Feat for Life, Sochi

Feat for Life is a memorial dedicated to medical workers who treated wounded soldiers during the Great Patriotic War. Doctors, nurses, and hospital staff worked in local wartime hospitals, where more than 335,000 soldiers received care. The monument focuses on this everyday but demanding work, showing how medical help played a major role in saving lives away from the battlefield.

The memorial was designed in the late Soviet period. Construction began in 1974, but it was officially opened on May 8, 1995, for the 50th anniversary of Victory Day. The main feature is a steel arch about 20 meters high, often seen as a symbol of the “road to life.” Beneath it is a sculptural group made of marble and granite, showing a surgeon, a nurse, and a wounded soldier. A fountain placed in front of the figures adds movement through flowing water, giving the scene a sense of life.

The area around the memorial has paths, trees, and flower beds, making it a quiet place for a short stop. On commemorative dates, especially May 9, people come to lay flowers. For visitors, the site shows the wartime role of medical workers and how monuments can express this history through simple forms and clear symbols.