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🗓 On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial architectural ensemble in Alexander Garden near the Moscow Kremlin Wall was solemnly unveiled.
On December 3, 1966, a burial ceremony of the remains of an unknown soldier was held at the exact spot. These remains had previously rested in a mass grave at the 41st kilometre of the Leningrad Highway, where fierce battles were fought to defend Moscow against Nazi invaders.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument to military glory, a symbol of eternal memory for the unnamed heroes who gave their lives, defending the Motherland.
🌟 Inscribed on the tombstone are the sacred words: "YOUR NAME IS UNKNOWN, YOUR HEROISM IS IMMORTAL." In front of it lies a five-pointed star and the Eternal Flame of Glory.
In 1997, by decree of the President of Russia, a guard of honour was established at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On November 17, 2009, to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was designated a National Memorial of Military Glory.
🕯 In 2014, in memory of the burial of the remains of the defender of Moscow in Alexander Garden (1966), December 3 was declared the Day of the Unknown Soldier.
🗓 On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial architectural ensemble in Alexander Garden near the Moscow Kremlin Wall was solemnly unveiled.
On December 3, 1966, a burial ceremony of the remains of an unknown soldier was held at the exact spot. These remains had previously rested in a mass grave at the 41st kilometre of the Leningrad Highway, where fierce battles were fought to defend Moscow against Nazi invaders.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument to military glory, a symbol of eternal memory for the unnamed heroes who gave their lives, defending the Motherland.
In 1997, by decree of the President of Russia, a guard of honour was established at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On November 17, 2009, to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was designated a National Memorial of Military Glory.
🕯 In 2014, in memory of the burial of the remains of the defender of Moscow in Alexander Garden (1966), December 3 was declared the Day of the Unknown Soldier.
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🎵 К 80-летию Великой Победы сотрудники Генерального консульства России в Кейптауне совместно с инициативными соотечественниками, проживающими на Капской земле, подготовили специальное музыкальное видео «Песни Победы на краю света». Совместными усилиями они исполнили трогательную песню Булата Окуджавы «Нам нужна одна победа».
Эта песня, написанная для художественного фильма Андрея Смирнова «Белорусский вокзал», стала неофициальным гимном солдатского братства, посвящена памяти без вести пропавших и погибших на фронтах. Сдержанная и проникновенная, она напоминает о самоотверженности и верности долгу тех, кто прошёл через суровые испытания войны.
Такие акции призваны сохранить светлую память о героических событиях Великой Отечественной войны, передать уважительное отношение к истории и культуре подрастающему поколению, объединить соотечественников даже вдали от Родины.
С каждым таким творческим проектом мы подтверждаем: уважение к подвигу предков и любовь к Родине крепки, несмотря на расстояния.
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Эта песня, написанная для художественного фильма Андрея Смирнова «Белорусский вокзал», стала неофициальным гимном солдатского братства, посвящена памяти без вести пропавших и погибших на фронтах. Сдержанная и проникновенная, она напоминает о самоотверженности и верности долгу тех, кто прошёл через суровые испытания войны.
Такие акции призваны сохранить светлую память о героических событиях Великой Отечественной войны, передать уважительное отношение к истории и культуре подрастающему поколению, объединить соотечественников даже вдали от Родины.
С каждым таким творческим проектом мы подтверждаем: уважение к подвигу предков и любовь к Родине крепки, несмотря на расстояния.
🔗 Смотрите видео и присоединяйтесь к нашему хору памяти!
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🗓 8 мая 1967 года, 58 лет назад, в Александровском саду, у стен Московского Кремля, был торжественно открыт мемориальный архитектурный ансамбль «Могила Неизвестного Солдата».
3 декабря 1966 года на этом месте состоялась церемония захоронения останков Неизвестного Солдата, ранее покоившихся в братской могиле на 41-м километре Ленинградского шоссе, где в упорных боях с фашистскими захватчиками отстаивали Москву.
Могила Неизвестного Солдата — памятник воинской славы, символ вечной памяти о безымянных героях, павших в боях за Родину.
🌟 На гранитной плите надгробья начертаны знаменитые слова — «ИМЯ ТВОЁ НЕИЗВЕСТНО, ПОДВИГ ТВОЙ БЕССМЕРТЕН». Перед ним — пятиконечная звезда и Вечный огонь Славы.
