How many years have passed since the Second World War? May in other cities of the country

Victory Day in 2019 is celebrated in Russia on May 9 - this is the 74th anniversary of the holiday. On this day, Russians celebrate the victory of Soviet troops over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. They honor the memory of fallen soldiers, hold parades and arrange fireworks. This is a day off in the Russian Federation.

Holiday traditions

Victory Day is a favorite holiday for people of all ages. On May 9, Russians go to parades with flowers and wreaths, which they lay in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.

In Moscow, the main parade takes place on Red Square. Military equipment, troops and aircraft are demonstrated on Poklonnaya Hill. In St. Petersburg, the main ceremonies take place at the Piskarevskoye cemetery and at the memorial plaque on Nevsky Prospekt. In Volgograd, the central place of celebration is Mamayev Kurgan.

The solemn flower-laying ceremony ends with a minute of silence in memory of those killed during the Great Patriotic War. Festive parades are accompanied by concerts in which famous pop stars and amateur art groups take part. At concerts they sing songs of the war years and read poetry. Schools and educational institutions host meetings with veterans who tell wartime stories. Students give them flowers and gifts.

The new symbol of Victory Day is the St. George Ribbon. It is a bicolor of orange and black longitudinal stripes that symbolize flame and smoke. It was founded by Empress Catherine II. Guards (St. George) ribbon is a badge of honor for soldiers. Since 2005, the “I Remember!” campaign began. I'm proud!". Volunteers hand out ribbons that people pin to their clothing as a sign of respect for the heroism of the soldiers. The action is actively supported by young people. Every year more and more cities participate in it.

Since 2012, the “Immortal Regiment” campaign has been held. For the first time it was held in Tomsk. In subsequent years, it spread throughout the cities of Russia and the CIS countries. Everyone can take part in the action. People take to the streets and march in colonies with banners on which are attached photographs of relatives and friends who died or participated in hostilities.

On May 9, in Orthodox churches after the Liturgy, a thanksgiving prayer service and litany for the fallen soldiers are held.

history of the holiday

The Great Patriotic War lasted from 1941 to 1945. It was a major part of World War II. The forces of the Red Army and the indestructible spirit of the soldiers helped defeat the Nazi troops. From April 16 to May 8, 1945, the Berlin offensive operation continued, during which the Red Army occupied the capital of Germany. On May 9 at 0.43 Moscow time, the Chief of Staff of the Supreme High Command, Field Marshal Keitel, signed the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Germany.

Stalin signed a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, according to which May 9 became a public holiday - Victory Day. At 6 o'clock in the morning the decree was read out on the radio. During the day, people took to the city streets. They congratulated each other, cried with happiness and sang songs. In the evening, the Victory Salute took place in Moscow, which is still considered the largest in history. Of the thousands of artillery pieces, 30 salvos were fired.

From 1948 to 1965, May 9 was not a holiday. On the 20th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Brezhnev returned the celebration to the status of a public holiday and day off.

May 9 was declared the Day of Military Glory of Russia by Federal Law of March 13, 1995 No. 32-FZ “On Days of Military Glory and Memorable Dates in Russia.” The status of a public holiday is fixed in Art. 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation No. 197-FZ of December 30, 2001

Victory Day is a great holiday. The Second World War affected all families. Every person has someone to remember on this day. Many soldiers gave their lives for the peace and tranquility of their native land.

