Tombstone of Sergeant Nikolai Alekseevich Vyalykh, Hero of the Soviet Union, one of the many tombs along the pathway leading up to the Motherland. You can see the flowers laid at the tomb, as is customary to do each Victory Day. In some instances, it is actually relatives who have lain flowers or wreaths, but in most cases, it is simply anonymous Russian folk who have paid their respects and expressed their gratitude to these fallen heroes.