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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The exhibition "Victory. 1945–2025," prepared by the SPbPU History Museum for the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, has opened at the Grand Canyon shopping and entertainment center.
Today's exhibition marks a new step in our partnership with the Polytechnic University. We signed a cooperation agreement at the beginning of the year. The first groups of students have already completed internships at the Grand Canyon. The exhibition, dedicated to the Polytechnic students' heroism, aims to educate future generations of St. Petersburg residents. "This is our shared contribution to preserving historical memory," said Andrey Atamas, manager of the Grand Canyon shopping center, at the opening ceremony.
Artem Solovyov, a leading specialist at the SPbPU History Museum, emphasized that holding the exhibition in this format will allow residents and visitors to the city to become more familiar with the Polytechnicians' contribution to the Victory and learn new facts about their lives and scientific discoveries.
The exhibition recounts the exploits of the staff and students of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, their contribution to the USSR's defense efforts, and the development of the "Weapons of Victory." Among the institute's graduates are the outstanding designers Mikhail Koshkin, Nikolai Dukhov, Nikolai Polikarpov, Boris Malinin, and many others. Under their leadership, weapons, aviation, and transport were developed that brought Victory Day closer.
From the first days of the war, approximately five thousand Polytechnic students and staff went to the front, joining the people's militia and partisan units, while the institute's laboratories fulfilled orders for the army and the home front. The exhibition displays reflect these stories, the labor and military exploits of the Polytechnic students, whose work became part of the Great Victory.
The exhibition is open to all visitors to the Grand Canyon Shopping Center and serves as another reminder of the price of this heroic act that united the destinies of millions of people. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared 2025 the Year of Defender of the Fatherland in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and as a sign of respect for those who participated in the special military operation.
Photo: Grand Canyon Shopping Center
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