🗓1945年の今日、4月25日に、西進するソ連赤軍と東進するアメリカ軍が、ドイツ東部を流れるエルベ川の岸辺（ザクセン州トルガウ）で初めて出会い、アメリカ軍とソ連軍の代表が記念撮影した。
🇷🇺🇺🇸「「エルベの誓い」77周年の際、アナトリー・アントノフ駐米ロシア大使のメディア質問への回答🔽
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Ambassador Anatoly Antonov's answers to media questions on the occasion of the #ElbeDay
1. What kind of associations do you have with the Elbe Day?
A world-famous photo comes to mind where soldiers of the Allied armies, who met at the Elbe River, are exchanging fraternal handshakes and an embrace. Back in those days, they shared a piece of bread and raised a frontline cup to the Victory and Soviet-U.S. friendship. To celebrate the meeting at the Elbe River our country fired a salute of 324 artillery guns. Photos that have survived till our days show overwhelming and sheer joy because of the approaching end of the war.
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#ElbeDay
📸 April 25, 1945
#WeRemember 🤝 #WeWereAllies
🇷🇺🇺🇸「「エルベの誓い」77周年の際、アナトリー・アントノフ駐米ロシア大使のメディア質問への回答🔽
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Ambassador Anatoly Antonov's answers to media questions on the occasion of the #ElbeDay
1. What kind of associations do you have with the Elbe Day?
A world-famous photo comes to mind where soldiers of the Allied armies, who met at the Elbe River, are exchanging fraternal handshakes and an embrace. Back in those days, they shared a piece of bread and raised a frontline cup to the Victory and Soviet-U.S. friendship. To celebrate the meeting at the Elbe River our country fired a salute of 324 artillery guns. Photos that have survived till our days show overwhelming and sheer joy because of the approaching end of the war.
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#ElbeDay
📸 April 25, 1945
#WeRemember 🤝 #WeWereAllies
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The #RedArmy liberated #Latvia from the Nazi occupation - Latvian Legion Waffen-SS formed, 48 prisons, 23 concentration camps, 18 Jewish ghettos.
150'000 Soviet soldiers gave their lives to free Latvia.
Now, in 2022, in Latvia 🇱🇻 we witness:
restrictions and bans on the use of Russian language,
Nazi collaborators and accomplices glorified,
while monuments to Soviet liberators demolished.
Even celebrating May 9 and Victory Day - the liberation from Nazis - is prohibited.
#WeRemember #NeverForget
150'000 Soviet soldiers gave their lives to free Latvia.
Now, in 2022, in Latvia 🇱🇻 we witness:
restrictions and bans on the use of Russian language,
Nazi collaborators and accomplices glorified,
while monuments to Soviet liberators demolished.
Even celebrating May 9 and Victory Day - the liberation from Nazis - is prohibited.
#WeRemember #NeverForget
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During the Great Patriotic War parts of Soviet Ukraine were occupied by the Nazis & their cronies in 1941-1944. Over 180 concentration camps and 400 ghettos were established on the occupied territory. In Baby Yar alone over 150'000 civilians were killed by the fascists and collaborators. The liberation of the Soviet Ukraine was a massive effort of the entire nation - over 3 mln Red Army soldiers and officers gave their lives to free their brethren.
Today in Ukraine the Nazis and their fascist nationalist minions are hailed as "heroes". Torch marches mirroring those under the Third Reich are a common occurrence, that receives state support. The cult of Bandera, Shukhevych and other war criminals is an integral part of modern Ukrainian education system. Neo-Nazism has been on the rise for a long time now, to which some of our partners from the “collective West” turn a blind eye, and thus actually encourage their activities. At the same time, the use of Russian language is all but forbidden.
#WeRemember
Today in Ukraine the Nazis and their fascist nationalist minions are hailed as "heroes". Torch marches mirroring those under the Third Reich are a common occurrence, that receives state support. The cult of Bandera, Shukhevych and other war criminals is an integral part of modern Ukrainian education system. Neo-Nazism has been on the rise for a long time now, to which some of our partners from the “collective West” turn a blind eye, and thus actually encourage their activities. At the same time, the use of Russian language is all but forbidden.
#WeRemember
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🗓 On October 28, 1944, the Red Army liberated the territory of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders.
🕯 During the years of the German occupation, Ukraine had a network of concentration camps, prisons & ghettos. There was a mass execution site in almost every city. Several million people died at the hands of the Nazis and their henchmen.
❗️ Tens of thousands of Ukrainian nationalists joined the Nazis, carrying out ethnic cleansings & massacres, brutally killing communists, Jews & civilians.
🎖 At the same time millions of Ukrainians fought in the Red Army against the Nazis, making a significant contribution to the victory of the USSR over Germany. Orders and medals were awarded to approximately 2.5 million Ukrainian soldiers, of which 2,021 became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
☝️ The liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders became one of the major milestones of the Great Patriotic War and allowed the Red Army to continue its victorious march on Berlin.
