Square of the Fallen Fighters
Площадь Павших Борцов
The central square of Volgograd, where an eternal flame, an obelisk and a mass grave commemorate those who died in the Civil War and the Battle of Stalingrad.
Square of the Fallen Fighters lies in the city center, surrounded by postwar buildings in the Stalinist style. Beneath the obelisk at the center is a mass grave for those who died in the defense of Tsaritsyn and in the Battle of Stalingrad. An eternal flame burns there year-round, and on holidays young pioneers take turns standing guard. On one side of the square, the basement of the Central Department Store is where Paulus surrendered (the Memory Museum). On the other side, roads lead to the Alley of Heroes and the riverside embankment. Admission is free, and it makes a good starting point for a walking tour of the city center.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Memory Museum (Paulus' Headquarters)
- Volgograd Regional Museum of Local Lore
- Alley of Heroes
- Barmaley Fountain
- Church of St. John the Baptist
- Central Embankment (62nd Army Embankment)
- Mashkov Museum of Fine Arts
- Volgograd Planetarium