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'''Otan Korgaushilar Monument''' ({{lang-kk|«Отан қорғаушылар» монументі}}; {{lang-ru|Памятник "Отан коргаушилар"}}) is a city memorial located in [[Nur-Sultan]], the capital of [[Kazakhstan]]. It is located on Defenders of the Fatherland Square near Tauelsizdik Avenue.<ref>http://www.arrivo.ru/kazahstan/astana/monument-otan-korgaushylar.html</ref> It primarily commemorates the Kazakhs who were sent to serve in the [[Soviet Army]] during the [[Great Patriotic War]] ([[World War Two]]) as well as veterans of the [[Kazakh Armed Forces]]. In the [[Kazakh language]], "Otan Korgaushilar" is the term used for "Defenders of the Fatherland".
'''Otan Korgaushilar Monument''' ({{langx|kk|«Отан қорғаушылар» монументі}}; {{langx|ru|Памятник "Отан коргаушилар"}}) is a city memorial in [[Astana]], the capital of [[Kazakhstan]]. It is in Defenders of the Fatherland Square near Tauelsizdik Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arrivo.ru/kazahstan/astana/monument-otan-korgaushylar.html|title=Монумент "Отан коргаушылар" – Арриво|website=www.arrivo.ru|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref> It primarily commemorates the Kazakhs who were sent to serve in the [[Soviet Army]] during the [[Great Patriotic War]] ([[World War II]]) as well as veterans of the [[Kazakh Armed Forces]]. In the [[Kazakh language]], "Otan Korgaushilar" is the term used for "Defenders of the Fatherland". Dignitaries such as [[Alexander Lukashenko]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3578799|title=Aleksandr Lukashenko lays flowers at Otan Korgaushylar monument in Nur Sultan|date=Oct 24, 2019|website=www.inform.kz|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Moon Jae-in]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://24.kz/kz/zha-aly-tar/sayasat/item/310357-o-t-stik-koreya-prezidenti-otan-or-aushylar-monumentine-g-l-sho-taryn-ojdy|title=Оңтүстік Корея президенті "Отан қорғаушылар" монументіне гүл шоқтарын қойды - Қазақстан және әлемдегі соңғы жаңалықтар|date=Apr 22, 2019|website=24.kz|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Angela Merkel]],<ref name="bundeskanzlerin">{{cite web|title=Deepening partnership with Kazakhstan|url=https://www.bundeskanzlerin.de/ContentArchiv/EN/Archiv17/Artikel/2010/07/2010-07-18-kasachstan_en.html|website=bundeskanzlerin.de}}</ref> [[Sadyr Japarov]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kg.akipress.org/news:1685627 | title=С.Жапаров возложил венок к Монументу защитников Отечества в Нур-Султане | date=2 March 2021 }}</ref> and [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://24.kz/kz/zha-aly-tar/o-am/item/313814-elordaly-tar-otan-or-aushylar-monumentinde-majdangerler-rukhyna-ta-zym-etedi|title=Елордалықтар "Отан қорғаушылар" монументінде майдангерлер рухына тағзым етеді - Қазақстан және әлемдегі соңғы жаңалықтар|date=May 9, 2019|website=24.kz|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref> have in years past visited and laid wreaths at the memorial. [[Victory Day Parades]] commonly takes place at the memorial on 9 May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.welcometonur-sultan.com/en/place/monument-otan-korgaushylar|title=Welcome to Nur-Sultan|website=www.welcometonur-sultan.com|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://astana.zagranitsa.com/place/19768/monument-otan-korgaushylar|title=Монумент "Отан Коргаушылар"|website=astana.zagranitsa.com|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref>


