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09.05.202515:20
🇷🇺Статья Посла России в Канаде О.В.Степанова газете «Ведомости»
«Память о подвиге и уроки истории: чему учит Победа в Великой Отечественной войне»
(9 мая 2025 года)
📍Победа в Великой Отечественной войне – это не просто военный триумф, коих много в славной истории России. Это символ несгибаемой воли народов Советского Союза, подвиг миллионов людей, ценой самопожертвования защитивших человечество от ужаса нацизма.
📍Великая Победа – это не только историческое наследие, но и нравственный ориентир. Она учит различать добро и зло, называет вещи своими именами, не терпит политической конъюнктуры.
📍Сегодня, спустя восемь десятилетий, вопросы исторической правды остаются все также актуальными. Попытки пересмотра итогов Второй мировой войны, реабилитации коллаборационистов, искажения роли русского народа и народов Советского Союза в разгроме нацизма требуют решительного отпора. Только честная, беспристрастная оценка событий прошлого может стать основой для подлинного международного взаимопонимания и мира.
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#Победа80
«Память о подвиге и уроки истории: чему учит Победа в Великой Отечественной войне»
(9 мая 2025 года)
📍Победа в Великой Отечественной войне – это не просто военный триумф, коих много в славной истории России. Это символ несгибаемой воли народов Советского Союза, подвиг миллионов людей, ценой самопожертвования защитивших человечество от ужаса нацизма.
📍Великая Победа – это не только историческое наследие, но и нравственный ориентир. Она учит различать добро и зло, называет вещи своими именами, не терпит политической конъюнктуры.
📍Сегодня, спустя восемь десятилетий, вопросы исторической правды остаются все также актуальными. Попытки пересмотра итогов Второй мировой войны, реабилитации коллаборационистов, искажения роли русского народа и народов Советского Союза в разгроме нацизма требуют решительного отпора. Только честная, беспристрастная оценка событий прошлого может стать основой для подлинного международного взаимопонимания и мира.
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#Победа80
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Russian MFA 🇷🇺
09.05.202512:32
#Opinion by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
💬 Today, as the West is celebrating the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany posted three “powerful” messages in Russian, French, and English about Germany’s responsibility on its English-language X account.
“#8May1945 has shaped our history more than almost any other day. It was a day of liberation not only for the millions who were tormented and stripped of their most basic rights by the Nazi regime.
It was the beginning of an unprecedented period of peace for #Europe, even if some countries continued to long for freedom for far too long.
We owe our freedom to the enormous sacrifices of the Allies. We will always be grateful for this.
Our historic responsibility for the Shoah - the betrayal of all civilised values - and the remembrance of the millions of victims of the Second World War unleashed by Nazi Germany gives rise to our obligation to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe today.”
<...>
In the English and French versions of the post, the German diplomats apologise “for the Shoah,” that is, the Holocaust. But the Russian text only mentions an obscure “civilisational rift.”
That’s interesting. Did the Nuremberg Trials mete out punishment for a “civilisational rift” or for the inhuman crimes of the Holocaust? The verdict of the International Military Tribunal makes it unambiguously clear that "a number of concentration camps were outfitted with special gas chambers for mass extermination of inmates and special crematoria for burning dead bodies.<...>Most non-Jewish inmates were used as labour. <...>Those who fell ill and were unable to work were either killed in gas chambers or shipped to special holding cells <...> they were doomed to death. The killings and brutal treatment of civilians were especially widespread with regard to citizens of the Soviet Union and Poland.”
The verdict didn’t say a word about a “civilisational rift.”
Next, why didn’t the German Foreign Office apologise to the Russian-speaking audience for the Nazi regime’s atrocities against millions of people in Europe? That is a question for Berlin and its new Chancellor Friedrich Merz to answer. I believe the answer is very simple: they don’t feel much when they kill civilians in a territory that was marked on the maps of Generalplan Ost (General Plan East) as “lebensraum” (living space). We have seen over the past three years that their plans towards Russia don’t have a statute of limitations, although right-minded people usually apply this term to Nazi crimes.
I would like to remind you that, according to Russian and German historians, millions of Soviet people were thrown into German concentration camps. About 3 million of them died there, and many of them were tortured to death. Millions of Jews, Slavs, Roma and other ethnic groups from the Soviet Union were the victims of EXTERMINATION, which is exactly what the word “Holocaust” means. But Berlin deliberately avoided acknowledging this on May 8.
<...>
And lastly, the phrase about the part of the continent that remained unfree for too long sounds absolutely absurd. They probably alluded to the countries of the socialist camp, which rejected the fettering Marshall Plan, but have actually reminded themselves about the occupation of their countries by American troops.
Stultified by Baerbock’s illiteracy, German diplomats don’t know that Victory over Nazism had been the only element in Europe that united both socialist and capitalist countries for a very long time, nearly 50 years.
As for the commitment to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe, it’s been a long time coming. Stop supporting and sending weapons to neo-Nazis in Kiev, shut down the military transport hub in Rzeszow, and distance yourself from those who attacked peaceful cities and threatened world leaders ahead of the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day.
That would be a good start.
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💬 Today, as the West is celebrating the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany posted three “powerful” messages in Russian, French, and English about Germany’s responsibility on its English-language X account.
“#8May1945 has shaped our history more than almost any other day. It was a day of liberation not only for the millions who were tormented and stripped of their most basic rights by the Nazi regime.
It was the beginning of an unprecedented period of peace for #Europe, even if some countries continued to long for freedom for far too long.
We owe our freedom to the enormous sacrifices of the Allies. We will always be grateful for this.
Our historic responsibility for the Shoah - the betrayal of all civilised values - and the remembrance of the millions of victims of the Second World War unleashed by Nazi Germany gives rise to our obligation to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe today.”
<...>
In the English and French versions of the post, the German diplomats apologise “for the Shoah,” that is, the Holocaust. But the Russian text only mentions an obscure “civilisational rift.”
That’s interesting. Did the Nuremberg Trials mete out punishment for a “civilisational rift” or for the inhuman crimes of the Holocaust? The verdict of the International Military Tribunal makes it unambiguously clear that "a number of concentration camps were outfitted with special gas chambers for mass extermination of inmates and special crematoria for burning dead bodies.<...>Most non-Jewish inmates were used as labour. <...>Those who fell ill and were unable to work were either killed in gas chambers or shipped to special holding cells <...> they were doomed to death. The killings and brutal treatment of civilians were especially widespread with regard to citizens of the Soviet Union and Poland.”
The verdict didn’t say a word about a “civilisational rift.”
