Pavlov House

THE Poplar-tree

The Grave of Three Fighters

Not far from the Eternal Fire there is an international grave of three fighters. They defended Stalingrad from the fascists: Spaniard Ruben Ruis Ibarruri, Russian Vladimir Kamenschikov and Tartar Hafis Fatjahuddinov.

On the Square of the Fallen Fighters you can see the Poplar-tree. It survived during the Battle of Stalingrad. It is the only tree left after Stalingrad Battle. That`s why it is covered with war scars. In 1975 a granite plate was put here. There are such words on it: “The nature-historical monument. This poplar-tree brought its life through the Great Battle”.

Pavlov House became the name of a building during the Battle of Stalingrad from 1942 to 1943. It gained its popular name from Sergeant Yacov Pavlov, who commanded the battalion of 24 soldiers that successfully defended the building from enemy’s attacks for 58 days. In 1965, at the wall of the house facing Lenin Square a memorial wall was erected in honour of the heroic deed of Stalingrad defenders. Pavlov House became a symbol of the stubborn struggle of the Soviet Union in the Battle of Stalingrad, and in the Great Patriotic War on the whole.

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