Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery. Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery Piskarevskoye May 9

LAYING OF WREATHS
Hospital for War Veterans (11:00)
st. Narodnaya, 21, building 1

SOLEMN MUNING CEREMONIES
WREATH AND FLOWER LAYING:
Memorial plaque “To the heroism and courage of Leningraders” (9:30)
Nevsky pr., 14
Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery (11:00)
Serafimovskoye Cemetery (11:00)
Smolensk Memorial Cemetery (11:00)
Nevskoye Memorial Cemetery "Cranes" (11:00)
Triumphal Arch of Victory (11:00)
Krasnoye Selo, pl. Military glory
Theological Cemetery (12:15)
Stele "Hero City Leningrad" (10:00)

Rostral columns (9:00–12:00)
LIGHTING THE TORCHES

Palace Square (10:00)
PARADE OF ST. PETERSBURG TERRITORIAL TROOPS
GARRISON OF THE WESTERN MILITARY DISTRICT

In front of the Kazan Cathedral (12:00)
PATRIOTIC ACTION "PEOPLE'S CHORUS OF VICTORY"
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Summer garden (12:00)
HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Isaac's Square (12:30)
HOLIDAY CONCERT
WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE'S ARTIST OF RUSSIA VASILY GERELLO
"LET'S BOROW TO THE GREAT YEARS"

(14:30)
TRAVEL OF VETERANS IN RETRO CARS
ON NEVSKY PROSPECT

Pl. Vosstaniya – Palace Square. (15:00)
"IMMORTAL REGIMENT"
Passage of participants of the All-Russian patriotic project along Nevsky Prospekt (Vosstaniya Square - Palace Square (building from Suvorovsky Prospect to Alexander Nevsky Square)

Rostral columns (17:00 - 23:00)
LIGHTING THE TORCHES

Palace Square (17:00)
HOLIDAY CONCERT

Exchange building steps (21:00-23:00)
PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPLETE CHORUS OF ST. PETERSBURG UNIVERSITIES
Exchange Square, 4

Peter-Pavel's Fortress (22:00)
HOLIDAY ARTILLERY SALUTE

Central Park of Culture and Culture named after. CM. Kirov (14:00)
HOLIDAY PROGRAM “VICTORY SPRING”
Elagin Island, 4

Monument to the heroic defenders of Leningrad (12:00)
"MEMORY WATCH"
pl. Pobeda, 1

Ekateringofsky Park (18:00-21:00)
ART PROJECT “RIO-RITA – THE JOY OF VICTORY”
st. Liflyandskaya, 12

ADMIRALTEISKY DISTRICT

SOLEMN PROCESSION OF VETERANS AND RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT AND CONCERT (13:00)
Sadovaya st., 52 – Voznesensky Ave. – Izmailovsky Ave. – emb. Obvodny Canal - park near the Baltic Station

VASILEOSTROVSKY DISTRICT

Memorial Apple Orchard (13:00)
MEMORY EVENT “REMEMBER, WE ARE PROUD, WE HONOR”
st. Cash, 55

VYBORG DISTRICT

Sosnovka Park (12:00)
SOLEMN FUNERAL CEREMONY LAYING WREATHES AT THE MEMORIAL “DEFENDERS OF THE LENINGRAD SKY”, MEMORIAL PLATE AND AT THE CEMETERY OF “AVIATOR WARRIORS”

PROCESSION OF THE “IMMORTAL REGIMENT” AND CONCERT PROGRAM

Pos. Levashovo (12:00)
FEAST PROCESSION and HOLIDAY CONCERT
st. Chkalova, 28 - st. Volodarsky, 9

KALININSKY DISTRICT

Murinsky Park
HOLIDAY STREET EVENT (17:00)
PYROTECHNIC SHOW (21:50)
Lunacharsky Ave. in the alignment of the street. Demyan Bedny

KIROVSKY DISTRICT

Stachek Avenue (15:00)
STREET CELEBRATION “VICTORY MAY!”
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Center of Culture and Leisure “Kirovets”, Stachek Ave., 158

Square near Novatorov Boulevard, 32 (16:00)
STREET PARTY “THIS IS A HOLIDAY, WITH TEARS IN YOUR EYES..”

