Tajik Development Gateway in Russian. Central Asia: Victory Day with a different name, but "in tune" with Russia (video) Tajikistan, which celebrates with the Russian army
V Tajikistan On May 9, a military parade will be held, dedicated to the 67th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. According to Asia-plus, about one and a half thousand servicemen of the Dushanbe garrison, the National Guard, as well as students of military educational institutions of Tajikistan and border guards will take part in it.
Veterans from Uzbekistan at the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. Photo 1945-2010.info
The military parade will take place in the Victory Memorial Park in Dushanbe. Veterans and invalids of the Great Patriotic War, as well as members of their families are invited to it.
In addition, at 10 o'clock in the morning in Dushanbe, mass festivities of residents and guests of the capital will begin, in the parks of culture and recreation named after S. Aini, "Friendship of peoples", in the park area of the Youth Lake and on the square of the 800th anniversary of Moscow, festive concerts of masters of arts of the republic will take place and a culinary fair.
In honor of the holiday, participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War are awarded material assistance by order of the President of Tajikistan. The size varies: for example, residents of Dushanbe will receive 500 somoni ($ 105), and, for example, in the Sughd region they will distribute 250 somoni ($ 52).
V Kyrgyzstan there will be no military parade this year. It is planned to give gifts to all participants of the Great Patriotic War. In Bishkek alone, 6,000 people will receive them. More than $ 350 thousand will be spent from the budget.
The capital of Kyrgyzstan is already hosting festive events dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day. According to Stan-TV, on May 3, Bishkek hosted the "St. George Ribbon" campaign, during which schoolchildren, officials and representatives of the Russian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan congratulated the veterans on the May 9 holiday.
The Eurasians - New Wave Foundation, with the support of Moscow State University, held a requiem meeting on Victory Square with the laying of flowers, which was attended by members of political parties, public associations, schoolchildren and the mayor of Bishkek, Isa Omurkulov. A similar rally will take place in the same park on May 9, veterans of the Great Patriotic War are invited to it. And on the eve of the holiday, a monument to the siege of Leningrad will be solemnly unveiled in Bishkek, and a large delegation from Russia is expected to arrive.
According to 24.kg news agency, on May 9 at 18:00 on the central square of Ala-Too a grandiose charity concert "We remember, we are proud, we grieve" will begin. The entrance will be free, everyone will be able to help the veterans by putting down special ballot boxes in money. All proceeds from the concert will go to help veterans, as well as to restore plaques of memory of the participants of the Great Patriotic War.
V Turkmenistan According to Interfax, on May 9, in all cities and villages of the country, flower-laying ceremonies at the memorials to fallen soldiers, a solemn celebration of veterans, widows of dead soldiers will be held, exhibitions will be organized in museums, concerts and other events will be held at concert venues. Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, as well as the widows of soldiers killed in the war, will be awarded 200 manats (about $ 70) and valuable gifts on behalf of the President of the Republic.
Celebrated on May 9 and at Kazakhstan... Festive festivities will take place throughout the country. Festive events will begin on the city square of Astana at 11:00: dance and theatrical performances, treats for veterans, a wartime song contest, a flash mob, sports competitions, Gazeta.Kz reports.
On May 9, a festive fireworks will be thundered in Alma-Ata, the official celebration of the 67th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held from 10 am in the Park named after 28 Panfilov guardsmen. Flowers will be laid at the Eternal Flame, festive tables will be laid for veterans, a concert will be held with the participation of the state brass band of Kazakhstan under the direction of A. Belyakov. And in the evening, from 20:00, a grandiose festive concert will begin on the Astana square.
Kazakhstani veterans of the Great Patriotic War will also receive cash rewards - from 3 to 100 thousand tenge (from $ 20 to $ 675). The largest amounts will be paid to residents of Atyrau and Mangistau regions, the smallest - in Kostanay. In Astana, the amount of payments will be 10 thousand tenge ($ 67), in Alma-Ata - 55 thousand ($ 371). In total, over 2.8 billion tenge ($ 19 million) is provided for additional support to veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
V Uzbekistan May 9 is the Day of Remembrance and Honor. Veterans of the Second World War (this is how the war of 1941-1945 is officially called here) will receive 400 thousand soums each ($ 142 at the real exchange rate or $ 216 at the official rate). The program of events dedicated to May 9 has not yet been announced. On May 3, the Russian Embassy in Uzbekistan organized the distribution of St. George ribbons, and meetings with war veterans are held in educational institutions.
