President of Tatarstan laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory Park on Day of memory and sorrow
22 June 2011, Wednesday
Today, on 70-anniversary of beginning of Great Patriotic War President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory park in Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov paid a tribute to the fallen during Great Patriotic War together with heroes of the Soviet Union Sabir Akhtyamov, Boris Kuznetsov and veterans of GPW. After laying flowers Head of Tatarstan spoke to veterans.
Earlier RF Union cinemakers chairman Nikita Mikhalkov, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin also laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory Park.
The memorable date “Day of memory and sorrow” was established by the Edict of RF President on June,8,1996 to honor the memory of the fallen during Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 and victims of all wars for freedom and independence of Russia.
Rustam Minnikhanov paid a tribute to the fallen during Great Patriotic War together with heroes of the Soviet Union Sabir Akhtyamov, Boris Kuznetsov and veterans of GPW. After laying flowers Head of Tatarstan spoke to veterans.
Earlier RF Union cinemakers chairman Nikita Mikhalkov, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin also laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory Park.
The memorable date “Day of memory and sorrow” was established by the Edict of RF President on June,8,1996 to honor the memory of the fallen during Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 and victims of all wars for freedom and independence of Russia.
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