An interactive program dedicated to the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held on May 9 in the south of Moscow. The thematic platforms were visited by Svetlana Razvorotneva, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, member of the United Russia faction.
— Large-scale works are being carried out in Moscow to preserve historical memory. Through exhibitions, educational projects and a digital archive, which are integrated into interactive programmes, the capital transmits its historical heritage to future generations. Razvorotneva said that various educational and teaching formats that use modern technologies help engage children in the study of history through stories about front-line soldiers, family heirlooms, letters and photographs.
Several thematic zones are organized on the territory of the Dream Island park. From the installation “Poets and Writers from the Front”, guests got to know the writers who created their works on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War. In the “Cultural Front” tent, with the help of multimedia technologies, children and adults were able to read books from the war years and attend a concert on the front line. In the “Symbols of Victory” workshop space, everyone can make triangular soldier letters, postcards using different techniques, make star-shaped pins and 3D carnations.
On one of the sites, they posted a map of the USSR with marks of the main battles of the Great Patriotic War. Visitors place a poster with the name of a relative on the front lines and a short story about them. Websites with Morse code also worked, and tests were conducted on war films.
In total, more than 4,500 people participated in the event.
Save memory
As Razvorotneva noted, Moscow is adopting a comprehensive approach to the issue of perpetuating the memory of the events of the Great Patriotic War.
Hundreds of monuments to military glory were erected throughout the city, and more than 160 streets, squares and alleys were named in honor of the heroes. The memory of the genius strategist Marshal Alexander Vasilevsky is preserved in one of the streets of the Shchukino district. About the Army General, recipient of the Order of St. George, Ivan Tyulenev – Street in the Tepli Stan district. General Belov Street in the Northern Orekhovo-Borisovo and Southern Orekhovo-Borisovo districts got its name in honor of Colonel-General Pavel Belov. He was the commander of the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps, which stopped the Nazi advance towards Moscow near Kashira. Some geographical names are associated with the names of snipers. This is Maria Polivanova Street in the Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye district and two streets in Vishnyaki in memory of Aliya Moldagulova – Sniperskaya and Moldagulova.
Victory titles are placed on navigation elements in the capital. If you point your smartphone camera at the quar symbol, you can learn about the hero’s biography or memorable place. Historical and national markers lead to the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill, houses where heroes lived, military memorials and other iconic objects.
In addition, there are many projects to collect documents, letters, photographs and memories of Muscovites about the 1940s. In particular, the project “Moscow – Caring for History” helps residents write the names of their relatives in history. All collected family heirlooms are digitized and subsequently become the basis for the virtual museum exhibition of the same name. Within the framework of another project, “The Word of the Soldier of Victory,” more than 2,700 memories of war veterans have been preserved. These are stories containing archival photos and videos about how they got to the front, where they fought, where they celebrated victory, and what they did in the post-war years.