📜 Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery is a large and somber memorial complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
🔍 Dedicated mostly to the victims of the Siege of Leningrad during World War II.
⚰️ Contains 186 mass graves for 420,000 civilians and 50,000 soldiers
🗽 Features the bronze 'The Motherland' statue and an eternal flame
📜 Granite wall behind the statue with a poem by Olga Berggolts
🏛️ Small museum by the street where tours can be arranged
💐 Many St Petersburg families visit to bring flowers and pay tribute
💰 During summer, visitors drop coins into ponds for maintenance
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