Soldiers' cemetery near Rogas Memorial site

Located on the Saurieši-Salaspils highway, near Saulesciema.

The cemetery of fallen soldiers of the Red Army near Rogi Houses was established after World War II. It is said that more than 500 soldiers are buried there. The data may differ from the actual number of those reburied.

Most Red Army cemeteries were established after the war, when special groups of people carried out the reburial of soldiers' remains. It was difficult and very unpleasant work. Poor organization and low motivation led to a number of errors, for example, in the accounting of those reburied. Those responsible for the maintenance of the cemeteries were appointed. Most often these were schools, collective farms and factories. The Rogu cemetery was allocated to the Saurieši building materials plant.

Soviet propaganda aimed to penetrate all spheres of life. An integral part of it was the Russification of political, economic and cultural life, officially called “approaching the great Russian people” or “modernization”. The occupation troops were transformed into “liberators” and the Red Army cemeteries were part of the ideological infrastructure. The memory of soldiers became a theatrical performance and a means of manipulating society.

Today, you can visit the cemetery of the fallen soldiers of the Red Army.