Cross of Sorrow

Local nameКрест скорби
LocationRepublic of Karelia, Russia

The Cross of Sorrow is a memorial in Russia dedicated to the thousands of soldiers of both sides who perished in the Winter War of 1939–1940 when the Soviet Union attacked Finland. It is located in Pitkyarantsky District, Karelia, near the crossroads Pitkyaranta – Suojarvi / Petrozavodsk – Vyartsilya, 19 km off Pitkyaranta. It is the first monument to the Winter War in Russia.It is a 5-metre cast-iron cross with Finnish and Russian mothers leaning to it from the opposite sides in sorrow for the dead.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Sorrow

Address (Unnamed Road), Russia

Coordinates 61°40'32.301" N 31°27'4.991" E

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