Next, why didn’t the German Foreign Office apologise to the Russian-speaking audience for the Nazi regime’s atrocities against millions of people in Europe? That is a question for Berlin and its new Chancellor Friedrich Merz to answer. I believe the answer is very simple: they don’t feel much when they kill civilians in a territory that was marked on the maps of Generalplan Ost (General Plan East) as “lebensraum” (living space). We have seen over the past three years that their plans towards Russia don’t have a statute of limitations, although right-minded people usually apply this term to Nazi crimes.
I would like to remind you that, according to Russian and German historians, millions of Soviet people were thrown into German concentration camps. About 3 million of them died there, and many of them were tortured to death. Millions of Jews, Slavs, Roma and other ethnic groups from the Soviet Union were the victims of EXTERMINATION, which is exactly what the word “Holocaust” means. But Berlin deliberately avoided acknowledging this on May 8.
<...>
And lastly, the phrase about the part of the continent that remained unfree for too long sounds absolutely absurd. They probably alluded to the countries of the socialist camp, which rejected the fettering Marshall Plan, but have actually reminded themselves about the occupation of their countries by American troops.
Stultified by Baerbock’s illiteracy, German diplomats don’t know that Victory over Nazism had been the only element in Europe that united both socialist and capitalist countries for a very long time, nearly 50 years.
As for the commitment to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe, it’s been a long time coming. Stop supporting and sending weapons to neo-Nazis in Kiev, shut down the military transport hub in Rzeszow, and distance yourself from those who attacked peaceful cities and threatened world leaders ahead of the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day.
That would be a good start.
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08.05.202521:00
📆 On May 7, 2025, the Consulate General of Russia in Montreal hosted a solemn reception marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🪖 Among the honored guests were veterans and front-line soldiers Alexander Ivanovich Morozov and Vyacheslav Vasilievich Popkov (both 99 years old), as well as survivors of the Siege of Leningrad. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and the representatives of Russian community.
💭 Senior Counsellor of the Embassy Artem Kalabukhov noted:
🎼 The concert program featured wartime poetry, beloved Victory songs, and traditional melodies. Children and adults from the Russian community performed dances, dramatic scenes, and musical pieces dedicated to the heroism of the Soviet people. The heartfelt atmosphere and sincere performances became the highlight of the evening.
🔴🔴 Happy Victory Day!
#Victory80
🪖 Among the honored guests were veterans and front-line soldiers Alexander Ivanovich Morozov and Vyacheslav Vasilievich Popkov (both 99 years old), as well as survivors of the Siege of Leningrad. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and the representatives of Russian community.
💭 Senior Counsellor of the Embassy Artem Kalabukhov noted:
This is more than just an anniversary. It is a day when we — the descendants of those who endured the horrors of war — bow our heads to the heroes who gave us freedom and life. To those who never lived to see Victory, and to those still with us — living witnesses of great history.
🎼 The concert program featured wartime poetry, beloved Victory songs, and traditional melodies. Children and adults from the Russian community performed dances, dramatic scenes, and musical pieces dedicated to the heroism of the Soviet people. The heartfelt atmosphere and sincere performances became the highlight of the evening.
🔴🔴 Happy Victory Day!
#Victory80
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202520:48
"Soviet Union & South Africa: Allies in World War II"
✍️ Article by Roman Ambarov, Russia's Ambassador to South Africa
💬 May 9th 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the most important and dramatic part of #WWII, a triumph that came at an immense human cost and shaped the course of modern history.
These days, we are celebrating the decisive contribution of the Soviet Union to the Victory over Hitler’s Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism. #LestWeForget that nearly 90% of all Nazi military casualties occurred on the Eastern Front, and it was the Red Army that stormed and single-handedly captured Berlin.
Nearly 27 million lives were lost in the Soviet Union alone – one in every seven citizens. <...> Practically everyone has some kind of personal connection to that era of righteous struggle and sacrifice. <...>
My own grandfather... was one of the principal designers of the T-34, a legendary Soviet-made battle tank.
We will always remember that during World War II South Africa was our ally and an important member of the Anti-Hitler Coalition.
South African waters were of strategic importance during the period when the supply route through the Dardanelles was closed. Cape Town, for example, played a crucial role in the Lend-Lease freight. Around 3,000 South African seamen served in the Royal Navy... carrying valuable supplies to our northern ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk to relieve the besieged Leningrad.
<...> A South African aircrew found themselves in the liberated Crimea to witness the historic Yalta Conference of Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. <...>
***
Moscow and Pretoria re-established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1942, just weeks after Hitler had failed to capture Russia’s capital city.
Between 1942 and 1945, South African charities such as the Medial Aid for Russia and the Friends of the Soviet Union, raised about £1m (approximately R 1.2b today) to purchase and donate to the Soviet Red Cross much needed medications, surgical equipment, food, clothes, footwear, and other essential goods. <...>
In our Embassy in Pretoria, we keep a stack of copies of declassified diplomatic correspondence dating those years. Looking through these faded typewritten pages gives me a peculiar moving feeling. Among the reports of Soviet Consul General’s encounters with top officials of the Union of South Africa like Prime Minister J.C.Smuts and Secretary of External Affairs D.D.Forsyth, there are numerous records regarding public diplomacy and fundraising events organized by pro-Soviet groups all around South Africa.
In July 1944, the University of the Witwatersrand hosted the two-day African-Soviet friendship congress. In November 1944 the Friends of the Soviet Union launched the Soviet Pavilion. Up to 250,000 people visited it. <...>
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Seventh “Leningrad” Symphony, a work that became a musical manifesto of resistance to Nazism, was premiered on 9 July 1944 in Joburg and, two month later, in Cape Town.
***
Today, it is frustrating to see that some people begin to perceive Nazism as some sort of abstract evil of the past. In fact, the ideology of Nazism has always been rooted in particular concepts of racial superiority and European colonialism, things that South Africans may understand better than anyone else.
Given this vile nature of Nazism, its ultimate defeat in 1945 laid the foundations of the world as we used to know it. The UN Charter, the era of decolonization and independence in Africa and Asia, the fall of apartheid, and the rise of the Global South – none of these, indeed, would be possible without our Victory in the Great Patriotic War 80 years ago.
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#Victory80 #RussiaSouthAfrica
✍️ Article by Roman Ambarov, Russia's Ambassador to South Africa
💬 May 9th 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the most important and dramatic part of #WWII, a triumph that came at an immense human cost and shaped the course of modern history.
These days, we are celebrating the decisive contribution of the Soviet Union to the Victory over Hitler’s Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism. #LestWeForget that nearly 90% of all Nazi military casualties occurred on the Eastern Front, and it was the Red Army that stormed and single-handedly captured Berlin.