To the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

June 22, 2011 marked exactly 70 years since the start of the war, which went down in the history of the Soviet Union under the name the Great Patriotic War, which became an integral part of the Second World War. No matter how many years have passed since the end of World War II, the events of those times have a heavy echo in today's life. The last war was the bloodiest in the entire history of mankind. It affected almost all citizens of the former USSR.
My father, Kagan Israel Evelevich, was drafted into the Red Army in July 1941 and fought on different fronts of the war. He ended the war in 1945 in Romania. He was wounded, but he was lucky, he survived. And his brother, Naum Kagan died in front. And in almost all families, someone close to them died.
The war that began as a result of Nazi Germany's attack on the Soviet Union became Patriotic in the full sense of the word only when a certain part of the local population stopped greeting German troops with bread and salt. It began when the Soviet people realized what a danger Hitler's fascism posed. There was no time to think about the Red Terror organized by the Stalinist regime in the pre-war years. Therefore, they went into battle for the Motherland and for Stalin. They paid with their blood for the policies of this regime, for the miscalculations of the leader personally. Particularly difficult trials befell the peoples of Belarus, Ukraine, and the Baltic republics. The war scorched the western regions of Russia all the way to Moscow. According to official data, as a result of military actions, 27 million Soviet people died at the fronts, in concentration camps, from bombings in the rear, and died of hunger.
But the most tragic fate befell the Jews and Gypsies. Only they, of all peoples, were killed by the Nazis and their local henchmen based on their nationality, killed only because they were Jews and Gypsies. The anti-Semitic fabrications of some narrow-minded citizens look blasphemous these days. Even now one can come across malicious, hate-filled, false claims that Jews “fought” in Tashkent. That’s the only reason we have to make historical comparisons and draw some parallels. The facts speak of unprecedented mass heroism and professional training of Jewish soldiers on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.
The heroism of the Jewish people has been known since ancient times. Almost 2000 years ago, the heroic defenders of the Masada fortress chose death, but no one surrendered alive to the enemy. In recent history, the heroic deeds of the Jewish people have been continued by the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. I believe that in 1973, Israel, taken by surprise by the sudden attack of Egypt and Syria, found itself in a more difficult situation than the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941. The armies of the Arab countries were many times superior to the armed forces of Israel both in the number of people and the amount of military equipment. And the microscopic territory did not allow even thinking about retreat. The tank battle that took place between Israel and the advancing, superior Arabs is comparable in terms of the amount of military equipment to the famous tank battle on the Kursk Bulge during the Great Patriotic War. However, Israel's enemy during the Yom Kippur War was stopped and defeated within a few days.
And the Soviet Union, contrary to all standards of warfare, having superiority in almost everything over Nazi Germany, allowed the defeat of Western groupings of troops and the enemy reached the walls of Moscow. If not for the disastrous role of the Stalinist regime in destroying to a large extent the command staff of the Red Army on the eve of the war, the catastrophic defeat of the army in 1941 could have been avoided. As a result of mass repressions against almost the entire senior command staff of the Red Army in the pre-war years, the combat effectiveness of the Red Army decreased so sharply that it became ineffective. The highest command personnel, starting with regiment commanders, suffered especially large quantitative damage. Military qualifications were sacrificed to the politics and security of the Bolshevik system. Junior, untrained officers quickly rose through the ranks. For example, 30-year-old military pilot Senior Lieutenant Ivan Proskurov became a brigade commander in less than a year, and a year later he headed the GRU with the rank of lieutenant general. The decline in the combat effectiveness of the Red Army was clearly evident during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1940, which greatly influenced the determination of Hitler and his generals to start a war with the Soviet Union. Therefore, at the initial stage, the war was conducted entirely in accordance with the plans of the German command. The Red Army troops, lacking organized cooperation, were ground down in border battles and in numerous encirclements in 1941 and 1942. Millions of soldiers were captured by the enemy.