KRASNOGVARDEYSKY DISTRICT

Park Malinovka (15:00)
HOLIDAY CONCERT
Enthusiastov Ave.

KRASNOSELSKY DISTRICT

Veteranov Ave. (11:15)

st. Pilot Pilyutov - Memorial "Rubezh"

Memorial "Rubezh" (12:00)

Veteranov Ave., 121

South Primorsky Park (17:00)
HOLIDAY PARTY
Peterhofskoye Highway, 27

Krasnoye Selo, Lenin Ave. (11:30)
FEAST PROCESSION
pl. Military Glory - Upper Park

Memorial "Mass grave of Soviet soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War" (12:00)
SOLEMN FUNERAL MEETING AND
WREATH AND FLOWER LAYING CEREMONY
Krasnoye Selo, Upper Park

KRONSTADT DISTRICT

Mass grave at the Russian City Cemetery (12:00)
SOLEMN MUNING CEREMONY OF LAYING WREATHS AND FLOWERS
Kronstadt

Kronstadt (9:00)

and residents of Kronstadt, festive passage of the troops of the Kronstadt garrison
Lenin Ave. – st. Sovetskaya - Yakornaya square.

Kronstadt (13:00)
DISTRICT HOLIDAY CONCERT
Anchor Sq.

Kronstadt (22:00)
MUSICAL PYROTECHNIC SHOW “COLORS OF VICTORY”
Anchor Sq.

RESORT AREA

HOLIDAY PROCESSES, SOLEMN MUNERIES
AND FLOWER LAYING CEREMONY:
Sestroretsk, from pl. Freedom (11:00)
Zelenogorsk, from pl. Bankovskoy (11:00)
Pesochny village, on the street. Sovetskaya (12:00)

Sestroretsk (18:55)
HOLIDAY CONCERT
pl. Svobody, 1

Zelenogorsk (18:55)
HOLIDAY CONCERT
square in front of Lyceum No. 445

Pesochny village (18:55)
HOLIDAY CONCERT
VMG, 8th quarter, 140, square in front of the House of Culture and Creativity

KOLPINSKY DISTRICT

Kolpino (14:00)
SOLEMN PROCESSION OF VETERANS
and residents of the Kolpinsky district
st. Brothers Radchenko - st. Proletarskaya - st. Red - Freedom Boulevard

Kolpino (18:00)
HOLIDAY PROGRAM “VICTORY MAY”
St. Petersburg State Institution "Park of Culture and Leisure in Kolpino", City Garden

HOLIDAY FIREWORKS:
Kolpino, flood of the Izhora River (22:00)
p. Metallostroy, st. Bogachuk, on the lakes (22:00)

MOSCOW DISTRICT

Moscow Victory Park (13:00)
STREET CELEBRATION

NEVSKY DISTRICT

Victory Park, central alley
SOLEMN PROCESS “NEVSKY PARADE” (14:00)
from the Ice Palace along Bolshevikov Ave. to the Burevestnik Sports and Entertainment Center

PETRODvortsovy district

Peterhof (10:45)
SOLEMN PROCESSION OF VETERANS
and residents of the Petrodvortsovy district of St. Petersburg with holding ceremonial rallies and laying wreaths and flowers at the Primorsky memorial of the Green Belt of Glory of Leningrad
Peterhof, Masterovoy lane. – St. Petersburg Ave. – Primorsky Memorial

village Strelna (15:30)
SOLEMN PROCESSION OF VETERANS
and residents of the Petrodvortsovy district of St. Petersburg with solemn rallies and laying of wreaths and flowers at the memorial to fallen soldiers on Sosnovaya Alley
village Strelna, St. Petersburg Highway, 69 – memorial to fallen soldiers on Sosnovaya Alley

