Information May 9 is Victory Day. Victory Day

Wonderful spring holiday, which is called International Women's Day, or, simply and briefly " March 8", celebrated in many countries of the world.

In Russia, March 8 is an official holiday, an additional day off .

In general, in our country this date has been declared a holiday since the widespread establishment Soviet power, and half a century later it also became a day off. In the USSR, the celebration largely had a political context, since historically the event in honor of which the holiday was established was an important day in the workers’ struggle for their rights. And also precisely on March 8, 1917 (old style, new - February 23, 1917) from the strike of workers of St. Petersburg factories, into which the celebration of the International women's day, the February Revolution began.

International Women's Day on March 8 is a UN observance, and the organization includes 193 states. Memorable dates, announced by the General Assembly, are designed to encourage UN members to show increased interest in these events. However, on this moment Not all member states of the United Nations have approved the celebration of Women's Day in their territories on the specified date.

Below is a list of countries that celebrate International Women's Day. Countries are grouped into groups: in a number of states the holiday is an official non-working day (day off) for all citizens, on March 8th only women rest, and there are states where they work on March 8th.

In which countries is the holiday March 8 a day off (for everyone):

* In Russia- March 8 is one of the most favorite holidays, when men congratulate all women without exception.

* In Ukraine- International Women's Day continues to remain an additional holiday, despite regular proposals to exclude the event from the list of non-working days and replace it, for example, with Shevchenko Day, which will be celebrated on March 9.
* In Abkhazia.
* In Azerbaijan.
* In Algeria.
* In Angola.
* In Armenia.
* In Afghanistan.
* In Belarus.
* To Burkina Faso.
* In Vietnam.
* In Guinea-Bissau.
* In Georgia.
* In Zambia.
* In Kazakhstan.
* In Cambodia.
* In Kenya.
* In Kyrgyzstan.
* IN DPRK.
* In Cuba.
* In Laos.
* In Latvia.
* In Madagascar.
* In Moldova.
* In Mongolia.
* In Nepal.
* In Tajikistan- since 2009, the holiday was renamed Mother's Day.
* In Turkmenistan.
* In Uganda.
* In Uzbekistan.
* In Eritrea.
* In South Ossetia.

Countries where March 8 is a women's-only day off:

There are countries where only women are exempt from work on International Women's Day. This rule has been approved:

* In China.
* In Madagascar.

Which countries celebrate March 8, but it is a working day:

In some countries, International Women's Day is widely celebrated, but is a working day. This:

* Austria.
* Bulgaria.
* Bosnia and Herzegovina.
* Germany- in Berlin, since 2019, March 8 is a day off, in the country as a whole it is a working day.
* Denmark.
* Italy.
* Cameroon.
* Romania.
* Croatia.
* Chile.
* Switzerland.

In which countries is March 8 NOT celebrated?

* In Brazil, the majority of whose residents have not even heard of the “international” holiday of March 8th. The main event of the end of February - beginning of March for Brazilians and Brazilian women is not Women's Day at all, but the largest in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, the Brazilian Festival, also called the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. In honor of the festival, Brazilians rest for several days in a row, from Friday until noon on Catholic Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent (which for Catholics has a flexible date and begins 40 days before Catholic Easter).

* In the USA, the holiday is not an official holiday. In 1994, an attempt by activists to get the celebration approved by Congress failed.

* In the Czech Republic (Czech Republic) - most of the country's population views the holiday as a relic of the communist past and main symbol old regime.

The most touching and beloved national holiday on an international scale. Victory Day is the only holiday whose calendar name invariably evokes strong feelings. They are directly related to the heroism, feat, courage, bravery and fearlessness of our great ancestors. This is an epochal day in history. Adults and children annually unite in a single impulse: to pay tribute to the heroes, to remember the horrific events of the Second World War, to feel the power and greatness of the army corps, to see the best retro and modern models of military equipment on the ground and in the air.

History of the sacred holiday

The first holiday with a deafening “emotional resonance” took place in 1945. It was accompanied by an unprecedented rise in pride, a sense of freedom and boundless joy. People ran out into the street, congratulated each other, kissed, hugged, and rejoiced in an unbridled burst of happiness.

Early in the morning, all the loudspeakers of the country were literally “choked” with the news that May 9 had been designated as the Day of National Celebration - Victory Day, and given the status of a day off. The brave crew of Semenkov on a Li-2 plane delivered the act of surrender to the capital fascist Germany. The place of the legendary landing was the airfield named after. Frunze.