Nearly 27 million lives were lost in the Soviet Union alone – one in every seven citizens. <...> Practically everyone has some kind of personal connection to that era of righteous struggle and sacrifice. <...>
My own grandfather... was one of the principal designers of the T-34, a legendary Soviet-made battle tank.
We will always remember that during World War II South Africa was our ally and an important member of the Anti-Hitler Coalition.
South African waters were of strategic importance during the period when the supply route through the Dardanelles was closed. Cape Town, for example, played a crucial role in the Lend-Lease freight. Around 3,000 South African seamen served in the Royal Navy... carrying valuable supplies to our northern ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk to relieve the besieged Leningrad.
<...> A South African aircrew found themselves in the liberated Crimea to witness the historic Yalta Conference of Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. <...>
***
Moscow and Pretoria re-established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1942, just weeks after Hitler had failed to capture Russia’s capital city.
Between 1942 and 1945, South African charities such as the Medial Aid for Russia and the Friends of the Soviet Union, raised about £1m (approximately R 1.2b today) to purchase and donate to the Soviet Red Cross much needed medications, surgical equipment, food, clothes, footwear, and other essential goods. <...>
In our Embassy in Pretoria, we keep a stack of copies of declassified diplomatic correspondence dating those years. Looking through these faded typewritten pages gives me a peculiar moving feeling. Among the reports of Soviet Consul General’s encounters with top officials of the Union of South Africa like Prime Minister J.C.Smuts and Secretary of External Affairs D.D.Forsyth, there are numerous records regarding public diplomacy and fundraising events organized by pro-Soviet groups all around South Africa.
In July 1944, the University of the Witwatersrand hosted the two-day African-Soviet friendship congress. In November 1944 the Friends of the Soviet Union launched the Soviet Pavilion. Up to 250,000 people visited it. <...>
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Seventh “Leningrad” Symphony, a work that became a musical manifesto of resistance to Nazism, was premiered on 9 July 1944 in Joburg and, two month later, in Cape Town.
***
Today, it is frustrating to see that some people begin to perceive Nazism as some sort of abstract evil of the past. In fact, the ideology of Nazism has always been rooted in particular concepts of racial superiority and European colonialism, things that South Africans may understand better than anyone else.
Given this vile nature of Nazism, its ultimate defeat in 1945 laid the foundations of the world as we used to know it. The UN Charter, the era of decolonization and independence in Africa and Asia, the fall of apartheid, and the rise of the Global South – none of these, indeed, would be possible without our Victory in the Great Patriotic War 80 years ago.
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#Victory80 #RussiaSouthAfrica
08.05.202512:56
📅 В ночь с 8 на 9 мая 1945 года, 8⃣0⃣ лет назад, был подписан Акт о безоговорочной капитуляции нацистской Германии.
🛡 Это стало финальной точкой в разгроме Третьего рейха.
🇷🇺 Сегодня, в преддверии Дня Победы, Посольство России в Канаде чтит память павших и славит героев Великой Отечественной войны, которые подарили нам мир и будущее.
🔴🔴Слава освободителям! Слава Победе!
#Победа80
🛡 Это стало финальной точкой в разгроме Третьего рейха.
🇷🇺 Сегодня, в преддверии Дня Победы, Посольство России в Канаде чтит память павших и славит героев Великой Отечественной войны, которые подарили нам мир и будущее.
🔴🔴Слава освободителям! Слава Победе!
#Победа80
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
09.05.202512:32
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Joint statement by the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on Global Strategic Stability (May 8, 2025)
In the context of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War and of the founding of the United Nations, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the two Sides) emphasize the utmost importance of maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability.
Taking into account the serious challenges facing the international community in the sphere of international and regional security, adhering to the strong consensus reached by the Heads of the two States, and acting in the spirit of previous joint documents on this subject and the principled approaches set out therein, the two Sides state the following.
• The two Sides call upon all States to adhere to the principle of equal and indivisible security on global and regional levels, make maximum efforts to eliminate conflicts in relations between States, build comprehensive, integrated and sustainable security throughout the world on a collective basis.
• Nuclear-weapon States, which bear special responsibility for international security and global strategic stability, should reject Cold War mentality and zero-sum games, resolve contradictions via dialogue on an equal footing and mutually respectful consultations, build confidence to avoid dangerous miscalculations and refrain from actions that generate strategic risks.
• The two Sides note with concern that against the backdrop of aggravation in the relations between nuclear-weapon States, which in some cases has escalated to the threat of a direct military clash, a critical mass of problems and challenges has accumulated in the strategic sphere, and the risk of nuclear conflict has increased.
• One of the most pressing strategic risks to be urgently addressed remains the highly destabilizing expansion of existing and newly formed military alliances and coalitions that is being carried out by some nuclear-weapon States close to the frontiers of other nuclear-weapon States in an attempt to establish or expand permanent footholds in such areas, which are particularly sensitive to them, for the purposes of projecting military power, exerting forceful pressure and committing other hostile activities that threaten the core security interests of those States.
• Deeply destabilizing in nature is also the recently announced “Golden (Iron) Dome for America”, a large-scale program designed to establish unconstrained, global, deeply layered and multi-domain missile defense system to protect against any missile threats, including all types of missiles from “peer and near-peer adversaries”.
• In order to safeguard world peace, ensure equal and indivisible security for all, and improve the predictability and sustainability of the exploration and peaceful use of outer space by all States, the two Sides agree to promote on a global scale the international initiative/political commitment not to be the first to deploy weapons in outer space.
• The two Sides reaffirm their commitment to The Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races of January 3, 2022 and to the principle enshrined therein that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.
• The two Sides state that the efforts undertaken by the AUKUS (US-UK-Australia) partnership to establish military infrastructure of two nuclear-weapon States in support of the activities of their nuclear forces in the territory of a State Party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty undermine strategic stability and provoke an arms race in the region.
• The two Sides intend to continue in the most active manner to enhance the coordination of their approaches and to deepen the practical cooperation on maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability, as well as to jointly address common challenges and threats in this sphere.
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#RussiaChina
In the context of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War and of the founding of the United Nations, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the two Sides) emphasize the utmost importance of maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability.
Taking into account the serious challenges facing the international community in the sphere of international and regional security, adhering to the strong consensus reached by the Heads of the two States, and acting in the spirit of previous joint documents on this subject and the principled approaches set out therein, the two Sides state the following.
• The two Sides call upon all States to adhere to the principle of equal and indivisible security on global and regional levels, make maximum efforts to eliminate conflicts in relations between States, build comprehensive, integrated and sustainable security throughout the world on a collective basis.
• Nuclear-weapon States, which bear special responsibility for international security and global strategic stability, should reject Cold War mentality and zero-sum games, resolve contradictions via dialogue on an equal footing and mutually respectful consultations, build confidence to avoid dangerous miscalculations and refrain from actions that generate strategic risks.
