If you like war history, you would enjoy going to Ukraine’s National Memorial Museum in Kyiv. Besides the large display of Soviet weapons, they have magnificent bronze sculptures depicting the Ukrainian/Soviet citizens and soldiers who fought so valiantly during the Nazi occupation. Prior to the war, Kyiv was a city of 500,000 people. After the war, its population dwindled down to 80,000. Tens of thousands of citizens were executed.
I was most impressed by the “Motherland” statue which is comparable to our Statue of Liberty. It is over 100 meters tall and weighs over 500 tons. It was built during the 70’s and commemorated on May 9, 1981. It sits on top the river bank overlooking the Dnepr River. We are looking forward to taking a river boat cruise so we can look up at the statue.
You can see from the picture of the tank with the flowers painted on it that the Soviet Union had their own peace movement. The girls had fun climbing on top of it. I hope all is well back home. Thanks for checking in.
I was most impressed by the “Motherland” statue which is comparable to our Statue of Liberty. It is over 100 meters tall and weighs over 500 tons. It was built during the 70’s and commemorated on May 9, 1981. It sits on top the river bank overlooking the Dnepr River. We are looking forward to taking a river boat cruise so we can look up at the statue.
You can see from the picture of the tank with the flowers painted on it that the Soviet Union had their own peace movement. The girls had fun climbing on top of it. I hope all is well back home. Thanks for checking in.
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