Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression

The Train of Pain – Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression is a monument in Chișinău, Moldova. A temporary stone was unveiled in 1990 in Central Station Square commemorating the 1940–1951 mass deportations in Soviet Moldavia.

Photo: Tolea93, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Monument
Description: monument in Chișinău, Moldova
Also known as: “Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repressions” and “Monumentul în memoria victimelor deportărilor regimului comunist”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chișinău railway station and Ciuflea Monastery.

Chișinău railway station

Railway stop

Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.

Chișinău railway station is the main railway station serving Chișinău, Moldova. It is located at 1 Aleea Garii, not far from the centre of the city. Chișinău railway station is situated 200 metres northeast of Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression.

Ciuflea Monastery

Church

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Ciuflea Monastery is a Moldovan Orthodox monastery located in Chișinău, Moldova. It is dedicated to Saint Theodore of Amasea. Ciuflea Monastery is situated 1 km west of Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression.

Equestrian statue of Grigory Kotovsky (Chișinău)

Monument

Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Equestrian statue of Grigory Kotovsky (Chișinău) is a monument, which is situated 390 metres northwest of Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chișinău and Sectorul Centru.

Chișinău

Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.

Chișinău, pronounced "Kishinau" with "nau" as in the English word "now", is the capital of Moldova with a population of around 780,000 in the metro area, and 250,000 people coming each day for work and entertainment.

Sectorul Centru

Suburb

Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sectorul Centru is one of the five sectors in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration.

Sectorul Botanica

Suburb

Photo: Mirek237, Public domain.

Sectorul Botanica is one of the five sectors in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. Botanica is the most populous and one of the more scenic districts in Chișinău; it hosts a zoo and a botanical garden. Sectorul Botanica is situated 2½ km south of Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression.

Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression

Categories: sculpture, victims of communism memorial, and historic site
Location: Moldova, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

47.01184° or 47° 0′ 43″ north

Longitude

28.8582° or 28° 51′ 30″ east

Open location code

8GVC2V65+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4100882389

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q20429559

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Ստալինյան բռնաճնշումների զոհերի հուշարձան (Քիշնև)”
Armenian: “Ստալինյան բռնաճնշումների զոհերի հուշարձան”
French: “monuments aux victimes de la répression stalinienne”
French: “Monuments aux victimes de la répression stalinienne”
Japanese: “スターリニズム犠牲者慰霊碑”
Romanian: “Monumentul deportaților”
Russian: “Памятник жертвам сталинских репрессий”
Slovenian: “Spomenik žrtvam stalinistične represije”
Spanish: “Memorial a la víctimas de las deportaciones del régimen comunista”
Spanish: “Memorial a las víctimas de las deportaciones del régimen comunista”

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