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#Victory81 🌟 On May 1, 1945, during the fierce battle for the Reichstag, a Nazi symbol and citadel, the legendary #VictoryBanner was raised over Berlin, symbolising the great triumph of the Soviet Union and its peoples in the fight against Nazism. The legendary Red Banner №5, which became the famous Victory Banner, was raised over the dome of the defeated Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya. *** Before the crossing of the Spree River and launching the assault on the Reichstag, adecision was taken by the Soviet command for a group of Soviet soldiers to hoist the flag over the Reichstag, which would embody the final collapse of Nazism. 🚩 A total of 9 makeshift banners were promptly made, designed after the state flag of the USSR. Ultimately, a battle flag of the 150th Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Idritsa Rifle Division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Striking Army of the 1st Belarusian Front, became the Victory Banner. On April 28, the fierce fighting for the Reichstag began, which the Nazis had turned into a fortified resistance point. It was defended by over a thousand men, including SS troops supported by artillery and armor. The former parliament building had been repurposed by the Nazis as a fortification and bomb shelter, which was considered by the Nazis as their main keep during the final days of #WW2. The surrounding areas such as Tiergarten, the BrandenburgGate and the square before it, became powerful defence points heavily guarded by the enemy. The Soviet command was sure — attacking the Reichstag, which served as a symbol of German Nazism, would especially affect morale of the enemy and eventually completely demoralize the fascists. • On April30at 1:50 p.m., a Red Army unit broke into the Reichstag through breaches in the walls, with a fierce close combat unleashing. The Nazis took advantage of effectively advancing inside the building they new well, throwing grenades at Soviet soldiers & firing back with machine-guns: they basically had nothing to lose. • At 2.25 p.m., Red Army soldiers Bulatov and Koshkarbayev placed a makeshift red flag to the column of the main entrance to the Reichstag — it was the first of the banners the liberators raised over the Reichstag. • At 10.30 p.m., sergeants Gizet Zagitov, Alexander Lisimenko & Alexey Bobrov as well as Sergeant Mikhail Minin supported by Captain Neustroyev’s battalion were the 1st to hoist a RedBannerontheroofoftheReichstag atop of the Goddess of Victory sculpture. The 3rdredbanner was raised on the westernfacadeoftheroof by the scouts of the 674th Regiment led by Lieutenant Sorokin. 🇷🇺In the early hours of May 1, finally, the Red Banner №5 was raised over the dome of the captured Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, led by deputy battalion commander Lieutenant Alexey Berest, covered by riflemen from Ilya Syanov's squad. On May 2 at 6:30 am, Berlin defence commander, Nazi Artillery General HelmuthWeidling, surrendered and ordered the remaining troops of the Berlin Garrison to cease resistance. TheSoviet Victory Banner soaring over the defeated Reich entered history as a symbol of our Great Victory over the Nazi evil. 🎖 On June 9, 1945, the Medal for the Capture of Berlin was established and awarded to more than a million Soviet soldiers and officers who distinguished themselves in the final battle of #WWII. *** By a Presidential Executive Order of April 15, 1996, the Red Banner hoisted atop of the Reichstag by Yegorov & Kantariya was declared the symbol of the Soviet people’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. #OurVictory#WeAreProud

⭐️ On March 28, Cape Town joined the international initiative #GardenOfMemory — an important event uniting people around a common goal: to preserve historical memory and honour the heroism of generations who gave their lives during the Great Patriotic War. 🇿🇦🌍 This was the first time the project took place in South Africa — and the first participation on the African continent. The Cape Town event marks an important milestone in the initiative, which continues to grow every year and resonate worldwide. The project aims to plant 27 million trees — one for every life lost during the Great Patriotic War. The initiative was organized by Anastasia Predunova, coordinator of the “Victory Volunteers” movement. It took place at the historic Castle of Good Hope, one of Cape Town’s oldest landmarks. 