Universiade Village turned into self-made gallery by students before Victory Day
In preparations for the 80th Victory Day, students joined the nationwide Windows of the Victory campaign, turning dormitory windows into brightly colored art canvases as a symbolic link to our heroic past. The Universiade Village area was transformed into a living gallery of people’s memory.
Symbols of military glory and peaceful life – scarlet stars, St. George ribbons, bright carnations, and white doves are shining in the windows. A special atmosphere was created by compositions from photos of the war years, poems by frontline poets, and children’s drawings dedicated to the feats of the Soviet people.
The Victory Windows initiative has become one of the most heartwarming traditions of the celebration. Unlike official events, this initiative allows everyone to express their personal attitude to the heroic deeds of their ancestors, show their creative abilities and create an atmosphere of involvement in their surroundings.
In the Universiade Village, this event grew in scope. Students didn’t just decorate windows – they organized entire thematic zones in the dormitory halls, where they placed interactive stands with veterans’ stories, exhibitions of war books, and photo exhibitions of the Immortal Regiment.
“When we decorated the windows together, we suddenly started a conversation with our neighbors about our great-grandfathers,” student Anastasia Iskorkina shares her impressions. “It turned out that someone’s ancestor fought as an artilleryman, someone’s great-grandmother served at the front as a nurse. These stories make the holiday truly personal.”
The events in the Universiade Village showed that young people retain a deep connection with the past, and such events bring us closer to the our historical heritage.
Preparations for the Immortal Regiment march and other commemorative events are still ahead. But it is already clear: the tradition of Windows of the Victory has become an important part of not only the holiday, but also the cultivation of patriotism and the new generation’s reverent attitude to our heroes.