The ensemble performed at the presentation of the International Historical Dictation on the events of World War II – the Victory Dictation

These days, the global community is celebrating the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II. This historic event was commemorated by the International Educational and Patriotic Event "Victory Dictation", which took place on September 3, 2022, in Moscow at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 on Poklonnaya Hill.

The main goal of this event is to involve the general public in studying the history of the Great Patriotic War, to increase historical literacy, and to promote patriotic education among young people.

The dictation tasks were devoted to significant dates, events of the Great Patriotic War, military geography, historical personalities, fiction, works of fine and monumental art of military themes.

The central venue of the International educational and patriotic action “Victory Dictation” according to the established tradition became the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 on Poklonnaya Hill.

The coordinator of the Historical Memory project, Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Alexander Khinshtein, addressed a greeting to the participants of the Victory Dictation.

"For every Russian, knowing the history of the Great Patriotic War and respecting our veterans is a sacred duty and obligation, a moral feature that will never allow us to forget our history. Today, it gives Russians, our heroes, and participants in the special military operation the spiritual strength to resist modern Nazism. Knowing the history of our country and our people is an eternal lesson that must be learned and remembered," said Alexander Khinshtein.

Before the start of the event, the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, under the direction of the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev, welcomed the participants of the Victory Dictation with the popular song "Where Does the Motherland Begin?" (V. Basner - M. Matusovsky), performed by the choir and soloist of the Ensemble, Grigory Yakovlev. The performance was met with prolonged applause from the audience.

The event was organized by the All-Russian Political Party United Russia, the Russian Historical Society, the Russian Military Historical Society, and the Victory Volunteers movement.

The event was broadcast on the Russia-24 TV channel.