What is this statue?

[Sir Comradical]

I need help from the Russians/ex-Soviets here. What is this statue? (Picture on the left).

http://marxists.org/history/ussr/great-patriotic-war/resistance.jpg

[Omsk]

That is the Khatyn memorial monument.

The Khatyn memorial (60 km from Minsk) commemorates the annihilation of the entire village of Khatyn as result of an SS punishment operations against partisans. In March 1943, Khatyn's 26 houses with their inhabitants 149 people, including 75 children were burned by the Nazi's. The memorial was opened in 1969. Khatyn was not the only village with such a fate. Population of 618 Belarusian villages were burned alive by the Nazi's during the war. 185 of burned Belarusian villages were never rebuild. A must see is the Belarusian anti war movie "Come and See" from 1985. It tells the story of these villages burned down with it's inhabitants.

I'v visited it,since my grandfather fought in the Soviet partisans.

[Sir Comradical]

Thanks.

[ColonelCossack]

That is the Khatyn memorial monument.


Khatyn memorial (60 km from Minsk) commemorates the annihilation of the entire village of Khatyn as result of an SS punishment operations against partisans. In March 1943, Khatyn's 26 houses with their inhabitants 149 people, including 75 children were burned by the Nazi's. The memorial was opened in 1969. Khatyn was not the only village with such a fate. Population of 618 Belarusian villages were burned alive by the Nazi's during the war. 185 of burned Belarusian villages were never rebuild. A must see is the Belarusian anti war movie "Come and See" from 1985. It tells the story of these villages burned down with it's inhabitants.

I'v visited it,since my grandfather fought in the Soviet partisans.

have you seen the 1985 soviet-made flm, come and see? Its about all that horrific situation.

[Omsk]

Yes,of course,its one of the best films with a really strong anti-fascist and anti-war message.