🇷🇺 Among the guests were Ambassador of the Russian Federation to South Africa, Roman Ambarov; Consul General of Russia in Cape Town, Ruslan Golubovskiy; and Russian saxophonist Igor Butman, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation and Artistic Director of the Moscow Jazz Orchestra. 💬 Ambassador Roman Ambarov: “The ‘Garden of Memory’ serves as a living bridge between past and present, connecting generations and countries through shared remembrance. Events like this strengthen friendship and understanding between nations, and ensure the sacrifices of those who fought in the Great Patriotic War are never forgotten.” In his welcoming address, Igor Butman, who is visiting South Africa for the Cape Town Jazz Festival (27–28 March), also highlighted the importance of preserving historical memory, respecting the courage of our ancestors, and maintaining spiritual connections between generations. During the commemorative event, six saplings were planted, including South African native species and Russian trees, such as viburnum. This selection symbolized the unity of #Russian-#SouthAfrican cultures, mutual respect, and shared values. #Victory81#RussiaSouthAfrica

#Victory80 🏅 On February 14, 1943, the Red Army liberated the city of Rostov-on-Don from the Nazi invaders. #RostovOnDonwas occupied twice during the Great Patriotic War. The Nazis took the city in November 1941, and later it was under the enemy occupation again from July 22, 1942 to February 14, 1943. The Germans were determined to hold the city at any costs as it was an important transport hub in the region and a huge administrative centre opening the way for the Nazis to the Caucasus. 🌟 In February 1943, the Red Army carried out the Rostov offensive operation to liberate the city, defeat the enemy’s army group on the Don River and thus block the Wehrmacht units’ redeployment to #Donbass. The Soviet 28th Army under the command of Lieutenant General Vasily Gerasimenko reached the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don following a 600-kilometre march across snow-covered southern steppes. Four Nazi divisions were concentrated in Rostov-on-Don. The enemy had built there strong defence lines with robust fortifications and numerous machine-gun and artillery firing points. The Red Army offensive was also complicated by the terrain: the right bank of the Don River, where the city is located, was much higher than the left bank, from which the Soviet forces were launching their attack. The penetration of the enemy defences in the city seemed impossible. ⚔️ In the early hours of February 8, 1943, the Southern Front forces led by Colonel-General Rodion Malinovsky launched the operation to liberate Rostov-on-Don. The Nazi-occupied city saw brutal, fierce fighting that lasted for six days. On February 14, 1943, the Red Army broke through the enemy’s defences and entered the city from Bataysk. The German garrison was encircled and forced to surrender. Rostov-on-Don’s pre-war population of more than 1.5 million people was effectively decimated by #WWII and the German occupation, dwindling to 150'000. The Nazis also destroyed there the local industries, looted and captured its cultural heritage. Thanks to the heroism and unrivalled morale of the Red Army soldiers, Rostov-on-Don was finally liberated after 205 days of occupation. During the Rostov offensive, the Soviet forces not only liberated the Rostov Region, but also took a bridgehead near the Mius River to use it in a further offensive in the direction of Donbass. #OurVictory#WeRemember

❗️ 13 Μαρτίου 1944: Απελευθέρωση της Χερσώνας από τον Κόκκινο Στρατό Στις 13 Μαρτίου 1944, ο Κόκκινος Στρατός απελευθέρωσε τη Χερσώνα, που βρισκόταν υπό ναζιστική κατοχή από το 1941. Τον Μάρτιο του 1944, το 3ο Ουκρανικό Μέτωπο, υπό τη διοίκηση του Στρατηγού Ροντιόν Μαλίνοφσκι, ξεκίνησε την επιθετική επιχείρηση Bereznegovato-Snigirevskaya. Ο στόχος ήταν η διάβαση του ποταμού Ίνγκουλετς και η εκκαθάριση του νότιου τμήματος της Ουκρανικής Ε.Σ.Σ.