Russian Embassy in Kathmandu marks Victory Day

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, May 10: The Russian Embassy and Russian House in Kathmandu organised a series of events to mark the 81st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War here on Friday, according to a press statement from the Russian Embassy here. 

In the morning, a victory auto rally was organised in the city. A column of festively decorated vehicles under the waving banners of victory and the Immortal Regiment, piloted by the police, solemnly drove through the central streets of the capital along the route from the Russian House to the Russian Embassy. The participants of the event carried portraits of their relatives who took part in the Great Patriotic War.

From these portraits, an Immortal Regiment installation was created at the Russian House, complementing the thematic exhibition 'Everything for the Front, Everything for Victory', which tells the story of the unity of the Soviet people, who directed all their forces and resources toward the defence of the Motherland.

Russian Ambassador to Nepal Aleksei Surovtsev said 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 House head Khokhlova said, “We are especially pleased that not only graduates of Russian and Soviet universities, but also many people in Nepal share these feelings with us - our pride and our memory".

A celebratory concert was organised at the Russian House, where the Russian-Nepalese chorus performed publicly for the first time. It featured various performances, including "Where Does the Motherland Begin?" by Sarthak Manandhar, "To the Son Who Does Not Exist" - a song by Vera Yurchenko, "About That Spring" - by Russian children, "I Want There to Be No More War" by Dr. Prabin Pradhan and ‘On a Nameless Height’ by Counsellor-Envoy of the Russian Embassy Rinchen Rakshaev. The Russian song ‘Victory Day’ and the Nepali famous lyric ‘Rato Chandra-Surya held the audience spellbound.