Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Tashkent)

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Uzbek: Noma'lum askar maqbarasi, Russian: Могила Неизвестного Солдата) is a war memorial, dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during World War II.[1] It is located on Mustaqillik Maydoni in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

The motherland figure at the tomb
A guard of honor at the memorial.

History

It contains the remains of a Uzbek soldier who died in the Battle of Moscow.[2] The body was transferred to the authorities in the Uzbek SSR on May 7, 1975, in time for the 30th anniversary of the end of WWII.[3][4] In 1999, it became part of the Square of Memory and Honour.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Тюриков, Владимир (1987). День за днем: хроника культурной жизни Узбекистана, 1917-1987 (in Russian). Изд-во лит-ры и искусства им. Гафура Гуляма.
  2. "National War Memorial (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) - Tashkent - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  3. Stronski, Paul (2010-09-19). Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930–1966. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 9780822973898.
  4. Тюриков, Владимир (1987). День за днем: хроника культурной жизни Узбекистана, 1917-1987 (in Russian). Изд-во лит-ры и искусства им. Гафура Гуляма.
  5. https://www.tourister.ru/world/asia/uzbekistan/city/tashkent/squares/36018

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