В 1997 году указом Президента России у Могилы Неизвестного солдата был установлен пост почётного караула.
Указом Президента России от 17 ноября 2009 года для сохранения историко-культурного наследия народов Российской Федерации мемориалу «Могила Неизвестного Cолдата» был присвоен статус Общенационального мемориала воинской славы.
🕯 В 2014 году в память о дате захоронения праха защитника Москвы в Александровском саду (1966) 3 декабря объявлен Днём Неизвестного Солдата.
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🗓 8 мая 1967 года, 58 лет назад, в Александровском саду, у стен Московского Кремля, был торжественно открыт мемориальный архитектурный ансамбль «Могила Неизвестного Солдата».
3 декабря 1966 года на этом месте состоялась церемония захоронения останков Неизвестного Солдата, ранее покоившихся в братской могиле на 41-м километре Ленинградского шоссе, где в упорных боях с фашистскими захватчиками отстаивали Москву.
Могила Неизвестного Солдата — памятник воинской славы, символ вечной памяти о безымянных героях, павших в боях за Родину.
В 1997 году указом Президента России у Могилы Неизвестного солдата был установлен пост почётного караула.
Указом Президента России от 17 ноября 2009 года для сохранения историко-культурного наследия народов Российской Федерации мемориалу «Могила Неизвестного Cолдата» был присвоен статус Общенационального мемориала воинской славы.
🕯 В 2014 году в память о дате захоронения праха защитника Москвы в Александровском саду (1966) 3 декабря объявлен Днём Неизвестного Солдата.
#МирСпасСоветскийСолдат
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🎥 Накануне празднования 80-летия Победы во Второй мировой войне Генеральное консульство России в Кейптауне провело показ художественного фильма «Воздух» режиссёра Алексея Германа-младшего, посвящённого подвигу советских женщин-лётчиц.
Картина получила высокую оценку зрителей за глубокое художественное воплощение темы и достоверную передачу атмосферы военного времени. В съёмках фильма использовались полноразмерные модели военной авиации, реконструированные аэродромы и тщательно воссозданные костюмы.
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Картина получила высокую оценку зрителей за глубокое художественное воплощение темы и достоверную передачу атмосферы военного времени. В съёмках фильма использовались полноразмерные модели военной авиации, реконструированные аэродромы и тщательно воссозданные костюмы.
«В условиях попыток пересмотра итогов Второй мировой войны сохранение правды о тех событиях приобретает особое значение. Наша общая история живёт не только в архивах, но и в сердцах людей — в таких вечерах, как сегодняшний. Мы признательны южноафриканским друзьям за поддержку, проявленную в годы войны, и за ту атмосферу дружбы, которую мы ощущаем и сегодня», — отметил в приветственном слове Генеральный консул России в Кейптауне Алексей Маленко.
#Victory80 #RussiaSouthAfrica #RussianMFA
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🌟Посольство России в ЮАР и телеканал RT представляют вашему вниманию клип на знаменитую песню «Первым делом самолеты» (В.Соловьёв-Седой и А.Фатьянов), исполненную южноафриканскими друзьями нашей страны на русском языке.
Акция организована в рамках празднования 80-летия Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг.
Посольство благодарит приход прп. Сергия Радонежского в Йоханнесбурге за содействие в реализации проекта.
#Победа80 #РоссияЮАР
Акция организована в рамках празднования 80-летия Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг.
Посольство благодарит приход прп. Сергия Радонежского в Йоханнесбурге за содействие в реализации проекта.
#Победа80 #РоссияЮАР
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🌟The Russian Embassy in South Africa and RT channel bring you a musical clip for the famous Soviet song “Planes first” performed by South African friends of our country in Russian.
The action has been arranged as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in 1945.
The Embassy extends gratitude to the St. Sergius orthodox parish in Johannesburg for the assistance in implementing the project.
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The action has been arranged as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in 1945.
The Embassy extends gratitude to the St. Sergius orthodox parish in Johannesburg for the assistance in implementing the project.
#Victory80
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✍️Article by Ambassador of Russia to South Africa Roman Ambarov “Soviet Union & South Africa: Allies in World War II” (8 May 2025)
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➡️ Key points:
▪️ May 9, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945, the most important and dramatic part of World War II.
