Beslan School 1

Beslan Flowers

Gallery

Legend

The details of each flower – from its size to the color of the petals – symbolize the fate of a person who died in the terrorist attack.

Petal color

Purple flower

Hostages, who died on
September 1-2
(before the storming)

Dark red flower

Hostages, who died on
September 3
(during the storming)

Light red flower

Hostages, who died
after September 3

Blue-grey flower

Professional rescuers and
anti-terrorism special forces

Coral flower

Civilian rescuers

Stamen color

Dark stamen flower

Men

Light stamen flower

Women

Flower size

Large flower

Adults

Medium flower

Children 6-19 y.o

Small flower

Children under 6 y.o

Contributors

This project would not be possible without the help and support of many people and organizations. Special gratitude to Aneta Gadieva, the Mothers of Beslan Committee, the head of the Memorial Center 'Beslan. School #1' Larisa Sokhieva, and artist Emma Kelekhsaeva, who provided invaluable help in the last and most critical steps of making this installation possible despite tight deadlines and limited resources.