Medvedev: our people were able to win because we were together

Post-Soviet countries exist today thanks to the heroism of the peoples of the USSR, who defended the Fatherland and the world from Nazism during the Great Patriotic War, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev said at the opening of the exposition, which is part of the international exhibition project, 'We were together in the fight against the nazism', that started at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow today to mark the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory.In his opening speech, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev called the exhibition unique, as it tells about the contribution of all the peoples of the Soviet Union in the defeat of the Nazis and the role of every republic in the achievement of the common victory. Dmitry Medvedev said that the history of each country has events and dates that will not be forgotten over time, they are becoming more and more important. "The war gave us a terrible lesson for the future and an idea of ​​how fragile the world can be, how we should value every human life. May 9 became a symbol of the Great Victory, of a great joy and a great feat, and, of course, a great tragedy, which has touched almost every family of our country. We did not divide the victory in 1945 and we do not do it today. It is our common victory and our common celebration,” the Russian PM said.

Post-Soviet countries exist today thanks to the heroism of the peoples of the USSR, who defended the Fatherland and the world from Nazism during the Great Patriotic War, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev said at the opening of the exposition, which is part of the international exhibition project, 'We were together in the fight against the nazism', that started at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow today to mark the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory.

In his opening speech, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev called the exhibition unique, as it tells about the contribution of all the peoples of the Soviet Union in the defeat of the Nazis and the role of every republic in the achievement of the common victory. 

Dmitry Medvedev said that the history of each country has events and dates that will not be forgotten over time, they are becoming more and more important. "The war gave us a terrible lesson for the future and an idea of ​​how fragile the world can be, how we should value every human life. May 9 became a symbol of the Great Victory, of a great joy and a great feat, and, of course, a great tragedy, which has touched almost every family of our country. We did not divide the victory in 1945 and we do not do it today. It is our common victory and our common celebration," the Russian PM said.