Soviet War Memorial - Uzvaras bulvāris
The 79-meter high monument to the soldiers of the Soviet Army - the monument of victory - was built in 1985. The obelisk is five-pronged, each one of which surmounted by a pentagonal star, symbolizing five years of Soviet fighting in World War II. The rays of the star form a spiral, symbolizing the inevitability of victory. On either side of the gray and pink granite obelisk are two groups of sculptures, symbolizing 'Motherland' and 'War-liberators'.
'Motherland' - the initial intention was to place a child in the mother's arms, however, political censureship prohibited this as it was contended that any woman with a young child during the war would have been one of easy virtue as her husband would have been at the Front fighting.
These sub-machine-gun toting soldiers represent 'Liberators'.