Borki. Memorial complex "In memory of burnt villages"

The memorial complex is an open area with structures that immerse people here in that terrible and tragic time. We become participants in the terrible events that happened to our fellow countrymen many years ago.

The central image of the memorial is a figure of a grieving mother, frozen at an empty cradle. The ruins of the roof rise above her sculpture. In the evening, everything is illuminated by spotlights and tragic music can be heard: the creaking of the cradle and the lullaby of a mother mad with grief. There are no more houses left on the street, only parts of the charred walls of the houses that once stood here. The abandoned things - a jug, curtains symbolize the suddenly interrupted lives of a huge number of people who died at the hands of animals and murderers. In the destroyed barn there is a composition reminiscent of fire and smoke in which there are living people. The horror of the tragedy is felt everywhere. There is also musical accompaniment - children shout the words "fascists", groans and the sound of flames are heard. Posters with memories of surviving children and adults are displayed nearby. There are only 23 of them left. On the log houses we see the image of the Mother of God at the top. Below, after the descent, we see a model of a well. The Black Well is a place of grief and memory of children thrown alive into deep and icy water. The circles on the water are traces of their tears, frozen forever. People who come here leave toys, flowers, sweets for children who never saw anything in the life taken from them. Large pieces of marble with messages from the residents of the village of Borki to us, living in peacetime, are installed nearby. Around the memorial there are paths with benches, and saplings grow.

There will soon be a large alley of memory here.

The scene of the tragedy... is eerie and scary. Everything around is in dark tones, there is horror in the air and it feels like there is a burning smell all around.

It is difficult to be in this tragic place without tears, but you need to come and visit these “fiery villages” at least just to appreciate your life and the lives of other people more.