The mausoleum became a platform for demonstration actions of Soviet standard bearers. They frantically threw the standards and banners of the defeated German regiments and divisions at the foot of the monument. In the finale, the enthusiastic residents of the USSR were treated to a grandiose Victory Salute for those times: exactly 30 powerful salvos from anti-aircraft guns. But there was no traditional parade of troops.

First Juneteenth Parade

The parade of troops initially took place in Berlin on May 4. But on Red Square the parade procession took place only in June, on the 24th. Preparations for the parade took about 45 days and were quite rigorous. To participate in the parade, it was necessary to have a decent track record and be at least 1 m 70 cm tall. The step frequency must also be certain - 120 steps/min. During training, lines were drawn on the asphalt along the length of the step and ropes were stretched at the same height.

On the day of the parade there was heavy and continuous rain, so they decided to cancel the aerial part of the program. The parade lasted just over two hours. About 40,000 people took part in it, and 1,850 pieces of military equipment were demonstrated. The command of the epoch-making action was given to Marshal Rokossovsky, and was taken by Zhukov on a snow-white horse.

But after 3 years, the pompous celebrations on May 9 ended. Historians give two reasons for the ban. The first is saving money and allocating it for the restoration of the country, and the second is Stalin’s dissatisfaction with the fact that the winner’s laurels went to to a greater extent Zhukov.

Be that as it may, in 1965, Victory Day was declared a holiday, and the lost tradition of military parades and fireworks resumed with renewed vigor.

Traditions of the victorious day

Nowadays, May 9 is a great holiday. In high spirits, people go to memorials, to the graves of the unknown soldier, lay flowers at the monuments, and pay tribute to the memory. The music of the war years is played, the cities hold ceremonial concerts, parades, exhibitions of equipment, folk festivals and fireworks.

Since 2005, the St. George ribbon, black and orange, a combination of smoke and fire, a symbol of memory and peace, has become an invariable attribute of the holiday. And in 2012, for the first time, a festive procession of the Immortal Regiment took place in Tomsk. The initiators of the action were journalists from Tomsk media. Processions of people with banners depicting WWII heroes and home front workers gradually grew into a national tradition.

May 9 is not just a holiday, it is one of the great days, revered not only in Russia, but also in many other countries of the world that suffered from the invaders. Victory Day is a holiday important for every family and every citizen. It is difficult to find a person who was not in any way affected by the terrible war, which claimed the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians. This date will never be erased from history, it will remain forever in the calendar, and will always remind of those terrible events and the great defeat of the fascist troops, which stopped the hell.

History of May 9 in the USSR

The first Victory Day in history was celebrated in 1945. Exactly at 6 a.m., the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR designating May 9 as Victory Day and assigning it the status of a day off was solemnly read out over all loudspeakers in the country.

That evening, the Victory Salute was given in Moscow - a grandiose spectacle at that time - thousands of anti-aircraft guns fired 30 victorious salvos. On the day the war ended, the city streets were filled with jubilant people. They had fun, sang songs, hugged each other, kissed and cried with happiness and pain for those who did not live to see this long-awaited event.

The first Victory Day passed without a military parade; for the first time this solemn procession took place on Red Square only on June 24. They prepared for it carefully and for a long time - for a month and a half. The following year, the parade became an integral attribute of the celebration.

However, the magnificent celebration of Victory Day lasted only for three years. Beginning in 1948, in a country destroyed by Nazi troops, the authorities considered it necessary to prioritize the restoration of cities, factories, roads, educational institutions and Agriculture. Allocate considerable funds from the budget for a magnificent celebration of the most important historical event and refused to provide additional days off to workers.

L. I. Brezhnev made his contribution to the return of Victory Day - in 1965, on the twentieth anniversary of the Great Victory, May 9 was again colored red in the USSR calendar. This important memorable day was declared a holiday. Military parades and fireworks have resumed in all hero cities. Veterans, those who forged victory on the battlefield and behind enemy lines, enjoyed special honor and respect on the holiday. War participants were invited to schools, higher education educational establishments, they organized meetings with them at factories and warmly congratulated them on the streets with words, flowers and warm hugs.

Victory Day in modern Russia

IN new Russia Victory Day remains a Great holiday. On this day, citizens of all ages, without coercion, go in an endless stream to monuments and memorials, laying flowers and wreaths at them. Performances by famous and amateur artists take place in squares and concert venues; mass celebrations last from morning until late at night.

