In March, the staff of the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Greece organized on the territory of the Russian centre of science and culture (RCSC) in Athens by planting trees in memory of the victory of Soviet people in the great Patriotic war. For planting were selected seedlings of palm trees, spruce trees, Apple trees, cherry and pomegranate, grown in Russia and in Greece and symbolizing the struggle of the Soviet and of the Greek people against fascism.
From 13 to 30 April, the RCSC, with the support of the coordination Council of Russian compatriots in Greece and the Council of Russian schools of Greece held a Panhellenic competition “heirs of the Victory”. To participate in the competition were invited to attend – both the Greeks and Russian speakers living permanently in Greece.
To participate in the contest you had to write videovystuplenie: poems, songs and literary compositions in Greek or Russian language, reflecting the struggle between the Soviet and Greek peoples against fascism. Record videos had to be forwarded to the RCSC, after which she published in social networks, representative offices of Rossotrudnichestvo. Videos of the participants was assessed by the total number of likes on Facebook and views on YouTube.
he Headed the jury of the popular Greek TV presenter, commentator Alexis Costalas and actress, journalist Tamila Kulieva. They over the past years has been leading a large celebratory concert to the Victory Day on the main square of Athens.
on the first day of the contest from different regions of Greece was the resulting video, where the participants recited poems, sang songs and literary compositions reflecting historical events of 1941-1945 years and is dedicated to the great Victory Day.
in addition, the websites of the representative offices of Rossotrudnichestvo were broadcast online screenings of 15 films about the great Patriotic war provided by the state film Fund.
due To the fact that the crowded procession of the Greek cities was prohibited, the Coordination Council of Russian compatriots made an appeal and offered to hold the action “Immortal regiment” on the Internet. “We found ourselves in a complicated reality, when the rigid quarantine imposed in connection with epidemic of a dangerous virus, does not allow us to conduct a social event to meet and prepare for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the great Victory on the Grand scale it deserves this date, this sacred holiday for us, – noted in circulation. – However, even these difficulties can not stop us to celebrate, to spend Immortal Regiment in some cities, and one in Greece – on the Internet”. The Council has invited all to send photos and portraits of their heroes to create a single video sequence, which will be published in INTA��the net as a single Immortal Regiment the whole of Greece.
on 30 April, the Embassy staff and the military atasate of Russia in Greece congratulated the Athens veterans of the great Patriotic war Konstantin Kanaks and Faith Lomakin with the upcoming anniversary of the great Victory. Veterans were awarded the medal “75 years of Victory in the great Patriotic war.” Previously this medal in accordance with decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin was awarded the outstanding Greek composer, participant of anti-fascist resistance to Mikis Theodorakis.
may 9, extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Russian Ambassador Andrey Maslov and attaché defense Alexander Prikhodko will lay wreaths to the monument to the Soviet soldier in Athens. Wreaths will be laid on the graves of guerrillas in other parts of the country.
in addition, one of the leading Greek publications planned the placement of the article the Ambassador about the legacy of the great Victory, and in the Russian media – greetings compatriots. Athens newspaper “Efimerida tone Sendaction” will release an 80-page application, which will include articles by Russian and Greek historians, journalists, activists, search engines, archival documents, photographs of the war period, other evidence of the selfless struggle of the Soviet and Greek peoples with the aggressor.
After removing the antivirus restrictions is expected to resume screenings of Soviet and Russian films about world war II in the Athens Cine theater New Star, owned by the public figure-the anti-fascist and the Only Cassimatis.
there are plans for poslegarantiynyy remain the conference for the protection of the truth about the Second world war, organized each year in Athens the NGO “Russian-Greek club Dialogue,” the premiere film screening of the tape “Podolsk cadets” and timed to the anniversary of the Victory festival in Athens and Thessaloniki the Association of Greek graduates of higher educational institutions of Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, with the support of the state film Fund.
