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"We will not allow to diminish the significance of the Great Victory": Putin and Lukashenko attend the opening of the Rzhev Memorial

«We will not allow to diminish the significance of the Great Victory»: Putin and Lukashenko attend the opening of the Rzhev Memorial
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko attend the opening of the Rzhev Memorial, dedicated to the Soviet soldier. Discovering the monument, Russian President addresses Russians.

Russian leader recalled, that Soviet fighters, fallen under Rzhev, gave their lives for, so that Russians live under a peaceful sky:

We will always remember, what a high price the Soviet people paid for the Victory, what a blow the Red Army took upon itself and repelled. Time has no power over this feat. And he should never, cannot be forgotten.
Alexander Lukashenko Says His Word:

Today we open a monument to soldiers, among which were representatives of all the peoples of the Soviet Union. We give them filial duty, duty of holy memory. While we create monuments, while we come to the monuments, we will not fight, we will escape this terrible tragedy. As soon as we forget the way to these holy places – we will definitely fight. This is the meaning of our actions in these bright holidays. We will not allow to diminish the significance of the Great Victory, to distort the truth about the events of that time and rehabilitate Nazism. Otherwise, the tragedy may happen again.. Belarus and Russia, paid millions of lives of their citizens for peace on earth, absolutely united in this pursuit.

«We will not allow to diminish the significance of the Great Victory»: Putin and Lukashenko attend the opening of the Rzhev Memorial

During the ceremony, the presidents laid flowers and paid tribute to the memory of the dead Soviet soldiers..

The memorial complex covers an area 4 ha. It was created near the village of Khoroshevo in the Tver region. In these places in 1942-43 bloody battles with the Nazi invaders over the Rzhev ledge took place.

The memorial was designed by architect Konstantin Fomin and sculptor Andrei Korobtsov. Its central element is a tall sculpture of a Soviet soldier 25 m, made of bronze. He is supported by a flock of 35 crane. The sculpture is set on a 10-meter bulk mound.

Most of the funds, spent on the creation of the memorial, made voluntary donations of citizens.

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