Before
the Victory Day, My Victory Hero service was launched on the Roscongress
Foundation’s website that helps create posters with photographs and stories of
veterans of the Great Patriotic War. This is the way the Foundation supports a
good tradition: everyone can tell about their family members who fought at war,
worked in hospitals and plants, were evacuated or stayed in occupied
territories.
To use
My Victory Hero service, follow
the link, where you
can upload veteran’s photo and write a short text about them. Then you can
download the poster to your computer or smartphone in png, jpg and pdf formats.
We would be glad if you share the stories of veterans from
your family on social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Vkontakte) adding #myvictoryhero
#75yearsofvictory #roscongress hashtags.
The
service is available as part of the Victorious Year special project by the Roscongress Foundation. Each
day it presents the chronicle of landmark events of 1945, from the Berlin
Strategic Offensive Operation, the last battle of the Great Patriotic War, to
the beginning of the Nuremberg trials.
Also,
as part of the Victory Day celebration, on 2–9 May the Roscongress Foundation
is hosting an online marathon concert Songs of Victory featuring well-known theatre and movie
actors, music bands, entertainers and anchors. Each participant sings songs
about the war: these are famous lyrical ballads and marches, as well as
legendary pieces from Soviet films.
Another initiative of the Roscongress Foundation
is a new online portal Conferences of Victory (9may.roscongress.org) which contains
information about the most important international diplomatic events of
1941–1945 attended by world leaders that greatly contributed to ending the
largest military conflict in history. The project is supported by the Russian
Military History Society. The information on the portal will be updated
regularly.
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.
The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.
Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 208 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.
The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 173 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 78 countries worldwide, and 179 Russian public organizations, federal and legislative agencies, and federal subjects.
The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, and Spanish t.me/RoscongressEsp. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation: roscongress.org.