Memorials to the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877 – 1878 in Gyumri / Armenia
Memorials to the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877 – 1878 in Gyumri / Armenia

Summary/Abstract: The Hill of Honor, located between the town of Gyumri and its fortress, be-came an official garrison cemetery after the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877 – 1878 and after the construction and sanctification of a chapel on the hill. A considerable amount of Russian soldiers was stationed at the then so-called town of Aleksandropolˈ, where also the main military hospital was located. The present article sheds light on the circumstances of the construction and consecration of the chapel, which led to the place becoming a central point of remembrance to the Russo-Ottoman War. The article also considers the fate of the Hill of Honor throughout the Soviet period, especially focusing on the 1950s, when the systematic destruction of the monument was ordered by local authorities. At last information is given on the situation today, as the restoration of the Hill of Honor had been planned and conducted in the last decade and led to the monument’s reopening in 2010.

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