Lomonosov (13:45)
SOLEMN PROCESSION OF VETERANS
and residents of the Petrodvortsovy district of St. Petersburg with holding ceremonial rallies and laying wreaths and flowers at the memorial in Martyshkino
Lomonosov, stele “Lomonosov – City” military glory» – memorial in Martyshkino

PUSHKINSKY DISTRICT

Pushkin (12:00)

Leningradskaya st. – Petersburg highway, Buffer Park

Pavlovsk (10:00)
CELEBRAL PROCESS, CELEBRATION EVENT
Peschany lane, 11/13 – Detskoselskaya st., mass grave “Sorrowful”

Pushkin (12:00)
CELEBRAL PROCESS, CELEBRATION EVENT
Oktyabrsky Blvd. – Magazeynaya street, square near the Tsarskoselsky Youth House

PRIMORSKY DISTRICT

Marshala Novikova st. (12:00)
SOLEMN PROCESSION OF VETERANS
delegations public organizations, squads educational institutions, Primorsky district administration
st. Marshala Novikova – st. Dolgoozernaya, 16

Park "Lake Dolgoe" (13:00)
HOLIDAY CONCERT PROGRAM AND FIREWORKS
intersection of Dolgoozernaya st. etc. Queen

FRUNZE DISTRICT

(14:00)
STREET ACTION “MOURN AND REMEMBER”
intersection of the street M. Balkanskaya and J. Hasek

Square on the street Plovdivskaya (13:00-16:00)
STREET PARTY

In honor of the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Regional Public Organization “Diaspora of Representatives of the Pamir Peoples - “Pamir” took part in a number of solemn and mourning events.

On May 8, 2017, representatives of our diaspora together with the Coordination Council of the Tajik Diaspora in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region led by Chairman Berdov Bakhtibek took part in the wreath and flower laying ceremony at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery.

Laying flowers on the eve of Victory Day celebrations has become traditional for the diaspora, since it is everyone’s duty to remember those who fought, worked, lived and died in besieged Leningrad in order to get closer to the Great Victory.

More than half a million Red Army soldiers and citizens who died during bombing, artillery shelling and starvation in besieged Leningrad are buried at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery.

For the third year in a row, representatives of the Regional Public Organization “Diaspora of Representatives of the Pamir Peoples - “Pamir”, together with the Coordination Council of the Tajik Diaspora in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, come to the city of Lyuban, Leningrad Region, to honor the memory of our compatriot, hero Soviet Union, Tuychi Erdzhigitova.

It was in the city of Lyuban, on May 9, 2015, that our diaspora with the Coordination Council of the Tajik Diaspora of the city St. Petersburg and the administration of the city of Lyuban erected a bust of the Hero of the Soviet Union - Tuychi Erdzhigitov. Tuichi died in the city of Lyuban on October 5, 1943, covering the embrasure with his body fascist invaders, thereby giving their fellow soldiers the opportunity to attack.

WITH early morning representatives of public organizations went to the “Alley of Heroes” cemetery, where they paid tribute to the memory of more than 14 thousand war heroes, including Tuychi Erdzhigitov.

After honoring the memory and laying flowers, the event continued with a vibrant concert by artists. Upon completion, all participants and veterans were treated to delicious pilaf.

On the same day, activists of the Regional Public Organization “Diaspora of Representatives of the Pamir Peoples - “Pamir”” took part in the festive procession “Immortal Regiment”.

Before the start of the promotion main street A convoy of vintage wartime cars drove through the city. They carried participants of the Great Patriotic War, siege survivors, veterans of the front and rear.

Following them, a column of action participants began to move, where our activists, accompanied by wartime songs, carried portraits of their grandfathers who died at the fronts or returned home with victory, but did not live to see its 72nd anniversary.

The procession ended on Palace Square, where a large festive concert soon began. And at 22.00 from the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress, all those gathered watched the festive fireworks.

