Soviet Square

Initially, the purpose of this square, which arose in the first half of the XVI century, was trade. That is why instead of buildings, this territory was occupied by merchant shops. From the square still depart two streets that form the radial planning system of the city.

After the accession of Mogilev to Russia, the squares decided to give a new look, which was developed by eminent Russian architects. Instead of shopping arcades, it houses the buildings of the medical board, the lower court and the archive.

The modern appearance of the square was formed only at the end of the XX century, when the center of the architectural ensemble was the memorial complex “Fighters for Soviet power”. It includes the Eternal Flame, a bronze sculpture in the form of a female figure, symbolizing the image of the Victory standing on it, and the mass grave of the Red Army men who defended the city in 1920 from Polish troops. From the south and west the square closes the square.

The square has preserved architectural monuments of the XVIII - XIX centuries - the buildings of the Mogilev Regional Museum and the former city government, the city hall and the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier.