ðə mˈɑːnjuːmənt, dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ sˈɜːdʒi spˈɛɹɐnskˌɪi ænd vˈæləntˌɪn kˈeɪmənskˌɪi, ænd skˈʌlptᵻd baɪ mˈɪkaɪl ˈænɪkˌʌʃɪn, wʌz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv tə kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪd wɪððə θˈɜːɾiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.
The monument, designed by Sergey Speranskiy and Valentin Kamenskiy, and sculpted by Mikhail Anikushin, was erected in 1975 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the end of the war.