• The two Sides note with concern that against the backdrop of aggravation in the relations between nuclear-weapon States, which in some cases has escalated to the threat of a direct military clash, a critical mass of problems and challenges has accumulated in the strategic sphere, and the risk of nuclear conflict has increased.
• One of the most pressing strategic risks to be urgently addressed remains the highly destabilizing expansion of existing and newly formed military alliances and coalitions that is being carried out by some nuclear-weapon States close to the frontiers of other nuclear-weapon States in an attempt to establish or expand permanent footholds in such areas, which are particularly sensitive to them, for the purposes of projecting military power, exerting forceful pressure and committing other hostile activities that threaten the core security interests of those States.
• Deeply destabilizing in nature is also the recently announced “Golden (Iron) Dome for America”, a large-scale program designed to establish unconstrained, global, deeply layered and multi-domain missile defense system to protect against any missile threats, including all types of missiles from “peer and near-peer adversaries”.
• In order to safeguard world peace, ensure equal and indivisible security for all, and improve the predictability and sustainability of the exploration and peaceful use of outer space by all States, the two Sides agree to promote on a global scale the international initiative/political commitment not to be the first to deploy weapons in outer space.
• The two Sides reaffirm their commitment to The Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races of January 3, 2022 and to the principle enshrined therein that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.
• The two Sides state that the efforts undertaken by the AUKUS (US-UK-Australia) partnership to establish military infrastructure of two nuclear-weapon States in support of the activities of their nuclear forces in the territory of a State Party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty undermine strategic stability and provoke an arms race in the region.
• The two Sides intend to continue in the most active manner to enhance the coordination of their approaches and to deepen the practical cooperation on maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability, as well as to jointly address common challenges and threats in this sphere.
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#RussiaChina
08.05.202520:52
7️⃣ мая 2025 г. Генеральное консульство России в Монреале провело торжественный приём по случаю 80-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
🪖 Среди почётных гостей — ветераны, участники боевых действий Александр Иванович Морозов и Вячеслав Васильевич Попков (обоим по 99 лет), а также жители блокадного Ленинграда. В мероприятии приняли участие представители дипкорпуса и русской общины.
💭Старший советник Посольства России в Канаде А.И. Калабухов:
🎼 В концертной программе прозвучали стихи военных лет, любимые песни Победы и народные мелодии. Участники — дети и взрослые из числа соотечественников — исполнили танцы, театрализованные композиции и музыкальные номера, посвящённые героизму советского народа. Тёплая атмосфера и искренние выступления стали настоящим украшением вечера.
🔴🔴 С Днём Победы!
#Победа80
🪖 Среди почётных гостей — ветераны, участники боевых действий Александр Иванович Морозов и Вячеслав Васильевич Попков (обоим по 99 лет), а также жители блокадного Ленинграда. В мероприятии приняли участие представители дипкорпуса и русской общины.
💭Старший советник Посольства России в Канаде А.И. Калабухов:
Это не просто юбилей. Это день, в который мы — потомки тех, кто прошёл через ад войны — склоняем головы перед подвигом тех, кто подарил нам свободу и жизнь. Перед теми, кто не дожил до Победы, и перед теми, кто сегодня рядом — живыми свидетелями великой истории.
🎼 В концертной программе прозвучали стихи военных лет, любимые песни Победы и народные мелодии. Участники — дети и взрослые из числа соотечественников — исполнили танцы, театрализованные композиции и музыкальные номера, посвящённые героизму советского народа. Тёплая атмосфера и искренние выступления стали настоящим украшением вечера.
🔴🔴 С Днём Победы!
#Победа80
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Russian Embassy in South Africa
08.05.202520:48
🌟The Russian Embassy in South Africa and RT channel bring you a musical clip for the famous Soviet song “Planes first” performed by South African friends of our country in Russian.
The action has been arranged as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in 1945.
The Embassy extends gratitude to the St. Sergius orthodox parish in Johannesburg for the assistance in implementing the project.
#Victory80
The action has been arranged as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in 1945.
The Embassy extends gratitude to the St. Sergius orthodox parish in Johannesburg for the assistance in implementing the project.
#Victory80
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202518:55
🇷🇺 Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation:
🌠 On the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation compiled a report titiled "You Haven't Forgotten Me Yet".
During the Great Patriotic War, millions of Soviet soldiers perished afar, fighting against Nazism beyond their homeland. They liberated European countries from fascism. They paved the way and led them to freedom.
For many decades after the war, their memory was cherished, their remains in mass graves were preserved and revered, obelisks and monuments to their deeds and military glory were erected and looked after all across Europe.
But no more... In recent years, these memorials have been vandalized, demolished and "relocated". On several occasions monuments have been even been dismantled with the remains of the dead exhumed and reburied.
In many cases, the demolition and desecration of memorials was carried out by the decision of the current-day authorities at various levels, all part of the ongoing efforts to rewrite history and subvert the historical truth. More often than not it is down at the behest of the descendants of those who lost then, Nazis & their cronies — now in power and seeking revenge.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has registered 167 such cases. And each of them is under official investigation.
"You Haven't Forgotten Me Yet" gives a sneak peak into the due process of the Russian investigators' work.
Touching memories of the descendants of the heroes, footage of operative filming of investigative actions, comments of official representatives of specialized ministries and agencies, historians and archivists — all this on the eve of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory in a special report of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
#Victory80
🌠 On the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation compiled a report titiled "You Haven't Forgotten Me Yet".
During the Great Patriotic War, millions of Soviet soldiers perished afar, fighting against Nazism beyond their homeland. They liberated European countries from fascism. They paved the way and led them to freedom.
For many decades after the war, their memory was cherished, their remains in mass graves were preserved and revered, obelisks and monuments to their deeds and military glory were erected and looked after all across Europe.
But no more... In recent years, these memorials have been vandalized, demolished and "relocated". On several occasions monuments have been even been dismantled with the remains of the dead exhumed and reburied.
In many cases, the demolition and desecration of memorials was carried out by the decision of the current-day authorities at various levels, all part of the ongoing efforts to rewrite history and subvert the historical truth. More often than not it is down at the behest of the descendants of those who lost then, Nazis & their cronies — now in power and seeking revenge.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has registered 167 such cases. And each of them is under official investigation.
"You Haven't Forgotten Me Yet" gives a sneak peak into the due process of the Russian investigators' work.
