‘Forced crossing of the Dnieper’, Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Completed: 1981

Lead designers: E. Stamo (architect) and V.D. Elizarov (sculptor)

Genre: War memorial, Soviet monument, former USSR

‘Forced crossing of the Dnieper’ (Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II Memorial Complex) in Kyiv, Ukraine | War memorial | Soviet monument | former USSR

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