As for specific examples of outstanding Jewish participation in the Great Patriotic War, it is impossible to list them all. 500 thousand Jews fought on the fronts of the Second World War, 200 thousand of them died. This is 40% of the composition! In total, during the Second World War, 1 million 685 thousand Jews fought in the troops of the anti-Hitler coalition on the Soviet-German front, in Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Pacific Ocean, on land, at sea and in the air . The contribution of the Jewish people to the common Great Victory can be judged at least by this fact. Even despite the Judeophobic restrictions in the USSR, Jews occupy second place, after Russians, in the number of Heroes of the Soviet Union as a share of the population. And in absolute terms, in fifth place: after Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and Tatars. 146 Jews are Heroes of the Soviet Union. It is symbolic that for 334 thousand Jewish soldiers, sailors and sergeants, there were 167 thousand officers in the Red Army, i.e. one officer for 2 privates. There are no other examples like this in military history. This speaks of the professionalism of the Jewish soldiers. The first soldier of the ground forces to be awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the war was the commander of the 1st motorized rifle division, Yakov Grigorievich Kreiser (the award decree was signed on July 15, 1941). The head of the operational department of the headquarters of this division was also a Jew - Vladimir Naumovich Ratner. On April 21, 1945, the first to burst into the streets of Berlin were the 219th Tank Brigade (brigade commander - Evsei Grigorievich Vainrub) and the 1st Guards Tank Brigade (brigade commander - Abram Matveevich Temnik). On April 28, the brigade commander's tank exploded on a mine a few hundred meters from the Reichstag; Colonel Temnik died from his wounds seven days before the Victory. On April 30, 1945, the encirclement of Berlin was closed by the 55th Guards Tank Brigade under the command of David Abramovich Dragunsky. For military exploits D.V. Dragunsky was awarded two Gold Stars of the Hero of the Soviet Union. Eight siblings of David Dragunsky fought on the war fronts, four of them died. Who among the Soviet people did not know the names of Private Matrosov, who covered the embrasure of the enemy bunker with his chest, and the pilot Captain Gastello? But few people, even among the Jews, knew that there were Jewish warriors who performed no less striking and equally significant feats of self-sacrifice. For example, Private Abram Levin lay down with his chest on an embrasure a year before Matrosov. But private 679th Infantry Regiment Abram Isaakovich Levin, who in the battle for the village of Kholmets, Kalinin Region, on February 22, 1942, covered the bunker embrasure with his body, did not become a Hero. And for this great feat, he was awarded only the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, posthumously... 15 years later. Lieutenant Efim Semenovich Belinsky, commander of the reconnaissance platoon, was only 19 years old in December 1944, but he had already fought for 6 months and was famous for his skill and a brave intelligence officer, was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, and the Red Star. On December 18, near Klaipeda, his reconnaissance group was stopped by machine-gun fire from a bunker. And then he, wounded, rushed to the embrasure. He died, but his scouts were able to escape and take the prisoner away.
Lieutenant Joseph Romanovich Bumagin was the commander of a machine gun platoon at the end of the war, when during the assault on Breslau the infantry was stopped by the fire of two machine guns from the basement. Then Joseph crawled to this house and destroyed one machine gun with grenades. But there were no more grenades, and he lay down on the barrel of the second
machine gun. And it was April 24, 1945, two weeks before the end of the war. For these outstanding feats, both officers were awarded the well-deserved title of Hero of the Soviet Union. If all Jewish warriors received the title of Hero for their exploits, it is unknown which people would be in first place in proportion to the population. An example of double standards in awarding is shown by the fact that the heroic act committed on July 27, 1941 by Senior Lieutenant Isaac Zinovievich Preisen, who sent his damaged, flaming bomber towards a concentration of enemy tanks and motorized infantry, was noted. And it was not captain Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello or captain Alexander Spiridonovich Maslov who destroyed the accumulation of German equipment. Their planes fell at a sufficient distance. And Preisen’s plane crashed right into the midst of German technology. This is evidenced by numerous facts, such as intelligence reports, aerial photography, and other documentary evidence. And on January 17, 1944, the squadron commander, Captain Isaac Aronovich Irzhak, did the same. But both Isaacs did not receive the title of Hero posthumously. Their Jewish names turned out to be dissonant... But in relation to another Jewish pilot, justice still triumphed only 47 years later. On October 4, 1990, USSR President M. Gorbachev signed a decree on the posthumous awarding of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union to Shika Abramovich Kordansky, who sent a downed plane with remaining bombs onto the deck of an enemy ship in the port of Constanta on September 8, 1943.