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Due to the time difference, Western countries usually celebrate Victory Day in World War II without a parade on May 8. Meanwhile, the USSR - the "main winner" in this war - celebrated this day on May 9 with a military parade. Russia continues this tradition and also marks it with a military parade. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, in some of the former Soviet republics, these days they lay flowers at the Eternal Flame and remember the victims of the war. In recent years, rallies of the "Immortal Regiment" have also been held.
In World War II, an estimated three million 600 thousand people were sent to the front from Central Asia. One million 310 thousand of them are among the dead. The exact number of those taken prisoner, as a rule, is not named. Therefore, they are often called among the dead, “not returning from the battlefield” or “missing”.
Tajikistan, which celebrates with the Russian army
Last year in Tajikistan, despite the lack of permission from the official authorities, after the military parade, the "Immortal Regiment" march took place. The refusal to issue permission was explained by the authorities of this country by security measures and by the fact that the procession with portraits of the deceased through the streets is contrary to Islamic values. The military parade for Victory Day last year was attended by servicemen from a Russian military base in that country and four Russian military aircraft.
Despite all this, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov expressed regret that the “Immortal Regiment” procession is not officially held in the country.
Meanwhile, war and labor veterans this year applied to the Dushanbe mayor's office for permission to hold this march. The city administration said that this issue is being discussed. Radio Ozodi (Tajik edition of Radio Liberty) reports that the Union of Veterans, even if the permit is denied, intends to organize a parade for veterans in retro cars. The representative office of the Rossotrudnichestvo organization, which promotes Russian culture in the world, said that if the procession of the Immortal Regiment takes place, they are ready to make portraits of war veterans and banners free of charge.
More than 300 veterans of the Second World War now live in Tajikistan. In May last year, there were 447 of them in the country. Last year, war veterans in honor of Victory Day were provided with a one-time financial aid in the amount of three thousand somoni (350 dollars).
The number of those who went to the front from Tajikistan during the Second World War is more than 270 thousand people. More than 90 thousand of them died or went missing. 54 Tajiks were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Now on February 23, the day when the Day of the Soviet Army was celebrated under Soviet rule, Tajikistan celebrates the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland and the formation of the local army.
Ideological changes in Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan, during the reign of Islam Karimov, attempts were made to change the attitude towards World War II. In the past few years, the term "Great Patriotic War" has not been officially sounded in Uzbekistan, as it was under Soviet rule. The Uzbeks began to call this war the Second World War. On May 9, Uzbekistan celebrates the Day of Remembrance and Honor. On this day, they commemorate the victims of the war, show respect to the veterans. During the reign of Islam Karimov, not only the name of the holiday itself was changed, but also military monuments were moved from the city center. Recently, however, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyayev announced that the monument to Soviet General Sabyr Rakhimov, moved under Karimov several years ago from the city center to the outskirts, will be returned to its original place.
In Uzbekistan, the authorities plan to provide each war veteran monthly with a food set - three kilograms of flour, one kilogram of rice, 500 grams of buckwheat, 500 grams of pasta, one kilogram of boneless beef, and a kilogram of poultry meat. This set also includes tea, eggs, butter, sugar, soap and washing powder. In addition, they plan to provide veterans with clothing appropriate for the season. Last month, the country passed a decree on the allocation of a one-time monetary reward in the amount of five million soums (about $ 620) to participants and disabled people of World War II. In addition, local khokimiyats are reported to provide additional financial assistance to veterans.
During the reign of Islam Karimov, no official permission was given to hold the Immortal Regiment march. Last year, the Tashkent city administration did not give permission for the rally, but at the same time did not interfere with its holding. This year, in the subway, in the Veterans' Houses, flash mobs are held, the participants of which perform the song "Katyusha". A parade of retro cars was also held in Tashkent.
