Monument to WWII Pilots in Severomorsk

After studying at the Leningrad Institute of Architecture and Construction, Mark Khidekel was appointed director of the Scientific Experimental Architectural Studio, which under his leadership grew to become the State Institute of Architecture in St. Petersburg, Russia, as it is known today. During this time, he designed a number of monuments dedicated to the victims and the soldiers of the Second World War. These monuments, located in St. Petersburg, Severomorsk, and Tallinn earned Mark Khidekel State Prize for Young Creators in 1972.