Δ. από τον εχθρό, μεταξύ των ποταμών Ίνγκουλετς και Νότιου Μπουγκ. ➡️ Στις 6 Μαρτίου, τα σοβιετικά στρατεύματα εξαπέλυσαν επίθεση, διασπώντας τη γερμανική άμυνα στον Ίνγκουλετς και φτάνοντας στη στρατηγικής σημασίας πόλη Novy Bug, ένα κρίσιμο κέντρο εφοδιασμού. Παρά τις οχυρωμένες θέσεις του εχθρού, ο Κόκκινος Στρατός κατέλαβε την πόλη στις 8 Μαρτίου και συνέχισε την επίθεσή του προς τα νότια, κόβοντας τις οδούς διαφυγής των γερμανικών δυνάμεων προς τα δυτικά. Τη νύχτα 11 προς 12 Μαρτίου, τα σοβιετικά στρατεύματα επιχείρησαν να διασχίσουν τον Δνείπερο κοντά στη Χερσώνα. Η πρώτη προσπάθεια δεν στέφθηκε με επιτυχία, με έναν μόνο λόχο να καταλαμβάνει ένα μικρό προγεφύρωμα. Ωστόσο, η δεύτερη προσπάθεια τη νύχτα της 12ης προς 13η Μαρτίου ήταν επιτυχής, οδηγώντας σε σφοδρές μάχες για τον έλεγχο της πόλης. Παρά τη σθεναρή αντίσταση των γερμανικών δυνάμεων, μονάδες της 49ης Φρουράς και της 295ης Μεραρχίας Τυφεκιοφόρων κατάφεραν να απελευθερώσουν τη Χερσώνα, σηματοδοτώντας μία ακόμη μεγάλη νίκη του Σοβιετικού Στρατού στο δρόμο προς τη συντριβή του ναζισμού. ❗️ 13 марта 1944 года Красная Армия освободила Херсон, который был под нацистской оккупацией с 1941 года. В марте 1944 года 3-й Украинский фронт под командованием генерала армии Родиона Малиновского начал Березнеговато-Снигиревскую наступательную операцию. Ее главной целью было форсирование реки Ингулец и освобождение южной части УССР между реками Ингулец и Южный Буг от противника. ➡️ 6 марта войска начали наступление, прорвали немецкую оборону на Ингульце и вышли к Новому Бугу, важному логистическому центру. Хотя город был заранее укреплен, 8 марта советская армия взяла город. 3-й Украинский фронт продолжил наступление на юг, чтобы отсечь пути отхода противника на запад. Ночью с 11 на 12 марта советским войскам был отдан приказ о форсировании Днепра у Херсона. Первая попытка оказалась неудачной — лишь одной роте удалось захватить небольшой плацдарм. Однако повторная попытка в следующую ночь увенчалась успехом, и начались бои за Херсон. Несмотря на сопротивление противника, части 49-й гвардейской и 295-й стрелковых дивизий освободили город. @rossotrudnichestvo@rusembgreece #Россия#МыПомним#Победа80#Russia#WeRemember#Victory80#WWII#SovietArmy#History

April 10, in our country and across the world, marks the International Day of the Resistance Movement. #OTD we cherish the memory of all those who, despite everything, courageously engaged the fight against the Nazi evil, having defeated defeating the German fascist invaders on the territories occupied by the Third Reich and its satellites during #WWII. The fight against the fascist occupants was international in nature: setting aside their differences, partisans of the Resistance movement united for a common goal — to collectively fight Hitler's aggression and eradicate the criminal Nazi ideology. The Resistance reached its greatest scale in the USSR, Yugoslavia, Italy, Poland, Czechoslovakia, France, Bulgaria, Norway, and the Netherlands — throughout all territories occupied by the Nazis, anti-fascist underground groups were formed, cooperating with the intelligence services of the anti-Hitler coalition Allies. #WeAreProud#OurHeroes 🌟 In our country, which bore the most terrible and devastating strike of the Nazi war machine, the partisan movement reached an unprecedented scale. During the years of the #GreatPatrioticWar, more than 6'000 units and 300 formations operated in the enemy rear. Among partisans there were men, women, and even teenagers — people of various nationalities and faiths — united by the common goal: to expel the enemy from the territory of our Motherland. Soviet partisan forces inflicted enormous damage on the Germans and drew up to 1/10 of all enemy ground troops on the Soviet-German front, undermining the morale and combat effectiveness of the Wehrmacht. In the Soviet Union, as well as in Nazi-occupied countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe — where the enemy committed the most horrific atrocities — the mass partisan movement played a significant role in the subsequent liberation. In many countries, resistance to the Nazis took the form of a national liberation movement against fascism. The selfless fight of partisans in the USSR and members of the Resistance movement in other countries made an enormous contribution to the overall Victory over fascism and hastened the end of the most devastating war in human history. Today, despite attempts in a number of foreign countries to rewrite history and consign to oblivion the immortal feat of those who fought against fascism, on the International Day of the Resistance Movement we continue to preserve the memory of the true heroes of the partisan and underground movements who gave their lives in the fight against the Nazi plague. ❗️ Unlike many countries, #WeRemember the heroes of the Resistance and hold their memory sacred.