VIDEO: Flashmob in Tashkent
There is a database of participants in the war in Uzbekistan. It is believed that one and a half million Uzbeks went to the front. Of these, more than 400 thousand people died. There are about 130 thousand "missing". Now there are about 1,173 veterans living in the country.
Help in Turkmenistan
In Turkmenistan, in recent years, the expression "Great Patriotic War" is also rarely used officially. The Turkmens began to call the Second World War "the war of 1941-1945". In Turkmenistan, the "Immortal Regiment" action is not officially prohibited, but it is not allowed either. Due to the fact that over the past two years this event has been widely organized not only in Russia, but also in other countries, it is also held in Turkmenistan in a limited number. This event is usually organized by the Turkmen-Russian school in Ashgabat.
In Turkmenistan, war veterans and widows of veterans are solemnly presented with valuable gifts and financial assistance on behalf of the President. Veterans are annually provided with monetary assistance in the amount of about 200 manats (at the official rate - 57 dollars). At the unofficial rate of last year, this amount was $ 28, at the rate of this year - $ 12 and a half.
It is believed that the number of people sent to the front from Turkmenistan is about 300 thousand people. Of these, about 86 thousand people did not return. More than 100 Turkmen citizens became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Situation in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the Second World War, as well as in Russia, is called the Great Patriotic War. In these two countries, they do not interfere with the holding of marches and events timed to May 9 - Victory Day. The Immortal Regiment march has been held in these countries since 2013.
An electronic base for prisoners of war is currently operating in Kazakhstan. A few days ago, there was a message about the opening of the service "Prisoners of War of the Great Patriotic War" on the basis of the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The database includes information about prisoners of war and those who returned from Germany.
About one million 200 thousand people took part in the war from Kazakhstan. Of these, about 420 thousand people did not return from the battlefields. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to 497 Kazakhstanis, including four military pilots twice. Now, according to the latest official information, 2,067 war veterans live in Kazakhstan. In addition to social benefits, veterans are entitled to one-time social assistance, the amount of which may differ in each area. The amount of assistance varies from 100 thousand tenge ($ 300) to 540 thousand tenge (about $ 1,640).
There are more than 360 participants in the war in Kyrgyzstan. More than 80 thousand of those who went to the front did not return from the war. 74 Kyrgyz citizens were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. About 470 veterans are currently alive. In addition to the monthly payment this year, the authorities plan to pay them a lump sum of 15,000 soms (about $ 220). An electronic archive dedicated to the history of the war is functioning in Kyrgyzstan.
In the past few years, in dozens of countries around the world, the "Immortal Regiment" march has been held on Victory Day. This event was initiated by Russian journalists in the city of Tomsk in 2012. The action acquired an all-Russian character in 2015. Participants in this march with portraits of their relatives - participants in the war, are marching in a column with St. George's ribbons on their chests. However, after the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, the ribbon of St.George began to cause controversy, and in some countries it was replaced with local symbols. Among them are the countries of Central Asia.
Material by Kuanyshbek Kari - journalist of Radio Azattyk (Kazakh edition of Radio Liberty).
Despite discussions about the name of the day on May 9, in all CIS countries this day is a public holiday and a day off. Only it has different names.
In Azerbaijan it is the Day of Victory over Fascism, in Armenia - the Day of Victory and Peace, in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia - the Day of Victory, in Moldova - the Day of Victory and the memory of the heroes who fell for the independence of the Motherland, in Tajikistan - the Day of Victory in the Great World War II. The scope of the celebrations is different in each country.
Belarus
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This year, on Victory Day in Belarus, instead of the traditional military parade in Minsk, an action "Belarus Remembers" was held, similar to the Russian "Immortal Regiment", which ended with a solemn laying of flowers at the Victory Monument.
In the evening, at 21.30, a festive concert will begin here. For the first time in the program - a 3D show accompanied by the presidential orchestra. Military footage will be shown on the so-called architectural screen. They will be the buildings behind the obelisk. The culmination of the celebrations is at 23:00. Festive fireworks will be given from five points of the city. The sky over Minsk will be illuminated by 30 victorious salvoes. During the day, traffic in the city center is limited.
