Alyosha Monument, Murmansk
Alyosha of Murmansk | |
| Location | Murmansk, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 68°59′35″N 33°04′18″E / 68.99306°N 33.07167°E |
| Designer | I. A. Pokrovsky (architect) I. D. Brodsky (sculptor) |
| Type | large statue |
| Height | 35.5 metres (116 ft) |
| Opening date | October 19, 1974 |
To the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War (Russian: Защитникам Советского Заполярья в годы Великой Отечественной войны), commonly called Alyosha (Russian: 'Алёша'; Alyosha is an affectionate diminutive form of the name Aleksey) is a monument in Murmansk, Russia to Soviet soldiers, sailors, and airmen of World War II (called, in Russia, the Great Patriotic War).