🎉 Праздничный концерт детских коллективов «Спасибо за Победу!» 📅 8 мая 2026 года (пятница) 🕡 Начало в 18:30 📍 Русский дом в Афинах (ул. Тзавелла, 7, Халандри, метро «Холаргос») КСРС, Русский дом в Афинах и Совет школ Центральной Греции приглашают на концерт, посвящённый 81-й годовщине Великой Победы! 🎭 В программе: 🎵 Выступления детских коллективов 🖼 Выставка детского творчества «Мы помним, мы гордимся!» В концерте принимают участие школы: «Лира», «Парус», «Азбука знаний», «Весёлые нотки», «Чебурашка», «Лествица», Logos-Slovo, «Славянка», «Гений» 🍬 После концерта — угощение для юных участников! ‼️ Обязательная регистрация — https://forms.gle/Pj2zRz2xk7fVy8jz7 🔗 Подробная информация — на сайте Русского дома в Афинах https://greece.rs.gov.ru/announcement/prazdnichnyj-konczert-detskih-kollektivov-spasibo-za-pobedu/ 🎹 Вопросы по музыкальной части: [email protected] | тел. 210-6778389 (с 09:30 до 16:00) #ДеньПобеды#РусскийДомАфины#КСРСГреция#Αθήνα#Ρωσία#ΡωσικόΣπίτι#9мая2026#WeRemember

#Victory81 🌟 On January 13, 1945, the #EastPrussian Offensive by the Red Army — one of the largest and most important #WWII operations against Nazi Germany — commenced. As a result of the operation in the #EastPrussia, the Soviet forces ultimatelydestroyed the Nazis' most capable, experienced, trained and equipped divisions on the entire Eastern front. The 'invincible reich' lost a critical strategic bridgehead in the Baltic region. The fortress city of #Königsberg — the cradle of German militarism and the starting point of eastward expansion — fell once and for all. The triumph of the Red Army in East Prussia held profound symbolic significance: the Nazis were decisively and completely crushed right there, where from, back in June 1941, they treacherously attacked our Motherland. ▪️“There it is, cursed Germany,”— that was what the Soviet soldiers-liberators said while stepping on the enemy's soil to pursue the condign retribution upon the Germans on their own territory. Those were exactly the accurate words to call the country where the most terrible evil the Mankind ever saw in its history — the Nazi scourge — was nurtured. The Germans sought Moscow’s fall, but instead they witnessed with disgrace the collapse of their own “great Reich.” *** The East-Prussian operation. The details January-April, 1945 The battles on the East Prussian theatre of operations lasted for 103 days, which made it the area that saw the longest continuous military engagement in the final year of #WW2. In the region, the Nazis constructed an exceptionally formidable defensive system, tailored to the specific features of terrain. The capital of East Prussia — the fortress city of Königsberg — was equipped with both external and internal urban fortification systems. In East Prussia, the Red Army faced the Nazi army with the personnel strength of some 780'000 Wehrmacht soldiers and officers. ⚔️ On January 13, 1945, the units of the 2nd Byelorussian and forces of the 3rd Byelorussian Fronts of the Red Army launched the offensive in East Prussia. Through the swift and overwhelming assault, the Soviet armor and the infantry, with the support of the aviaton, reached the Baltic Sea near Elbing (now the city of Elbląg in northern Poland) already on the third day of the operation, thus, having cut off any possible retreat routes for the enemy from East Prussia westwards. In less than two weeks, the Soviet forces broke through to Königsberg — the infamous Nazi citadel, which had allowed the Germans to dominate the eastern Baltics throughout the entire war, wasencircled. By February 10, 1945, the Nazi army group 'North' had been split into three isolated and tied down formations that were further driven to the coastline with no hope of escape. In April, the Königsberg garrison — numbering around 200'000 Wehrmacht soldiers and officers — was defeatedand surrendered. On April 9, the Red Army seized the fortress completely — the impregnable stronghold of the Third Reich, fortified with the latest military technology of WWII-era, finally fell. The loss of significant forces and militarily and economically vital region of East Prussia hastened Germany’s defeat. The Soviet forces inflictedhuge losses on the Wehrmacht and completely severed Third Reich’s maritime supply lines, crippling logistics for the blockaded 'Courland Pocket'. To commemorate the Heroic Victory in East Prussia, the medal 'For the Capture of Königsberg' was instituted in the USSR. The Medal was awarded to approximately 760'000 Red Army soldiers and officers. Aftermath WWII, under the terms approved by the Allied Leaders at the #PotsdamConference, much of East Prussia was incorporated into Poland, while a third of East Prussia territory, including the city of Königsberg (the Kaliningrad Region), became part of the Soviet Union. 🎖 By the Executive Order of President of Russia Vladimir Putin (signed on November 17, 2025), a new memorial date was established in our country — April 9, the Day of the Heroic Assault and Capture of Königsberg (1945).

