Description of the attraction
The memorial to the "Guardians of the Borders" was opened in Brest in the square of the Border Guards on June 27, 1982. The memorial complex consists of a central monument and eight inscribed steles dedicated to the heroes-border guards who died defending the state borders of the USSR.
The central stele is dedicated to all the heroes-border guards who died during the Great Patriotic War. It was on them that the very first and most difficult blow of the surprise attack of Nazi Germany fell. The nominal steles are dedicated to the heroes-border guards: Kizhevatov Andrey Mitrofanovich, Novikov Alexey Alexandrovich, Kofanov Grigory Ilyich, Barsukov Ivan Petrovich, Kublashvili Varlam Mikhailovich, Zavidov Alexander Abramovich, Belyaev Ivan Petrovich.
The memorial complex was reconstructed in 2001 for those collected by the personnel and veterans of the border troops of the Republic of Belarus, as evidenced by a commemorative plaque with the names of the architects and the sculptor who worked on the restoration of the dilapidated memorial.
The Pogranichnikov Square is located on the territory of the Freedom Park, into which the State City Garden was transformed in the post-war period, also popularly called the “Ahov and Ohov” garden. Before the revolution, it was a favorite place for couples in love who walked along the shady alleys and talked, sitting on benches.
According to archaeologists, the city park was laid out on the site of a mound of an ancient pagan Lithuanian temple dedicated to the goddess Mazhanna. Now a lot of controversy is going on around the Soviet Freedom Park - politicians, historians, officials decide its fate, but for now you can enjoy the beauty of the old city garden with its shady paths and bow your head in front of the monument in the Pogranichniki park - in front of those people who fought for the tranquility of the Soviet borders …
