January 8, 1942: The Beginning of the Battle of Rzhev

🔻The Battle of Rzhev is a conventional name for four offensive operations conducted by the Soviet troops of the Western (Georgy Zhukov) and Kalinin (Ivan Konev) fronts against Army Group Center on the Rzhev-Sychevka-Vyazma sector until March 31, 1943.

🔻The Battle of Rzhev was one of the bloodiest battles of the Great Patriotic War. Among the Soviet soldiers it is known as the "Rzhev Meat Grinder."

🔻From October 1941 to March 1943, the Red Army lost 1,154,698 men (including wounded and missing) on the Rzhev-Vyazma salient.

🔻In 2020, The Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier was erected with public funds.

🔻The memorial bears the words of a line from the poem "I Was Killed Near Rzhev" by Alexander Tvardovsky: Мы пали за Родину, но она спасена. We have fallen for the Motherland, but it's saved.

⏺Read (🇬🇧+🇷🇺texts) and listen to this poem by A. Tvardovsky!

📍Geoposition: Rzhev, Russia

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Magadan Oblast, nestled in the northeast of Russia, boasts a unique history and natural wonders

🔻Magadan was founded in 1931 as a center for gold mining during the Soviet era.

🔻The region was home to some of the infamous Soviet labor camps, known as the Gulag.

🔻Magadan Oblast is a haven for wildlife, including polar bears, walruses, and reindeer.

🔻The region is home to the Even and Evenk peoples, who have preserved their ancient traditions and folklore.

🔻Magadan Oblast was the only region in the USSR that was washed by the waters of two oceans: the Pacific and the Arctic.

🔻The climate in most of the region is sharply continental with winter temperatures dropping to -60°C and summer temperatures reaching +35°C.

📍Geoposition: Magadan Oblast, Russia

Video, photo: Шмелёв Олег

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