Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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The capital will host events dedicated to the Day of the Unknown Soldier. It has been celebrated in Russia on December 3 since 2014. This was reported on the channel in MAX messenger Sergei Sobyanin reported.
"The main Soviet memorial to all the fallen was erected in the capital on December 3, 1966, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow. In 1941, the capital's defensive line, where soldiers of the 16th Army of the Western Front under the command of Konstantin Rokossovsky fought to the death, ran along the 41st kilometer of the Leningrad Highway. It was decided to bury the ashes of one of them—a private soldier—in the very heart of the capital, in the Alexander Garden. A temporary memorial plaque was installed over the grave with the inscription: 'Your name is unknown, your feat is immortal. To those who fell for the Motherland. 1941–1945.' On May 8, 1967, the Eternal Flame lighting ceremony took place near the monument," the Moscow Mayor wrote.
Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel inMAX messenger
On December 3, wreaths were laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Representatives of the "Youth of Moscow" project participated in the ceremony. The youth honored the memory of the soldiers who fell on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War and spoke of their heroic deeds.
Another memorial event will take place in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill. There, lit oil lamps will be used to spell out the phrase "Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal." Afterward, flowers will be laid at the Eternal Flame memorial and a moment of silence will be observed in memory of the fallen.
Commemorative events are taking place across all of the capital's administrative districts to mark the 84th anniversary of the Soviet counteroffensive in the Battle of Moscow. City residents, including veterans and volunteers, are tidying up monuments, memorial plaques, commemorative signs, and graves of Great Patriotic War veterans and Heroes of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, and laying flowers.
Five memorial events are held in the capital each year. This year alone, approximately 80,000 people participated.
"These are very important figures. We are the heirs to the heroic deeds of our ancestors. We must always remember and honor those who defended our homeland!" concluded Sergei Sobyanin.
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