 The percentage of Jews, relative to the share of the population, who voluntarily went to the front and fought as part of the active army on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War is quite high. Jewish youth often refused the required armor in connection with work at defense enterprises and voluntarily went to the front. Marshal G. Zhukov, who was asked which nomination for the title of Hero he remembered most during the war years, he said that it was for Efim Dyskin, a Jew by nationality. In November 1941, near Volokolamsk, when the entire gun crew was killed, he himself destroyed four (!) tanks with precise fire. He brought it up, loaded it, fired... "That entire section of the front was silent." Dyskin's gun fired. He, seriously wounded, continued to fight, destroying three more (!) tanks with direct fire.
Jews also fought in partisan detachments. So in Belarus there were 10 detachments, where Jews made up the majority of fighters. The partisan detachments were commanded by Moshe Kaganovich, G. Smolyar, the Touvier brothers, Zusya Belsky, Jehiela Granatshtein, Ruji Korczak. The number of Jewish partisans is estimated at 45-50 thousand people. It is noteworthy that the partisan struggle in Belarus began not in the forests, as was reported in the post-war period, but in the Minsk ghetto back in 1941, immediately after the occupation of the city. Moreover, underground and partisan resistance to the enemy took place in conditions of hostility towards Jews from part of the local population under the influence of Nazi propaganda. This is especially noteworthy, considering that at the initial stage of the war, the number of traitors among the local population in the enemy-occupied territories of Belarus and Ukraine significantly exceeded the number of partisans. The authorities of the former USSR often passed over in silence the tragic fate and, at the same time, the heroic participation of Jews in resisting the enemy during the Great Patriotic War. For a long time, the name of the underground woman, captured by the Nazis in a photograph during her execution and placed in the WWII Museum in Minsk, was deliberately kept silent. Under the photo was written "unknown girl." Only not so long ago, the brave girl was finally called by her name - Masha Bruskina. In the USSR and Belarus, the memory of Maria Bruskina was not immortalized until February 2008. All requests from the public, historians and scientists, accompanied by documentary evidence, received standard replies from all departments that the girl’s identity had not been confirmed. They say that to restore justice, it took a personal instruction from the President of Belarus A. Lukashenko, who said that it was enough to mock both people and the memory of heroes. And only on February 29, 2008, the Minsk City Executive Committee decided to perpetuate the name of Masha Bruskina and the previous memorial plaque was replaced with another, where her name was carved along with other names of her fellow patriots who were executed along with her in 1941. The identification of the heroine of the underground as a Jew turned out to be contrary to the ideological position of officials for so long, both in Soviet times and after it. The position of a number of post-war officials in the former USSR and independent Belarus in relation to the feat and memory of the fearless patriot of their Fatherland can only be described as cynicism and cruelty. One of the wounded, whom Masha helped to escape, betrayed the underground fighters. The traitor's name is Boris Rudzianko. Lieutenant, staff officer. Maybe he couldn’t stand it during the interrogation, or maybe he betrayed his comrades simply for a hearty lunch, a glass of vodka or something else... “What torments me most of all,” Masha wrote to her mother from prison, “is what I brought you grief. Sorry. Nothing bad happened to me...” (What actually happened there, in the dungeons? Whose other names did Masha save, saved from the executioners?..) Always fit and collected, she wanted to go to execution in a school uniform: “ If you can, give me another school uniform, a green blouse and white socks. I want to leave here in uniform...” This is exactly what her classmates knew - independent, strong-willed. Almost all the boys in the class were partial to Masha. (Or maybe, knowing her destiny, she wanted to support her comrades with all her appearance, to help people stay in this hell with dignity and disobedience.) “The girl, when they put her on a stool, took it and turned to the fence. The executioners wanted her to stand facing the street, the crowd, but she turned away, and that’s it. No matter how much they pushed her or tried to turn her, she kept standing with her back,” recalls Pyotr Pavlovich Borisenko, an eyewitness to the execution, later a fighter of the First Minsk Partisan Brigade.
