn rite on the everlasting flame on the foot of the monument.