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Soviet Martyrs' Cemetery

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The Soviet Martyrs' Cemetery is located in Eling Park, Yuzhong District. It is a memorial monument built to commemorate Soviet pilots Colonel Katlov and Colonel Stolf, who sacrificed their lives during China's War of Resistance against Japan. The monument is two stories high, with a vertical rectangular body adorned at the base with regular cloud-pattern engravings. The names of the martyrs are inscribed on the monument in both Chinese and Russian. At the top of the monument is...

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The Soviet Martyrs' Cemetery is a Chongqing Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic site of red tourism.

The Soviet Martyrs' Cemetery is located in Eling Park, Yuzhong District. It is a memorial monument built to commemorate Soviet pilots Colonel Katlov and Colonel Stolf, who sacrificed their lives during China's War of Resistance against Japan. The monument is two stories high, with a vertical rectangular body adorned at the base with regular cloud-pattern engravings. The names of the martyrs are inscribed on the monument in both Chinese and Russian. At the top of the monument is a gilded emblem of the former Soviet Union, and there is also a separate stone plaque with an explanatory inscription. The monument is surrounded by a railing, with trees and flower beds around it.