War Monuments in Totma and Babushkino

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On the tour you will learn about... 1.1 About Totma 1.2

On the tour you will learn about...

1.1 About Totma
1.2 Monuments

to the participants
of the Great Patriotic War in Totma
1.3 Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in
Totma and Totma distict
2.1 About Babushkino district
2.2 Monuments to the Participants
of the Great Patriotic War in Babushkino district
2.3 Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in
Babushkino district
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About Totma town... Totma is one of the oldest towns and

About Totma town...

Totma is one of the oldest towns and the

administrative center of the Totma district in the Vologda region. The town is located on the left bank of the Sukhona River. About 10 000 people live there.

Outstanding Russian seafarers and explorers were born in Totma. Besides, it is the Small Motherland of the poet Nikolai Rubtsov. The town is famous for its monuments, museums and churches that attract tourists from all over the world.

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The Monument to the Fallen Residents of Totma during the Great

The Monument to the Fallen Residents of Totma during the Great

Patriotic War
The Monument to the Fallen Residents of Totma during
the Great Patriotic War is located in the Park of Fighters for Freedom.
This monument consists of a sculptural group "Soldier and Mother" against the background of the stele. It was designed by the sculptor Kuraev and the architect Sviridova.

It was unveiled in 1992. The monument is made of forged aluminum.

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The Memorial Stone The Memorial Stone is situated near the school.

The Memorial Stone

The Memorial Stone is situated near the school.

It was brought by Alexey Osmakov and installed on the 9th of May, 2010.
The monument is made in the form of a stone placed on a concrete slab.
There is a memorial plaque on it.
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The stele called "Loving Memory" The stele called "Loving Memory" was

The stele called "Loving Memory"

The stele called "Loving Memory" was unveiled

in Totma on May 7, 2015, when
the 70th anniversary of the Victory
in the Great Patriotic War was celebrated.
The monument is situated near the bus station.
It consists of a six-sided pyramid made in two colors of the St. George ribbon - black and orange.
The height of the monument is 7 meters.
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Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Totma and Totma distict Pavel Gushchin Gennady Myakshin

Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Totma and Totma distict

Pavel Gushchin

Gennady Myakshin

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Oleg Kolychev Alexander Igoshev

Oleg Kolychev

Alexander Igoshev

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Ivan Serkov Peter Kapustin

Ivan Serkov

Peter Kapustin

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Ivan Ivin

Ivan Ivin

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About Babushkino district... The Babushkino district is one of the districts

About Babushkino district...

The Babushkino district is one of the districts which

located in the east of the Vologda region. About 11000 people live in the district. This area of the Vologda region is considered one of the cleanest in terms of ecology. This district is large; its total area
is about 8000 meters square.

The district was formed on the 15th of July, 1929, and was called the Ledengsky district.
On the 26th of February, 1941 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the death of the famous revolutionist Ivan Babushkin, the Ledengsky district and the settlement were renamed after him. Now they are called Babushkino.

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Memorial of Glory to Fallen Heroes for our Motherland This war

Memorial of Glory to Fallen Heroes for our Motherland

This war

memorial is called "Memorial of Glory to Fallen Heroes for our Motherland." It is made in the form of a concrete memorial stele. It was erected to commemorate the defenders of the Motherland from
this district. It was unveiled in 1980 when the 35th anniversary
of the victory in the Great Patriotic War was celebrated. An alley leads to the monument.
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Memorial of Glory to Fallen Heroes for our Motherland The sculpture

Memorial of Glory to Fallen Heroes for our Motherland

The sculpture

is erected on the low pedestal where there is a figure
of a soldier holding a machine gun on this chest. It is located
near the stele. Around the memorial there are six busts
to the Heroes of the Soviet Union from the Babushkino district.
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Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Babushkino district Alexander Steblyov Ivan Yunin

Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Babushkino district

Alexander Steblyov


Ivan Yunin

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Nikolay Kryukov Ivan Babkin

Nikolay Kryukov

Ivan Babkin

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Peter Vlasov Vasily Yuzhakov

Peter Vlasov

Vasily Yuzhakov

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Sources 1. https://www.booksite.ru/war1941-1945 - Военные мемориалы, обелиски, парки Победы на территории

Sources

1. https://www.booksite.ru/war1941-1945 - Военные мемориалы, обелиски, парки Победы

на территории Вологодской области
2. vologod.er.ru - Новости в Вологодской области.
Стела «Светлая память» открылась в Тотьме к 70-летию Великой Победы
3.memorial.totma-region.ru - Памятные места Тотемского района. Память, увековеченная в камне.