Victory Park (Tolyatti)

Victory Park (Russian: Парк Победы) is a memorial park in the Auto Factory District (Russian: Автозаводский район, Avtozavodsky rajon) of Tolyatti, Russia. The park is dedicated to the Soviet victory in World War II.

World War II ordnance at Victory Park
Monument to the Soldiers of the Afghan War

Among the monuments and sculptures in the park are:

  • The Victory Monument (1985) by Simon Winograd
  • Monument to the Soldiers of the Afghan War (1994) by N. I. Kolesnikov[1]
  • On The Beach (1987) by V. V. Kravchenk[2]
Images of Victory Park
  • 76mm cannon
  • Victory Memorial
  • JS-3 heavy tank
  • ISU-152 heavy assault gun.
  • BTR-60 postwar armored personnel carrier

References
  1. "Памятник войнам афганцам" [Monument to the Afghan Wars]. Virtual Tolyatti. Retrieved April 12, 2011. (in Russian)
  2. "Скульптурная композиция 'На берегу'" [Sculptural composition 'On the beach']. Names on the Map of Tolyatti. Retrieved April 12, 2011. (in Russian)

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