Russian embassy in Armenia hosts gala reception on occasion of 79th  anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War

ArmInfo. The Russian Embassy in Armenia hosted a gala reception on the occasion of the 79th  anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin addressed the assembled  guests with a welcoming speech, expressing gratitude to everyone who  came to the embassy to share a common holiday with them.

The Russian Embassy in Armenia hosted a gala reception on the  occasion of the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic  War.

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin addressed the assembled  guests with a welcoming speech, expressing gratitude to everyone who  came to the embassy to share a common holiday with them.

"Victory Day, by the way, is emphasized in the greeting messages of  our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to the leaders of friendly  states - this is, first of all, of course, a day of remembrance and  tribute to those who, with their unparalleled feat, their  unparalleled efforts and sacrifices, brought to the whole world,  victory over terrible evil for all humanity, thereby creating the  basis, both in international relations and in everyday life, the  opportunity for free peaceful development and in general for the  continuation of life on our land, no matter how anyone evaluates the  results of the war now, unfortunately, on this score, different  opinions appear. We see attempts to rewrite the history of the war,  someone is trying to forget its lessons, but, nevertheless, the fact  is undeniable that the victory came at a very high price, that the  greatest contribution to this victory and the greatest sacrifices for  it. achievements were brought by the peoples of the Soviet Union,"  the Russian diplomat noted.

At the same time, he added that celebrating this holiday in the  Republic of Armenia is especially pleasant for him, especially  significant given the fact that the history of relations between the  two peoples, its characteristic feature, is the history of military  brotherhood.

"Armenia, like other peoples of the Soviet Union, the Armenian people  made an invaluable contribution to our common victory and made great  sacrifices on its altar.

It is no coincidence, in my opinion, that this may be such a detail,  but it is very indicative of one of these characteristic, well, one  of the characteristic illustrations of the victory of what we  associate with Victory, this is the "Kochari" dance by the soldiers  of the Taman Division at the walls of the Reichstag in Berlin.  This  says a lot, and, of course, we remember and appreciate and honor the  role played by all the peoples of the Soviet Union, all the peoples  of the anti-Hitler coalition in achieving this very important  victory. We are obliged to remember this also because we have no  right to forget out of respect for our ancestors, out of respect for  those who are here with us today and who made a personal contribution  to this victory. Thank you very much for being here. We value every  minute of communication with you, because time passes, your example,  and you yourself are a source of a very important source of courage  and spirituality for us, and I even said a source, probably, of  conscience.

On the other hand, it is quite obvious that the lessons of history  must not be forgotten, because those who forget them are doomed to  repeat the mistakes and tragedies of the past. As our outstanding  Russian historian Klyuchevsky said, history is not a teacher, but a  stern taskmaster who harshly punishes unlearned lessons. Today I want  to congratulate all of us on this great victory, congratulate us on  the fact that we do not forget about this victory, that we are  passing the baton of memory to our younger generation, this is a very  important guarantee that the lessons of that war will not be in vain  today, this is especially important," Kopyrkin concluded.

The reception was attended by government officials, deputies,  diplomats of foreign diplomatic missions and representatives of  international organizations, NGOs, cultural figures and the media.