Heroes Square shines in the sun with the smooth surface of a wide pool lying level with the granite slabs of the walkways. It symbolizes the waters of the Volga, which became the Rubicon of the Battle of Stalingrad, for one of the mottos of that battle was the phrase, "Beyond the Volga there is no land for us!". The heroes stood to the death, refusing to retreat, moving only forward. This square is dedicated to their feats, their unbending will, mutual assistance, and superhuman efforts in the struggle for victory.
To the left of the pool stands a wall 112 meters long stylized as a banner. Inscribed on it is the quotation: "An iron wind beat into their faces, yet they still kept going forward, and again a feeling of superstitious fear seized the enemy: Were these people advancing into the attack? Were they mortal at all?!". The sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich had to fight for this phrase from Vasily Grossman's banned novel in disputes with the authorities. He managed to stand his ground and immortalize the spirit of that war with these words.
On the right, six sculptures are reflected in the mirror-like surface of the water, the subject of each depicting two people, with one always helping the other. A medic carries a wounded man off the field, a soldier supports his injured comrade, a marine advances with grenades in both hands, fighting both for himself and for that other fellow. In the next sculpture, a soldier holds an officer who, despite his wound, continues to direct the battle, and nearby a fighter takes the flag from a falling standard-bearer - because the flag must not fall to the ground. The last sculpture is epic - a young and an older warrior throw a swastika and a snake, symbolizing the fascist army, into the river.