Kazakhstan
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On May 9, Astana hosted the annual ceremony of laying "Glory garlands" at the "Otan korgaushylar" ("Defenders of the Fatherland") monument. In addition, according to tradition, a campus was deployed in the Student Park, where 11 army tents were erected and a festive table was laid for war veterans and home front workers. Concert programs with songs of the war years were held on the City Square and in the Student Park.
Veterans of the Great Patriotic War living in Astana received 500 thousand tenge ($ 1.5 thousand) each in honor of Victory Day.
From 6 to 9 May, Astana hosted the annual patriotic action "Ribbon of Victory", but without the traditional St. George ribbon. The organizers of the action handed out to the townspeople a ribbon in the colors of the national flag of the country, this is the Kazakh version of the symbol of the Victory Day celebration. And in the city of Shymkent from the Obelisk of Glory, located in the Park named after Abai, removed the St. George ribbon, replacing it with national colors.
Uzbekistan
The Uzbek authorities canceled the rally "Immortal Regiment" on May 9, 2017 due to "the complicated political situation in the world." Instead, a permanent exhibition dedicated to the veterans was held.
Tajikistan
In this country, local authorities also canceled the rally in Dushanbe. But in the joint military parade, which took place in the capital of Tajikistan on May 9, Russian Su-25 attack aircraft took part for the first time.
Activists of the Internet community "We are Tajiks" arranged a festive dinner for the veterans.
The Baltic countries have abandoned May 9 and celebrate the European Remembrance Day on May 8.
In the world
European countries mostly celebrate VE, or Victory in Europe Day. Italy, Denmark, Holland celebrate their days of liberation.
In the United States, Germany's surrender day is celebrated on May 8, but the main holiday is considered to be September 2, when Japan surrendered. Everything happens quite quietly and calmly. The celebrations are not organized by the government, but by the Association of World War II Veterans.
Britannia
Great Britain does not officially celebrate the end of the war, but solemn events are held annually on May 8.
Germany
In the Federal Republic of Germany, unlike other European countries, May 8 is celebrated as the Day of Liberation from National Socialism, but this is a working day.
France
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Victory Day in France is not celebrated as widely as in other states, but May 8 is considered an officially recognized holiday. The main ceremony of honoring the memory of those killed in the war against Nazism takes place on May 8 - wreaths are laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland celebrate Victory Day in Europe, but these are not days off.
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Dushanbe. September 29. TajikTA - On October 11, at a meeting in Sochi, the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States will consider about 20 issues, the information and analytical department of the CIS executive committee will report.
"At the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State (hereinafter - CHS), it is planned to consider about 20 issues aimed at further developing cooperation in the political, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields and in other key areas of the Commonwealth's activities," the statement on the website of the executive committee says.
In particular, in a narrow format, it is planned to exchange views on cooperation within the Commonwealth, to discuss questions about the chairmanship in the CIS, the date and place of the next meeting of the CIS CHS.
At the expanded meeting, it is expected to consider important issues aimed at further developing cooperation in the economy, cultural and humanitarian areas, in the areas of defense policy, protection of external borders, countering terrorism, as well as a number of projects aimed at adapting the Commonwealth to new realities.
Thus, the most significant is the draft statement of the heads of the CIS member states on support of the institution of the family and traditional family values.
It will also consider a draft convention on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, which defines various areas of cooperation.
The most significant humanitarian projects on the agenda are the following decisions: to declare 2019 the Year of the Book in the CIS, 2020 - the Year of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The draft decision also provides for the implementation of the interstate program "Cultural Capitals of the Commonwealth" in 2018 in Armenia, in 2019 - in Belarus, in 2020 - in Kazakhstan. At the same time, it is planned to include the city of Goris (Armenia) in the list of cultural capitals of the Commonwealth in 2018; in 2019 - Brest (Belarus); in 2020 - Shymkent (Kazakhstan).
Also, the agenda of the CHS meeting includes issues aimed at ensuring security and countering new challenges and threats, issues of military-technical cooperation and the conduct of joint activities of operational and combat training. The concept of cooperation in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, the financing of terrorism and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction will be considered.