#Victory80 🌟 February 2, 1943, one of the most brutal battles of #WWII and all of history — the Battle of Stalingrad — concluded. For 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days and nights the Battle of Stalingrad raged on the banks of the Don and the Volga rivers, and in the city proper, or rather what was left of it following merciless Nazi bombardments and stubborn defender fighting for every street, alley and house. The battle itself surpassed in scope and intensity all prior battles of #WWII. During that battle, more than 2.1 million people fought on both sides. By the end of June 1942, the Nazis concentrated in the strip of land from Kursk to Taganrog on the front of 600-650 kilometers up to 35% of infantry, over 50% of armour and motorized divisions of the total number of Wehrmacht troops deployed on the Soviet-German front. During the planning of the Stalingrad operation, the enemy had several objectives: to gain a foothold on the Volga River and thus deprive the #SovietUnion of control over one of the most important transportation arteries of the country. The capture of #Stalingrad, according to the assessment of the Nazi military command, would open the way for the Wehrmacht to the Caucasus, where the Germans hoped to obtain the most important resource for making the war machine continue — oil fields. Traditionally, according to the historians, the Battle was divided into two stages: • Defensive phase: from July 17 to November 18, 1942; • Offensive phase: from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943. During the first stage, July 17 - November 18, 1942, the Red Army had to conduct defensive operations and engaged the enemy in fierce street battles directly in the city. The forces of the 62nd and 64th Soviet armies, led by Vassily Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army, engaged the troops of the 6th Army of the Wehrmacht under the command of Lieutenant General Paulus. By mid-November 1942, as a result of stubborn resistance and the deployment of the Red Army reserves favorable conditions were created for launching the counteroffensive. The plan for the operation code-named#Uranus was developed under the leadership of Army General Georgy Zhukov and Colonel General Alexander Vasilevsky. During the large-scale counteroffensive at Stalingrad (November 19, 1942 — February 2, 1943), Soviet forces conducted the operation #Ring, during which the Red Army managed to drive Paulus's 6th Army into a “cauldron” between the Don and Volga rivers. Realizing the futility of further action, by the end of January the Nazi units began to surrender en masse. On January, 31, General Paulus (promoted by Hitler to to General-Field Marshal), together with other German generals and officers at Stalingrad finally surrendered. OnFebruary 2, the last pockets of Nazi resistance were eliminated. The #BattleOfStalingrad ended with a complete victory of the Red Army. For the first time ever the all-consuming Nazi war machine was weighed, measured and found wanting. This marked a turning point not only in the the Great Patriotic War, but that of the entire #WWII. In Stalingrad, Wehrmacht and its auxiliary forces from the Axis lost 1/4 of all troops deployed by the Reich on the Eastern front. Total enemy losses amount to ~1.5 million soldiers and officers. From that moment forward thestrategic initiative was on the side of the Red Army. The Victory in Stalingrad created favourable conditions for further full-scale counteroffensive of Soviet forces to expel the enemy from the Nazi-occupied territory of the USSR. 🌐 The defeat of the bulk of the enemy troops not only shocked the world and significantly raised the international prestige of the Soviet Union and its Armed Forces, but also contributed to the strengthening and tightening of the anti-Hitler coalition. 🎖 Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad was in large achieved through superior strategy and tactics, but also due to mass heroism of Soviet soldiers, officers and hard work of all those on the home front. 112 participants of the Battle were awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. #WeRemember

