I. Metshin participated in laying flowers at the Eternal Flame in Victory Park
Marat Muginov
(Kazan City
KZN.RU, December 9). Tribute to the Heroes of the Fatherland, who fell for the
freedom and independence of the country, was paid in Kazan. Plenipotentiary
Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal
District Mikhail Babich, who is in Kazan with a working visit, visited the
memorial "Memory Book" and laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame in the
Victory Park. The ceremony of laying flowers to the Eternal Flame was also
attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Mayor
of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
February
28, 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported the initiative of
Russian parliamentarians to establish anniversary on December 9 - the Day of
the Heroes of the Fatherland. On this day people in Russia remember the fallen
heroes and those who remained on the battlefield. Date is dedicated to the
outstanding event of the reign of Empress Catherine II - in 1769 she
established the Order of St. George. It is awarded to soldiers who
distinguished themselves in battle.
A concert
dedicated to the celebration of the Day of the Heroes of the Fatherland will be
the main event of the series of commemorative events in Kazan. It will take
place in the Jalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet. The audience of the
concert will be the Heroes of the Fatherland, who live in the Volga Federal
District.