#GreatPatrioticWar #WeRemember
🕯 During the years of the German occupation, Ukraine had a network of concentration camps, prisons & ghettos. There was a mass execution site in almost every city. Several million people died at the hands of the Nazis and their henchmen.
❗️ Tens of thousands of Ukrainian nationalists joined the Nazis, carrying out ethnic cleansings & massacres, brutally killing communists, Jews & civilians.
🎖 At the same time millions of Ukrainians fought in the Red Army against the Nazis, making a significant contribution to the victory of the USSR over Germany. Orders and medals were awarded to approximately 2.5 million Ukrainian soldiers, of which 2,021 became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
☝️ The liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders became one of the major milestones of the Great Patriotic War and allowed the Red Army to continue its victorious march on Berlin.
#GreatPatrioticWar #WeRemember
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🗓 On November 22, 1941, the Road of Life across the Lake Ladoga went operational. 30 km long, this dangerous ice route remained the only connection between the besieged Leningrad & the "mainland"
After the city was encircled by the Nazis on September 8, 1941, the issue of food supply & the evacuation of people became of critical importance. Preparations for the construction of the ice road got underway in October 1941.
❗️ On November 22, the first convoy of 60 lorries set out across the ice of Lake Ladoga. At that time, the daily quota of bread in Leningrad was reduced to 250 grammes for workers & only 125 grammes for other citizens. People began to die of hunger by the thousands.
🚚 Ignoring the harsh weather conditions, shelling & fatigue, the drivers made two, even three trips a day.
💬 Leonid Barkovich, driver of the 804th lorry fleet on the Road of Life: Each of us hoped to evade an enemy shell, but we also knew that only death would prevent us from fulfilling our duty.
The Road of Life continued to supply Leningrad until March 1943. In total, more than 20,000 people worked on it. How many of them gave their lives so that Leningrad could live is still unknown.
⭐️ To commemorate the 78th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, one of the 4,000 famous «Polutorka» (GAZ AA) lorries that delivered essential supplies to the city was temporarily put on display in front of the Foreign Ministry building.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Road of Life. There is no doubt that it played a major role in the survival of Leningrad. The total amount of cargo transported across the ice exceeded 1.6 million tonnes; during the same time, some 1.4 million people were evacuated from the city. The memory of this feat is carefully preserved: the Leningrad Region has recently restored the Road of Life Museum, The Breaking Through the Siege of Leningrad museum & The Breakthrough panorama museum.
#LestWeForget #WeRemember
After the city was encircled by the Nazis on September 8, 1941, the issue of food supply & the evacuation of people became of critical importance. Preparations for the construction of the ice road got underway in October 1941.
❗️ On November 22, the first convoy of 60 lorries set out across the ice of Lake Ladoga. At that time, the daily quota of bread in Leningrad was reduced to 250 grammes for workers & only 125 grammes for other citizens. People began to die of hunger by the thousands.
🚚 Ignoring the harsh weather conditions, shelling & fatigue, the drivers made two, even three trips a day.
💬 Leonid Barkovich, driver of the 804th lorry fleet on the Road of Life: Each of us hoped to evade an enemy shell, but we also knew that only death would prevent us from fulfilling our duty.
The Road of Life continued to supply Leningrad until March 1943. In total, more than 20,000 people worked on it. How many of them gave their lives so that Leningrad could live is still unknown.
⭐️ To commemorate the 78th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, one of the 4,000 famous «Polutorka» (GAZ AA) lorries that delivered essential supplies to the city was temporarily put on display in front of the Foreign Ministry building.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Road of Life. There is no doubt that it played a major role in the survival of Leningrad. The total amount of cargo transported across the ice exceeded 1.6 million tonnes; during the same time, some 1.4 million people were evacuated from the city. The memory of this feat is carefully preserved: the Leningrad Region has recently restored the Road of Life Museum, The Breaking Through the Siege of Leningrad museum & The Breakthrough panorama museum.
#LestWeForget #WeRemember
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#Stalingrad80 #WeRemember
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. It is an outstanding example of courage, determination and readiness for self-sacrifice by all the peoples of the former USSR who thwarted the Nazis’ criminal and misanthropic plans and prevented a global catastrophe.
🌐 The feat of the Soviet soldiers evoked admiration around the world and enhanced our country’s international prestige. This is confirmed by the exhibition of documents from the Russian Foreign Policy Archive posted on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
📜 An excerpt from a cable by King George VI of Great Britain to Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR, February 21, 1943:
“To mark the profound admiration felt by myself and the peoples of the British Empire, I have given commands for the preparation of a Sword of Honour, which it would give me pleasure to present to the city of Stalingrad.”
