Ukraine was one of the hardest damaged countries by the Second World War. The years before the war under the Soviet army, were very difficult for the country's population. So when in 1941 the German army invaded Ukraine many people received them as liberators. When they saw German brutality became opponents and fought with the Red Army. The total losses inflicted upon the Ukrainian population during the war are estimated between five and eight million.
At the battle of Kiev , the city was acclaimed as a " Hero City ", because of the resistance offered by both the Red Army and the local population.
Today the city of Kiev offers some memorials and museums that commemorate the years of occupation.
MOVING IN KIEV
Kiev is quite large so some distances are too long to go walking. There are buses and trolley buses that connect all parts of the city. A faster and more convenient option is to take the subway. I leave a plane with the lines:
MUSEUM OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN KIEV
Location here .
Metro station: Arsenalna
Bus 24, 38 Trolleybus
Website: http://www.warmuseum.kiev.ua/
Website: http://www.warmuseum.kiev.ua/
Opening hours: permanent exhibition (10:00 to 17:00), military vehicles and weapons (09:00.18:00)
Permanent exhibit admission: 10 UAH (0.93 euros)
Afghanistan exposure admission: 5 UAH (0.47 euros)
Exposure of military vehicles admission: 3 UAH (0.28 euros)
Mi.24B helicopter, and Li-2 aircraft and MiG-23 exposure admission: 5 UAH (0.47 euros)
Going up to the monument of the Motherland: 50 UAH (4.7 euros) to the
platform of 36.6 meters and 200 UAH (18.65 euros) to 91 meters.
Open every day except Monday
The Soviets called the Great Patriotic War to the war against Nazi Germany. The complex was built in 1981 and it's one of the largest museums in Ukraine. It's located under the 62-meter statue of the Motherland. The area of the museum is divided into several parts. All of them form the Memorial Complex.