Touching memories of the descendants of the heroes, footage of operative filming of investigative actions, comments of official representatives of specialized ministries and agencies, historians and archivists — all this on the eve of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory in a special report of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
#Victory80
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MoD Russia
08.05.202510:40
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and heads of foreign delegations laid flowers and wreaths to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin's wall on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🔹 The event was attended by senior military officials from Abkhazia, Algeria, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Mongolia, Niger, Nigeria, Thailand, Equatorial Guinea, South Ossetia, and South Africa.
🕯 The participants of the ceremony honoured the memory of fallen warriors by a minute of silence. The ceremony ended with the marching of a company of the Guard of Honour and a band company.
⬆️ The ceremony of laying wreaths by state officials at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a well-established tradition.
The ashes of the Unknown Soviet soldier were transferred from a mass grave in Moscow region and reburied in Alexander Garden during a solemn ceremony in 1966. The following year a memorial was opened here, the key element of which was the Eternal Flame.
The guard of honour at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - ‘Post No. 1’ - was established in 1997. ⬇️
#Victory80
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
🔹 The event was attended by senior military officials from Abkhazia, Algeria, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Mongolia, Niger, Nigeria, Thailand, Equatorial Guinea, South Ossetia, and South Africa.
🕯 The participants of the ceremony honoured the memory of fallen warriors by a minute of silence. The ceremony ended with the marching of a company of the Guard of Honour and a band company.
⬆️ The ceremony of laying wreaths by state officials at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a well-established tradition.
The ashes of the Unknown Soviet soldier were transferred from a mass grave in Moscow region and reburied in Alexander Garden during a solemn ceremony in 1966. The following year a memorial was opened here, the key element of which was the Eternal Flame.
The guard of honour at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - ‘Post No. 1’ - was established in 1997. ⬇️
#Victory80
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
09.05.202512:32
🏅 Remarks by President of Russia, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Vladimir Putin at a military parade marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 2025)
💬 President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals!
I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives.
We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...>
We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors.
Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history.
❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.
Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...>
The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...>
We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...>
We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII.
The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations.
☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future.
We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations.
We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.
Glory to the victorious nation!
Happy Victory Day!
Hurrah!
#Victory80
💬 President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals!
I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives.
We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...>
We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors.
Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history.
❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.
Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...>
The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...>
We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...>
We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII.
The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations.
☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future.
We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations.
We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.
Glory to the victorious nation!
Happy Victory Day!
Hurrah!
#Victory80
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
09.05.202512:32
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Talks between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping in expanded format (May 8, 2025)
💬 President Putin: We have had a deep and substantive exchange of opinions on the main areas of development of the Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in a limited attendance format, and also outlined long-term plans for further joint work.
It is important to note that Mr President and I share the view on the considerable progress achieved across the entire spectrum of our bilateral relations in recent years. Russia-China relations serve as a prime example of how interstate communication should be conducted in the 21st century — based on the principles of equality, mutual benefit, and respect for each party’s interests and sovereignty, and without being directed against any third party.
Our governments continue to coordinate closely and undertake systematic measures to enhance the financial and technological independence of our cooperation.
📈 As I have mentioned, last year mutual trade set a new record: $244.9 billion. Of course, this is not the limit, and our daily work to preserve this positive trend and implement joint projects will continue. The portfolio of the intergovernmental investment commission already includes 86 projects worth more than $200 billion.
Today we will sign an updated version of the intergovernmental agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investment, which, I believe, will have a positive impact on developing a more favourable business environment and enhancing our economic cooperation.
Our relations are driven by the energy sector. In 2024, Russia not only became the leading supplier of oil to China, but also ranked first in pipeline gas deliveries. Furthermore, we became the second-largest supplier of coal exports and ranked third in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to the Chinese market.
Several new joint initiatives are underway, such as the Far Eastern Gas Route, scheduled to launch in 2027, which will ensure the annual delivery of up to 10 billion cubic metres of natural gas to Chinese consumers.
Russian-designed nuclear power plants are being constructed in China in line with agreed timelines. In recent years, the Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum has become a key platform for advancing industry cooperation, the seventh forum set to take place in China later this year.
Comprehensive cooperation in industry and high technologies is also advancing. Russia has become the number one importer of Chinese cars in the world. We also welcome the launch of production facilities and the transfer of Chinese industrial competencies to our country.
Active mutual trade in agricultural products has become a key contributor to ensuring food security in Russia and China. On our part, we are ready to expand the range of Russian agricultural exports to the Chinese market.
<...>
Following the talks, we will adopt an entire package of joint documents promoting cooperation in specific areas. The joint top-level statement, largely inspired by the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and the strong bond between generations, will become the main final document. We can see this generational bond not only in the historical memory and patriotic education but also in the context of preventing the revival of Nazism and militarism, or the revision of the outcomes of World War II.
As we face a complicated geopolitical situation and global uncertainty, Russia-China ties remain a crucial stabilising factor on the international stage.
🌐 We advocate together for a more just and democratic multipolar world order grounded in international law and the central role of the UN in global affairs.
📄 Read in full
#RussiaChina
💬 President Putin: We have had a deep and substantive exchange of opinions on the main areas of development of the Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in a limited attendance format, and also outlined long-term plans for further joint work.
It is important to note that Mr President and I share the view on the considerable progress achieved across the entire spectrum of our bilateral relations in recent years. Russia-China relations serve as a prime example of how interstate communication should be conducted in the 21st century — based on the principles of equality, mutual benefit, and respect for each party’s interests and sovereignty, and without being directed against any third party.
Our governments continue to coordinate closely and undertake systematic measures to enhance the financial and technological independence of our cooperation.
📈 As I have mentioned, last year mutual trade set a new record: $244.9 billion. Of course, this is not the limit, and our daily work to preserve this positive trend and implement joint projects will continue. The portfolio of the intergovernmental investment commission already includes 86 projects worth more than $200 billion.
Today we will sign an updated version of the intergovernmental agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investment, which, I believe, will have a positive impact on developing a more favourable business environment and enhancing our economic cooperation.
Our relations are driven by the energy sector. In 2024, Russia not only became the leading supplier of oil to China, but also ranked first in pipeline gas deliveries. Furthermore, we became the second-largest supplier of coal exports and ranked third in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to the Chinese market.
Several new joint initiatives are underway, such as the Far Eastern Gas Route, scheduled to launch in 2027, which will ensure the annual delivery of up to 10 billion cubic metres of natural gas to Chinese consumers.
Russian-designed nuclear power plants are being constructed in China in line with agreed timelines. In recent years, the Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum has become a key platform for advancing industry cooperation, the seventh forum set to take place in China later this year.
Comprehensive cooperation in industry and high technologies is also advancing. Russia has become the number one importer of Chinese cars in the world. We also welcome the launch of production facilities and the transfer of Chinese industrial competencies to our country.
