Monument to the Heroes of UPA

The small town is known for its Slavskoe ski resort. If you go on vacation here, certainly stroll through its quiet, calm streets. Among the few monuments mountain town you will meet a monument erected in honor of the heroes of the UPA. It was established at the grave of soldiers who died in the struggle for the independence of Ukraine, and dedicated to the victims of Stalinist repression.

These monuments were massively in Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk region in the 1990s. They are devoted to events that took place in 1940-1950-ies - the struggle of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Soviet partisans. Armed resistance between these two camps lasted for almost 10 years ...

It is noteworthy that in Slavskoe monument to the heroes of the UPA is just a few hundred meters from the gray monument dedicated to Soviet soldiers. Next to it stands the statue of Our Lady, which mourns slain ... Find these monuments is not difficult - they are located near the Assumption Church .