Monument to the first Soviet tractor in Bulgaria
Location: Veselinovo, Bulgaria
Completed: Year created not known
Designer: Not known
Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc
The model is a Stalinets S-65, an agricultural tractor manufactured in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk between 1937 and 1941. The 11-ton tractor was commonly used by the military because it was widely available and capable of pulling heavy artillery.
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