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American City to Honor Sacrifices of Soviet Soldiers

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  • American City to Honor Sacrifices of Soviet Soldiers

    # West Hollywood, home to many Russian immigrants, is planning to build a memorial to russians who served during WWII.

    West Hollywood, home to many Russian immigrants, is planning to build a memorial to fighters who served during WWII.



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    ...The memorial — a sloping triangular slab of red granite on a raised platform — is scheduled to be installed this spring in West Hollywood's Plummer Park, in the heart of the area's Russian-speaking immigrant community...

    ...Rising to an 8-foot, 6-inch peak, the slanting 7-ton triangular mound will feature three white cranes and the engravings of four lines from a poem titled "Cranes" by Soviet poet Rasul Gamzatov. The poem became a much-loved song in Russia about World War II soldiers who never made it home...

    ...Prang said the monument would cost around $100,000. Funding has come from private and business donations, along with contributions from the city of West Hollywood and Los Angeles County...
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