#WeWereAllies 🌟 On April 25, 1945, a landmark event took place in history of anti-Hitler coalition and #WW2 — near the German town of Torgau, just 100 kilometers from Berlin, on the Elbe River, Soviet soldiers shook hands with their American brothers-in-arms, marking the imminent collapse of Nazi Germany and underscoring the joint success of the Allied powers in the final battle against Nazism. #OTD8️⃣1️⃣ years ago, the 58th Rifle Division of the 1st Ukrainian Front under Marshal Ivan Konev’s command aligned with the units of the 69th and 104th infantry divisions of the First US Army led by Omar Nelson Bradley. The historic #ElbeDaywas more than just an extremely powerful symbol — in fact, it served as a sign of the coming fall of the Third Reich. This spirit of unity and brotherhood in fighting a common enemy was later called as the #SpiritOfTheElbe and believed to be the very moment when the Allied #WWII-era USSR-USA relations were at their peak. *** 🤝 The historic Elbe Day took place in the morning of April 25, when a US reconnaissance unit crossed the river, and the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front’s 58th Rifle Division finally aligned with the US First Army’s 69th Infantry Division. Both sides were eagerly waiting for that landmark day — to finally have a long-awaited handshake as brothers-in-arms. Back then in April 1945, the Soviet and American soldiers were brothers who put aside all their cultural differences and forgot about the language barrier when exchanging their badges and decorations, as well as other belongings and even valuables. Commander of the US First Army’s 7th Corps in Europe, Joe Collins, nominated for US military rewards a number of Soviet soldiers who had performed exceptional feats when advancing towards the Elbe. 💬JoePawlowski, who served as a private in a US reconnaissance unit, recalled that this had been a historical moment when the representatives of the two nations met each other, with Soviet and American soldiers taking a solemn oath to do their best to make sure that the horrors of war never happen again. This was our Oath of the Elbe. <…> We embraced each other and pledged to remember our meeting forever. 💬 On April 28, MarshalKonev met with GeneralBradley. The American commander said, as quoted by frontline writer Boris Polevoy in his book All the Way to Berlin, that the American nation had always respected the glorious Red Army in its combat operations and victories, while American soldiers and officers sought to follow the example performed by Marshal Konev's 1st Ukrainian Front’s units. *** 🇷🇺🇺🇸 On April 25, 2020, Presidents of Russia and the United States issued the Joint statement commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the meeting on the Elbe, which read, in part: The “Spirit of the Elbe” is an example of how our countries can put aside differences, build trust, and cooperate in pursuit of a greater cause. 🎖#Victory80: On April 25, 2025, Russia and the United States marked the 8️⃣0️⃣th Anniversary of the Elbe Day by holding the first, after a three-year pause, memorial ceremony to celebrate the legendary “Spirit of the Elbe” at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, which became possible after the atmosphere in bilateral relations had changed with the arrival of a new administration at the White House. 💬 Russia’s Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev: The “Spirit of the Elbe” symbolises the brotherhood-in-arms of the two great powers which fought together despite their political differences. It serves as an example of #RussiaUSrelations moving in the right direction for bringing them back to normal and ensuring that common sense prevails. #Victory81

🎉Праздничный концерт детских коллективов «Мы — наследники Победы!» 📅 7 мая 2025 года (среда) 🕡 Начало в 18:30 📍 Русский дом в Афинах (ул. Тзавелла, 7, Халандри (метро "Холаргос")) КСРС, Русский дом в Афинах и Совет школ Центральной Греции приглашают на концерт, посвящённый 80-летию Великой Победы! 🎭 В программе: 🎵 Выступления детских коллективов 🖼️ Выставки: – «О Великой Отечественной войне» (Материалы от Музея-заповедника «Бородинское поле») – «Греки — Герои Советского Союза» – «Окна ТАСС. Искусство побеждать» – «Дети о Победе» (спецвыпуск «Афинского курьера») 🍬 После концерта — сладкий стол для юных участников! ‼️ Обязательная регистрация по ссылке: https://clck.ru/3LkgDy 🔗 Подробная информация — на сайте Русского дома в Афинах: https://clck.ru/3LmaSP 📞 Телефон для справок: 210-6722802 🎹 Вопросы по музыкальной части: [email protected] | тел. 210-6778389 (с 09:30 до 16:00) @rossotrudnichestvo@rusembgreece@sootechestvennikigreece #МыНаследникиПобеды#ДеньПобеды#РусскийДомАфины#КСРСГреция#Победа80#Victory80#Αθήνα#Ρωσία#ΡωσικόΣπίτι#9мая2025#WeRemember

