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#OTD in 1942 the Rzhev–Sychyovka offensive operation commenced. 300'000+ Soviet soldiers sacrificed their lives defending the western approaches to Moscow. A 25-m monument honours the heroes. 🕯"I was killed near Rzhev, in a nameless bog," - goes the iconic poem by A.#Tvardovsky https://t.co/EBkd1qgPMF — PolitiTweet.org