International Forum “Memory of Winners” began work in Belgrade. The event gathered the organizers of the procession “Immortal Regiment” in the countries of near and far abroad, representatives of the organizations of compatriots and foreign citizens, representatives of non-profit organizations and others – only about 100 people from more than 40 countries. This is reported in a press release received by the editor of the “Renta.ru”.
Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Evgeny Primakov In the video conscription to the participants of the Forum, noted that there are such enthusiasts, attempts to rewrite the story are doomed to failure. “Today’s forum will surely become an excellent platform for the exchange of experience, which is useful to each of you in the preservation of the historical truth and the popularization of eternal values that do not depend on the time and country of your stay,” he added.
Co-chairman of the central headquarters of the “immortal regiment” of Russia, the State Duma deputy Elena Tsunayev, in turn, called on the participants of the Forum to preserve the world. “We wound up a very serious and important mission – to preserve the memory of our veterans, the winners of Nazism, which is in our families, help modern politicians do not forget what happened, and not repeat these mistakes,” she stressed.
Also in the opening of the Forum, Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia Alexander Vulin and Director of the Russian House RCF in Belgrade Evgeny Baranov took part in Belgrade. They recalled the unity of the fate of the Soviet and Serbian soldiers during the Second World War, about the importance of learning and preserving the history and need to consolidate the forces of compatriots in order not to give it to rewrite.
The event organizers prepared for its participants to lecture on history, thematic sessions for working with the media and social networks and a platform for sharing experiences, where representatives of different countries will be able to tell about their own projects to preserve the memory of the heroes of World War II.
Forum is carried out by the “immortal regiment” of Russia with the support of the public diplomacy support fund of the Gorchakov and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh). The partner of the event is Rossotrhetic.