📜 From President Roosevelt’s message to Joseph Stalin, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR, February 5, 1943:
“The commanders and fighters of your armies at the front and the men and women who have supported them in factory and field have combined not only to cover with glory their country’s arms but to inspire by their example fresh determination among the United Nations to bend every energy to bring about the final defeat and unconditional surrender of the common enemy.”
👉 We invite you to read the entire set of the diplomatic correspondence which testifies to foreign officials’ admiration of the courage shown by the defenders of Stalingrad.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. It is an outstanding example of courage, determination and readiness for self-sacrifice by all the peoples of the former USSR who thwarted the Nazis’ criminal and misanthropic plans and prevented a global catastrophe.
🌐 The feat of the Soviet soldiers evoked admiration around the world and enhanced our country’s international prestige. This is confirmed by the exhibition of documents from the Russian Foreign Policy Archive posted on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
📜 An excerpt from a cable by King George VI of Great Britain to Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR, February 21, 1943:
“To mark the profound admiration felt by myself and the peoples of the British Empire, I have given commands for the preparation of a Sword of Honour, which it would give me pleasure to present to the city of Stalingrad.”
📜 From President Roosevelt’s message to Joseph Stalin, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR, February 5, 1943:
“The commanders and fighters of your armies at the front and the men and women who have supported them in factory and field have combined not only to cover with glory their country’s arms but to inspire by their example fresh determination among the United Nations to bend every energy to bring about the final defeat and unconditional surrender of the common enemy.”
👉 We invite you to read the entire set of the diplomatic correspondence which testifies to foreign officials’ admiration of the courage shown by the defenders of Stalingrad.
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🗓 On August 1, Russia marks the Day of Remembrance for Russian Soldiers who fell in World War I. On this day in 1914, Germany declared war on the Russian Empire.
Thus, our country joined the then largest and bloodiest armed conflict in history launched to redivide colonies, spheres of influence & markets.
⚔️ The war was waged by two coalitions: the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria) and the Entente powers (Russia, France, Britain).
Russia was an active participant in military action which unfolded during WWI. Russian forces fought courageously and heroically on all parts of the Eastern Front.
☝️ #InterestingFact: One of the symbols of the Russian soldiers’ selflessness was the Battle of Osowiec Fortress. The advancing German forces used chemical weapons to eliminate a major part of the Russian garrison. Despite severe gas poisoning & heavy losses, the remaining defenders of the fortress rose in a bayonet attack & forced the enemy to flee. This episode went down in history as the Attack of the Dead Men.
Many Russian historians believe that the tide of the war was turned by the famous Brusilov Offensive on the Southwestern Front, which pushed Austria-Hungary to the brink of collapse & forced Germany to redeploy considerable forces from Verdun in France to the “Russian theatre of war.” The Second Reich lost the strategic initiative, and the course of the war was changed in favour of the Allies.
🕯 The heroism of Russian soldiers & officers can hardly be overstated. In that war, Russia lost over 2 million lives on the frontlines.
People in Russia have not forgotten their heroic compatriots who perished in the conflict. A memorial park complex to the heroes of the the World War I opened in 2004 at the former Bratsky (Fraternal) Cemetery in Moscow & a monument to the heroes of the World War I was unveiled in the city’s Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in 2014. Overall, there are 20 monuments and memorials to WWI heroes in Russia & other countries.
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Thus, our country joined the then largest and bloodiest armed conflict in history launched to redivide colonies, spheres of influence & markets.
⚔️ The war was waged by two coalitions: the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria) and the Entente powers (Russia, France, Britain).
Russia was an active participant in military action which unfolded during WWI. Russian forces fought courageously and heroically on all parts of the Eastern Front.
☝️ #InterestingFact: One of the symbols of the Russian soldiers’ selflessness was the Battle of Osowiec Fortress. The advancing German forces used chemical weapons to eliminate a major part of the Russian garrison. Despite severe gas poisoning & heavy losses, the remaining defenders of the fortress rose in a bayonet attack & forced the enemy to flee. This episode went down in history as the Attack of the Dead Men.
Many Russian historians believe that the tide of the war was turned by the famous Brusilov Offensive on the Southwestern Front, which pushed Austria-Hungary to the brink of collapse & forced Germany to redeploy considerable forces from Verdun in France to the “Russian theatre of war.” The Second Reich lost the strategic initiative, and the course of the war was changed in favour of the Allies.
🕯 The heroism of Russian soldiers & officers can hardly be overstated. In that war, Russia lost over 2 million lives on the frontlines.
People in Russia have not forgotten their heroic compatriots who perished in the conflict. A memorial park complex to the heroes of the the World War I opened in 2004 at the former Bratsky (Fraternal) Cemetery in Moscow & a monument to the heroes of the World War I was unveiled in the city’s Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in 2014. Overall, there are 20 monuments and memorials to WWI heroes in Russia & other countries.
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#WeRemember