“Everything for the Front, Everything for Victory"

Kathmandu, May 9: An exhibition titled “Everything for the Front, Everything for Victory” was held in Kathmandu to mark the 81st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.     

Inaugurating the exhibition, Russian Ambassador to Nepal, Aleksei Surovtsev, emphasized that Victory Day is a "holiday with tears in the eyes," recalling the significance of the Victory for the entire world and the enormous price that had to be paid for it.     

The diplomat noted that the selflessness and unity of all the peoples of the USSR, who fought for one Motherland, became the key factor for the Victory that saved the planet from Nazism. The Russian Ambassador also called on the younger generation to preserve historical truth.     

Director of the Russian House, Anastasia Khokhlova and President of Mitra Kunj (Association of Graduates of Soviet and Russian Universities) Sushma Khatri also spoke on the occasion     

Also on the occasion, the guests were invited to a celebratory concert, jointly prepared by the Russian Embassy, the Russian House and Nepalese graduates of Soviet and Russian universities. The Russian-Nepalese chorus performed publicly for the first time.     

At the conclusion of the day, Ambassador Surovtsev announced that he had received information about the celebration of Victory Day on Everest by the team of the 7 Summits Club of Alexander Abramov. The Russian Embassy in Nepal and the Russian House in Kathmandu had provided the team with the Victory Banner and a banner “70 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Nepal”.(RSS)