#HistoryOfDiplomacy 🗓 On February 4, 1945, the Yalta Conference of the Leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition — Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt — officially commenced. The #YaltaConference stands as one of the most significant summits of the 'Big Three' Leaders during #WW2. The landmark talks in Yalta came to symbolise the successful cooperation of Moscow, Washington, and London in their common fightagainst the terrible evil the mankind had ever faced —the Nazi ideology. The historic agreements reached at the Forum defined the foundations of the post-war Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations, whose legal basis would be the #UNCharter. 💬 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: The participants in the Yalta Conference managed to overcome their differences, and, acting in the spirit of true solidarity, mutual respect and trust, abandoned their fleeting interests for the sake of defeating the common enemy and achieving a common victory, peace and freedom for all countries and peoples. *** 🌟 By early 1945, the Red Army had fully liberated the Soviet Union from the Nazi invaders and was mounting a decisive offensive: by January, the Nazi troops had been expelled from Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, and most of Poland. The Soviet forces had secured strategically important bridgehead on the western bank of the Oder river and were preparing for the final battle of #WWII — the fight for the Reich’s capital — Berlin. As the Red Army advanced rapidly from the Vistula-Oder direction, UK-American units were pushing towards the Rhine river. Despite fierce resistance from elite units of the Nazi war machine, Germany’s defeat was inevitable. With the common Victory approaching, the discussing issues the post-war world order became a top priority for the Allied Powers. Thus, it was decided to convene a major conference, with the Soviet city of Yalta chosen as the venue (February 4-11, 1945). A central focus of the #CrimeanConference was the post-war future of the defeated Germany. The Allies reaffirmed their commitment to the eradication of German militarism and Nazism and to ensuring that “Germany will never again be able to disturb the peace of the world.” It was also agreed that Germany would be obliged to pay reparations for the damage inflicted by its aggression. During the Yalta negotiations, the 'Big Three' Leaders reached a compromise on the issue ofPoland’s borders.The Soviet delegation firmly advocated for Poland’s fundamental interests, upholding its right to independence and sovereignty. Churchill later described the Soviet Union’s historic role in liberating Poland from Nazism in his memoirs: But for the prodigious exertions and sacrifices of Russia, Poland was doomed to utter destruction at the hands of the Germans. Not only Poland as a State and as a nation, but the Poles as a race were doomed by Hitler to be destroyed or reduced to a servile station The considerable growth in the USSR’s international prestige significantly influenced the course and outcomes of the Yalta negotiations. This was due, in large part, to the Red Army’s remarkable successes on the battlefield. The image of the Soviet soldier as a Liberator was cemented, and the world recognised Soviet people's immense Sacrifice and Achievement in WWII The Conference produced several crucial documents, including the Declaration on Liberated Europe, which helped shape the international system for decades. The framework for the future #UnitedNations also took clearer form. Following Yalta, the Soviet Union secured agreement on the “principle of unanimity” among the five permanent UN Security Council members, embodied in the right of veto — #UNCharterIsOurRules. The Yalta agreements strengthened the unity of the anti-Hitler coalition in the final stages of World War II and contributed to the ultimate common victory over Germany. In the post-war years, ensuring the implementation of the Yalta decisions became a key objective of Soviet diplomacy. #Victory81#WeWereAllies