 The avenue at night | |
 Interactive map of Victors Avenue | |
| Native name | Праспект Пераможцаў (Belarusian) |
|---|---|
| Former name | Masherov Avenue |
| Location | Minsk,Belarus |
| Coordinates | 53°55′04″N27°33′00″E / 53.91778°N 27.55000°E /53.91778; 27.55000 |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1980 |
Victors Avenue (Belarusian:Праспект Пераможцаў,Russian:Проспект Победителей) is a public avenue inMinsk,Belarus.
Until 1980, it was called the Park Highway. For a long time, the northwest center of Minsk along the right bank of theSvislachtributary of the riverBerezina was poorly populated. The active development of the initial section of the Park Highway began in the 1960s. The modern avenue was created in 1980 asMasherov Avenue in honor of the leader of Soviet BelarusPetr Masherov.[citation needed] It was renamed to Victors Avenue in honor of the 60th anniversary of the end ofWorld War II in 2005. In the 21st century, construction of a number of high-rise buildings were built on the avenue.[1] In 2008, the construction of a residential complex "Slavyanskiy Kvartal" began.[2][3] In 2012, the Deputy Minister of Architecture and Construction spoke out in support of the construction of a whole complex of skyscrapers on the initial section of the avenue.[4] From 2011-2013, with the involvement of workers fromNorth Korea, thePalace of Independence was built in the middle of the avenue, which later became the main residence ofPresident of Belarus.
It is the main venue for the annualMinsk Independence Day Parade on July 3. That was first held in 2004 for the 60th anniversary of theliberation of Belarus.[5] The parade has also been broadcast from the avenue to all major channels.[6] Themilitary parade is followed by a Soviet-style march of gymnasts, sportsmen and civilians.[5] The avenue also hosts theVictory Day Parade in Minsk, held every 5 years when the Independence Day parade is not being held.
One of the main sights of both parades is theT-34 tank leading the procession of vehicles for three miles along the avenue[7] as well as the traditional drill performance from theHonor Guard Company of the Minsk Military Commandant.[8]
During the2020 Belarusian protests, the avenue was one of the centers of mass demonstrations. Many specifically went to Victors Avenue protest against the falsification of ballots. The protest on 18 August ended with law enforcement officers from theAMAP breaking up the crowd.[9]
TheMinsk Hero City Obelisk memorial commemorates the fact that Minsk was declared aHero City on 26 June 1974 for the bravery of the residents during theBattle of Minsk in 1941.[10][11][12]
TheNyamihaMinsk Metro Station is located at the beginning of the avenue.[13] In addition, there are several bus routes along the entire avenue, and trolleybuses run in the area of the Palace of Independence and in Vesnyanka.[14] Thetrolleybus on the avenue began to run in 1967.
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