What is "slavin"

Slavín is a memorial monument and military cemetery in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the burial ground of thousands of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while liberating the city in April 1945 from the occupying German Wehrmacht units and the remaining Slovak troops who supported the clero-fascist Tiso government. It is situated on a hill amidst a rich villa quarter of the capital and embassy residences close to the centre of Bratislava.

It was constructed between 1957 and 1960 on the site of a field cemetery, and opened on April 3, 1960 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the city's liberation. The monument was constructed similar in kind to the Palace of Culture and Science in Stalinist architectural style. In 1961 it was declared a National Cultural Monument. Its designer was Ján Svetlík.

Slavin is a surname and sometimes first name. It may refer to:

• Jane Slavin (born 1970), a British actress and author
• John Slavin, a Scottish footballer
• Jonathan Slavin, an American actor
• Julia Slavin, an American short story writer and novelist
• Mark Slavin (1954–1972), an Israeli Olympic wrestler and victim of the Munich massacre
• Martin Slavin (1922–1988), a British composer and music director
• Morris Slavin (1913–2006), American historian and Trotskyist activist
• Neal Slavin, an American photographer and film director
• Richard Slavin, birth name of Radhanath Swami
• Robert Slavin, an American psychologist

• Slavin Cindrić (1901–1942), a Croatian footballer

Slavín, Bratislava, a memorial monument and cemetery for Soviet Army soldiers who fell during the Second World War. Slavin may also refer to:

• Slavin (surname), people with this name
• Slavin Cindrić (1901–1942), a Croatian footballer
• Rad Slavin cis. 112 Z.C.B.J. Hall (1909) in the USA, listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.
• Vyšehrad cemetery, including the Slavín Monument designed by Antonín Wiehl, and sometimes referred to as the Slavín.

Slavín is a tomb at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Many notable Czech personalities are interred in the tomb.