The memorial complex in honor of the Soviet soldiers who fell during the Great Patriotic War is located near the village of Khoroshevo, close to the city of Rzhev in the Tver region. The project was carried out by the Russian Military Historical Society in collaboration with the Government of the Tver Region and the Republic of Belarus at the initiative of war veterans. The authors of the monument are sculptor Andrei Korobtsov and architect Konstantin Fomin. The complex is managed by the Museum of Victory on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow.

A 25-meter statue rises on a ten-meter burial mound, devoid of the usual pathos of late Soviet monuments. It embodies more tragedy and hopelessness. This is a monument to the nameless soldiers who did not receive awards, did not meet their families, and did not witness a single Victory Parade. The soldier gazes mournfully at the living, as if speaking the words from Alexander Tvardovsky's poem "I Was Killed Near Rzhev." It seems that the figure of the soldier is being dispersed by the wind, but it does not disappear; instead, it transforms into a flock of cranes soaring into the sky. The monument is dedicated not only to those who fell in the Battle of Rzhev but also to all Soviet soldiers who fought and died in the Great Patriotic War.

A wide road leads to the burial mound, flanked by broken walls featuring images of faces and the names of 62,000 fallen Red Army fighters and commanders under Rzhev. At the foot of the hill stands a granite wall with a bronze star surrounded by a wreath and the words of Alexander Tvardovsky: "We fell for the Motherland, but it has been saved." Next to the monument is a pavilion with a glass-floored showcase filled with artifacts from the war. The multimedia exhibition is equipped with touch screens that allow visitors to find information about relatives who fought near Rzhev.

The competition for the design of the Rzhev Memorial was announced in 2017. In the first round, the jury did not approve any of the works, but after revisions, they selected the project by the team of sculptor Andrei Korobtsov and architect Konstantin Fomin from 32 submissions.

On November 12, 2018, the cornerstone was laid at the site of the future memorial in the Rzhev district. The opening of the Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier took place on June 30, 2020, with the participation of the Presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

The Rzhev Memorial is the largest monument to the Soviet soldier created in modern Russia. Although it is shorter than the famous "Motherland Calls" (85 meters with the sword), it does not yield to it in grandeur. The height of the memorial, including the burial mound, is 35 meters (10 meters for the mound and 25 meters for the sculpture). For comparison, the height of the "Alyosha" monument in Plovdiv is 11.5 meters, and the "Warrior-Liberator" in Berlin is 12 meters.