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Thursday 21 November 2019

NOV 21, 19 .. IRKUTSK / ARSHAN Part 4 of 5 .. WAR MEMORIAL

During my time in Russian Siberia, if there was one truth, if there was one constant for me it was this : Every town / village / hamlet / all of the large metro areas, it made no difference, I found (actually I sought them out) a memorial to those who served in the military during WWII and other conflicts.

It was no different here in Arshan. Sadly Trip Advisor did not show the Arashan War Memorial as an attraction. I just stumbled upon it after visiting THE BLUE BUDDHA.

If you missed THE BLUE BUDDHA post, you may visit it by clicking onto the below link:

http://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2019/11/nov-19-19-irkutsk-arshan-part-3-blue.html

Which brings me back to the beginning. As you can see, this is Part 4 in a series of five posts about the area I am calling IRKUTSK / ARSHAN. If you have not seen the previous posts, you can just continue to scroll down clicking on Older Posts (in very small letters on the right side at the bottom of each post). 

We will begin with the end of THE BLUE BUDDHA.


Knowing no better, and out just exploring to see whatever I could see, as I walked from the grounds of THE BLUE BUDDHA, I saw a beautiful memorial of two moose.




Not looking for anything in particular, the instant I saw the War Memorial, I knew what I was looking at.

No further words are needed nor necessary.








I was there, in-the-flesh, and I could not for the life of me determine what he is holding. 


The eternal flame.





For a small village such as Arshan, this was an outstanding Memorial.

By the time I got here, it was getting late on a Sunday afternoon. I was tired and we still had more things to do, so I did not fully explore the Memorial. At most (perhaps all) of the many War Memorials I have visited in Russian Siberia, the following words are posted:

No one is forgotten. Nothing is forgotten.


I salute all of our Russian Allies who served and perished in the war.


Cap

6 comments:

  1. Arshan has many highlights, and it was such a peaceful place. Nice to see the moose again! These war memorials ALL OVER Siberia definitely were plentiful, well-cared for and brought quiet reverence from everyone. Respectfully, Patti

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    1. I am happy that, from afar, you saw the moose. I did not realize this to be the case. Yes Oh Yes the Russian people take their War Memorials seriously as well they should. What a price they paid during WWII. Thank you for being along with me for the visit to Arshan. Love Cap

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  2. "...I could not for the life of me determine what he is holding," you wrote. I believe he's holding a ribbon-wrapped memorial garland, and the ends of the ribbon are what's hanging down on the outsides of his hands. You can see the ends of the ribbon are notched, just as you see them on circular wreaths.

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    1. What you write sure makes sense to me that he's holding a ribbon-wrapped memorial garland. Thanks so much for your insight. Smiles from me and Hugs from Patti

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  3. Here's another type of garland on a memorial:
    https://www.alamy.com/detail-of-one-of-the-obelisks-flanking-central-cenotaph-of-manchester-england-war-memorial-showing-garland-of-leaves-and-inscription-mcmxiv-image216887882.html

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    1. I checked the above link out and it sure looks to be the ticket. Amazing. Again thanks so much .. Cap and Patti

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