According to the organizers, about half a million people took part in the “Immortal Regiment” campaign this year. Today, about one and a half thousand participants of the Great Patriotic War live in St. Petersburg.

On May 9, 2019, St. Petersburg will host the celebration of the 74th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Celebrations in honor of Victory Day begin from the first days of May, and on May 9 the most important events take place.

Below we present the most important and striking of them.

Events on Victory Day on May 9, 2019 (free, open to the public, in the city center and interesting places)

	Name	Location
	All-Russian campaign "St. George's Ribbon"
	Action in memory of the fallen Red Navy cruisers "Kirov"	Morskaya embankment 15-17
	Street action “Dancing Leningrad”
	City campaign “Be worthy of the memory of the fallen!”
	Eternal Lights Symbol Fusion Ceremony Hero Cities and Cities of Military Glory of the North-Western federal district into the “Single Cup of Military Glory”, and opening ceremony of the monument to Aliya Moldagulova
	Wreath and flower laying ceremony


		Lighting of torches on the Rostral columns

	Concert program “Spring of Victory”
	People's patriotic event "Victory People's Choir"

	street party
	Ceremonial passage of veterans of the Great Patriotic War on vintage cars
	Action "Immortal Regiment"	Formation on Staro-Nevsky Prospekt, procession along Nevsky Prospekt from Suvorovsky Prospekt to Palace Square
	Festive program
	Cultural reconstruction “RioRita – the joy of Victory”
	Composite choir performance universities of St. Petersburg
	Festive fireworks at the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress	The best places for observation are Palace Bridge, Palace Embankment, Trinity Bridge, Spit of Vasilyevsky Island

Events on Victory Day on May 9, 2019 in Kronstadt

Name

Location

Solemn funeral meeting and wreath and flower laying ceremony

Mass grave at the Kronstadt city cemetery

Festive procession of veterans and residents of Kronstadt

On Victory Day more than 30 units aviation technology will fly in the sky over the Northern capital. The aerial part of the parade will include:

Attack helicopters Mi-24 and Mi-35
Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters
The largest mass-produced heavy multi-purpose transport helicopter Mi-26
The most popular twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter Mi-8
Military transport aircraft An-26 and An-12
Su-24MR tactical reconnaissance aircraft
Super-maneuverable generation 4+ fighters Su-30SM
Supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34
Multi-role fighters of the “4++” generation Su-35
MiG-31 interceptor fighters

At the Victory Day parade you will be able to see examples of wheeled vehicles, including:

Armored personnel carriers BTR-82A
Armored vehicles "Typhoon-K" and "Tiger"
BM-21 Tornado multiple launch rocket systems
Anti-aircraft missile and gun systems "Pantsir-S1"
S-400 missile systems
Self-propelled artillery systems "Nona-SVK"
Iskander-M missile systems
Tracked vehicles: T-72B3 tanks, BMP-3 infantry vehicles and Msta-S artillery mounts

For the first time, military personnel of the association will take part in the walking part of the parade in St. Petersburg Pacific Fleet, stationed in Kamchatka. Pacific sailors from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will go to St. Petersburg and Khabarovsk to participate in joint rehearsals with other units.

Main concert dedicated to the Day Victory will take place on Palace Square in the evening.

In crowded places, St. George's ribbons will be distributed to everyone, which will flutter on clothes and cars for many more days, reminding of the memorable date.

On Victory Day, field kitchens will be set up in St. Petersburg, where guests will be treated to real army porridge cooked by soldier cooks.

First rehearsals with participation military equipment will be held on Friday, April 26 at 16:00, and on Tuesday, April 30 at 16:00. The first rehearsals of the military orchestra have already taken place on Palace Square, and they are also scheduled for April 23, 25, 29 and May 6 at 10:00.

To avoid traffic jams on the streets adjacent to Palace Square, the dress rehearsal of the parade will take place on Sunday, May 7 at 10:00. The parade itself will take place on May 9 from 10:00 to 11:00.

