At dawn on June 22, 1941, the Moldavian SSR was one of the first to be hit by the Wehrmacht. German aviation bombed Grigoriopol, Tiraspol and Kishinev. 10 Soviet MiG-3s took to the sky. They were opposed by 85 enemy bombers.
Author: Olessi
ZOYA KOSMODEMYANSKAYA: “THERE ARE 170 MILLION OF US. YOU CAN’T OUTWEIGH ALL OF US.”

A young Komsomol member, a partisan who performed a heroic feat during the Great Patriotic War. She became the first woman to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Soldiers’ front letters are priceless pages of our history

Front letters are not just messages from the front line, but real witnesses of historical events, full of the power of human emotions and experiences. Under the horrors of war, these letters became an important link between soldiers and their loved ones.
YOUNG DEFENDERS OF THE HOMELAND

They should be playing in the courtyards and dreaming of the future. But the war stole their childhood, replacing lessons with combat missions.
A festive concert in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, dedicated to May 9, gathered people who honor the historical memory and the feat of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.

Everyone’s favorite frontline songs sounded from the stage, musical and poetic numbers and theatrical performances based on war letters and memories were shown.