Of the three Soviet Memorials in Berlin, the Sowjetisches Ehrenmal in Treptower Park, located just southeast of Central Berlin, is the grande dame. One cannot help but be impressed with the monumental proportions of this solemn memorial to the Soviet soldiers who gave their lives in defense of their homeland during the Battle of Berlin in the closing days of World War II. The complex is half a kilometer long and is always kept in pristine condition (thanks to it being the responsibility of the federal, and not the city, government),…
