Ilsur Metshin takes part in the “Garden of Memory” event at Victory Park

The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in the international event “Garden of Memory”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory. The head of the city planted a tree in Victory Park, near the monument to the Soviet Soldier. A total of 80 apple trees were planted as part of the event. “On the eve of the 80th anniversary of Victory, many events are taking place in Kazan - at schools, enterprises and public organizations. Today was no exception, we laid out a memorial garden and planted 80 apple trees to commemorate the exploits of our heroes. The great Victory unites people of our multinational city of Kazan, it is a great victory for all. This holiday is of a special importance for me, as one of my grandfathers died during the war and the other one died from wounds after returning home. This memory lives on in every family and we honor and remember their great exploit. Thanks to everyone who helped forge the Victory, including those who worked in the rear. Kazan is a city of labor valor. It was here where a great feat of labor was accomplished,”- said Ilsur Metshin. n total, eighty apple saplings were planted at the monument to the Soviet Soldier, symbolizing the 80th anniversary of Victory. A hardy and weather-resistant variety of Makovetsky apples was chosen for the planting. All 80 trees were a gift from the SMU-88 group of companies to the city in celebration of the anniversary. “We deliberately chose apple trees for planting, because these trees bloom very beautifully, bright pink. May is ahead, just at this time the trees will begin to bloom,”- said Roza Zabbarova, head of the Gorvodzelenkhoz enterprise. The “Garden of Memory” campaign has been held since 2020 and has become a good tradition. Its goal is to perpetuate the exploits of the defenders of the Homeland by planting a tree in memory of each of the 27 million who died during the Great Patriotic War. The project is being implemented on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who planted a memorial tree at the Rzhevsky Memorial in 2020.