Preparation for action " Immortal regiment began in Kyrgyzstan
The preparation for the international promotion of memory "Immortal regiment" dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war began in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, said Last news on Wednesday authorized the press service of the Bishkek municipality.
"in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the great Victory in Bishkek started the action - building" Immortal regiment ". Together with the Metropolitan schools started collecting photographs and information about the participants of the great Patriotic war. In the framework of the action in all educational institutions will be conducted event study students of documentary materials about the great Patriotic war and the exploits of Soviet soldiers, " - said the Agency interlocutor.
International action "Immortal regiment" the first time was held in Tomsk on 9 may 2012. In 2013 it was attended by about 200 thousand people in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Last year joined Israel, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus.
on the fronts of the great Patriotic war took more than three hundred thousand soldiers and officers from Kyrgyzstan. Ninety-five thousand of them never came back, a hundred warriors lifetime or posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. According to the government of Kyrgyzstan in the country today there are about 1200 veterans. During the last years of life left about 300 veterans.