Monument "Living Memory of Grateful Generations" opened in Brest
15:05, 29 July
Photo: by Galina Monich
On July 28, a monument "Living Memory of Grateful Generations" was opened in Brest in a solemn atmosphere. At the initiative of Belarusian Paralympian and public figure Alexei Talai, a coin collection was organized in turn to create monuments to the generation of winners from grateful descendants in Minsk, Brest and Moscow. State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev expressed his conviction that the good work started by the Alexei Talai Foundation will be successfully continued and will serve to strengthen the brotherhood of friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Belarus and Russia.
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A distinctive feature of national monuments is the inclusion of Soviet coins in the alloy, which were brought by schoolchildren, students, veterans, their children and grandchildren. This symbolic participation of more than 500,000 families of Belarusians, Russians and compatriots abroad of Novik will unite the future generation with contemporaries and their heroic ancestors.
Alexey Talai expressed confidence that Belarusians are helped to cope with difficulties by the precepts of veterans. "I am proud and glad that so many people are involved in the creation of this national monument, as many children and young people brought their coins to the monument "Living Memory of Grateful Generations", – he drew attention and added that the family of the head of state also contributed to the creation of the monument.
Coins from more than 500,000 families of Belarus and Russia, compatriots abroad, as well as from the family of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko have been added to the monuments in Minsk and Brest.
Reference: Starting in February 2021, the Talai Foundation is implementing the project "Children of Belarus for veterans and future generations!" Together with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Belarus, as well as the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War with the participation of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Belarus. One of the main events of the project is the creation and installation of national monuments "Living Memory of Grateful Generations" in Minsk, Brest and Moscow. The first monument was erected in Minsk in 2022 in Victory Park.
