Monument to the Soviet Army

Local nameПаметник на Съветската армия
LocationSofia, Bulgaria

The Monument to the Soviet Army is a monument located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. There is a large park around the statue and the surrounding areas. It is a popular place where many young people gather. The monument is located on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, near Orlov Most and the Sofia University. It portrays a soldier from the Soviet Army as a freedom fighter, surrounded by a Bulgarian woman, holding her baby, and a Bulgarian man. There are other, secondary sculptural composition parts of the memorial complex around the main monument, like the group of soldiers which have been used many times as a canvas by political artists. The monument was built in 1954 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the liberation by the Soviet Army, which is the general Russian interpretation of the complex Military history of Bulgaria during World War II.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Soviet_Army,_Sofia

Address Knyazheska Garden bulevard "Evlogi i Hristo Georgiev" 99А 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Coordinates 42°41'26.505" N 23°20'4.299" E

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