the idea of victory in four high reliefs, andrei bembel, zaire azgur, sergei selikhanov and alexey glebov is a reflection of a certain moment in the history of the great patriotic war. the sculptors were able to convey in these high reliefs the whole range of feelings and experiences that ours, some of our grandfathers, some of our grandmothers, but still living people, went through. my parents went through this war. during construction, the monument, of course, underwent changes; it was made of gray and black granite, rather than white marble, which was more practical, and the height was reduced to 38 m between. quotes about the war were removed with fragments of the national ornament; they were too small. otherwise, everything is according to plan, at the base of the obelisk lies a sword entwined a laurel branch, as a symbol of victory, around four bronze wreaths, like four fronts, whose fighters took part in the liberation of belarus. we ask you alive, all brothers and sisters, to fight for peace, to wash away the bloody light. here, at the foot of the victory monument, the first eve i