Khatyn massacre
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Khatyn was a village of 26 houses and 157 inhabitants in Belarus, in Lahoysk district, Minsk region, 50 km from Minsk. On 22 March 1943, almost its entire population was massacred by the Schutzmannsch
The sculpture Unbowed Man by Sergei Selikhanov at the Khatyn Memorial site depicts Yuzif Kaminsky, the only adult to survive the massacre, holding his dead son Adam.
Bell tower at the Khatyn Memorial
"Cemetery of Villages" with 185 tombs. Each tomb symbolizes a particular village in Belarus which was burned together with its population.
Another view of the Cemetery of Villages
Come and See
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Come and See is a 1985 Soviet epic historical anti-war film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. Its screenplay, written by Klimov and Ales Adamovich, is based on
Khatyn massacre
…According to 2011 data, the Memorial was in the top ten of the most attended tourist sites in Belarus: that year it was visited by 182,000 people. Come and See, 1985 film about the massacre German occupation of Byelorussia during World War II…
Russian theatrical release poster
A Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu. A reconnaissance aircraft of this model repeatedly appears in scenes flying above Flyora's head throughout Come and See.
Klara Hitler
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 1989 0322 506, Adolf Hitler, Kinderbild retouched