Anfimov: our sacred duty is to pass on the memory of the war to the younger generation

January 17, MINSK. The sacred duty of the older generation is to pass on the memory of the Great Patriotic War to the younger generation. This was stated by First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Leonid Anfimov at the opening of the exhibition "The Memory of the People is Sacred" at the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War, BelTA has learned.

“The older generation does not need to be convinced that it is necessary to preserve historical memory. We remember that there was once the Battle of Kulikovo, the Battle of the Ice, we remember the Battle of Borodino and, of course, we absorbed the memory of the Great Patriotic War with mother's MILK. This memory is really sacred, because we grew up among those people who defended our Motherland and defended the right to a happy life for future generations,” said Leonid Anfimov.

“And of course, our sacred duty is to pass on this memory to the younger generation, so that they carry it in their hearts and souls throughout their lives and pass it on to the next generations, so that no one will ever forget at what cost the victory was won,” he stressed.

DIRECTOR of the Center for Public Diplomacy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan Kabuljon Sabirov, in his video message to the participants of the opening ceremony of the exhibition, added that today it is extremely important for all peoples of the world to draw conclusions and learn lessons from the bloody tragedy of World War II. "More than ever, the struggle for peace on the planet, the strengthening of friendly ties and cooperation between states, is becoming more relevant," Kabuljon Sabirov said.