▪️ We are celebrating the decisive contribution of the Soviet Union to the victory over Hitler’s Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism. Nearly 90% of all Nazi combat loses occurred on the Eastern Front, and it was the Red Army that single-handedly captured Berlin in April–May 1945.
▪️ During the war, South Africa was our ally and an important member of the Anti-Hitler Coalition. Around 3,000 South African seamen served in the Royal navy, many of them – on board Allied vessels carrying valuable supplies to our northern ports of Russia.
▪️ South African public organizations, such as the Friends of the Soviet Union and the Medical Aid for Russia, raised around GBP 1 million in donations between 1942 and 1945.
▪️ Dmitri Shostakovich’s Seventh “Leningrad” Symphony, a work that became a musical manifesto of resistance to Nazism, was premiered on 9 July 1944 in Johannesburg and, two month later, in Cape Town. The proceeds from the ticket sales were donated to the Soviet Union’s war effort.
▪️ The ultimate defeat of Nazism in 1945 laid the foundations of the world as we know it. Africa’s decolonisation and the collapse of apartheid would not be possible without that victory.
#Victory80 #Ambarov
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➡️ Key points:
▪️ May 9, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945, the most important and dramatic part of World War II.
▪️ We are celebrating the decisive contribution of the Soviet Union to the victory over Hitler’s Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism. Nearly 90% of all Nazi combat loses occurred on the Eastern Front, and it was the Red Army that single-handedly captured Berlin in April–May 1945.
▪️ During the war, South Africa was our ally and an important member of the Anti-Hitler Coalition. Around 3,000 South African seamen served in the Royal navy, many of them – on board Allied vessels carrying valuable supplies to our northern ports of Russia.
▪️ South African public organizations, such as the Friends of the Soviet Union and the Medical Aid for Russia, raised around GBP 1 million in donations between 1942 and 1945.
▪️ Dmitri Shostakovich’s Seventh “Leningrad” Symphony, a work that became a musical manifesto of resistance to Nazism, was premiered on 9 July 1944 in Johannesburg and, two month later, in Cape Town. The proceeds from the ticket sales were donated to the Soviet Union’s war effort.
▪️ The ultimate defeat of Nazism in 1945 laid the foundations of the world as we know it. Africa’s decolonisation and the collapse of apartheid would not be possible without that victory.
#Victory80 #Ambarov
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Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism.
#WeRemember #LestWeForget
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🌟 80 years ago, on May 9, 1945, at 0:43 am Moscow time, the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the Nazi Germany was signed.
This historic document marked the Soviet Union’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War, brought an end to #WWII in Europe, signalled the final collapse of Nazism.
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Earlier, on May 2, 1945, following the fall of the Reichstag — the main Nazi stronghold — and the surrender of the Berlin garrison, the Red Army completed its successful operation to capture Berlin. The Soviet forces crushed Nazi resistance, taking full control of the Nazi government headquarters, including Hitler's Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) and bunker.
Germany’s final & unconditional surrender to the Allies was preceded by several local capitulations of the Nazi troops along various fronts. Moreover, in April 1945, certain Nazi military leaders, who were aware that the Third Reich’s collapse was imminent, fearing justice for their crimes, sought secret talks with Anglo-American forces, trying to divide the Allied anti-Hitler coalition.
On April 29, just before the surrender of the Berlin garrison, the Nazi troops surrendered in Italy. Days later, on May 4, the Wehrmacht capitulated in the Netherlands, Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein, and Northwest Germany. On May 5, German troops also laid down their arms in Western Austria.
👉 Desperate to surrender to the British-American forces, on May 5, the Nazi delegation arrived in the French city of Reims, where the headquarters of the Allies' command was located. There, on May 7, the Act of Military Surrender was signed. Article 4 of the document did not rule out the signing of another, definitive act: “This act of military surrender… will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender… applicable to Germany and the German armed forces as a whole.”
Due to that, the Soviet leadership deemed the Reims document only as a preliminary instrument, believing that the official surrender of the Nazis had to be ensured in Berlin, the city where the Nazi aggression originated from.
At the Soviet government’s request, a second and final ceremony of surrender took place.
✍️ In the early hours of May 9, 1945, at 0:43 Moscow time (22:43 CET), the final and definitive Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the Nazi Germany was signed at the ceremony in #Karlshorst, Berlin. The surrender was accepted by Marshal Georgy Zhukov on behalf of the Soviet Union and Deputy Commander of the Allied forces Marshal Arthur Tedder on behalf of the Western Allies. From the German side, the Instrument was signed by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Colonel General Hans-Jurgen Stumpff, & Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg.
