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What's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on Modi's Russia itinerary?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow during his two-day visit for the 22nd India-Russia annual summit. As the name suggests, the tomb honors the unknown soldiers who lost their lives during World War II. Designed by architects DI Burdin, VA Klimov, Yu R Rabayev and sculptor Nikolai Tomsky, it was unveiled on May 8, 1967.