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Memorials of the Crimean Mountains

The Crimean Mountains are home to diverse memorials reflecting the region's complex history. This collection highlights significant sites ranging from World War II partisan resistance monuments, like the Kurgan Slavy and the Partisan Hat, to 18th-century milestones marking Catherine the Great’s journey. The list also includes solemn sites dedicated to the victims of deportation and wartime executions, alongside cultural tributes like the monument to the Soviet rock band Kino.

Monument of "Kino" rock-band

Kino was a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1982. The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics…

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Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist.

Baydar Gate

The Baydar Gate is a mountain pass in the Crimean Mountains connecting the Baidar Valley with the Black Sea coast.

Kurgan Slavy

A memorial mound situated on the Kol-Bair plateau, honoring the Crimean partisans who fought against German forces during World War II.

Ekaterininskaa mila

One of the surviving limestone road markers erected between 1784 and 1787 to mark the route of Empress Catherine the Great’s journey through the Crimean peninsula.

Pamatnyj memorial voinam, pogibsih v 1941-42 godah, oboronaa Alustu. Vysota

Located at an altitude of 491 meters, this monument commemorates the soldiers who died while defending Alushta between 1941 and 1942.

Bocka Smerti

A metal observation structure hanging over a precipice near Balaklava. Part of the 19th-century Fort South, it served as a vantage point during both World Wars.

Zertvam deportacii

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the 1944 forced deportation of Crimean Tatars and other ethnic groups from the region.

WW2 warriors and partisans memorial from Belogorsk raion workers

A tribute to the soldiers and partisan units from the Belogorsk district who fought during the Great Patriotic War.

German military cemetery

A collective burial ground and memorial site for German soldiers who died in the region during World War II.

Partizanskaa sapka

A concrete monument shaped like a traditional partisan cap, located on the Simferopol-Alushta highway to honor local resistance fighters of World War II.