07.04.2025, 17:33
The international gathering of the descendants of WWII Heroes has started in Kaliningrad
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS International gathering of the descendants of the winners "Grandchildren of Victory. Kaliningrad" brought together volunteers from 47 regions of the Russian Federation and two countries, the press service of the All-Russian public movement "Volunteers of Victory" reported.
"On April 7, the international meeting of the descendants of the winners "Grandchildren of Victory" started in Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad", which brought together 100 volunteers from 47 regions of Russia and two countries. As part of the gathering, descendants of Heroes will host an educational and cultural program, as well as commemorative and festive events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the storming of Konigsberg.
The organizers of the rally were the Volunteers of Victory, as well as the government of the Kaliningrad region with the support of the Ministry of Youth Policy of the region and the local volunteerism resource center. On the day of the launch of the event, Alexey Besprozvannykh, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech.
"I know that among those who are in the hall now, there are those whose grandfathers remained forever in this land, whose grandparents met during the East Prussian operation and created new families, someone stayed here and built a new life, someone returned home to native regions, but there is definitely a memory of the feat – in memorials and monuments, in family archives, in street names, in the names of cities in the Kaliningrad region. Now it is you who are helping to preserve our historical memory, which is not only about the events of the past and facts, it is about values and traditions, about the living bond of generations and creative work," Besprozvanykh's words are quoted in the message.
"On April 7, the international meeting of the descendants of the winners "Grandchildren of Victory" started in Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad", which brought together 100 volunteers from 47 regions of Russia and two countries. As part of the gathering, descendants of Heroes will host an educational and cultural program, as well as commemorative and festive events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the storming of Konigsberg.
The organizers of the rally were the Volunteers of Victory, as well as the government of the Kaliningrad region with the support of the Ministry of Youth Policy of the region and the local volunteerism resource center. On the day of the launch of the event, Alexey Besprozvannykh, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech.
"I know that among those who are in the hall now, there are those whose grandfathers remained forever in this land, whose grandparents met during the East Prussian operation and created new families, someone stayed here and built a new life, someone returned home to native regions, but there is definitely a memory of the feat – in memorials and monuments, in family archives, in street names, in the names of cities in the Kaliningrad region. Now it is you who are helping to preserve our historical memory, which is not only about the events of the past and facts, it is about values and traditions, about the living bond of generations and creative work," Besprozvanykh's words are quoted in the message.
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