The Captive Nations Monument located in the northwest portion of Himmel Park was dedicated on March 8, 1986. This dedication included half dozen speakers and around two hundred spectators. The monument was constructed by Tucson sculptor Aureleo Rosano and commissioned by the Captive Nations Coordinating Committee of Tucson to commemorate the suffering and lack of human rights afforded to citizens that lived under the Soviet-bloc or Soviet influenced countries during the Cold War. The monument took Rosano around three hundred hours to complete and lists nineteen countries the committee considered to be “captive countries.” The monument weighs 1,600 pounds and cost $1,500 to build.
Source: Limberis, C. (1986, March 9). Panel Remembering “Captive Nations” Dedicates Monument in Himmel Park. The Arizona Daily Star.
Source: Limberis, C. (1986, March 9). Panel Remembering “Captive Nations” Dedicates Monument in Himmel Park. The Arizona Daily Star.
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