A concert of the Ensemble was held in honor of the anniversary of the first KAMAZ car

These days, the auto giant KAMAZ, located in the Tatarstan city of Naberezhnye Chelny, is celebrating a glorious anniversary. Exactly 50 years ago, on February 16, 1976, the KAMAZ-5320 truck, which later became a symbol of our country's industrial power, rolled off the assembly line at the Kama Automobile Plant.

Over the years (the plant was founded in 1969), KAMAZ has produced a wide range of truck models, including dump trucks, truck cranes, snowplows, semi-trailers, buses, electric buses, tractors, combines, electric units, thermal mini-power plants, and components, among others.

As one of the leaders of the Russian automotive industry, KAMAZ is actively investing in innovation. Today, the company is developing unmanned platforms, electric vehicles, and digital solutions. KAMAZ products are exported to dozens of countries, and the export geography continues to expand.

KAMAZs have repeatedly won the international Dakar Rally (Paris-Dakar). Founded in 1988, KAMAZ-Master, Russia's only factory team, is now the most decorated team in the history of rallying and a true legend in the world of motorsport.

The gala event dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the first KAMAZ truck was held on February 16, 2026, right in the factory workshops. The guests of honor of the celebration were the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Nail Magdeev.

In connection with the anniversary, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to the employees and veterans of the KAMAZ group of companies and awarded the enterprise with the honorary badge of the Russian Federation "For Labor Successes". The CEO of KAMAZ, Sergey Kogogin, received the high award from Denis Manturov.

In his congratulatory telegram, Vladimir Putin noted the professionalism and competence of specialists working at one of the largest automobile enterprises in the country, as well as their love for their work, thanks to which "factory workers adequately meet serious, unprecedented challenges and, relying on the experience and traditions of veterans, successfully solve important tasks, implement modern design and engineering ideas and environmentally friendly technologies." safe technologies and materials, steadily improve the quality and competitiveness of manufactured products, and give priority to timely and proper execution of the state defense order. KAMAZ's battle-tested equipment serves the Motherland and helps our heroes achieve the goals of the special military operation.».

A wonderful gift to the car builders for the significant anniversary was the concert of the Academic Order of Merit in Culture and Arts of the 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, Hero of Labor of Russia Viktor Eliseev.

The concert opened with the performance of the vocal and choreographic composition "Valor and Honor" (music and lyrics by A. Zaitsev, staged by the Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania Ivan Zhelnov, soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev).

The military-patriotic theme of most of the Ensemble's concert program gave the event a special solemnity. The car manufacturers who gathered in the improvised concert hall today warmly received the performance of their favorite songs from the war years and works by Soviet and contemporary composers. Today, the following concert performances were held in the workshops of the car giant: "Song of Russian Glory "(music by S. Babloeva, sl. A. Fedotov, soloists-Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania Evgeny Yakhin, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev, Dmitry Dolgiy, Daniil Marakhin), composition " Home with Victory "(staged by Honored Artist of Russia A. Safronov, arranged by A. Zarkov) performed by the dance group of the Ensemble, "Smuglyanka "(music by A. Novikova, sl. Ya. Shvedova, soloist – Grigory Yakovlev)," I was born in the Soviet Union " (music by O. Gazmanova, soloists – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev and Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko).

Any concert program of the Ensemble includes works of various musical genres. The anniversary concert at KAMAZ was no exception.

The audience did not let the soloist of the Ensemble, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva, who performed the song "I Want to Please You, Dear" by Averkin (accompanied by a quartet of balalaika players led by Ivan Stepanov), leave the stage for a long time, thanking her for her excellent performance with prolonged applause.

The audience was delighted by the performance of a medley of songs from Leonid Utyosov's repertoire, arranged by the Honored Artist of Russia A. Mazanov (soloists: People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva, Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev, Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Mikhail Zaraev, Mikhail Mamonov, and the ensemble quartet: Honored Artist of Russia Sergey Bazylko, Vitaly Lansky, Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Mark Novikov, Nikolai Alifanov).

The program of the anniversary concert for KAMAZ members also includes works of various genres of classical, folk and popular music – the old romance " The Bell Rattles Monotonously "(music by A. Gurileva, sl. I. Makarov, arrangement by A. Rosenblat, soloist-Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic Alexander Kochov), step "Walk along the Black Sea Coast" (music by A. Kroll, sl. D. Mudugno, arranged by N. Druzhenkov, sl. A. Novozhilov, choreography by A. Bogdanov, soloists-Alexey Dmitriev and Roman Nepomnyashchikh), Russian song " I'll go out in the field with a horse at night "(music by I. Matvienko, sl. A. Shaganov) in the folk-rock genre and the composition "Argo" (music by A. Basilaya, sl. D. Bagashvili) from the musical "Argonauts" performed by the vocal octet of the Ensemble and soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Sergey Bazylko, vocal and choreographic composition "Kalinka" staged by People's Artist of Russia A. Radyuk (arranged by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Mazanov) performed by the dance group the Ensemble's choir and soloist – Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic Alexander Kokhov, as well as "Fantasy on the themes of Love Songs" performed by the Balalaika quartet under the direction of Ivan Stepanov.

One of the Ensemble's glorious traditions is the performance of national works in the original language. In the concert held today at KAMAZ in Naberezhnye Chelny, the song "I Love You, Tatarstan" (R. Rakipov – R. Andreev, soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan Ruslan Abdrafikov) was performed as a symbol of the unbreakable friendship between the Russian and Tatar peoples.

The concert ended with the "Farewell to the Slavonic" march (V. Agapkin – A. Fedotov), performed by the Ensemble's choir and orchestra.