Activities ALL EVENTS
Living Memories Tour sponsored by the IPA CIS started off in Minsk
11 March 2015
After a solemn ceremony at the Eternal Flame, the participants of the Memory Tour carried the flame to Saint Petersburg. On 16 April, the Tavricheskiy Palace will host another solemn ceremony to bring together flames from all CIS Member Nations.
Veterans, IPA CIS officials, MPs came together at the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.
Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Andreychenko welcomed the guests of the parliament. Said Andreychenko: Today we inaugurate the Living Memories Tour dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory. It will cross townships and sites connected with the events of the Great patriotic War to culminate in Saint Petersburg where an Eternal Flame will be lit to symbolize our tribute to the heroic effort of our nations. Vladimir Andreychenko praised the effort of the IPA CIS and its Chairperson Valentina Matvienko for the contribution towards the preservation of commemorative traditions to remember the sacrifices of the earlier generations and the enormous price claimed by the fight against Nazism.
Chairperson of the IPA CIS Council – Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko sent a video-message to the participants of the Living Memories Tour.
Valentina Matvienko
Member nations of the CIS share a history centuries long and marked by endurance and achievement. Yet, the Victory in the Great patriotic War stands out far and beyond all others.Seventy years is a long time even in historical terms. Yet, as years go by, the glory of the monumental achievement of our nations is shining on brightly ever more. With time, we become acutely aware of the manifest value of victory over Nazism and its homebase, the Nazi Germany. V-Day is a celebration of triumph of freedom over bondage, humanity over evil and enlightenment over the darkness of savagery.
IPA CIS Council Secretary General Alexey Sergeev made a presentation on the efforts deployed by the IPA CIS to counter molestation attacks at the historical integrity of the Second World War by promoting distorted visions of its factological landscape.
Alexey Sergeev
The IPA CIS holds dearly the memories of the Great Patriotic War, wartime heroes and defenders of the homeland. Their achievements are cherished and celebrated. We have a shared history and are called on to safeguard it as an asset that we share, as a sacrament. This was a victory driven by the fortitude and fusion of all nations of the Commonwealth. We owe a special debt of tribute to our veterans who have overcome the enemy, to their stoicism and valor.
Vladimir Andreychenko distributed commemorative medals to the participants of the Living memories Tour.
