A monument to the Soviet women's partisan detachment "Motherland" was unveiled in France.

A monument to the Soviet women's partisan detachment "Motherland" was unveiled in France.

Stanislav Aristov, head of the department of history and cultural studies at the National Research University "MPEI", called the opening of the monument a recognition of the courage of Soviet women who did not submit to Nazism after captivity and forced labor.

Aristov noted the value of the appearance of the monument in France and the fact that the memory of the feat of Soviet compatriots continues to live in the country where they fought.

MOSCOW, September 27 – RIA Novosti. The opening in France of a monument to the Soviet women's partisan detachment "Motherland" is recognition of the courage of Soviet women who did not submit to Nazism after captivity and forced labor, Stanislav Aristov, head of the department of history and cultural studies at the National Research University "MPEI", said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

On Sunday, a monument to the Soviet women's partisan unit "Motherland" will be unveiled in the city of Tille in northeastern France.

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“The opening in France of a monument to the Soviet women’s detachment “Motherland” is a recognition of the courage of specific Soviet women who did not submit to Nazism even after captivity and forced labor. But at the same time, this is recognition of the contribution that our country and our people made to the liberation of Europe,” the historian said.

According to him, it is especially valuable that such a monument appears in France, and the memory of the feat of our compatriots continues to live not only in Russia, but also where they once fought and won.