By tradition, military parades are held in hero cities. And in the evenings the sky lights up with festive fireworks and modern fireworks. A new attribute of May 9 was the St. George's ribbon - a symbol of heroism, courage and bravery. The ribbons were first distributed in 2005. Since then, on the eve of the holiday, they have been distributed free of charge in in public places, shops, educational institutions. Each participant proudly wears a striped ribbon on his chest, paying tribute to those who died for the Victory and peace on earth.

The central point of Victory Day celebrations in Moscow will traditionally be Red Square. There are 12.5 thousand military personnel and 120 pieces of equipment. If you didn’t manage to be in the stands on May 9, you can go to one of the many festive venues scattered throughout the capital. the site is ready to talk about the most interesting of them right now.

Concert, broadcast of the parade and photo exhibition in the heart of the capital

May 8 and 9 on the square in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. On Tuesday the program will begin at 19:00 and continue until 22:00. The audience will receive performances from the vocal duet of Fyodor Rytikov and Sergei Shtyrov, the opera duet of Vasilisa Nikolaeva and Vladislav Kiryukhin, the vocal group “Pyatero”, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra “Russian Philharmonic” and others. On Wednesday, the holiday will be celebrated here from the very morning. At 10:00 the Victory Parade on Red Square will be broadcast on street screens ( great option for those who found themselves in the center, but did not get to the square). And from 12:00 a concert will begin, the participants of which will be the laureates of the All-Russian festival-competition “Crystal Stars”, soloists and orchestra of the Galina Vishnevskaya Center for Opera Singing, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra for Children and Youth together with conductor Ivan Rudin and soloist Alisa Grebenshchikova, and also the vocal group "Kvatro".

Theaters in parks

Visitors to numerous capital parks will also be able to see the broadcast of the Victory Parade (starts at 10:00). After the passage of troops and military equipment, theatrical performances and concerts await guests. Thus, the Moscow Youth Experimental Theater under the direction of Vyacheslav Spesivtsev and the Moscow New Drama Theater. And then they will be replaced by Gleb Matveychuk, Yulia Nachalova, Dina Garipova, Evgeny Kungurov, the exemplary group of the dance ensemble “Smile”, the State Academic Ryazan Russian Folk Choir named after E.G. Popova, Maxim Kaluzhskikh, Ost Up group, Bayan-Mix duet, Vasily Lanovoi and Dima Bilan.

Moscow Drama Theater on Perovskaya, Moscow Theater of Illusions, singer Prokhor Chaliapin, group “Kvatro”, singer Zara, singer Ostap will perform. After a minute of silence, at 18:55, the concert program will be continued by Alexander Buinov, Rodion Gazmanov, Brandon Stone and Yulia Nachalova.

At 13:00 the actors of the Shalom Theater will appear. And then artists from the Kapotnya Palace of Culture, the Alexey Rybnikov Theater, the Zarechye House of Culture and the I.M. Cultural Center will perform. Astakhova. The concert and musical program will begin at 19:00 with a performance by the group “Kvatro” and will continue with performances by singers Zara and Elena Terleeva, singer Dmitry Koldun, and participants in the art project “Tenors of the 21st Century”.

The celebration in honor of Victory Day will begin at 11:00. Groups from the Moscow Department of Culture will perform on stage. And at 13:00 a citywide program starts, in which the chamber orchestra Musica Viva, the Moscow Theater of Music and Drama under the direction of Stas Namin, the jazz ensemble “Trombone Show”, Alexey Garnizov, the theater “ New ballet", Svetlana Krinitskaya, State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after M.E. Pyatnitsky. At 19:00 a musical concert will begin, in which artists of the art project “Tenors of the XXI Century”, Yulia Kovalchuk, Alexey Chumakov, Oleg Gazmanov and the group “Factory” will take part.

Large daytime and evening programs will take place. Artists from the Praktika theater center, the Stuntman theater of sports and entertainment performances and other groups will perform on the main stage of the park (starts at 13:00). Stars will take the stage at 7:00 p.m. Russian stage. The concert will continue until 22:00.

