Memorial of Glory promotes patriotic education of younger generation - Nazarbayev

"The main idea of the Memorial is to perpetuate the names of all soldiers who were mobilized to the front from the South Kazakhstan region, that is more than 140,000 people", Governor os the oblast Askar Myrzakhmetov said. "20 percent of Kazakhstanis went off to the War, half of them did not return. It is right that the southern region as well as the whole country pays tribute to them. This event will greatly contribute to patriotic education of our youth", N.Nazarbayev said.

The Memorial of Glory is constructed on the initiative of the region's authorities. The idea was supported by the oblast's entrepreneurs, who financed its construction within the framework of corporate social responsibility. The cost of the project amounted to KZT 212 mln.