Victory Day memorial held in Kazan University courtyard

The solemn event was held on 30 April.

Over 600 participants joined, including leadership, employees, and students. The audience was addressed by Acting Rector Dmitry Tayursky, Chairman of the Union of Veterans of KFU Valery Teleshev, and veteran of the Great Patriotic War Aleksey Komlev.

They thanked the veterans and commemorated the fallen of the war. As for Kazan University, over 750 students and employees left to join the war fronts, and the majority of them did not return home. The University’s research contributed to the country’s efforts countering the immense hardships of those years.

In particular, Acting Rector Tayursky said,

“That time required stoicism and bravery, heroism of researchers and students, intense labor on the home front. The University will never forget the 1,418 days and nights of the Great Patriotic War and will forever be proud of the feats of its students and employees. The experience of the Patriotic War teaches us to perceive our past as a unique cultural heritage and a foundation of our cultural identity, something that we should preserve and pass on to our descendants without fail. Today’s events show the spiritual force of our young people. You are worthy of the glory of your heroic ancestors, and you are ready to achieve new breakthroughs in various spheres. I wish all of us happiness, wellbeing, longevity, and peaceful skies! And eternal memory and glory to our heroes!”

Accompanied by the famed song “Victory Day”, which was performed at the event by the Kazan University Choir, students from different institutions carried the Banner of Victory, the state flag of the Russian Federation, and the flag of the Republic of Tatarstan.

With the last chords of the song, 77 doves soared into the sky to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the great victory.

After the event, flowers were laid at the memorial plaque in memory of teachers, staff and students who gave their lives for the freedom of our Motherland.