The celebration will begin at 12:25. The concert will be opened by the Moscow Russian Drama Theater under the direction of Mikhail Shchepenko. Then the actors of the Pokrovka Theater, the Moscow State Musical Theater under the direction of Gennady Chikhachev, the School of Dramatic Art theater, the Taganka Actors' Commonwealth theater, artist Vasily Ovsyannikov, artist Lyubov Isaeva will perform. The evening will be continued by Diana Gurtskaya, Ruslan Alekhno, Gleb Matveychuk and singer Zara.

The Victory Train departs from the Square of Three Stations

It is planned to take place on the squares of three stations on May 9. So, at the Rizhsky station at 08:00 a concert of the Soprano art group Mikhail Turetsky will begin. At 08:50, everyone will be able to lay wreaths at the monument on the territory of the local museum.

At Kazansky Station, the festive program will begin at 10:00 with a broadcast of the Victory Parade, and at 14:00 an interactive film concert will take place. At 15:00 all spectators will be invited to a performance by the Demonstration Orchestra of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, and an hour later, at 16:00, to a performance by the Turetsky Choir and the Soprano art group.

At the Belorussky railway station, the festive program will also begin with the broadcast of the Victory Parade at 10:00. At 18:00 Igor Mirkurbanov will speak to Muscovites and guests of the city.

The “Immortal Regiment” procession will begin at 15:00. Citizens will walk to Red Square with portraits of relatives who participated in the Great Patriotic War.

And at 09:30 the Victory train will depart from the Rizhsky station (boarding of veterans and action participants will begin at 09:00).

Holiday close to home

Spectators at the festive program. Performances will begin at 13:00. The theater center will open the program “ The Cherry Orchard" Further performances are planned by Damir Basyrov, artists of the Russian spiritual theater "Glas", the cultural center "Ivanovsky", the collective "Russian Soul", as well as Rodion Gazmanov, Sasha Santa, Kristina Orbakaite, Yulia Nachalova, Eteri Beriashvili and Alexei Vorobyov.

At the address: Bogdanova Street, building 19. Festive numbers for the audience were prepared by the Na Basmannaya Theater, the Moscow Drama Theater under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Vitaly Kozlovsky, the MosArt groups, Gennady Raifulin, participants in the project “Voice. Children”, finalist of the “Voice” project Marie Carne, finalist of the “Voice. Children" by Yaroslav Degtyarev.

A concert will also be held on the square in front of the Friendship House of Culture. Artists from the Ivanovsky cultural center will perform here, and they will be supported by artists from the capital’s theaters and famous singers.

At 13:00, after the broadcast of the parade, it will begin. The program includes performances by artist Damir Basyrov and the Respublika group. After a minute of silence, at 19:00, pop performers will take the stage.

On May 8 and 9, in honor of the 71st anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War, about 600 festive events will take place in Moscow. The large-scale program will cover 68 sites located throughout all capital districts.

The leitmotif of the program, dedicated to the Day Victory in 2016 was the preservation of traditions and the history of military music that inspired victories. Two more key themes are cinema and literature about heroic deeds Soviet people. Spectators can expect numerous concerts, theatrical performances, literary readings, costume balls, film screenings. Exhibitions of historical photography, special photo zones and photo booths will open in the center of Moscow. There will be recreation areas for veterans and field kitchens in the traditions of the war years.

For those who still haven't decided what to do in holidays in Moscow, we publish full program events.

The May 9 celebration program will begin with Victory Parade on Red Square, from 10:00 it will be broadcast on large screens on Poklonnaya Hill, Patriarch's Ponds, Teatralnaya, Triumphal and Pushkinskaya squares, and the parade can also be seen on TV on the country's main channels.

From 13:00- the beginning of a citywide holiday program.

At 18:55 Muscovites and guests of the city, together with the whole country, will observe a minute of silence in memory of those who fell in battles against fascism. The citywide program of evening concerts will begin at 19:00.

IN 22:00 A festive fireworks display will take place from 16 fireworks sites and 20 points in Moscow culture and recreation parks.
On May 9, a procession of the “Immortal Regiment” will take place in Moscow and other cities of the country.

Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill

IN 16.20 8 May joint team of Cavalry Honor Escort Presidential Regiment and the Kremlin Riding School will hold a Cavalry parade along the Alley of Peace and show demonstration performances by riders at the entrance square.

WITH 18:00 before 21:00 A musical festive program will take place on the large stage on the Main Alley.

The May 9 holiday on Poklonnaya Hill will begin at 10:00 from the live broadcast of the Victory Parade on Red Square.

From 13:00 to 15:00, spectators will enjoy a concert by the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra, which will take place as part of the Easter Festival. Conductor and artistic director of the orchestra - .

