The solemn ceremony of opening the busts of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the USSR Joseph Stalin, his first deputy during the Battle of Stalingrad Georgy Zhukov and the Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army during this period Alexander Vasilevsky began in February. 1 at 14:00 on the square in front of the Museum “Battle of Stalingrad”.
Cadets and musicians from the military band lined up in front of the museum in the square.
The beginning of the ceremony. The moderator began his opening speech:
“Today, on the eve of the great Victory at Stalingrad, we pay tribute to the memory of those thanks to whose leadership, talent and brilliant strategic thinking this victory was achieved. Today, on the eve of a great memorable date, we unveil the busts of our illustrious Soviet military leaders: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, Alexander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky. It was his high operational-strategic level of military art, creative military thinking and organic connection with combat practice that ensured the successful completion of Operation Uranus, which became the starting point on the path to victory over Nazi Germany.
The right to open monuments was given to honorary citizens of Volgograd: Yuri Starovatov, Alexander Strukov, Boris Usik and representatives of the Yunarmiya military-patriotic youth movement.
“Today, in hostile countries, our monuments associated with the name of a Soviet soldier are being destroyed. A different course has been taken in our country – to preserve the memory of the Great Patriotic War.”– stressed the chairman of the Volgograd Regional Duma, chairman of the regional organization of veterans Alexander Bloshkin.
Supreme Commander Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. Today, during the period of a special military operation, it becomes clearer how difficult it is to lead the state and the army during the war. Stalin coped with the task from him, and the enemy was defeated.
But our city and Stalin are connected not only by military operations. Our city 36 years and seven months bore the name of Stalin – Stalingrad. And all these years the city has been actively developing. During the war years, the city remained undefeated (like Leningrad). And today we understand that we live in this modern and beautiful city, in this great industrial, scientific, cultural center of our country, also because for 36 years this city was called Stalingrad. And today’s events are a tribute to the great respect for historical justice and historical truth.
The young people watched from the tank closest to the place of the ceremony.
The solemn placement of flowers to the busts began.
Having saluted, those who laid flowers left the platform.
After the solemn laying of bouquets, veterans were given the right to be the first to approach the monuments. Someone was carefully led by escorts, and someone bravely wedged a step and marched alone to the bust of the Generalissimo to lay flowers and then salute.
Citizens laid flowers to the sound of solemn music.
Someone stopped at the bust of Stalin to bow his head and pay tribute to the leader of the USSR.
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People of different generations were present among the citizens laying flowers.
The men in civilian clothes bowed their heads, the men in uniform saluted.
Someone, laying flowers, knelt down.
The unveiling of the monuments was attended by the widow of the war correspondent Yuliy Petrovich Chepurina. During the Battle of Stalingrad, she worked as a special correspondent for the front-line newspaper of the 62nd Army VI Chuikov “Stalin’s Banner”. It was from his essay “Pavlov’s House”, written in October 1942, that he began the legendary glory of Sergeant Pavlov and his comrades from the 13th Guards Division, General Alexander Rodimtsev.
Songs from the war years blared from the loudspeakers.
Those who wish wait in line to be photographed with the statues of the great commanders.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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