Ahead of 75th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences publishes on its website the new historical source – the memoirs of Petersburg architect Vladimir Sergeevich Lukyanov about his work on “Leningrad Hero City Obelisk”, opened in 1985 at Vosstaniya square.
Brief memoirs, written in unusual “telegraph” style and richely illustrated by sketches and photographs ща the monument, outline the history of its creation and opening, include authors view on the events of ancient and recent history of Russia, and undoubtedly will attract the attention of the visitors of the website.
