Memorial complex to the Fallen Warriors

In 1943, after the liberation of the city in the public garden named after Frunze, a mass grave appeared, where more than 300 Soviet soldiers and civilians who were killed during the occupation and in battles for Rostov were buried. In April 1957, a monument was erected at the mass grave. On May 9, 1959, an eternal flame was lit on a mass grave. The honor of the eternal flame was awarded to Heroes of the Soviet Union P. A. Samokhin and N. N. Pavlenko. In its current form, the memorial was built in 1969, it was repeatedly refurbished. Since May 9, 1975 at the eternal fire operates Post number 1. Rostov high school students in any weather carry guard at the memorial.

The memorial is a massive concrete half ring, mounted horizontally on two supports. On the inner side of the ring is a metal bas-relief depicting the grieving motherland. In her right hand she holds a laurel branch. In the center of the ring there is an eternal flame. It is framed by a five-pointed star, which rests on 45 closed bayonets. According to the authors of the memorial, the semicircle symbolizes forcibly interrupted life. Authors of the monument - Rostov sculptors E. G. Mirzoev, A. V. Vasiliev and architect L. V. Simonenko.[1]