Volunteer Tankers Monument

Monument to Volunteer Tankers in Chelyabinsk is situated at the intersection of Kommuna Street and Slavy Boulevard. It honors the soldiers and commanders of the 63rd Chelyabinsk Volunteer Tank Brigade who received orders from South Ural residents on May 9th, 1943. The sculpture was created by Lev Golovnitsky and architect Evgeniy Alexandrov. A volunteer figure standing 5.5 meters tall is positioned atop a tank turret with an open hatch. Symbolic forge hammers relief emphasizes the contribution of the Urals in producing weapons of victory. The monument closely ties to Chelyabinsk's history as "Tankograd" and symbolizes the dispatching of local volunteers to the front lines.