The "Bow and Memory of Generations" event was held in Tskhinval to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Liberation of Leningrad Day.
The participants included representatives of the public, political forces in the Republic, relatives of the World War II veterans, and high school students from the city.
The event presented historical information about the Holocaust—the genocide of the Soviet people—as well as the information about the participation of the people of South Ossetia in military operations and in providing assistance to the front.
The participants were also shown the video "Autographs of War" by the artist Gennady Dobrov.
Zhanna Zasseeva, the head of the Immortal Regiment headquarters, has emphasized that the Holocaust and the Siege of Leningrad were terrible tragedies that people experienced. “The world has never known such a tragedy. To live 900 days under siege, to endure it, and not die—that's a priceless achievement. The siege survivors are a special breed. Incredible strength emerges in the most difficult times. Otherwise, how can we explain the Holocaust and the siege?” Zasseeva. Has noted
She called on young people to remember those horrors and to oppose wars.
“We are not participants in the siege, but they were our grandfathers and fathers, and therefore we will not forget. Young people must know about these horrors and always say 'no' to war,” she emphasized.
Zasseeva has also noted that residents of South Ossetia experienced the 1920 genocide and the siege, albeit on a smaller scale, but they still understand what it was like.
Professor Kosta Dzugaty emphasized the importance of holding such events regularly so that young people remember the terrible events of the past.
"We've largely forgotten 1920. We were united then. The people supported each other, and we persevered. The symbol of that time is the story of how our men stood in front of a column of the Georgian aggressors and prevented them from entering the city," Dzugaty.
He has emphasized that the people of Tskhinval know what a siege is.
"We remember when Tskhinval was completely cut off from the outside world for four months. I'm still amazed we survived that. In Leningrad, the siege lasted 900 days. This tragedy was even more massive, but based on our experience, we understand its residents," Dzugaty added.
As part of the event, the CPRF Central Committee awarded the commemorative medal "80 Years of the Great Victory." The awards were presented to members of the scientific intelligentsia, cultural and educational figures, employees of the Center for Historical Memory, and others.
The event was organized by the Center for Historical Memory with the support of the Communist Party.
January 27 is annually observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The date was chosen because it was the day in 1945 that Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
The day was established by the UN General Assembly on November 1, 2005. Its purpose is to recall the crimes of Nazism, the millions of victims of genocide, and the inadmissibility of a recurrence of such tragedies, as well as to counter racism, anti-Semitism, hatred, and attempts to deny the Holocaust.
