“Memories of men, glories and troubles”

Route: Ivye-Yatoltovichi-Yuratishki-Kosti-Stonevichi-Ivye
Route length: 33 km
Route time: 2 hours
Type: bus and walking tour
Type: military-historical
Organizer: Ivye Museum of National Cultures Management Company, the sports and tourism sector of the Ivye Regional Executive Committee.
Contacts: 801595 68035, 801595 69077

The years of the Great Patriotic War go further into history, but the memory of the courage and heroism of those who paid with their lives for the freedom and independence of our Motherland does not fade in the hearts of people …

Description of the main attractions along the route:

Ivye
Memorable sign “In honor of the fallen compatriots during the Great Patriotic War”
The memorial sign was installed in 2009 in the central square of Ivier to perpetuate the memory of the warriors-fellow countrymen who did not return from the battlefield. The author of the project is R.B. Grusha. The unveiling of the memorial sign took place on May 9, 2009 during the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Victory over the Nazi invaders.
Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans on the street. Pioneer
Buried 40 unknown soldiers and partisans who died in the Great Patriotic War. In 1958, a monument was erected on the grave – a sculpture of a warrior made of concrete. There is a metal fence. The names of the victims have not been established

Yatoltovichi
Place of mass destruction of the village of Yatoltovichi
The small village of Yatoltovichi. There are 24 houses in total. And three monuments. The silhouette of a grieving mother bent over where the mother woman hid the children, hoping they would survive. After reconstruction, a renewed monument to the burnt village gleams at the site of the destruction of the inhabitants. The marble slabs bear the names of 96 people who were burned alive on February 22, 1943. A monument to the fallen soldiers, partisans, and pilots has recently been erected on an unnamed hill in the village cemetery.

Mass grave
A monument erected in 2015 at a mass grave in which 12 Soviet soldiers are buried. After the war, several Red Army soldiers who died from Nazi bullets in the summer of 1941, and soldiers who died during the liberation of these places in 1944, were reburied here from different places. The enemy was already retreating to the west, and the villagers saw how the destroyed Soviet plane burned down and fell into the field. The dead pilots were also buried in the village. Years passed, and the nameless mound in the cemetery haunted people. Local residents turned to the military registration and enlistment office, to the regional executive committee, and soon it was decided to erect a monument to the fallen soldiers.
Yuratishki
Mass grave in g. Yuratishki
The fundamental monument to a soldier of the Soviet Army, erected in 1957, is made of bronze. Buried 79 people.

Kosty
Place of mass destruction
Obelisk with a star (width 2m., Height 3m.) Made – concrete, marble, installed in 1967. Buried 21 people.

Stonevichi
Memorial complex to the victims of fascism in the stonevichi tract
During the Great Patriotic War, the Ivye region was occupied by German troops. A ghetto was organized in Ivye, where Jews from all over the region were brought. On May 12, 1942, 2,524 Jews were shot in the Stonevichi tract. Now there is a memorial complex on this site.