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September 20
I bow low to the Belarusian people and, of course, to the staff of the museum complex! I consider it a must for all residents of the post-Soviet space to visit such a significant place! So that they would not only remember, but also learn how to honor the memory of the heroic feat of our peoples (as evidenced by the lists of the dead defenders of the fortress). Schoolchildren carry a guard of honor at the eternal flame, boys and girls stand daily, according to the guide, regardless of the weather..
The territory is open to the public for free, museum exhibitions and excursions are paid separately. The cost is symbolic (divided into a group).
The entire territory is well maintained, some of the buildings have been reconstructed, those that were destroyed have been heavily preserved from further destruction.. Archaeological research is still underway, and the remains of defenders of our homeland are being found.
It's hard to write a review about such a place..
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September 21
I thought for a very long time about what to write, it turned out to be much more difficult than it seemed, it is not just a fortress, not just a monument that perpetuated the feat of people who fought for their land, for the whole country, for our future, sparing nothing.
Like many of us, my grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought, surprisingly, but fortunately everyone returned alive. Unfortunately, they are no longer in this world, but the memory of them and their feat will always live in my heart!
Sometimes they were reluctant to share their memories, and for me they were stories about something that I didn't fully understand. I understood that this was true, but I perceived them as something unreal, like listening to some kind of action movie or thriller on the radio. I didn't understand it until I visited the Brest fortress and saw the monument "Courage" live.
In the view of the war, all the severity, the irreversibility of the outcome is conveyed, but at the same time correctness, maximum necessity and determination, determination, but not humility with the situation in which these soldiers found themselves. He also has a sense of duty and a lot of sadness about what else could have been. You can see anything in that look, but not fear.
Now, when I'm scared, it doesn't happen so often, but nevertheless, I remember the feat of my great-grandfathers and millions of warriors, and this helps me overcome myself and any situation in which I feel insecure.
I consider this place necessary to visit at a conscious age.
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June 26
It's no secret that the Brest fortress was one of the first to take a powerful blow from the fascist invaders. Even during the war, there were legends about the heroism of its defenders, which later turned out to be reality and even more.
Despite the fact that in the early days of the war, the German armies were already in the deep rear of our country, the defenders of the Brest fortress, captured in a ring, continued to fight courageously, remaining the "edge" of the German rear. Neither bombs nor shells could break the tenacity of the fortress garrison. The Soviet soldiers swore an oath to die, but not to submit to the enemy!
Despite their courage and heroism, the defenders of the Fraternal Fortress waited for reinforcements every hour, every minute. They believed that these difficulties were temporary, but unfortunately, it was possible to liberate the Brest fortress only three years later.
On July 28, 1944, Soviet soldiers entered the Brest fortress for the first time after three years of Nazi occupation. Almost the entire fortress was in ruins! By the sight of the terrible ruins alone, one can judge the strength and cruelty of the battles that took place here.
Only in 1971, a Memorial complex was erected on the territory of the Brest Fortress. The merit of restoring the memory of the heroes of the fortress largely belongs to the writer and historian Sergei Smirnov and the screenwriter Konstantin Simonov.
You need to go here to see the legendary story of heroism and courage shown by Soviet soldiers, gasp at the numerous monuments and sculptures — examples of Soviet monumental architecture, take a long promenade through the green area and sincerely rejoice that we live in peacetime.
The gloomy stones, battered and chipped by bullets and shrapnel, absorbed the fire and blood of the former battle, and people wandering here among the ruins of the fortress involuntarily come to mind how much they saw these stones and how much they would be able to tell if a miracle happened and they could speak…
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