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Brezhnev Memorial Plaque

 
 
Brezhnev Memorial Plaque Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2026
1. Brezhnev Memorial Plaque Marker
Inscription.  
Auf Empfehlung von Sergej Stankiewitsch, Berater des Präsidenten Jelzin, erhielt das Haus am Checkpoint Charlie vom Kulturkomitee der Stadt Moskau diese Gedenktafel. Sie sollte den Generalsekretär der KPdSU Leonid Breshnew ehren und war 1983 - nach seinem Tode - am Eingang seines Wohnhauses angebracht worden. Und nun, seit 1993, ist die Tafel am Eingang eines Hauses, das Menschen ehrt, die von Breshnew verfolgt wurden…

On recommendation of Sergej Stankiewitsch, consultant of President Jelzin, the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie obtained this mural tablet from the Cultural Committee of Moscow. It should honour the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Breshnev and was fixed to the entrance of his house in 1983 after his death. And now - since 1993 - the tablet has its place at the entrance of a house honouring the people prosecuted by Breshnev…

Sur la recommandation de Sergej Stankiewitsch, conseiller du Président Jelzin, le comité culturel de la ville de Moscou a remis à la maison Haus am Checkpoint Charlie cette plaque commémorative. Elle devait honorer le Sécrétaire Général du parti communiste de l’URSS Léonid Breshniev, et était placée en 1983 - après sa mort - à l’entrée de sa maison d’habitation. Et maintenant, depuis 1993, cette plaque se trouve à l’entrée de cette maison qui fait honorer les personnes qui étaient poursuivies par Breshniev…

Эту мемориальную доску Дом у Чекпойнт Чарли получил от Комитета по культуре города Москвы, при поддержке Сергея Станкевича, советника Президента Ельцина. В 1983 году, после смерти Генерального Секретаря КПСС Леонида Брежнев, ее установили
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на доме, где Брежнев жил, в знак увековечения его памяти. - А теперь, с 1993 года, эта доска висит у входа в Дом, где увековечена память людей, которых Брежнев преследовал…
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.
 
Location. 52° 30.417′ N, 13° 23.438′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. It is in Berliner Innenstadt. It is at the intersection of Friedrichstraße and Rudi-Dutschke-Straße, on the right when traveling north on Friedrichstraße. The marker is located in a small nock near the entrance to the museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Friedrichstraße 43-45, Berlin 10969, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (here, next to this marker); Fourth-Generation Berlin Wall Segment (here, next to this marker); Panzerkonfrontation am Checkpoint Charlie / Checkpoint Charlie Tank Standoff (within shouting distance of this marker); Checkpoint Charlie Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Geschichtsmeile Berliner Mauer / Berlin Wall History Mile
Brezhnev Memorial Plaque Marker (Far Left) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2026
2. Brezhnev Memorial Plaque Marker (Far Left)
(about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); History of Berlin’s Government Quarter (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Wilhelmstraße 102 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Prinz-Albrecht-Gelände (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
 
Brezhnev Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2026
3. Brezhnev Plaque
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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