Brest Fortress
Since the mid-1950s, a myth grew that the fortress held out for 32 days and that the defenders refused to surrender. Brest Fortress became a symbol of Soviet resistance. In 1965, the fortress received the title of Hero Fortress for the 1941 defense. In 1971, a huge memorial was opened with the "Museum of the Defense of the Brest Fortress" as its centrepiece. Several monuments in the style of socialist realism dominate the area. The main monument, a -high concrete head, in 2014 was purportedly "awarded" the title of "the world's ugliest monument" by CNN, for which the CNN Moscow Chief of staff had to apologize, as this caused outrage.