View Of The Monument Warplane MIG-17 And Holinka River Valley In Early Spring. Rzhev, Tver Region. Stock Image

Soviet jet fighter MIG-17 was developed by design office of Mikoyan and Gurevich in the late 1940s. The first serial fighter allowing achieving the sonic speed. This monument was established in honor of soviet pilots defended Motherland during World War II. Holinka is a small river flowing in a picturesque valley through the town of Rzhev and flows into the Volga. On an elevated edge of the valley there is a monument `Warplane MIG-17`, and on the opposite edge steep hill with the military Obelisk rises. In ancient times people had built here an impregnable fortress, which gave rise to the city. In 2016, Rzhev celebrated 800-anniversary.