19:00 - 22:00 - a large festive concert-filming of the TVC channel, in which the ensemble “Cossacks of Russia”, the Russian Folk Choir named after. Pyatnitsky, folklore theater "Russian Song" under the direction of Nadezhda Babkina, People's Artist of Russia Lyudmila Ryumina, popular performers Igor Sarukhanov, Renat Ibragimov, Joseph Kobzon, Stas Piekha, Diana Gurtskaya, Olga Kormukhina, Gleb Matveychuk, Marina Devyatova, Elena Maksimova, Tatyana Ovsienko and others. The hosts of the concert are theater and film actors Dmitry Dyuzhev, Anastasia Makeeva, Egor Beroev, Ksenia Alferova, Anatoly Bely, Ekaterina Guseva. 70 veterans of the Great Patriotic War received special invitations to this event.

The culmination of the gala concert will be action "Light of Memory": Viewers will receive 12,000 interactive bracelets that will synchronously change color along with a 14-meter structure symbolizing a flower and Eternal flame. The light show will be accompanied by the reading of poems and letters from the front. Promotion starts at 20:55 .

theatre square

Theater Square will traditionally become the main meeting place for veterans of the Great Patriotic War; comfortable recreation areas will be equipped for them. IN 09:00 music will begin to sound over the square, and from 10:00 to 11:00 You will be able to see a live broadcast of the Victory Parade on the big screen.

11:20 - 14:00 - performances by propaganda teams, an interactive dance program with the participation of spectators, a musical performance “On the Roads of War” with the participation of the show ballet “Likk” and the Classy Jazz group, performances by the dance ensembles “Katyusha” and “Brothers”.

15:00 - 16:30 - a concert in which Honored Artist of Russia Irina Savitskaya, singer and composer Yuri Bogorodsky, soloists of the Moscow Musical Theater Vitaly Chirva and Evgeny Valts, participant of the “Voice” program Marie Carne, pop singer Arthur Best, group “Five” of the choir soloists will take part Sretensky Monastery.

16:30 - 18:30 - festive concert program "Crystal Stars - Great Victory!" Joseph Kobzon, an orchestra of cadets from the Military Institute of the Military University, as well as participants in the All-Russian festival-competition “Crystal Stars” for gifted children from families of employees will perform for the audience. law enforcement. Young artists will come from Tver, Lipetsk, Bryansk, Kaluga, Sverdlovsk and Tula regions, as well as from Buryatia, North Ossetia and even from Chukotka. The hosts of the concert are Elsa Yusupova (Republic of Tatarstan) and Ivan Dyatlov (Ivanovo region).

18:30 - 19:00 - continuation of the festive concert with the participation of the show group "VIVA!", soloist of the group "Mirage" Margarita Sukhankina and singer Maxim Lidov.

19:05 - 20:20 - a performance by the Moscow Theater "School of Modern Play", then a film concert.

20.20 - 21.45 - concert program.

Triumfalnaya Square

As part of Victory Day, a large two-day musical and poetic festive marathon of Vlad Malenko's "City Theater of Poets" - "Beacons of Victory" - will take place on Triumfalnaya Square. Among the special guests are people's artists Igor Bochkin, Sergei Nikonenko, actress Anna Snatkina and others.

At 15:30 State will speak academic theater named after Mossovet, at 16:00 the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire will take the baton. At 17:00, the voice of Elena Frolova, an artist of the Theater of Music and Poetry under the direction of Elena Kamburova, will sound on Triumfalnaya Square.

May 9 from 13:00 The Moscow Drama Theater will present literary and musical performances on Triumfalnaya Square. A.S. Pushkin, children's center "Katyusha" under the direction of Zemfira Tsakhilova, the poet, author-performer, winner of the art festival of modern poetry "NIGHT OF THE FEATHER", known as the White Horseman, will perform. The day will end with a military performance based on the works of Konstantin Simonov from the Mosconcert artists.

On the eve of the holiday, a large screen will be installed on Triumfalnaya Square to broadcast the Victory Parade and others key events celebrations on May 9, as well as for a themed film concert.

Pushkinskaya Square

The festive program on Pushkinskaya Square with musical and poetic performances, a film concert and the screening of famous films about the war will last for two days.