The history of the Victory Day on May 9

In the last months of the war, the German occupiers resisted desperately. In January 1945, the East Prussian operation began and Allied troops also moved towards Berlin. April 16th began Berlin operation. The city was defended by 62 divisions and about a million German soldiers and officers, 1,500 tanks, more than 10,000 guns and 3,300 aircraft. The fighting was bloody and fierce. Hitler's suicide on April 30, 1945 symbolized the end of the war.

On May 1, Berlin was taken over the Reichstag building by Lieutenant Alexei Berest, sergeants Mikhail Egorov and Meliton Kantaria. Assault flag 150 was hoisted rifle division. On the evening of May 8, at 22:43 Central European time (0:43 Moscow time), the act of unconditional and complete surrender of Germany was signed. On behalf of the Wehrmacht, the act was signed by the Chief of Staff of the Supreme High Command, Field Marshal General W. Keitel, on behalf of the Allies - by British Air Marshal A. Tedder, and on behalf of the Red Army - by Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the USSR Georgy Zhukov. Residents of Europe celebrate Victory in Europe day - Victory Day in Europe on May 8th. Residents of our country celebrate the holiday of the country's liberation from fascist occupiers - May 9. The decree on celebrating the holiday was signed by Stalin and on May 9 at 6 am, residents of the country heard Levitan’s voice and a message about the Victory on the radio. In 1945, 1000 guns announced the victory of our people with 30 artillery salvos.

But even after the signing of the act of surrender, fighting in Berlin continued. This was explained by 2 reasons - the lack of communication and information about the end of the war, as well as the fact that many German soldiers and the officers did not want to end the war in captivity. This led to additional losses on both sides. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in battles in Germany and Berlin.

From 1948 to 1965, May 9 was a working day, and only from 1965 under L. Brezhnev it became a non-working day. Now in most former Soviet republics it is also a day off.

Leningrad blockade

According to Hitler's plan, Leningrad was to be wiped off the face of the earth, and its inhabitants destroyed. After unsuccessful attempts to take the city, the Nazis decided to use aviation and artillery to raze the city to the ground and strangle it. On September 8, 1941, the siege of Leningrad began. The only connection with the world was the path along Lake Ladoga - the Road of Life.

Hunger was rampant in the city; there was not enough water. Hungry residents helped the front. Factories produced weapons and ammunition, and Universal Training centers trained soldiers for the front. People swelled and died from hunger and cold. Bread was given out on ration cards. 400 thousand people starved of children alone. According to various sources, from 300 thousand to 1.5 million people died during the blockade, 97% of them from hunger. Main burials of residents besieged Leningrad- at Piskarevsky and Serafimovsky cemeteries.

On January 18, 1943, during the offensive on the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts, the 872-day blockade of Leningrad was broken, and on January 27, it was completely lifted. For the heroism and courage shown during the siege, the city was awarded the title of hero city.

Veterans who defended the city and survivors of the siege, who now live in different parts of our Motherland and beyond, come to St. Petersburg every year to celebrate Victory Day. On holidays, front-line soldiers meet and participate in festive events.

Flowers are laid at the Piskarevsky Memorial and Serafimovsky cemeteries, on Victory Square and in the burial places of soldiers and residents of besieged Leningrad. We are proud of their courage and resilience.

On May 9, St. Petersburg will solemnly celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The parade will be attended by 96 pieces of equipment, 4,103 military personnel, 40 pieces of aviation and up to ten ships.

This year, aviation will take part in the Victory Parade in St. Petersburg for the first time. Mi-8, Mi-26, Mi-35, Mi-28N, Ka-52 helicopters, Su-27, MiG-29SMT, MiG-31BM, Su-35, Su-34, transport helicopters will fly over Palace Square in combat formation An-12, An-26 and Tu-134 aircraft - more than 40 units. In 2015, we recall that during the celebrations dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory, tanks marched through the Northern capital for the first time.

