Description of the attraction
The memorial complex "Buinichskoe Pole" was opened on May 9, 1995 in honor of the 40th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. The memorial complex is located in the place of fierce battles for the defense of Mogilev in 1941. The construction of the memorial complex was carried out under the creative direction of architects V. V. Chalenko and O. P. Baranovsky.
The total area of the memorial complex is 22 hectares. The main dominant feature is the red chapel, inside which the names of the heroes who died in the battles for Mogilev are immortalized. The chapel is built of red brick in the tradition of Belarusian temple architecture and is a symbol of grief and eternal memory of the fallen war heroes. Under the chapel there is a crypt with unnamed remains of warriors found on the battlefields.
Four alleys lead to the chapel. One of them starts from the entrance red arch, on which there is a plaque with an appeal to the descendants. Another alley leads to the Lake of Tears - a symbol of maternal tears shed for their dead sons. There is an islet in the middle of the lake, to which a bridge leads. The third alley leads to the Simonov Stone with the writer's dictum: "All his life he remembered this battlefield of 1941 and bequeathed to scatter his ashes here." During the battles for Mogilev, young Konstantin Simonov was a war correspondent and saw everything with his own eyes. Later, his memories were reflected in the writer's work. The fourth alley is called the Alley of the Defenders. A memorial stone with the inscription: "Alley of the defenders of the city of Mogilev" is installed near it.
The modern Republic of Belarus is a young country that remembers and honors those to whom it owes its existence. Veterans are respected and taken care of here. On the Buinichi field, meetings of the younger generation are held with those few war veterans who are still alive, lessons of courage are held, and the Great Victory Day is celebrated.
