Many citizens of Kazakhstan took part in the battles of the World War II and died there.
Each family cherishes the memory of the family hero. More than one million people from Kazakhstan fought at the front lines. Aliya Moldagulova (1925-1943) and Manshuk Mametova (1922-1943), the heroes of the Soviet Union, were among the fighters. The memorial honoring their deeds of arms was erected in the garden near “Astana” square in 1997.
The authors’ team consisted of sculptor Satybaldin K.K., architects T. Yeraliyev, V. Sidorov, designer M.E. Yerkenov. Sculptor Baymagambetov S.K. was the head of the team. There are two main characters of the monument. Those are bronze figures of two girls in military uniform. They are shown walking at a smart pace. The memorial stands on a rectangular basement. The story shown in the sculpture is simple and understandable for anybody. Two young girls Aliya and Manshuk combat for peace and died. There are names of Aliya and Manshuk engraved at the monument.
The composition called “Peace” is a logical addition to the monument. The monument is crowned by the globe. There are figures of three playing kids and birds.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, visited the monument’s opening ceremony. The monument is under state protection from 2001.