Active mutual trade in agricultural products has become a key contributor to ensuring food security in Russia and China. On our part, we are ready to expand the range of Russian agricultural exports to the Chinese market.
<...>
Following the talks, we will adopt an entire package of joint documents promoting cooperation in specific areas. The joint top-level statement, largely inspired by the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and the strong bond between generations, will become the main final document. We can see this generational bond not only in the historical memory and patriotic education but also in the context of preventing the revival of Nazism and militarism, or the revision of the outcomes of World War II.
As we face a complicated geopolitical situation and global uncertainty, Russia-China ties remain a crucial stabilising factor on the international stage.
🌐 We advocate together for a more just and democratic multipolar world order grounded in international law and the central role of the UN in global affairs.
📄 Read in full
#RussiaChina
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202520:48
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Media statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin following Russian-Chinese talks (May 8, 2025)
💬 President Putin: As always, our talks with President of the People’s Republic of China took place in a warm, friendly and constructive atmosphere. It was a substantive and productive discussion.
<...>
Overcoming the unprecedented hardship and horrors of war, our nations conducted the ultimate heroic feat to restore peace but also, as is well known, suffered the greatest losses. Today, Russia and China stand together in their consistent efforts to preserve the historical truth about the Great Victory as the common value for humankind, and jointly prevent attempts to falsify history and rehabilitate Nazism and militarism.
Our shared heroic past and combat brotherhood form a solid foundation for the development and strengthening of Russia-China relations. These relations have reached the highest level in history, being self-sufficient and independent from internal political factors or momentary global agendas.
The comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China are built on the unshakable principles of equality, mutual support and assistance, as well as the unbreakable friendship between the two states and two nations.
I want to emphasise that Mr Xi Jinping and I personally control all aspects of Russia-China partnership and do all we can to expand the cooperation on bilateral issues and the international agenda alike.
During today’s talks, we discussed politics and security cooperation, economic ties, as well as cultural and humanitarian exchanges in detail.
✍️ As you have just seen, following the talks, we have signed an impressive package of documents.
The Joint Statement Mr Xi Jinping and I have signed sets ambitious goals, in particular, ensuring significant progress in Russian-Chinese trade and investment by 2030, expanding and improving the structure of economic ties by increasing the share of high-tech products, developing innovative e-commerce, mutual supply of essential materials, mineral resources, and agricultural products.
📈 China is Russia’s leading trade partner. In 2024, our trade set a new record, reaching $245 billion. Russia is also one of China’s leading trade partners.
<...>
When addressing crucial international and regional issues, we reaffirmed that Russia and China maintain identical or highly aligned positions.
🌐 The two countries pursue independent foreign policies and are interested in creating a more just and democratic multipolar world order.
As you know, the United Nations marks the 80th anniversary this year. Russia and China both believe that the UN and its Security Council ought to continue playing the central role in global affairs, while all the issues and problems on the global and regional agendas must be addressed in compliance with the UN Charter and international law, with due account for the interests of all international community members with respect for the cultural and civilisational diversity.
📄 Read in full
#RussiaChina
💬 President Putin: As always, our talks with President of the People’s Republic of China took place in a warm, friendly and constructive atmosphere. It was a substantive and productive discussion.
<...>
Overcoming the unprecedented hardship and horrors of war, our nations conducted the ultimate heroic feat to restore peace but also, as is well known, suffered the greatest losses. Today, Russia and China stand together in their consistent efforts to preserve the historical truth about the Great Victory as the common value for humankind, and jointly prevent attempts to falsify history and rehabilitate Nazism and militarism.
Our shared heroic past and combat brotherhood form a solid foundation for the development and strengthening of Russia-China relations. These relations have reached the highest level in history, being self-sufficient and independent from internal political factors or momentary global agendas.
The comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China are built on the unshakable principles of equality, mutual support and assistance, as well as the unbreakable friendship between the two states and two nations.
I want to emphasise that Mr Xi Jinping and I personally control all aspects of Russia-China partnership and do all we can to expand the cooperation on bilateral issues and the international agenda alike.
During today’s talks, we discussed politics and security cooperation, economic ties, as well as cultural and humanitarian exchanges in detail.
✍️ As you have just seen, following the talks, we have signed an impressive package of documents.
The Joint Statement Mr Xi Jinping and I have signed sets ambitious goals, in particular, ensuring significant progress in Russian-Chinese trade and investment by 2030, expanding and improving the structure of economic ties by increasing the share of high-tech products, developing innovative e-commerce, mutual supply of essential materials, mineral resources, and agricultural products.
📈 China is Russia’s leading trade partner. In 2024, our trade set a new record, reaching $245 billion. Russia is also one of China’s leading trade partners.
<...>
When addressing crucial international and regional issues, we reaffirmed that Russia and China maintain identical or highly aligned positions.
🌐 The two countries pursue independent foreign policies and are interested in creating a more just and democratic multipolar world order.
As you know, the United Nations marks the 80th anniversary this year. Russia and China both believe that the UN and its Security Council ought to continue playing the central role in global affairs, while all the issues and problems on the global and regional agendas must be addressed in compliance with the UN Charter and international law, with due account for the interests of all international community members with respect for the cultural and civilisational diversity.
📄 Read in full
#RussiaChina
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202518:55
⚡️ On the eve of the 80th Anniversary of Victory, the world gratefully remembers the heroic struggle of the Soviet people against Nazism. Music is a universal language that not only unites us and helps us better understand one another but also allows us to feel the pulse of history. Several musical groups from Zambia, India, Indonesia, China, Tanzania, and South Africa came together to perform the legendary song “The Sacred War” by composer Alexander Alexandrov and poet Vassily Lebedev-Kumach. The lead part was beautifully sung by a young girl named Liza from Russia.
🇷🇺 Elizaveta Dominova
🇮🇳 Delhi Chamber Choir
🇨🇳 Western Returned Scholars Association Choir
🇮🇩 Azmita Putri Sherlian
🇹🇿 Tanzania Philharmonic Society
🇿🇲 Harold Kabeke Mabula
🇿🇦 Thapelo Music Academy
🎧 Listen to the 'The Sacred War' classical rendition
🇷🇺
Arise, vast country,
Arise for a fight to the death!
Against the dark fascist force,
Against the cursed horde!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
We shall repulse the oppressors
Of all ardent ideas,
The rapists and the plunderers,
The torturers of people!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
The black wings shall not dare
Fly over the Motherland,
On her spacious fields;
The enemy shall not dare tread!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
We'll drive a bullet into the forehead
Of the rotten fascist filth.
