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The Memory of Generations: A Victory Day Story

Omsk, Victory Park
Full Story: 66 photosQuick Impression: 30 photos
By now, it’s hard to imagine the memorial complex without its granite star
The Eternal Flame before the majestic statue was lit in 2015
Omsk residents, young and old, lay flowers at the flame
The military place carnations and salute the fallen
By midday, the monument is already buried in flowers
The little ones will remember what matters most and, as they grow up, learn more about the Great Victory
Three kinds of porridge, plus potatoes with meat, are cooked in field conditions
No time to be distracted — the whole city has to be fed!
It looks vivid and ever so appetizing
The serving is in full swing
When else can you taste an ordinary dish in such an extraordinary setting?
By the way, the audience choice award went to… pearl barley!
Huge letters have been laid out in flowers — just the craft they teach at a nearby station
Still, the park also offers a chance to learn how a real machine gun works
And such a snapshot, of course, will grace the family album too
Wartime songs fill the air everywhere
At the House of Cinema site, passages from the poem “Vasily Tyorkin” are recited
Students of the art schools take part in the “Painting Victory” campaign
At 3:20 PM, park visitors look up in wonder and greet parachutists in the sky
They descend onto the park’s meadow carrying a copy of the Victory Banner and other flags
The paratroopers’ landing makes a spectacular festive surprise for the people of Omsk
The patriotic concert runs on the main stage all day long
The performers’ sincerity strikes a chord with veterans and wartime home‑front workers
Art has the power to convey the memory of those years with delicacy and precision
And the finale could only be one song: “Victory Day”
It is performed by Maxim Komendantov, a laureate of vocal competitions
All the performers of the closing part of the concert join in the congratulations
The Great Patriotic War lasted four long years
144,000 residents of Omsk Region gave their lives to bring Victory closer
Our task is to live, to remember, and to pass this memory on to the generations that follow

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