The opening was on [[Victory Day (9 May)|Victory Day]] in 2001. The foundation stone of the monument was laid on 10 June 1998 by the [[President of Kazakhstan]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://informburo.kz/novosti/rovno-15-let-proshlo-so-dnya-otkrytiya-monumenta-zashchitnikam-otechestva-v-astane-.html|title=Ровно 15 лет прошло со дня открытия Монумента защитникам Отечества в Астане|date=May 9, 2016|website=informburo.kz|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref>
Dignitaries such as [[Alexander Lukashenko]]<ref>https://www.inform.kz/en/aleksandr-lukashenko-lays-flowers-at-otan-korgaushylar-monument-in-nur-sultan_a3578799</ref>, [[Moon Jae-in]]<ref>https://24.kz/kz/zha-aly-tar/sayasat/item/310357-o-t-stik-koreya-prezidenti-otan-or-aushylar-monumentine-g-l-sho-taryn-ojdy</ref> and [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]]<ref>https://24.kz/kz/zha-aly-tar/o-am/item/313814-elordaly-tar-otan-or-aushylar-monumentinde-majdangerler-rukhyna-ta-zym-etedi</ref> have in years past visited and layed wreaths at the memorial. The opening was on [[Victory Day (9 May)]] in 2001. [[Victory Day Parades]] commonly takes place at the memorial on 9 May.<ref>https://www.welcometonur-sultan.com/en/place/monument-otan-korgaushylar</ref><ref>https://astana.zagranitsa.com/place/19768/monument-otan-korgaushylar</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
It elevated from the ground by a granite foundation, where a bronze stele is also situated. The memorial is 24 meters in height and is made of 63 tones of bronze. The central figure of the monument is a woman holding a golden cup, symbolizing peace and prosperity. Soviet soldiers are depicted on the right while on the left side, Kazakh batyrs are portrayed smashing people from the [[Dzungar people|Dzungar tribes]]. There is an [[eternal flame]] burning at the foot of the monument.<ref>https://www.komandirovka.ru/sights/astana/monument-otan-korgaushyilar/</ref> The flame was part of a burning flame at the [[Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen]] brought from [[Almaty]].<ref>https://strategy2050.kz/news/23220/</ref> There is a park built around the monument. The ceneral contractor was the Gorkommunkhoz company, with the two commissioned architects being A. Beksultanov and N.Konopoltsev.<ref>https://visitkazakhstan.kz/en/guide/places/view/123/</ref>
It elevated from the ground by a granite foundation, where a bronze stele is also situated. The memorial is 24 meters in height and is made of 63 tones of bronze. The central figure of the monument is a woman holding a golden cup, symbolizing peace and prosperity. Soviet soldiers are depicted on the right while on the left side, Kazakh batyrs are portrayed smashing people from the [[Dzungar people|Dzungar tribes]]. There is an [[eternal flame]] burning at the foot of the monument.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.komandirovka.ru/sights/astana/monument-otan-korgaushyilar/|title=Монумент Отан коргаушылар, Нур-Султан|website=www.komandirovka.ru|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref> The flame was part of a burning flame at the [[Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen]] brought from [[Almaty]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://strategy2050.kz/news/23220/|title=№12 тақырып. "Отан Қорғаушылар" монументі|website=Strategy2050.kz|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref> There is a park built around the monument. The ceneral contractor was the Gorkommunkhoz company, with the two commissioned architects being A. Beksultanov and N.Konopoltsev.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitkazakhstan.kz/en/guide/places/view/123/|title=Otan Korgaushilar Monument &#124; What to see in Astana &#124; Travel to Kazakhstan|website=visitkazakhstan.kz|accessdate=Apr 20, 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Nur-Sultan]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2001]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Kazakhstan]]

Latest revision as of 19:58, 18 October 2024

Otan Qorgaushylar Monument
Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev walking from the memorial.
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TypeMemorial
LocationKazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
Coordinates51°09′12″N 71°27′28″E / 51.15343°N 71.45785°E / 51.15343; 71.45785
Created2001 (2001)
StatusAll year

Otan Korgaushilar Monument (Kazakh: «Отан қорғаушылар» монументі; Russian: Памятник "Отан коргаушилар") is a city memorial in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It is in Defenders of the Fatherland Square near Tauelsizdik Avenue.[1] It primarily commemorates the Kazakhs who were sent to serve in the Soviet Army during the Great Patriotic War (World War II) as well as veterans of the Kazakh Armed Forces. In the Kazakh language, "Otan Korgaushilar" is the term used for "Defenders of the Fatherland". Dignitaries such as Alexander Lukashenko,[2] Moon Jae-in,[3] Angela Merkel,[4] Sadyr Japarov[5] and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev[6] have in years past visited and laid wreaths at the memorial. Victory Day Parades commonly takes place at the memorial on 9 May.[7][8]

The opening was on Victory Day in 2001. The foundation stone of the monument was laid on 10 June 1998 by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.[9]

Design

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It elevated from the ground by a granite foundation, where a bronze stele is also situated. The memorial is 24 meters in height and is made of 63 tones of bronze. The central figure of the monument is a woman holding a golden cup, symbolizing peace and prosperity. Soviet soldiers are depicted on the right while on the left side, Kazakh batyrs are portrayed smashing people from the Dzungar tribes. There is an eternal flame burning at the foot of the monument.[10] The flame was part of a burning flame at the Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen brought from Almaty.[11] There is a park built around the monument. The ceneral contractor was the Gorkommunkhoz company, with the two commissioned architects being A. Beksultanov and N.Konopoltsev.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Монумент "Отан коргаушылар" – Арриво". www.arrivo.ru. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Aleksandr Lukashenko lays flowers at Otan Korgaushylar monument in Nur Sultan". www.inform.kz. Oct 24, 2019. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Оңтүстік Корея президенті "Отан қорғаушылар" монументіне гүл шоқтарын қойды - Қазақстан және әлемдегі соңғы жаңалықтар". 24.kz. Apr 22, 2019. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Deepening partnership with Kazakhstan". bundeskanzlerin.de.
  5. ^ "С.Жапаров возложил венок к Монументу защитников Отечества в Нур-Султане". 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Елордалықтар "Отан қорғаушылар" монументінде майдангерлер рухына тағзым етеді - Қазақстан және әлемдегі соңғы жаңалықтар". 24.kz. May 9, 2019. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Nur-Sultan". www.welcometonur-sultan.com. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Монумент "Отан Коргаушылар"". astana.zagranitsa.com. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ровно 15 лет прошло со дня открытия Монумента защитникам Отечества в Астане". informburo.kz. May 9, 2016. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Монумент Отан коргаушылар, Нур-Султан". www.komandirovka.ru. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "№12 тақырып. "Отан Қорғаушылар" монументі". Strategy2050.kz. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Otan Korgaushilar Monument | What to see in Astana | Travel to Kazakhstan". visitkazakhstan.kz. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
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