Description of the attraction
In the spring of May 9, 2005 in the town of Novosokolniki, which is located in the Pskov region, a grand opening of the so-called "Memorial to the memory of the residents of Novosokolniki who gave their lives for the independence of their Motherland" took place. This monument is a large wall, painted white, and its central part is lined with red brick, which correlates this color with the Kremlin wall. It is precisely such a site, called "Kremlin Wall", according to the author's idea, rather actively symbolizes the feat of heroic defense, which was valiantly displayed in the difficult time of defending the Motherland. Directly in front of the monument, there is a monument made of granite, on which there is an image of a red star, from the central part of which the fiery flame of the Eternal Flame flares up. There are four shields on the white wall, on which information is written about all the dead and missing people during the Great Patriotic War.
The first shield has an inscription stating that the erected monument was erected in honor of the 60th anniversary of the long-awaited Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which happened just in 2005. On the remaining boards there is information that in 1941 the population of the Novosokolniki region was about 64 thousand people, given that 10 thousand lived in the city of Novosokolniki at that time. During the war, more than three thousand residents of this area died on the battle fronts, another 134 people died underground, 492 in partisan ranks, 545 innocent residents were shot by the Germans, and 3250 people simply went missing.
During the occupation of the Novosokolniki district by the German fascists, about 150 collective farms were destroyed, 179 villages were burned, 107 schools were completely destroyed, more than 85 km of railway tracks were destroyed, as well as about 70% of all residential buildings in the region. In addition, the boards bear the names of several outstanding Heroes of the Soviet Union, as well as two holders who were awarded the Orders of Glory.
In the future, it is planned to place several information boards on the famous Monument, on which the names of all residents of the Novosokolniki region who died during the Great Patriotic War, as well as military operations in Chechnya and Afghanistan, will be written. In total, during the period of the continuation of the war in the Novosokolniki region, more than seven thousand people died and went missing.
The idea of erecting the monument belongs to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, which was supported by the local administration. The author of the project for the construction of the Monument was the chief architect Vladimir Bessonov, who had previously worked in the Pskov region.
The first laying of the stone for this important memorial structure in the city of Novosokolniki took place in 1997, and after that a rather lengthy and painstaking work was carried out directly related to its creation. The installation of the monument was carried out at the expense of the district administration and residents of Novosokolniki. The long-awaited solemn opening ceremony of the Monument was attended by Mikhail Kuznetsov, who at that time was the governor of the Pskov region.