For the scum of humanity,
We shall build a solid coffin!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
1941
📹 © RT
🇷🇺 Elizaveta Dominova
🇮🇳 Delhi Chamber Choir
🇨🇳 Western Returned Scholars Association Choir
🇮🇩 Azmita Putri Sherlian
🇹🇿 Tanzania Philharmonic Society
🇿🇲 Harold Kabeke Mabula
🇿🇦 Thapelo Music Academy
🎧 Listen to the 'The Sacred War' classical rendition
🇷🇺
Arise, vast country,
Arise for a fight to the death!
Against the dark fascist force,
Against the cursed horde!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
We shall repulse the oppressors
Of all ardent ideas,
The rapists and the plunderers,
The torturers of people!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
The black wings shall not dare
Fly over the Motherland,
On her spacious fields;
The enemy shall not dare tread!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
We'll drive a bullet into the forehead
Of the rotten fascist filth.
For the scum of humanity,
We shall build a solid coffin!
Let noble wrath
Boil over like a wave!
This is the people's war,
A Sacred War!
1941
📹 © RT
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202518:55
🎙 Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding US President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg’s statement
❓ Question: On May 6, US President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg said in an interview with Fox News that President Vladimir Putin’s disagreement with this proposal was the only obstacle to establishing a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. What is your comment?
💬 Maria Zakharova: The statement made by US President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg during an interview with Fox News on May 6 surprised us.
❗️ Russia has never been opposed to a ceasefire. Moreover, we have declared it twice.
In March, we supported President Trump’s initiative for a 30-day moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure, and in April, we declared an Easter ceasefire. Had Kiev complied, it could have been a step towards a long-term ceasefire.
Unfortunately, Kiev sabotaged both. The Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the moratorium 136 times and the Easter ceasefire nearly 5,000 times, indicating either the Kiev regime’s inability to stick to agreements or its lack of control over its own military.
We have also repeatedly stated that establishing a ceasefire across the contact line which is about 1,200 km long, more than the distance between Washington D.C. and Chicago, for such an extended period, 30 days, involves a host of subtleties that need much time and attention.
It is important to ensure effective monitoring of compliance with the ceasefire, to prevent this time from being used to build up the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ combat capacity, or to expedite mobilisation and arms supplies. Otherwise, 30 days later, the conflict will flare up with renewed vigour. We are confident that neither Keith Kellogg, nor President Trump want things turn out that way.
Thus, Kiev remains the only obstacle to a ceasefire. It violates agreements and is unwilling to seriously discuss the terms of a long-term ceasefire.
What the Ukrainian Armed Forces will do during the 72-hour May 8-10 ceasefire, declared by President Putin for Victory Day, will show if Kiev is truly seeking peace.
❓ Question: On May 6, US President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg said in an interview with Fox News that President Vladimir Putin’s disagreement with this proposal was the only obstacle to establishing a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. What is your comment?
💬 Maria Zakharova: The statement made by US President’s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg during an interview with Fox News on May 6 surprised us.
❗️ Russia has never been opposed to a ceasefire. Moreover, we have declared it twice.
In March, we supported President Trump’s initiative for a 30-day moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure, and in April, we declared an Easter ceasefire. Had Kiev complied, it could have been a step towards a long-term ceasefire.
Unfortunately, Kiev sabotaged both. The Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the moratorium 136 times and the Easter ceasefire nearly 5,000 times, indicating either the Kiev regime’s inability to stick to agreements or its lack of control over its own military.
We have also repeatedly stated that establishing a ceasefire across the contact line which is about 1,200 km long, more than the distance between Washington D.C. and Chicago, for such an extended period, 30 days, involves a host of subtleties that need much time and attention.
It is important to ensure effective monitoring of compliance with the ceasefire, to prevent this time from being used to build up the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ combat capacity, or to expedite mobilisation and arms supplies. Otherwise, 30 days later, the conflict will flare up with renewed vigour. We are confident that neither Keith Kellogg, nor President Trump want things turn out that way.
Thus, Kiev remains the only obstacle to a ceasefire. It violates agreements and is unwilling to seriously discuss the terms of a long-term ceasefire.
What the Ukrainian Armed Forces will do during the 72-hour May 8-10 ceasefire, declared by President Putin for Victory Day, will show if Kiev is truly seeking peace.
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202510:32
#Victory80
🌟 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greeting to organisers and participants of the Ambassadors of Victory: Peace Team international rally (May 7, 2025)
✍️ I cordially welcome the organisers and participants of the Ambassadors of Victory: Peace Team international rally. It is deeply symbolic that it is held in the Tula Region, a place which is inextricably linked to the feat of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War.
I would like to begin by commending the efforts deployed by the Volunteers of Victory national public movement, uniting over one million people from 89 regions of Russia and 60 countries worldwide, and the Government of the Tula Region, for making this event possible.
Taking place in the days that mark the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the rally brought together genuine enthusiasts. Your noble endeavour to uphold historical truth, to celebrate the glorious chapters of our past, and to instill in younger generations a spirit of patriotism and enduring moral values, deserves utmost respect.
Your dedication is of particular significance today amidst the growing attempts in a number of countries to distort the history of the Second World War and to glorify Nazis and Nazi collaborationists. It is our shared responsibility to uphold the honour and the legacy of those who saved the world from the horrors of the Nazi scourge.
I am confident that your rally will be held in an informal and friendly atmosphere, and the exchange of experience will make a significant contribution to advancing the cause of the volunteer movement.
I wish you every success and all the best.
🌟 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greeting to organisers and participants of the Ambassadors of Victory: Peace Team international rally (May 7, 2025)
✍️ I cordially welcome the organisers and participants of the Ambassadors of Victory: Peace Team international rally. It is deeply symbolic that it is held in the Tula Region, a place which is inextricably linked to the feat of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War.
I would like to begin by commending the efforts deployed by the Volunteers of Victory national public movement, uniting over one million people from 89 regions of Russia and 60 countries worldwide, and the Government of the Tula Region, for making this event possible.
Taking place in the days that mark the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the rally brought together genuine enthusiasts. Your noble endeavour to uphold historical truth, to celebrate the glorious chapters of our past, and to instill in younger generations a spirit of patriotism and enduring moral values, deserves utmost respect.
Your dedication is of particular significance today amidst the growing attempts in a number of countries to distort the history of the Second World War and to glorify Nazis and Nazi collaborationists. It is our shared responsibility to uphold the honour and the legacy of those who saved the world from the horrors of the Nazi scourge.
I am confident that your rally will be held in an informal and friendly atmosphere, and the exchange of experience will make a significant contribution to advancing the cause of the volunteer movement.
I wish you every success and all the best.
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
09.05.202512:32
🌟 Happy #VictoryDay!
