As part of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, cultural events dedicated to this significant event are held in all regions of the country.

According to a long-standing tradition, on the eve of the celebration of the Great Victory, the Academic Order of Merit in Culture and Art of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard 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 makes large concert tours in the cities of our country. This year, the artists of the famous army collective presented their art to residents of the cities of the Far East.

A big festive concert of the Rosgvardia Ensemble took place on April 26, 2025 in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the stage of the Kamchatka Drama and Comedy Theater. In the crowded auditorium were war and labor veterans, servicemen of the Russian Guard, participants in the special military operation and members of their families, representatives of public organizations, residents of the city.

Before the start of the concert, the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Solodov addressed the audience with a welcoming speech, the Head of the region thanked the staff of the Ensemble for the opportunity for the residents of the city to see a wonderful concert and a high level of vocal and choreographic skill of the artists. "The work of the famous team is based on the creation of concert programs aimed at the patriotic, moral and aesthetic education of the younger generation of our citizens," the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory noted in his speech. Vladimir Solodov presented the head of the Ensemble Viktor Eliseev with a commemorative medal of the Kamchatka Territory, dedicated to the 170th anniversary of the heroic defense of the Petropavlovsk port.

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 Alexei Dmitriev).

The concert featured works of military-patriotic themes, songs and vocal and choreographic compositions to the music of Soviet composers and modern authors. With deep feeling, all those gathered in the hall listened to the performance of the "March of the Artillerymen" (T. Khrennikov, V. Gusev), the song "A Young Sailor Is Going on Leave" (A. Averkin, V. Bokov), "I Want Me to Like You" (music and lyrics by A. Averkin), soloist - People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva), the legendary "Smuglyanka" (A. Novikov, Y. Shvedov, soloist - Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Grigory Yakovlev), the song "Guardsmen of Music" (music and lyrics by A. Melnikov, staged by the Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Ivan Zhelnov, soloists - Honored Artist of Russia Alexei Dmitriev and Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexei Kholyavko), potpourri on the themes of military songs "Soldier's Suite" and the song "I was born in the USSR" (music and lyrics by O. Gazmanov, soloists - Honored Artist of Russia Alexei Dmitriev and Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexei Kholyavko), incendiary dances "Home with Victory" (staged by Honored Artist of Russia A. Safronov, arranged by A. Zarkov), "Sabre Dance" from Aram Khachaturian's ballet "Gayane" (staged by Honored Artist of Russia Pyotr Kovalev), sparkling "Gypsy Fantasy" (composition and arrangement by I. Golubev and I. Kadomtsev, choreography by Artur Bogdanov, soloists: People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva, Honored Artist of Russia Alexei Dmitriev, Evgeny Nasonov) and a number of other works. Bright colors were added to the program by the performance of the comic song "I'll take you to the tundra" (M. Fradkin - M. Plyatskovsky, soloists - Honored Artist of the Republic of Buryatia Norpol Tsydenov and Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Alexander Buzganov). A potpourri on the themes of Soviet comedies was performed by a quartet of balalaika players (leader Ivan Stepanov), the song "Free Russia" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov) was performed by the Honored Artist of Russia Alexei Volzhanin.

The concert ended with the performance of the songs "Let's bow to the great years" (A. Pakhmutova, M. Lvov, soloist - Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev) and "Victory Day" (D. Tukhmanov, V. Kharitonov, soloist - Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Kirill Nikitin).

At the end of the concert, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Ensemble, People's Artist of Russia, Hero of Labor of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev addressed the audience and the organizers of the concert with words of gratitude: "The team performed at the peak of emotions thanks to you because you received us so much today, we saw your eyes, heard your applause, felt your delight and all this was passed on to us. We wanted to give you as much of our heart as possible, as many emotions as possible. And we really succeeded today"

Big concerts of the Ensemble also took place in the cities of Vilyuchinsk and Khabarovsk.

The host of the concerts was the Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist of Russia, Colonel Igor Shustikov.