Object description

The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders , unofficially known simply as the Victory Memorial , is a memorial complex in Victory Park, Riga, Latvia erected in 1985 to commemorate the Soviet Army's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. It was designed by sculptors Ļevs Bukovskis and Aivars Gulbis. The complex consists of a 79-meter tall obelisk and two groups of sculptures – Mother Motherland and a band of three soldiers.