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Photolog: The Road of Courage led the participants of the armored run to Rzhev and Vyazma
2022-07-11
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[Regnum] Participants of the "Road of Courage" armored run held solemn flower-laying ceremonies at the Rzhev memorial of the Soviet soldier and at the Vyazma memorial complex, a REGNUM correspondent reports .

On the second day of the armored run, the participants held a memorial action near the Rzhev memorial complex. The guests were met by the director of the Rzhev Victory Museum Marina Kapaeva . She thanked the participants for their contribution to the preservation of historical memory, noting the special role of such actions in instilling patriotism among young people.

On the part of the participants of the armored run, a fragment of the wall of the Brest Fortress and the land of the memorials of the Great Patriotic War, placed in a shell casing, were donated to the museum.

From the Rzhevsky memorial, the armored run column headed for Vyazma.

On the square in front of the memorial to General M. G. Efremov, a solemn ceremony was held at the Eternal Flame with the participation of the Vyazemsky municipality. Many residents of the city came to meet the participants of the armored run.

In his welcoming speech, Alexei Migalin, President of the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of the Study and Operation of Military Equipment "Military Technical Society," noted that Vyazma is one of the cities where the armored run is most expected. One of the veterans of the WTO, Vladimir Popov, emphasized the special significance of the exhibition of military equipment, which aims to acquaint everyone with the military history of the USSR and Russia."

The head of the administration of the Vyazemsky district of the Smolensk region, Inna Vasilievna Demidova, thanked all the participants in the armored run and wished them a good journey. Together with Alexei Migalin, they attached a magnetic star to the destination Vyazma.

Recall that the “Road of Courage” armored run is a patriotic campaign that has been held annually since 2017. The main task of the armored run is to strengthen the memory of the events of the Great Patriotic War, to pay tribute to the memory of the heroes who shed their blood for the freedom of the Fatherland. The armored run takes place on July 8-13 along the route Moscow - Rzhev - Vyazma - Smolensk - Bryansk - Lyudinovo - the village of Petrishchevo - Moscow.

Posted by:badanov

#1  Cool pictures.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-07-11 05:54  

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