The staff of the Russian Embassy in the United States honors the sacred for our people memory of the Great Patriotic War. Each of us cherishes the memories of our heroes - our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers, mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers, who with incredible labor and courage forged the Victory on the front lines and on the home front. We especially appreciate the fact that Russian diplomats still have the opportunity to communicate with witnesses of the war years of 1941-1945. Although it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so due to the restrictions on movement around the country imposed by the United States authorities.

On the eve of the 81st anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade, the staff of the Embassy and the Office of the Defense Attaché met with veterans living in the U.S. - participants of the defense and residents of the unconquered city. They conveyed the message of the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov on the occasion of the memorable date. They handed over jubilee diaries prepared by the Embassy on the main milestones of the Great Patriotic War.

In their congratulations the diplomats expressed their deep gratitude and admiration for the unbreakable spirit of the blockade survivors and their kind attitude to life. In the year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory they emphasized the importance of passing on to the next generations the truth about the events of those years and the price our ancestors had to pay to save the peoples of the world from extermination. They stressed the need to stop at the root the falsification of history and any manifestations of neo-Nazism.

We bow to the generation of Heroes! Wishing them good health and prosperity! No one is forgotten and nothing is forgotten!

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