Despite the quarantine and restrictive measures imposed by the Greek government in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection, in the Athenian region of Kallithea, near the monument to the Soviet soldier, solemn events and wreath-laying will be held dedicated to the 76th anniversary of Victory Day.
On Sunday, May 9, at about 9 am, wreaths will be laid by representatives of the Russian Embassy in Greece and the municipal authorities of the Kallithea region. Later, the embassies of other countries, incl. Republic of Kazakhstan.
Today, May 7, work has begun in advance to tidy up the park – everything has been cleaned, flowers have been planted.
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This significant holiday is celebrated by both the Russian-speaking diaspora of Greece and the Greek public, and all those who are not indifferent to the preservation in each family of the personal memory of the Second World War generation.
Unfortunately, this year 2021, like a year ago, the Immortal Regiment campaign was canceled due to the coronavirus quarantine. Therefore, everyone who wants to commemorate the heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Athens will restrict themselves to laying wreaths at the monument to Soviet soldiers who fell for the freedom and independence of Greece in 1941-1944 in the Kallithea region, where a large number of immigrants from the former USSR live.
Everyone who remembers and honors the victorious warriors – veterans of the army and navy, partisans, underground fighters, Resistance fighters, home front workers, prisoners of concentration camps, blockades, children of war – celebrate Victory Day on May 9.
History of the monument
60 years after the victory over fascism, a Soviet soldier came to Athens. He came and stayed forever, in the form of a bronze and marble monument, which was opened in 2005. The monument was erected in the park near the bustling Moscow Avenue Singru on the initiative of the municipality of the Kallithea quarter and the Embassy of the Russian Federation. The author of the monument is the famous Russian sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov, who made it at his own expense.
The monument is a bronze statue of the Motherland near the marble bas-relief, depicting a warrior in the uniform of a Soviet soldier slain by a bullet. On the pedestal is inscribed: “To the Soviet soldiers who fell for the freedom and independence of Greece in 1941-1944.” The monument is dedicated to the memory of hundreds of Soviet soldiers who died during the war, fighting the Nazi invaders. They fled Nazi concentration camps and fought in the units of the Greek partisans. Their graves, almost all unnamed, are scattered throughout Greece from Crete to the mountains of northern Hellas.
On Sunday, May 9, at about 9 am, wreaths will be laid by representatives of the Russian Embassy in Greece and the municipal authorities of the Kallithea region. Later, the embassies of other countries, incl. Republic of Kazakhstan.
Today, May 7, work has begun in advance to tidy up the park – everything has been cleaned, flowers have been planted.
https://www.facebook.com/Russian.Athens/videos/481975659716966
This significant holiday is celebrated by both the Russian-speaking diaspora of Greece and the Greek public, and all those who are not indifferent to the preservation in each family of the personal memory of the Second World War generation.
Unfortunately, this year 2021, like a year ago, the Immortal Regiment campaign was canceled due to the coronavirus quarantine. Therefore, everyone who wants to commemorate the heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Athens will restrict themselves to laying wreaths at the monument to Soviet soldiers who fell for the freedom and independence of Greece in 1941-1944 in the Kallithea region, where a large number of immigrants from the former USSR live.
Everyone who remembers and honors the victorious warriors – veterans of the army and navy, partisans, underground fighters, Resistance fighters, home front workers, prisoners of concentration camps, blockades, children of war – celebrate Victory Day on May 9.
History of the monument
60 years after the victory over fascism, a Soviet soldier came to Athens. He came and stayed forever, in the form of a bronze and marble monument, which was opened in 2005. The monument was erected in the park near the bustling Moscow Avenue Singru on the initiative of the municipality of the Kallithea quarter and the Embassy of the Russian Federation. The author of the monument is the famous Russian sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov, who made it at his own expense.
The monument is a bronze statue of the Motherland near the marble bas-relief, depicting a warrior in the uniform of a Soviet soldier slain by a bullet. On the pedestal is inscribed: “To Soviet soldiers who fell for the freedom and independence of Greece in 1941-1944.” The monument is dedicated to the memory of hundreds of Soviet soldiers who died during the war, fighting the Nazi invaders. They fled Nazi concentration camps and fought in the units of the Greek partisans. Their graves, almost all unnamed, are scattered throughout Greece from Crete to the mountains of northern Hellas.
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