(KZN.RU,
May 9). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, congratulated residents of the
capital of Tatarstan on the Victory Day.
“Dear
citizens of Kazan!
I
wholeheartedly congratulate you on Victory Day!
A great
holiday, the history of which will forever keep in our hearts the bitterness of
loss, the deep sorrow, and joy of the Victory. Over the years, it has been a
symbol of true courage, devotion, and love for the Motherland.
May 9 is a
holiday with tears in the eyes. This is the day that has changed the destiny of
our state and has become a heroic peak of its history.
Today, we
bow our heads before those who survived and millions of fallen on the
battlefields, before those who bleed and died for the Victory of May 1945.
We are
indebted to the veterans and all the participants of that terrible wartime, who,
at the cost of personal losses, gave us a decent life and a peaceful sky above
our heads.
Congratulations,
dear friends! I sincerely wish you good health, happiness, success, peace,
good, and prosperity!”, says the greeting.