On December 13, a conference on the theme “Azerbaijan’s contribution to the Victory over fascism” was organized in Baku, as well as solemn events that became the final chord in the implementation of the extremely relevant and important project “On the sites of WWII military graves” on the eve of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.
During the implementation of this project, high school students, students and volunteers, together with veterans, visited military burial sites in the cities of Azerbaijan – Baku, Sumgait, Ganja and Lankaran, laid flowers and honored the memory of the fallen heroes.
The events within the framework of the patriotic project were held at the office of the Organization of Veterans of War, Labor and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the grant support of ANO Eurasia.
The conference was attended by Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov, Chairman of the Organization of Veterans of War, Labor and the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Jalil Khalilov, Chairman of the CSRS of Azerbaijan Yuri Chigirev, representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, historians of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, activists of youth organizations and students of secondary schools.
In their speeches, the guests noted that in modern realities, the importance of preserving the memory of the events of the Great Patriotic War, the military and labor exploits of the Soviet people during the war years and the patriotic education of young people is increasing.
Following the results of the conference, the following events were also organized:
Screening of a short documentary film dedicated to the soldiers of the Red Army of the Transcaucasian Front who died during the storming of the Sancharsky pass in 1942.
The ceremony of donating the capsule medallion of a Red Army soldier found in the Parfinsky district of the Novgorod region by the Aliya search team to the Museum of the Organization. At the Museum of Hero of the Soviet Union Aliya Moldagulova in Aktobe, Republic of Kazakhstan, representatives of the public foundation “Combat Brotherhood” handed this medallion to the Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Aktau E.Mamadov, who brought it to Baku and handed it over to the historical and memorial Cossack movement “Caucasus”.
A performance by a children’s choir performing songs of the war years.
