A copy of the legendary Victory Flag raised on a 50-meter flagpole in Kazan

A copy of the legendary Victory Flag raised on a 50-meter flagpole in Kazan

<p> The ceremony of raising a copy of the legendary Victory Flag on a 50-meter flagpole took place today, on the eve of May 9, in Kazan Victory park. The command to raise the Flag in video mode was given by Boris Kuznetsov, Hero of the Soviet Union. Citizens could watch TV broadcast of the ceremony. </p> <p> On May 8, 1945, the act of unconditional surrender of Germany came into force. Natives of the Tatar Republic participated in all the decisive battles of the World War II, about 700 thousand citizens were drafted into the front, more than 350 thousand of them did not return. For the courage and heroism performed on the war fronts, more than 200 thousand citizens of TASSR were awarded orders and medals. It is symbolic to raise a copy of the Victory Flag that was raised 75 years ago over the Reichstag on this day. </p> <p> The ceremony was opened by the best cadets of the Kazan Tank School -they solemnly displayed the flags of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tatarstan and Kazan to the foot of the flagpole. </p> <p> Hero of the Soviet Union Boris Kuznetsov participated in the ceremony via video link. He fought on the Volkhov, Stepnoy and Second Ukrainian fronts, participated in the battles of Leningrad, the battle of Kursk, the liberation of Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the battle of Berlin. For courage and heroism in October 1943, Boris Kuznetsov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. </p> <p> Boris Kuznetsov congratulated Kazan citizens on the holiday and gave the command to raise the flag. </p> <p> “Today we raised a copy of the legendary Victory Flag that was hoisted over the Reichstag 75 years ago. As you know, our compatriot Gazi Zagitov was among the participants of that famous battle and thereby glorified our republic. We commemorate his feat”, - Azat Abzalov, head of the department of culture, told reporters after the ceremony. He also noted that it is important to remember the events of the war years and keep the memory of them to future generations. </p>

2020-05-08T12:22:49+0300