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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Tashkent)

Coordinates: 41°19′5.7″N 69°16′10.1″E / 41.318250°N 69.269472°E / 41.318250; 69.269472
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The motherland figure at the tomb
A guard of honor at the memorial.

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.

History

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It contains the remains of an 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

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References

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  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". 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. ^ "Площадь Памяти и Почестей в Ташкенте".

41°19′5.7″N 69°16′10.1″E / 41.318250°N 69.269472°E / 41.318250; 69.269472

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