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Victory Park was opened on November 29, 1950, at the 30th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia. On the same day, a 17-meters high copper statue of Joseph Stalin was erected in the park. In 1962, the statue of Stalin was dismantled, and replaced by the monumental statue of Mother Armenia in 1967. In 1970, a museum of the World War II was opened at the base of the monument, dedicated to Armenia's role in the Great Patriotic War. However in 1995, it was turned into the Military Museum of Armenia governed by the Ministry of Defence.

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Victory Park was opened on November 29, 1950, at the 30th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia. On the same day, a 17-meters high copper statue of Joseph Stalin was erected in the park. In 1962, the statue of Stalin was dismantled, and replaced by the monumental statue of Mother Armenia in 1967. In 1970, a museum of the World War II was opened at the base of the monument, dedicated to Armenia's role in the Great Patriotic War. However in 1995, it was turned into the Military Museum of Armenia governed by the Ministry of Defence.

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