The execution was carried out by volunteers of the 2nd Police Auxiliary Battalion from Lithuania, commanded by Major Impulevičius. Before her arrest, having dyed her hair blonde with hydrogen peroxide, Masha walked freely around the city, collecting medicines, dressings, and clothes for wounded Red Army soldiers hiding from the clutches of the Nazis. She even managed to get a camera (failure to hand over and possession of which was punishable by death) to prepare documents. All this was needed by the underground fighters - they helped wounded soldiers escape from the city to partisan detachments and behind the front line. Before leaving, Major Istomin, whom Masha, like other wounded Red Army soldiers hiding from the enemy, helped to survive (Masha carried out all his instructions and valued him very much trust) told her: “Your clothes and documents, sister, are also weapons. I’ll be alive, I’ll definitely find you after the war to say thank you again.” On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Masha Bruskina’s feat, in a letter to the Trud newspaper, uncle Masha, a famous sculptor, national artist of Zaire Azgur, wrote: “Masha was killed because she did not want and could not agree to slavery, because she was attracted by freedom, truth, beauty!”
 In 1997, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum awarded Maria Borisovna Bruskina, a graduate of the 28th Minsk School, a Resistance Medal with the following wording: Masha Bruskina. Awarded posthumously in memory of her courageous struggle against the evil of Nazism and her fortitude at the time of her final trial. We will always remember and honor her.
The underground resistance to the enemy in Minsk was also headed by a Jew, Isai Kazinets. Under the leadership of Kazinets, a network of underground groups was created in Minsk, and more than a hundred acts of sabotage were carried out.
In March 1942, German security services managed to arrest some of the underground leaders and seize lists and documents of the organization. One of those arrested betrayed Kazinets. On March 26, Isai Kazinets and other members of the underground committee were arrested. Firing back during his arrest, Kazinets killed and wounded several Gestapo officers. On May 7, 1942, Isai Kazinets was hanged in Minsk in a city park among 28 underground participants.
Only 23 years later... By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 8, 1965, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
The whole world knows that Belarus lost almost a quarter of its citizens during the war and this is often associated with ethnic Belarusians. But the reality is different. Before the war, about 10 million people lived in Belarus, and of the 2 million 200 thousand dead citizens of the republic, 800 thousand were Jews. Speaking about the losses of Belarusians during the war, it is more correct to note that a quarter of the citizens of Belarus died, and not Belarusians from an ethnic point of view . The substitution of concepts is obvious.
The scope of the article does not allow us to cover the topic raised in detail. The list of exploits of representatives of the Jewish people would take many printed pages. But perhaps only representatives of the Jewish people became famous for their participation in hostilities. And the defense industry, intelligence, medical service, which saved the lives of many wounded soldiers. Jews took an active part in the creation of almost all types of military equipment, from aircraft, tanks, Katyushas, ​​to small arms. For their enormous contribution to the development and production of military equipment during the war, 300 Jews were awarded the Stalin Prize (18% of all awarded), 200 were awarded the Order of Lenin, 12 Jews became Heroes of Socialist Labor. Deviating from the chronological framework of this article, it is impossible not to name three people: the People's Commissar of Ammunition during the war, Boris Lvovich Vannikov, as well as scientists Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich and Yuliy Borisovich Khariton, who were three times awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor for their outstanding services in the creation of atomic and hydrogen weapons. Only G.K. had more Gold Stars. Zhukov, N.S. Khrushchev and L.I. Brezhnev. Jews, together with Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and other peoples of the former Soviet Union, worthily defended their common homeland from the enemy. In general, it is useful to read Mark Shtenberg’s documentary book “Jews in the Wars of Millennia.” Essays on the military history of the Jewish people. Moscow, Bridges of Culture 2005
Noting the merits of people in specific heroic deeds, I would not single out their nationality, if not for the need to restore justice, to protect their honor, the memory of the exploits of heroes who, often at the cost of their own lives, saved us who are now living. But we still have to realize that The slogan: “no one is forgotten and nothing is forgotten” unfortunately sounds cynical by now. Russia does not remember everything and everyone... War heroes are remembered only on holidays, organizing noisy parades. But it would have to be like in other countries. Like in the USA, for example, which carefully preserves the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives for freedom and independence.
Arkady Kagan.



