Alley of Russian Glory

During the celebration of the 34th anniversary of the city and within the framework of the All-Russian project, on August 30, 2019, the Alley of Russian Glory was solemnly opened at the memorial complex "Eternal Glory to the Heroes of the Fatherland". Busts of heroes of our country are installed here: - Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, four times Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of two Orders of Victory; - Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Knight of the Order of Victory; - Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Soviet Union, Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy; - Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub, Air Marshal, three times Hero of the Soviet Union; - Vasily Afanasyevich Glazunov, Lieutenant General, first Commander of the Airborne Forces of the USSR, twice Hero of the Soviet Union; - Vadim Alexandrovich Matrosov, Army General, head of the border troops of the KGB of the USSR in 1972-1989, Hero of the Soviet Union; - Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov, Army General, Hero of the Soviet Union, Head of the Department of the USSR Ministry of Defense in Afghanistan (1984 - 1989); - Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Lebed, Guards Lieutenant Colonel of the Airborne Special Forces, Hero of the Russian Federation, Knight of the Order of St. George IV degree, Knight of three Orders of Courage and three Orders of the Red Star. Nyagan became the second city in Ugra, where the All-Russian project "Alley of Russian Glory" was implemented. The author of the idea and the project manager, Mikhail Serdyukov, donated busts of heroes of our country to the city free of charge. The costs of purchasing the components of the memorial complex: podiums, pedestals, granite tiles, flowerpots and their delivery to the city were assumed by the public organization "Landing Territory", using grant support from the municipality, as well as organizing a collection of funds among veterans of the Airborne Forces living in the city. In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Construction, the Alley of Russian Glory was included in the federal register of the best implemented landscaping practices in the subjects of the state.