Bob

The mother of all Soviet war monuments?

With bullet ridden museum entrance.

Museum on the right

More inside

nice sound effects - the sound of plans, machine guns and bombs bursting as you walk through the entrance

and the view inside is immediately very "socialist realist" shall we say

Not a busy day at Brest Fortress (although 100 times busier than when I was here several years ago). It was HOT!

Always take a pic of the overview sign:)

The main road to Brest Fortress - heros on the side.

And a nice train museum on side of the road (closed unfortunately so only pics from over the fence)

Didn't see a book shop, only some items for sale at the cashier at entrance.

Forgot to post pics on Brest Fortress as wrap-up of my Belarussia impression - will follow later this week

I had a similar experience but more friendly. Drove in 2000 by car from Netherlands to St Petersburg (then on to Moscow, and Minsk and back). Around St Petersburg, Kronstadt, there's a naval base... drove straight onto the base and the pier and had about 15 submarines docked there... what else to do than take pictures?

Nobody saw it. Spent 15 minutes photographing, and drove off the base again like a happy camper

Equally nice: the world famous Minsk Tractor Factory (Order of Lenin + October Revolution on the "front door")

Pics of Brest Fortress tomorrow.

Nice monument (order of victory!) in central Minsk

ANd some of the stuff standing outside

Tomorrow some more pics - from Brest

wall of fame... now what's behind the closed door?

ribbon bar with some interesting details...

Translation?

Lots of supporting material on this one

Something a bit larger

A "smaller" group....

heavy metal

Close up

ANother great group

Translation?

Wasn't the only visitor... approximately 4 other people in the building as well:)

Great "member of parliament" group