May 8 the holiday on Pushkin Square will begin at 9:30, and will open with a film concert of everyone’s favorite songs, such as “In the Forest at the Front,” “Darkie,” “Moments,” as well as famous musical masterpieces from Russian films about the war. Presenter: theater and film artist Mikhail Dorozhkin. The concert will be broadcast in a cinema specially created for this purpose, where a stall with 300 seats under a canopy protecting from the sun has been organized for spectators.

At 10:00 the film concert will be interrupted to show footage of the 1945 Victory Parade. It was shot on black and white film and recently colored by graphic designers to convey the solemnity and grandeur of the event.

9th May The screening of these historical film footage will precede the live broadcast from Red Square from the 2016 Victory Parade, which will begin at 10:00.

At the end of the film concert, films will be shown in the cinema, and there will also be a dance floor at the Pushkin monument. The brass band will perform famous works past years, and veterans and younger participants of the holiday will dance a victory dance. An animation and dance group dressed as soldiers and civilians from the 1940s will help them with this. There will also be a soldier-harmonica player with whom you can sing songs from the war.

At a music concert May 8 Artists of the Gradsky Hall Theater Alexandra Vorobyova and Valentina Biryukova will appear on the stage of Pushkin Square together with the director of the group Alexander Gradsky. The program dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the Great Victory will be presented by the Moscow Musical Theater named after K. Stanislavsky and V. Nemirovich-Danchenko.

Throughout the day, interactive installations related to the Victory Day will take place on Pushkinskaya Square. It will be interesting for both children and adults to see military equipment, located around the central fountain of Pushkin Square, or touch an armored vehicle that went from the beginning to the end of the war. It will be possible to take a memorable photo next to the gun that defended the cities of our country and participated in the offensives of the Soviet troops.

9th May Several wartime films will be shown on the main stage of the square. At 12:40 guests will be able to see the painting "Belorussky Station", at 14:30 the screening of the film "Heavenly Slug" will begin, and at 16:30 There will be a screening of the film "Officers" with the participation of People's Artist of the USSR Vasily Lanovoy.

May 9 18:55-19:01 there will be a nationwide event called a minute of silence, which will be broadcast on live on all federal channels of Russia, as well as on large screens in the center of Moscow, including on Pushkinskaya Square.

At 19:01 a musical concert will begin in the cinema, and after its completion the audience will be able to return to the film screening, which will last until 22:00. The evening festive concert will be attended by young vocalists, dancers and actors from the Igor Krutoy Academy of Popular Music: Ekaterina Maneshina, Mikhail Smirnov, Anna Chernotalova, Maria Mirova, Polina Chirikova, Vilena Khikmatullina, Marta Shlabovich, Alexander Savinov, Sofya Lapshakova, Sofya Fisenko, Yulia Assesorova .

Square in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

May 8 from 14:30 to 22.00
May 9 from 18:55 to 22.00
May 8 from 15.00 to 17.00 a festive concert will take place

In the evening May 8 from 20:30 to 22:00 Against the backdrop of the majestic walls of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a concert will take place with the participation of Russian pop artists Alexei Goman, Marina Devyatova, Evgeny Kungurov, Yulia Mikhalchik, the Bondarenko brothers, Rodion Gazmanov, Margarita Pozoyan, Mark Tishman, Soso Pavliashvili and others. The variety of musical material - from folk songs and opera to modern pop hits - will interest a wide audience. The concert will be accompanied by the "Orchestra of the XXI Century" under the direction of people's artist Russia Pavel Ovsyannikov.

9th May The vocal group "Kvatro" will present the project "Grandchildren to Veterans" at the main temple of Russia. Dozens of songs from the war and post-war years will be performed from the stage. The artists will be accompanied by a symphony orchestra conducted by Honored Artist of Russia Felix Aranovsky.

Strastnoy Boulevard

The festive area on Strastnoy Boulevard is dedicated to the cinema of the war years. The attention of adults and children will be attracted by the cube pavilions with an interactive exhibition dedicated to legendary Russian films about the war, such as “The Cranes Are Flying”, “...And the Dawns Here Are Quiet”, “They Fought for the Motherland”, “17 Moments of Spring”, “ Only old men go into battle." The program also includes a large two-day film concert, the performances of which will be interspersed with creative meetings with actors and directors, and evening film shows.

May 8 at 14:00 - 15:00- a creative meeting with theater and film actor, poet, musician, People's Artist of the RSFSR Mikhail Nozhkin. 16:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 21:00 - screening of feature films “They Fought for the Motherland” and “Ballad of a Soldier.”

