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Komsomol Square, Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk, Khabarovskiy kray, Russia 

Komsomolskaya square was originally called Sobornaya Square. Sobomaya refers to a cathedral which was located on the square but was destroyed in the Stalin purges of the 1930’s.The main attraction in the square is the Monument to Far East Heroes, which represents a tribute to the heroes of the Russian Civil War. The monument was erected in 1956.

The monument is 22 meters high, and includes a general flanked by a soldier on either side. The soldier on the left, holds a flag which is the backdrop for the three figures.The base of the monument has the civil war years of 1918-1922 inscribed. The soldier on the left stands in front of a cannon, and the soldier to the right grasping the handle of a machine gun, which he seems to be pulling.

At the top of the monument is a star surrounded by wheat stalks, which was a part of the soviet union insignia.At the base of the statue, is a well maintained garden partly surrounded by bollards with chains attached.To the rear of the statue is a huge soviet insignia with a gold star above, and the year that the monument was dedicated.

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