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Time of India

Russian House to celebrate 80 years of WW II triumph

T'puram: The Russian House, in association with the Russkiy Mir Foundation, the Russian Embassy in New Delhi, and the honorary consulate of Russia, is organising a nine-day festival to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Second World War. The festival, titled POBEDA, comprises a series of seminars, exhibitions, competitions, a war film festival and a musical performance. It will commence on April 30. State and central ministers, diplomats, former military officers, experts in international affairs, historians and students will participate in the event. The exhibition themes include "The Road to Victory", "Hero Cities Through the Lens" and "Memory of Generations". Seminars on topics such as the impact of the USSR's victory in WWII, the significance of the USSR's victory for the decolonisation of Asian countries, and victory in World War II as a factor in the expansion of Russian language study worldwide, will also be organised as part of the festival. A musical performance featuring soloists from the Moscow State Conservatory will present opera music. On May 8, 80 participants will display an 80m-long St George Ribbon. Apart from this, a Russian war film festival is being organised from May 3. The films will include The Road to Berlin, The Star, Liberation: Arc of Fire, The Ballad of a Soldier and others.