For three days in May, the symbol of the great victory will circle over the Northern capital, recalling the feat of our fathers and grandfathers. If on May 7 an airplane with a large 20-meter St. George ribbon makes a small circle, flying from Gostilitsa airport to the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg park, then on May 8 the circle will become larger, and on May 9 St. George's ribbon can be seen in the sky in almost all areas of the Northern capital. A light aircraft will fly at an altitude of 200 to 500 meters. Aviation clubs “PiterPolet” and “Nevsky Aeroclub” give such a gift to city residents.

The main events dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will traditionally be held on May 8 and 9, 2017.

from 11:00 to 12:00 - official funeral ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, Serafimovskoye Cemetery; Smolensk Memorial Cemetery; Nevsky Memorial Cemetery "Cranes", on Victory Square and at Arc de Triomphe Victory in Krasnoye Selo. At the Bogoslovskoe Cemetery, the ceremony will begin at 12:15.
15:00 - festive concert at the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall

from 10:00 to 11:00 - military parade on Palace Square.
14:30 - ceremonial passage of Great Patriotic War veterans in vintage cars along Nevsky Prospekt from Vosstaniya Square to Palace Square.
15:00 - the column begins to move Immortal Regiment.
17:00 - festive program on Palace Square.
22:00 - festive fireworks.

Other interesting events this May holiday weekend:

Victory Day in the gardens of the Russian Museum

May 9 in honor of the 72nd anniversary Great Victory The Russian Museum invites veterans and participants of the Great Patriotic War, residents and defenders of besieged Leningrad, home front workers, as well as all residents and guests of the city to festive events in the Mikhailovsky and Summer Gardens.

Second military-historical festival “Combat Steel”

From May 6 to 9, the 300th Anniversary Park of St. Petersburg will host a large-scale family military festival “Combat Steel,” which will combine unique exhibits of Russian military equipment and weapons over the past 100 years.

Days of Remembrance at the Art Gallery "Artist's Attic"

From May 6 to 9, the Artist's Attic space invites everyone to the days of remembrance dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Fair "Nevsky Souvenir"

From May 6 to 9, the Oktyabrskaya Hotel will host the Nevsky Souvenir fair: spring renewal of jewelry collections and a variety of products artistic skill. Masters of folk crafts, handicrafts, jewelry and souvenir manufacturers will be presented here - more than 150 participants in total.

Victory Day in the Botanical Garden

On May 9, the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great invites citizens and guests of the capital to visit tropical greenhouses on this holiday. For WWII veterans and blockade survivors with one accompanying person, admission is free.

Campaign “Music of Victory”

Soloists of the leading musical theaters and orchestras of St. Petersburg will perform for the ninth time free of charge in the city’s gardens and parks as part of the “Culture is Nearby” project. The program consists of 5 thematic blocks: “Music of Victory”, “Joseph Haydn and his contemporaries”, “Melodies about St. Petersburg”, “Legends of Soviet jazz” and “Improvisations on a Western theme”.

Water Lantern Festival

On May 6, 7 and 8, in Babushkin Park, the Water Lantern Festival, which has already become traditional for St. Petersburg residents, will be held - the most romantic event of this spring, during which each participant will be able to independently pave the way for their dreams.

Military-historical festival “Spring of Victory - 2017”

From May 2 to 8, the youth military-historical festival “Spring of Victory - 2017” will be held on the territory of the park of the 300th anniversary of the city of St. Petersburg. The exhibitions in this format will last until May 9 inclusive.

Festive program "Spring of Victory"

On May 9, the Kirov Central Park (Elagin Island) invites you to the “Spring of Victory” festive program dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Project "RioRita - the joy of Victory"

On May 9, everyone is invited to “return to Leningrad” for three hours together with the city art project “RioRita - the joy of Victory.” Yekateringof Park will turn into a dance floor in May 1945, where melodies from the 30s and 40s will be played by a military brass band.

Victory Day at the Leningrad Zoo

Victory Day at the Peterhof Museum-Reserve

On May 9, the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve invites veterans and everyone to the celebration of the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.