The monument to the Victory over Japan (full name in ), also less formally known as "The Victory in the East" ()Памятник «Победа на Востоке» – первый подобный в России – доводят до идеала под контролем автора, 3 September 2024 is a monument that was unveiled in Khabarovsk, Russia on 4 September 2026.
Description
The monument is installed on the Amur river embankment. The central part of the monument is a 15-metre bronze figure of a Soviet Army soldierВ Хабаровске открыли крупнейший в России памятник Победе во Второй мировой войне smashing a Japanese border stone with the symbol of chrysanthemum, a symbol of Japan.Statue Depicting Destruction of Japan Symbol Shown in Russia The stone bears inscriptions (written from right to left ); above the chrysanthemum: below: .
The figure of the soldier is surrounded by stellae dedicated to the 1st and 2nd Far Eastern Fronts, the Transbaikal Front, the Pacific Fleet, and the Amur Flotilla that were involved in the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation/August Storm of 1945.
The authors are sculptor (Денис Стритович), architect Vadim Frolov (Вадим Фролов), and artist Ilya Khrabry (Илья Храбрый).
Political controversy On the next day, Toshimitsu Motegi of the Foreign Ministry of Japan stated that the monument depicting the destruction of a chrysanthemum "is unacceptable and extremely regrettable in terms of Japanese national sentiment", and the statue "is not constructive in relation to Japan". Earlier Japan requested through diplomatic channels to cease the installation of the monument.A Monument Commemorating the Victory over Japan installed in Khabarovsk, Russia (Message from Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)
Nikolay Ovsiyenko from Vladimir Putin's executive office replied that the chrysanthemum is also a symbol of militaristic Japan, and the border stone is an exact replica of the one installed on Sakhalin.Токио призвал Россию убрать мемориал победы над Японией в ХабаровскеВ Хабаровске открыли мемориал в честь победы над милитаристской Японией, Kommersant, 4 September 2026
See also Victory over Japan Day Liberation Monument (Pyongyang), Korea
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