With the Instrument being signed, the Nazi government was officially dissolved, the defeated German military laid down arms.
🖋 From the memoirs by military correspondent Konstantin Simonov:
On May 9, 1945, at 2:10 am Moscow time, announcer Yury Levitan read out the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany & the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declaring May 9 Victory Day. From that moment forward, the Soviet Union and later Russia, as well as the most former Soviet republics have celebrated Victory Day on May 9.
🎙 An excerpt from a briefing of Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, May 6, 2025:
📖 Learn for more in our in-depth historical delve.
This historic document marked the Soviet Union’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War, brought an end to #WWII in Europe, signalled the final collapse of Nazism.
***
Earlier, on May 2, 1945, following the fall of the Reichstag — the main Nazi stronghold — and the surrender of the Berlin garrison, the Red Army completed its successful operation to capture Berlin. The Soviet forces crushed Nazi resistance, taking full control of the Nazi government headquarters, including Hitler's Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) and bunker.
Germany’s final & unconditional surrender to the Allies was preceded by several local capitulations of the Nazi troops along various fronts. Moreover, in April 1945, certain Nazi military leaders, who were aware that the Third Reich’s collapse was imminent, fearing justice for their crimes, sought secret talks with Anglo-American forces, trying to divide the Allied anti-Hitler coalition.
On April 29, just before the surrender of the Berlin garrison, the Nazi troops surrendered in Italy. Days later, on May 4, the Wehrmacht capitulated in the Netherlands, Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein, and Northwest Germany. On May 5, German troops also laid down their arms in Western Austria.
👉 Desperate to surrender to the British-American forces, on May 5, the Nazi delegation arrived in the French city of Reims, where the headquarters of the Allies' command was located. There, on May 7, the Act of Military Surrender was signed. Article 4 of the document did not rule out the signing of another, definitive act: “This act of military surrender… will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender… applicable to Germany and the German armed forces as a whole.”
Due to that, the Soviet leadership deemed the Reims document only as a preliminary instrument, believing that the official surrender of the Nazis had to be ensured in Berlin, the city where the Nazi aggression originated from.
At the Soviet government’s request, a second and final ceremony of surrender took place.
✍️ In the early hours of May 9, 1945, at 0:43 Moscow time (22:43 CET), the final and definitive Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the Nazi Germany was signed at the ceremony in #Karlshorst, Berlin. The surrender was accepted by Marshal Georgy Zhukov on behalf of the Soviet Union and Deputy Commander of the Allied forces Marshal Arthur Tedder on behalf of the Western Allies. From the German side, the Instrument was signed by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Colonel General Hans-Jurgen Stumpff, & Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg.
With the Instrument being signed, the Nazi government was officially dissolved, the defeated German military laid down arms.
🖋 From the memoirs by military correspondent Konstantin Simonov:
💬 “Zhukov stands up and says: “The German delegation may leave the hall.” The Germans stand up. Keitel… turns on his heel and leaves.
And instantaneously, all tension in the room relaxes, and everybody exhales in unison. The act of surrender has been signed, and the war is over.”
On May 9, 1945, at 2:10 am Moscow time, announcer Yury Levitan read out the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany & the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declaring May 9 Victory Day. From that moment forward, the Soviet Union and later Russia, as well as the most former Soviet republics have celebrated Victory Day on May 9.
🎙 An excerpt from a briefing of Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, May 6, 2025:
💬 "The peoples of the Soviet Union not only defeated the Wehrmacht, but also brought life, liberation and salvation to the peoples of Eastern and Central Europe.
The Red Army, the Soviet soldiers literally stopped the Nazi extermination machine in its tracks and put out the crematoria of the Holocaust. Those who deny this are clearly supporting the resurgence of Nazism and the rise of neo-Nazism".
📖 Learn for more in our in-depth historical delve.
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🔴 #LIVE from the #RedSquare: Parade marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazism
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💬 President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals!
I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives.
We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...>
We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors.
Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history.
❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.
Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...>
The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...>
We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...>
We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII.
The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations.
☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future.
We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations.
We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.
Glory to the victorious nation!
Happy Victory Day!
Hurrah!
#Victory80
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