World History: Monument to Russian soldiers-liberators opened in Armenia

A memorial to Russian soldiers, who perished in Oshakan battle (1827) was solemnly unveiled April 19, 2011 within the framework of the First Russian-Armenian Interregional Forum. As a result of the Oshakan battle the Eastern Armenia was liberated from Persian yoke and was joined to Russia.

The monument commemorating victory at Oshakan and Russian soldiers who were killed during the battle was erected in 1833–1834. Russian-Armenian Charity organization “Matter of Honor” which was set up in 2009 takes care of this memorial. This is the second large-scale project undertaken by the organization aimed at preservation of historical memory of two peoples.

The first revival project was carried out in the city of Guymri (Leninakan in the past) – “Hill of Honor”, which is a graveyard of Russian army’s officers, who perished during the Russo-Turkish wars of 19th c. The revived memorial was unveiled by the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan August 20, 2010 during the visit of the Russian President to Armenia.

The Russian-Armenian Interregional Forum features over 200 Russian innovative and investment programs. This is a “pilot” project jointly undertaken by Russia and Armenia within the framework of the Commonwealth, whose principal aim is to establish a connection between oblasts and regions of two countries.