Organizing Committee preparatory meeting for 70th anniversary Victory celebration held...
(KZN.RU, October 28) Education of the younger generation on the example of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War should be an important element of military and patriotic upbringing. This was stated by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at a meeting of the Organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin reported on the preparations for the Victory celebration in the capital of the republic. He said that today the city is home to 24,362 war veterans, 114 former concentration camp inmates, 21,892 home front workers and 1947 widows of fallen soldiers. "It is crucial that we properly celebrate the important date of the entire country and not forget a single veteran," said Ilsur Metshin.
On the eve of the Victory Day celebrations in Kazan, 72 monuments to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War and 58 memorial plaques are being repaired. A Bank of Civil Initiatives to collect suggestions from residents and involve them in preparation for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory will be created in Kazan.