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Description Blocks of dark-red granite with capsules of land from the hero cities (19972505031).jpg |
Hero City (Russian: город-герой, gorod-geroy, Ukrainian: місто-герой, misto-heroy) is a Soviet honorary title awarded for outstanding heroism during World War II (Eastern Front was known in the former Soviet Union as The Great Patriotic War). It was awarded to twelve cities of the Soviet Union. In addition the Brest Fortress was awarded an equivalent title of Hero Fortress. This symbolic distinction for a city corresponds to the individual distinction Hero of the Soviet Union. According to the statute, the hero city is issued the Order of Lenin, the Gold Star medal, and the certificate of the heroic deed (gramota) from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Also, the corresponding obelisk is installed in the city [Wikipedia.org] |
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Source | Blocks of dark-red granite with capsules of land from the hero cities |
Author | Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Jorge Lascar at https://flickr.com/photos/8721758@N06/19972505031 ( archive ). It was reviewed on 2 February 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
2 February 2018