This award was not only a recognition of the authors' outstanding contribution to Soviet architecture, but also a real triumph of all Belarusian architecture. To this day, the award for the creation of memorial “Khatyn” is considered the pinnacle of achievement in monumental architecture in Belarus.

Memorial complex “Khatyn”, opened in 1969, has become the most famous monument dedicated to the tragic pages of World War II on Belarusian land. In 1967, a group of authors proposed a vision of a war memorial that was fundamentally new for the Soviet cultural space. The architectural concept was based on a close connection with the natural landscape. The memorial complex stands out for its simplicity of form and its rejection of pathos. The leading material was concrete, emphasizing the severity and uncompromising nature of memory. “Khatyn” is not just a memorial. It is a philosophical statement that intertwines architecture, sculpture, landscape, music and silence.

Each element of the complex is thought out to the last detail: the ringing of bells standing on the site of burnt villages; the bronze figure of the “Unconquered Person” carrying a dead child in his arms; symbolic chimneys indicating the names and number of the dead - all this creates a complete, profound and still relevant picture of the national tragedy.

Memorial “Khatyn”, despite the decades that have passed, has not lost its relevance and emotional impact. Moreover, it has become part of the national cultural heritage - the State Memorial Complex is included in the list of historical and cultural values ​​of the Republic of Belarus.

These days, in the hall of Memorial Complex Museum “Khatyn”, an exhibition entitled "The War Could Not Take Only Love" is taking place. The exhibition is dedicated to the personal history of architect Leonid Levin and his family.

A special place in the exhibition is occupied by a doll that Leonid Levin gave to his daughter Galina after he was awarded Lenin Prize for creating the memorial ensemble. This item became a symbol of that very love that the war could not destroy.

War took everything - the lives of loved ones, dreams, crippled human destinies. But even in the hardest times, it could not defeat human love. This project is dedicated to the power of human feelings in war conditions. The only thing war could not take away was love!