May 9 at 14:00 - 15:00- creative meeting with theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Sergei Shakurov.

16:00 - 17:00 - a creative meeting with theater and film actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR Lyudmila Zaitseva.

18:00 - 19:00 - a creative meeting with theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR and Ukraine, participant in the Great Patriotic War Nikolai Dupak. 19:00 - 22:00 - show feature film"Cranes are Flying".

During the day of May 9, correspondents of “Road Radio” on Strastnoy Boulevard will provide citizens and guests of the capital with the opportunity to record radio greetings, which will be broadcast live.

Boulevard Ring

The Boulevard Ring will envelop the romantic spirit of Moscow courtyards of the post-war era. This theme will be reflected in the decorations and repertoire of Gogolevsky, Nikitsky and Chistoprudny boulevards, there will be literary readings of works about the war, historical photo exhibitions, art objects will appear, and dance floors will open.

The celebration will begin on Gogolevsky Boulevard At 12:00 from a musical hour, during which songs and compositions from the Great Patriotic War will be performed Patriotic War. AT 13:00 A large-scale concert program "Roads of Victory" will begin, within which the Taganka Theater, the Moscow Academy of Children's Musical, the Musical Heart Theater, the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater will perform, Christina Krieger, People's Artist of Russia Irina Miroshnichenko and others will perform. Fireworks will be launched at 22:00.

The weekly "Arguments and Facts" will hold a "Subscribe for a Veteran" campaign on Gogolevsky Boulevard: a subscription point will be opened where anyone can subscribe as a gift to a war veteran (lists of recipients who want to receive the newspaper are provided by the Veterans Council).

The festive program “One Victory for All” will unfold on Nikitsky Boulevard.

AT 13:00 The Moscow theater "At the Nikitsky Gate" will present its music program about the Great Patriotic War.

At 14:30 The Moscow Luna Theater will present the musical and literary composition "Songs of War".

15:00 artists of the FIGARO Theater Group will perform the literary and musical composition “From the Heroes of Bygone Times.”

At 17:30 A literary and musical performance based on the works of poets and writers of front-line soldiers, “On the Roads of Victory,” will take place on stage.

Chistoprudny Boulevard.

AT 14:00 actors of the Moscow Historical and Ethnographic Theater will perform the musical program “Oh, roads!”

At 14:30 The Children's Musical Theater of Young Actors will perform here; wartime songs will be performed by children of theater artists. Participating are Lisa Andreeva, Katya Bogdanova, Ernest Boreko, Veronica Dvoretskaya, Pyotr Ivanochkin, Polina Kareva, Sasha Novikov, Egor Fedorov.

Moscow Jewish Theater "Shalom" with 19:00 to 20:00 will delight the audience with a concert entitled “Stuffed Fish with Side Dish”.

The art project “Frontline Life of Heroes” on Chistoprudny Boulevard will not leave viewers indifferent. Muscovites and guests of the capital will see scenes from front-line life, conveying the atmosphere of those years, on the themes: “Hospital”, “Young Soldier Course”, “Before the Battle”, “Photo Studio”, “Dance Floor of the 40s”, “Station, Meeting of Heroes” ".

On the square in front of the metro station Chistye Prudy a stage will be set where May 9 at 13:00 Artists of the Moscow State Theater "Sovremennik" Sergei Girin and Dmitry Smolev will perform songs of the war years.

The festive area on the Patriarch's Ponds invites guests by 10:00- at this time, a live broadcast of the Victory Parade on Red Square will begin on the four-sided video structure in the center of the pond. At the end of the parade, footage from your favorite war films will appear on the screens. In addition, on May 9, the interactive project “Museum of the History of Victory” will be presented at the Patriarch’s Ponds, where you can see weapons and equipment of the war years.

AT 13:00 In front of the monument to Ivan Krylov, a concert program “In honor of the Great Victory!” will take place, where you can not only hear the most famous songs of the war years, but also learn their history. The host of the concert is theater and film actor Artur Martirosov.

