IV International Charity Cadet Ball
17.12.2019

IV International Charity Cadet Ball

IV International Charity Cadet Ball

On December 17, 2019, the IV International Charity Cadet Ball was held in a solemn atmosphere at the Moscow Gostiny Dvor. This year, the ball was dedicated to the Day of Heroes of the Fatherland and the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

More than 1,500 participants took part in the event. These are the best of the best - students of departmental and general education cadet institutions, Suvorov and Nakhimov schools, general education schools with cadet classes, students of social institutions from 65 regions of Russia.

Among the participants of the Cadet Ball were students of the final grades of the Moscow Presidential Cadet School named after M.A. Sholokhov of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, where balls have been held for more than 15 years. Youth delegations from educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Ossetia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics were also invited to the IV International Charity Cadet Ball.

On behalf of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the participants were welcomed by Sergey Mironov, the head of the A Just Russia faction, and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The participants were also greeted by representatives of the Russian National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Education.

Among the honored guests were Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia, well-known political and public figures, and representatives of foreign delegations.

The solemn ceremony was accompanied by a performance by the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Yeliseyev. The ensemble was accompanied by People's Artists of Russia Renat Ibragimov and Vladimir Romanov.

At the end of the opening ceremony of the IV International Charity Cadet Ball, the legendary song "Victory Day" was performed by People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko, accompanied by a choir and a Rosgvardia orchestra.

The IV International Charity Cadet Ball is a vivid example of the revival of lost Russian historical and cultural traditions, the upbringing of the younger generation based on the continuity of generations, respect for the people's heroic defense of their homeland, and the triumph of ethics and nobility.

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