Mosvosky Victory Park, St Petersburg

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This park was created on the former site of the brick factory soon after WW2. The site carries a sorrowful reminder as during the war the factory facilities were used to cremate victims of the German blockade and bombardments during the Siege of Leningrad. The ashes were transported in mine cars and dumped in the nearby flooded pits. You can see a photo of one of the surviving carts below. It is estimated between 117,000 to 600,000 bodies were cremated here.
There is an impressive statue of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov and several war heroes in the park.