The following will perform at the festive marathon of Victory songs:

13:20 - 14:00 - pop artist, host of the TV project "Play Bayan", Honored Artist of Russia Valery Semin.
14:00 - 14:30 - young performer Evgeny Illarionov, finalist of the musical television project “Main Stage” on the “Russia” channel.
14:30 - 15:00 - Honored Artist of Russia Olesya Evstigneeva.
15:00 - 15:30 - jazz singer Alla Omelyuta, soloist of the Song Theater of People's Artist of Russia Alexander Serov.
15:30 - 16:00 - laureate international competitions, singer and composer Evgeny Gor.
16:00 - 16:30 - folk-rock musician, virtuoso balalaika player, laureate of international competitions Dmitry Kalinin.
16:30 - 17:00 - singer Evgenia, participant in the television project “Highest Standard”.
17:00 - 17:30 - laureate of international competitions, author of romances and ballads, singer and composer Dmitry Shved.
17:30 - 18:00 - trio "Relic", Honored Artists of Russia, vocalists Alexander Nikerov and Vyacheslav Moyunov, laureate of international competitions, guitarist Alexey Leonov.
18:00 - 18:30 - singer Sergei Volny
18:30 - 18:55 - performer Alexander Elovskikh, prize-winner of the Slavic Bazaar festival in the city of Vitebsk (Republic of Belarus).
19:00 - 19:30 - female vocal duet "Manzherok".
19:30 - 20:00 - singer Niko Neman, participant in the “Voice” project on Channel One.
20.00 - 20.30 - vocal group "Kalina folk", finalist of the musical television project " New star".
20.30 - 21.00 - Honored Artist of Russia, saxophonist Alex Novikov.
21.00 - 22.00 - the concert will end with Peter Nalich, who will perform songs of the legendary Leonid Utesov.

May 8 Free film screenings about the war will take place in 14 parks, beginning at 21:00. The festive program on May 9 will cover 21 parks, more than 200 events will take place there, they will begin at 13:00. Military and brass bands will perform for the audience, songs of the war years will be played, thematic photo exhibitions will be held, various workshops will open for children, and dance lessons will be held. Meeting areas for veterans will open in 14 parks, and at 22:00 Fireworks will be launched into the sky in 20 parks.

Venues in Moscow districts

The large-scale musical and theatrical program “Frontline Brigades” will cover all districts of the capital on May 9. Venues where celebrations will take place in the districts:

Eastern Administrative District, Preobrazhennaya Square 12,
.Southern Administrative District, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
.YuVAO, st. Belorechenskaya, 2
.South-Western Administrative District, Vorontsovsky Park
.ZAO, st. Yartsevskaya, 21
.SZAO, Landscape Park "Mitino"
.SAO, Northern River Station
.NEAD, Alley of Cosmonauts
.ZelAO, Central Square
.TiNAO, Moskovsky City, st. Raduzhnaya, 8
.TiNAO, Sirenevy Boulevard, 1.

LED screens will be installed at the venues for live broadcast of the parade from Red Square and a themed film concert. Concerts will be held in each of the districts, in which both invited artists and the best groups, and performers of various genres, subordinate to the Moscow Department of Culture, will take part.

Thus, several theaters will perform in the Eastern Administrative Okrug: the Moscow Theater "On Basmannaya", the Drama Theater "Modern" and the Moscow Theater of Illusion. At the festive site in JSC 13:00 to 22:00 The concert will be held non-stop, with one of the bright numbers at 16:00 will be a variety and circus divertissement of the “Polunin Glory Center”, built by analogy with the performances of circus brigades for fighters Soviet army during the war years.

At the Northern Administrative Okrug, the Moscow Center for Drama and Directing will present the musical and poetic composition “Poets of Military Roads.”

The Vedogon Theater will perform in ZelAO with poems and songs of the war years, and in the evening 9th May The group "NA-NA" will perform on Central Square.

Moscow theater center "Cherry Orchard" - in TiNAO.

In total, more than 300 artists will take part in cultural and entertainment programs in Moscow districts.

Shopping center "European"

A festive concert will take place at the Evropeisky shopping center, organized by the RUSSIANMUSICBOX TV channel! Participation will be: Abraham Russo, Mitya Fomin, Stas Kostyushkin, group "Nepara", Vlad Topalov, Brothers Safronov, group Reflex, Brothers Grim, Petr Dranga, Oscar Kuchera, Sogdiana, Alexander Panayotov, Dima Bikbaev, Alexander Shoua, Albina, Victoria Cherentsova , the Dune group, Arseny Borodin, Alisa Mon, Victor Dorin, Sharif, Grigory Yurchenko, members of the Voice Project, Anton Elovskikh and others. The artists will perform not only their hits, but also perform everyone’s favorite songs on military themes.