#WeRemember #LestWeForget
#Victory80
#WeRemember #LestWeForget
#Victory80
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202520:48
🇷🇺🇻🇦 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Pope Leo XIV on his election (May 8, 2025)
The message reads, in part:
The message reads, in part:
I am certain that the constructive dialogue and cooperation established between Russia and the Vatican previously will continue to develop, drawing on the Christian values that unite us.
Your Holiness, I wish you success in carrying out the important mission entrusted to you, as well as good health and well-being.
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202518:55
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Talks between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping (Moscow, May 8, 2025)
💬 President Putin: Mr President, dear friend, dear Chinese friends.
It is a great pleasure to welcome all of you to Moscow.
I am truly delighted to see you again and sincerely value the opportunity to speak with you personally. I am grateful that, just as you did ten years ago for the previous anniversary, you have chosen to join us in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, which our nation holds sacred.
Tomorrow, the official parade will take place on Red Square featuring servicemen of the People’s Liberation Army of China. As far as I know, this is the largest foreign military contingent to take part in the event.
The victory over fascism, achieved through immense sacrifice, holds enduring significance. Together with our Chinese friends, we are committed to upholding historical truth, honouring the memory of the war years, and standing against the resurgence of neo-Nazism and militarism today.
I would like to express my gratitude for your invitation to the commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of victory over militarist Japan and the end of World War II. I will be delighted to pay an official visit to friendly China on this historic occasion. And prior to that, our delegation will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to be held under China’s chairmanship.
The military brotherhood forged between our nations during those difficult wartime years remains a cornerstone of today’s comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China. We expand our collaboration for the benefit of both nations; our efforts are not directed against any third party.
Our relations are based on equality and mutual benefit, and remain unaffected by momentary interests. Our willingness to foster neighbourliness, strengthen our friendship, and expand cooperation reflects the two countries’ choice driven by our strategic cooperation.
I would like to once again note that our governments, ministries, and agencies are striving to implement a full range of practical agreements within a multilateral mechanism of regular meetings. Those include a plan for comprehensive economic cooperation through 2030.
Mr President, my dear friend, thank you very much once again for today’s visit. This holds great significance to us.
The immeasurable losses borne by both our nations demand perpetual remembrance. The Soviet Union lost 27 million lives, sacrificing them at the altar of the Fatherland and the altar of Victory. China gave 37 million lives in its struggle for freedom and independence. This victory was achieved under the leadership of the Communist Party.
We are delighted to see you at the festivities. I am certain that we will use this time to exchange opinions on the entire scope of our relations.
Thank you.
#RussiaChina
💬 President Putin: Mr President, dear friend, dear Chinese friends.
It is a great pleasure to welcome all of you to Moscow.
I am truly delighted to see you again and sincerely value the opportunity to speak with you personally. I am grateful that, just as you did ten years ago for the previous anniversary, you have chosen to join us in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, which our nation holds sacred.
Tomorrow, the official parade will take place on Red Square featuring servicemen of the People’s Liberation Army of China. As far as I know, this is the largest foreign military contingent to take part in the event.
The victory over fascism, achieved through immense sacrifice, holds enduring significance. Together with our Chinese friends, we are committed to upholding historical truth, honouring the memory of the war years, and standing against the resurgence of neo-Nazism and militarism today.
I would like to express my gratitude for your invitation to the commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of victory over militarist Japan and the end of World War II. I will be delighted to pay an official visit to friendly China on this historic occasion. And prior to that, our delegation will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to be held under China’s chairmanship.
The military brotherhood forged between our nations during those difficult wartime years remains a cornerstone of today’s comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China. We expand our collaboration for the benefit of both nations; our efforts are not directed against any third party.
Our relations are based on equality and mutual benefit, and remain unaffected by momentary interests. Our willingness to foster neighbourliness, strengthen our friendship, and expand cooperation reflects the two countries’ choice driven by our strategic cooperation.
I would like to once again note that our governments, ministries, and agencies are striving to implement a full range of practical agreements within a multilateral mechanism of regular meetings. Those include a plan for comprehensive economic cooperation through 2030.
Mr President, my dear friend, thank you very much once again for today’s visit. This holds great significance to us.
The immeasurable losses borne by both our nations demand perpetual remembrance. The Soviet Union lost 27 million lives, sacrificing them at the altar of the Fatherland and the altar of Victory. China gave 37 million lives in its struggle for freedom and independence. This victory was achieved under the leadership of the Communist Party.
We are delighted to see you at the festivities. I am certain that we will use this time to exchange opinions on the entire scope of our relations.
Thank you.
#RussiaChina
08.05.202513:13
📅 On the night of May 8–9, 1945 — 8⃣0⃣ years ago — the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed.
🛡 This marked the final defeat of the Third Reich.
🇷🇺 Today, on the eve of Victory Day, the Russian Embassy in Canada honors the memory of the fallen and pays tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War who gave us peace and a future.
🔴🔴Glory to the liberators! Glory to Victory!
#Victory80
🛡 This marked the final defeat of the Third Reich.
🇷🇺 Today, on the eve of Victory Day, the Russian Embassy in Canada honors the memory of the fallen and pays tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War who gave us peace and a future.
🔴🔴Glory to the liberators! Glory to Victory!
#Victory80
Қайта жіберілді:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
08.05.202510:32
🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from Moscow. Kremlin. Putin news show (Moscow, May 7, 2025)
❓ What would you call a situation where countries that have been proudly calling themselves ‘European’ for all these years close their airspace to other European leaders flying to Moscow? What does this mean?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I have to censor myself out of deference for television rules, so I cannot say what I really think about this. But they have certainly disgraced themselves.
Ursula von der Leyen and another official said today that they “must accelerate Ukraine’s path towards membership” of the European Union and launch the accession process this year.
They also want Serbia to join the anti-Russia sanctions and accept the loss of Kosovo. So, it appears that leaders who preach Nazi values, like Vladimir Zelensky and his team, are welcome to join the European Union, while those who defend true historical memory, one shared with Russia, risk being stripped of their rights.
Shame on the EU!
❓ What would you call a situation where countries that have been proudly calling themselves ‘European’ for all these years close their airspace to other European leaders flying to Moscow? What does this mean?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I have to censor myself out of deference for television rules, so I cannot say what I really think about this. But they have certainly disgraced themselves.
Ursula von der Leyen and another official said today that they “must accelerate Ukraine’s path towards membership” of the European Union and launch the accession process this year.
They also want Serbia to join the anti-Russia sanctions and accept the loss of Kosovo. So, it appears that leaders who preach Nazi values, like Vladimir Zelensky and his team, are welcome to join the European Union, while those who defend true historical memory, one shared with Russia, risk being stripped of their rights.
Shame on the EU!
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