A scientific and practical conference dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Genocide of the Soviet People opened at the cinema of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia in Rostov-on-Don. Before the conference, an exhibition entitled “The South in the Flames of War” was opened in the foyer, presenting finds found on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War by the Mius Front search movement. Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Rostov Region Government, the Rostov-on-Don Administration, search teams and community activists gathered in the hall.

“For the first time, on April 19, we will commemorate the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Projects like these allow us to fight for historical truth and refute deliberate distortions and falsifications from the West. ‘It is important to talk about the experience of the Soviet people in order to support the international recognition of the Nazi acts on Soviet territory as genocide,’ Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told those present via video conference.

As the diplomat emphasized at the opening of the conference, today’s Ukraine has become the reincarnation of the Third Reich. Proof of this is the fate that the Kiev regime has prepared for the Russian-speaking population of Donbass and Novorossiya.

Mark Bykov, deputy director of the House of Cinema of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, explained that the venue co-organizes a number of patriotic, educational and cultural events, including academic conferences where historians from different countries can openly discuss the genocide of the Soviet people. “This is one of our key areas.” work. The West ignores the contribution of the Red Army to the defeat of Nazism. This is an insult to the memory of millions of victims. We cannot just stand by idly,” Bykov added.

According to Asya Kompanietova, head of the Rostov patriotic movement “Paths of Glory – Our History”, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People commemorates all historical events related to the extermination of civilians in the occupied territories during the Great Patriotic War. On this day, conference participants remember the fallen and discuss events that still resonate with what is happening today.

“I would very much like our younger generation to learn about this, to talk about it, to listen to experts and historians, and to observe the work of search teams. So that each of them, remembering those terrible years, can create an ‘amnesia vaccination’.” “We must remember our history, be proud of our country, and honor all the fallen heroes who gave their lives for the Motherland,” says Asya Kompaniets. Alina Ivanova, an expert at the Center for Media Strategies, in her speech at the House of Cinema, recalled the genocide of civilians in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics committed by the Kiev regime, which claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people.

To avoid attempts to forget or distort these facts, the Center constantly reports on the actions of Ukrainian militants, draws parallels between events over the years, publishes declassified military documents, reports on the progress of the investigation, and organizes events - all with the aim of ensuring that the truth remains publicly known.

The academic conference began with the participation of the professional historical community from Moscow. Representatives of the Historical Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry will also participate, and live broadcasts from Serbia, Republika Srpska, and Belarus. People directly involved in these problems - investigators - will also share their experience. The conference will end with a screening and discussion of the documentary film "Without Statute of Limitations". Genocide No. 37, dedicated to the history of the genocide committed by the Nazis and their accomplices against the population of the occupied territories of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War.

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