Holiday
Symbol of Independence On July 3, Belarus celebrated its main holiday. On this day, President Alexander Lukashenko spoke in public at the ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers at the Mound of Glory memorial complex.
Greeting all those present, Alexander Lukashenko drew attention to the symbolism of the Mound of Glory, a sacred place for all Belarusians. Here in the middle of the last century severe battles for the capital of the Motherland were taking place, the fate of Belarus was being decided. According to the head of state, although it is now difficult to imagine the mood of the soldiers, there is no doubt that they were determined to take vengeance on enemy and take revenge for what happened in 1941. At the beginning of the war, the Nazis felt vanishingly small resistance and passed through Belarus and captured Minsk. "Bagration" liberation operation testified that in the art of victory the Soviet troops surpassed their enemy. The day of liberation of Minsk became a harbinger of our Victory in 1945. Memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War was embodied in a man-made monument. The Mound of Glory was erected on the site of significant battles," – said the President during the ceremony. Alexander Lukashenko recalled that this memorial was literally made by thousands of people with their own hands, who knew what the war was like, remembered their killed comrades and lost loved ones. The President stressed that that land had absorbed the tears of mothers, wives and children of the fallen soldiers, the pain of loss of millions of ruined lives. Well, it is not difficult to imagine those people who came to Belarus in thousands, to the Holy Land of Victory, to make the mound. There are, indeed, the tears and the mood of millions of Soviet people. Their dreams have come true here. There is, perhaps, no other man-made place on earth like this.
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Participants of the event honored the memory of heroes of the Great Patriotic War with a moment of silence. "For us, Belarusians, who lost every third inhabitant in that war, the Mound of Glory is a sacred symbol. The symbol of our independent and free life. There is a capsule here with a message to future generations — you and me and those who will come after us. Its essence is simple and is always relevant, and in our time especially: to preserve the memory of the Great Patriotic War and to be patriots of our Motherland," — Alexander Lukashenko continued, recalling that in Soviet times when children were admitted into the pioneer organization there, Komsomol members swore an oath, and today the words of the military oath sound here. People come here on Victory Day and Independence Day.
"For us, Belarusians, who lost every third inhabitant in that war, the Mound of Glory is a sacred symbol. The symbol of our independent and free life. There is a capsule here with a message to future generations — you and me and those who will come after us. Its essence is simple and is always relevant, and in our time especially: to preserve the memory of the Great Patriotic War and to be patriots of our Motherland" Alexander Lukashenko
Yes, the present generations remember that the heroes of the Great Patriotic War gave them life, and strive to live it worthy of the memory of these heroes. In memory of those who created this monument, who defended the traditions lost in the 90s and restored the memorial complex, giving it a modern look, the President noted and thanked the trade unions that, having fulfilled the instructions of the President, took this monument over, put it in proper condition. And also the leadership of the Minsk region, which always helped to take care of this sacred place. "There are no abandoned monuments in Belarus, even small ones, and this is our pride. We have thousands of them. This land is soaked with blood of Soviet people, Belarusians, partisans, underground fighters, all members of the Resistance. This land is strewn with the bodies of our people," — stated the head of state. According to Alexander Lukashenko, that war has not ended; today it has acquired other forms. The President addressed the students, primarily from departments of history, cadets of the Military Academy, the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, young managers and representatives of public organizations: "You are the future of our country, this is not triviality. Here there are almost 100 percent of the confident patriots of our Motherland. I would very much like you not to lose this country. You have come to lead the country and preserve what we have created over a quarter of a century. Our generation made its contribution, having received a stump of the Soviet empire, we created a sovereign state, the first in a centuries-old history. Our generation is remarkable for defending the victory that we were presented with. Now it's your turn. You should not surrender our country, our land to anyone. Some of you already have children.
