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| Exhibitions about the siege of Leningrad will open in historical parks of Russia |
| 2024-01-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] In St. Petersburg, on January 23, the exhibition “80 facts about the siege of Leningrad” will open at the museum and exhibition center “Russia - My History” on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the city from the Nazi blockade. It will be possible to visit similar exhibitions not only in St. Petersburg, but also in 20 historical parks of the largest Russian cities, according to the project website. “Remembering the heroes who fought for Leningrad on the front line and in the city itself and, despite difficult trials and hardships, defeated the enemy, we honor their heroism, unprecedented in the history of wars, marveling at how half-starved people found the strength to defend the city - in the trenches, at artillery guns, at the controls of airplanes, in workshops and factory floors, in laboratories and at desks, at easels or with a pencil in hand. The feat of the soldiers of the Leningrad Front, sailors of the Baltic Fleet and Leningrad citizens inspires contemporaries to be worthy of their memory,” the organizers said. It is noted that the exhibition will feature electronic documents and photographs revealing facts about the siege of Leningrad and the heroism of its defenders. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to familiarize themselves with the memories of eyewitnesses, which are captured in diaries and archival documents of that period. “Visitors to the exhibition will be able to come closer to understanding the circumstances in which people lived, worked, fought, dreamed, believed, and how they managed to defend their city,” project representatives emphasized. Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, a resident of besieged Leningrad, representatives of the “Volunteers of Victory” and “Movement of the First” movements and others are invited to the St. Petersburg exhibition. It is clarified that the orchestra of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov will perform the “Leningrad Symphony” by composer Dmitry Shostakovich, and the choir of the school. M.I. Glinka will perform the composition “Ladoga”. The exhibition itself will be open to the public until February 22. As reported by IA Regnum, on December 3, 2023, members of the “Volunteers of Victory” movement, on the Day of the Unknown Soldier, held commemorative events throughout Russia, honoring the memory of the defenders of the Motherland. They laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Eternal Flame, monuments and memorials, and conducted lessons on courage in educational institutions. Participants in the movement told schoolchildren and students about the feat of Soviet soldiers during the Great Patriotic War. “Victory Volunteers” recalled that on the Day of the Unknown Soldier they remember those whose names could not be established, but whose exploits are immortal. Throughout the year, activists improve memorial sites and military graves, assist in research and search work in order to perpetuate the name of every soldier who gave his life for the Motherland and Victory. |
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