Victory Day is not just a holiday. One of the great days, which is revered in many countries. During the Great Patriotic War, millions of innocent people died. Therefore, May 9 is a special date in every family. This day cannot be erased from history; it will remind of terrible events and the great victory over Germany.

Note! In 2018, the holiday falls in the middle of the week; there will be no additional days off. This is a good reason to stay in the city and celebrate the holiday in the capital.

What to expect from the holiday

On Red Square at 10 am you can see the traditional parade. The organizers promised that the parade would be one of the largest in history. The event will involve 200 units of military equipment, 150 helicopters, and 14 thousand military personnel.

Another grand event is expected on Tverskaya Street, which has become traditional quite recently. The Immortal Regiment will march through the central streets of the capital.

Important! This is a sight not to be missed. Many residents and guests of the capital will want to see the procession with their own eyes.

Mass celebrations

Gorky Park will bring together veterans. Readings of war letters will take place here, and you can learn a waltz from the 1940s to the music.

The Victory Parade will be broadcast on Red Square. At the end of it, Moscow cadets will walk along Poklonnaya Hill.

Muscovites and guests of the capital will enjoy a variety of cultural programs and will be able to visit thematic exhibitions. Russian pop stars will also take part in the concerts. They will delight guests with songs of the war years.

Victory Day is a great holiday of the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, life over death. Victory Day over Nazi Germany is timeless, outside the social and political system. Many decades have passed since the flag of the USSR rose over the defeated Reichstag. But the memory of the heroes who sacrificed themselves in the name of saving the Motherland still lives in the hearts of their descendants.

History of the Victory Day holiday

The first parade in honor of the victory in the Great Patriotic War took place on Red Square in Moscow on June 24, 1945. The parade was hosted by Marshal of the USSR, great commander G.K. Zhukov. It was at this parade that an event took place that would forever go down in world history - the deposition of Nazi banners and standards, which were thrown onto the platform near the Mausoleum.

Until 1948, Victory Day was an official holiday. In 1948, the holiday on May 9 was abolished. Despite this, there was no settlement in the USSR where ceremonial events in honor of the Victory were not held on the holiday.

Only in 1965, Victory Day again became a non-working day. In the period between 1965-1990, the holiday was celebrated very widely: military parades that took place on this day clearly demonstrated the full power of the Soviet army and the latest achievements in the development of military equipment.

After the collapse of the USSR, Victory Day lost its solemn status for several years. Since 1995, military Victory Parades with the participation of military equipment and military aircraft have again traditionally been held on Red Square in Moscow. Gradually, the geography of cities in which the holiday is celebrated is becoming wider and wider. The holiday is celebrated especially solemnly in the hero cities of Russia.

Victory Day traditions

On Victory Day, thousands of people lay wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Near the Eternal Flame, which burns in memory of the heroes of the Second World War, former front-line soldiers gather, who, alas, are becoming fewer and fewer every year. On May 9, events take place at the highest government level.

No matter how old you are, no matter what you do, no matter where you live, on Victory Day, be sure to congratulate the veterans of the Great Patriotic War. These people are real heroes who live very close to us. And they so need our love, support, warmth and participation.

Dear veterans! Thank you for our peaceful life. I bow to you for the fact that at the most terrible moment in the history of our Motherland, you did everything possible to save it. Be happy, your feat will forever remain in the hearts of all future generations!

The Great Patriotic War left its bitter mark on the souls of millions of people for many decades to come. Every family has its own sad memories associated with these difficult events for the country and its citizens.

On May 9, 2017, military parades will be held throughout the country. There will definitely be a grand military parade on Red Square in Moscow. Viewers will be able to see not only military combat vehicles of those years, but also the most modern combat systems adopted by the army of the Russian Federation. On May 9, 2017, no matter how old the victory is, the same number of aircraft will fly over Red Square, namely 72. Spectators will be able to see with their own eyes the “Cuban Diamond”, made up of nine aircraft: five SU-27 and four MiG-29.

Modern youth also did not remain indifferent. Interest groups related to the celebration of Victory Day have been created on all social networks. Young boys and girls look for veterans who need help and take them under their wing. In historical circles, the events of that war are recreated. Feature films and documentaries are produced. Military-patriotic performances appear on theater posters.

The holiday will end with a loud fireworks symbolizing the cannonade in honor of the victory over fascism. In every city, people will be able to see the stunning dance of bright lights and understand the significance of this holiday.

The celebration of Victory Day in 2017 will affect all veterans and their descendants. This holiday is for those who love their country and are proud of its history.

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Well done! My dad, a war soldier. In 1944, he was drafted to the Leningrad Front. He took part in the liberation of Leningrad (St. Petersburg). He also took part in the liberation of the Baltic states. He has medals for the liberation of the cities of Leningrad (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Tukums (Latvia). During the war, he was wounded. There was a scar on the left side. He died on January 19, 2012. He was buried in the city of Riga, the Republic of Latvia. In the Baltic countries, as everywhere else, we have the memory of Great Victory, on top and don’t believe provocateurs who talk all sorts of nonsense. There are enough of them all over the world, but there are only a few of them. My dad is from the city of Pskov. I live in Rigv, one of the Baltic capitals). As I already wrote, my dad, buried here in Riga, I was born here and lived my life and still live, thanks to the veterans. Eternal Memory to the Heroes!