Hill of Glory rises near the hill Darsan, where the cable car can be reached from the Yalta embankment. On top of the hill in 1967, it was created by a majestic memorial complex. The opening of this complex was planned for the 50th anniversary of the 1917 revolution. There immortalized a feat many heroes of the Civil War, the Great Patriotic War. The names of these brave people are closely connected with the history of the city of Yalta.
Memorial is an impressive size white ring, made of reinforced concrete and trimmed with decorative white Inkerman stone. On the back side of the ring carved silhouettes of soldiers-heroes of the Soviet Army, partisans, underground fighters, the Black Sea sailors. In the center of the memorial Eternal Fire. The authors of the monument are the architects Stepanov, VA Petersburgers, AA Popov. It should also be noted that rising to the top of the Hill of Glory, you can enjoy scenic views of Yalta and the surrounding area.
In 1973, at the base of the staircase that leads to the top of the hill, a stele has been fixed, its author was the architect P. Starikov. Lined with granite stele later became part of the memorial complex on the Hill of Glory. On the granite inscribed with the names of all those who fought heroically for Soviet power during the civil war in the Crimea. Among them are such well-known figures of the revolution as the MV Frunze, DI Ulyanov, Ya Yu Tarvatsky, VK Blucher, senior chairman of the Revolutionary Committee Gurzuf II Podvoisky. This memorial commemorated the names of revolutionaries. A. Bronstein and Yu Drazhinsky brutally tortured by the Whites in 1920 have not been forgotten, and the names of the political prisoners NM Sosnowski, who headed the Revolutionary Committee of Yalta in 1919, the chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Yalta underground PM Oslo.
Inscription «Black Sea sailors," "Soviet Army" and "partisans and underground workers", carved next to the silhouette of a soldier in the memorial serve as a reminder of the resilience, generosity, courage and sacrifice of war heroes.
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