It will also consider a draft agreement on cooperation between the member states of the Commonwealth in the fight against crimes in the field of information technology, where the list of intentional criminal acts in this area has been significantly expanded; identifies offenses related to child pornography, as well as the implementation of terrorist activities or the justification of terrorism.
Meanwhile, the draft decision of the Council of CIS Heads of State on the delimitation of powers between the Council of Heads of State and the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth, on the Regulation on the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States and on the Regulation on the Economic Council of the CIS is proposed to the jurisdiction of the CHS to include the issues of determining the strategy and directions of further development Commonwealth, cooperation in the spheres of defense policy, protection of external borders, the fight against crime, countering terrorism and other challenges. Issues related to the implementation of the provisions of the Free Trade Zone Agreement, the adoption of joint programs and plans in various areas of economic, social, cultural and humanitarian cooperation are proposed to be submitted for consideration to the Council of CIS Heads of Governments, and the creation of basic organizations of the CIS member states - to the Council of Foreign Ministers and the CIS Economic Council in order to relieve the agenda of the CIS Heads of Government Council.
In turn, the powers of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the CIS Economic Council are proposed to include the establishment of basic organizations, as well as the adoption of final decisions on a number of issues of cooperation in various fields, including the possibility of signing international treaties at meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the CIS Economic Council ...
The heads of the CIS member states will also consider a number of other documents.
Dushanbe. September 29. TajikTA - In Tajikistan, the organizer of the terrorist attack in Kurgan-Tyube (Khatlon region) was sentenced to life imprisonment, the Tajik Telegraph Agency (TajikTA) reported on Friday.
"The main person involved in the criminal case on the explosion in the city of Kurgan-Tyube, Sharifjoni Zokir, was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Tajikistan to life imprisonment," a source in the court said.
He was found guilty of organizing an explosion that thundered on March 12, 2017 near the buildings of the military prosecutor's office and the military court of the Khatlon garrison in the administrative regional center.
The day before, a story about the court hearing in this case was shown on Tajik television. It noted that the explosion was organized by Sh. Zokir and his brother-schoolboy Rajabjon Zokir. In addition, Sh. Zokir was found guilty of promoting the ideas of the banned "Islamic State" and the murder of a homosexual and sentenced to life.
His brother Rajabjon, a 9th grade student, Rajabjon, received 5 years in prison, and his accomplices - Ravshan Fayziev, Rustam Amirkhodjaev and Sadi Saidov - from 13 to 15 years in prison, the state agency Khovar reported.
We will remind, in Kurgan-Tyube on March 12 of this year, late in the evening in the center of the city an explosion thundered. The accidental victim of the terrorist attack was 67-year-old Khasanboy Rakhmonov, a resident of the Bokhtar region, who worked as a watchman at the Technological Lyceum.
Earlier, on January 30 of this year, the same group in the village of Lomonosov near Kurgan-Tyube organized the explosion of a Hyundai car belonging to an employee of the Beeline mobile company, the owner of the car was not injured.
The plot also reported that Zokir, along with his brother and underage cousin, hung a black ISIS flag on the Kurgan hill in the administrative center of the Khatlon region last summer, and the video was sent by militants of a terrorist group.
The plot also reported that on August 13, 2016 Sh. Zokir committed a brutal murder of a homosexual resident of the village of Elti, Bokhtar District.
Dushanbe. September 29. TajikTA - US President Donald Trump called Afghanistan a "Wharton School of Business for Terrorists" while speaking at a private charity dinner, the Afghan Telegraph Agency (AfTAG) reports.
As the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing its sources at the event, the American leader compared the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, from which he graduated in 1968.
“The people [who hijacked the planes and sent them to the towers] of the World Trade Center [in New York] were trained in Afghanistan,” Trump said Tuesday. "It looks like Wharton Business School for Terrorists."
The president admitted that he wanted to stop spending money on military operations in the republic. However, he was persuaded by the generals, who believe that the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is not the best option because of the large number of terrorist groups operating in the country .. TASS notes.
After receiving classified information from them, the head of state concluded that the United States had no choice but to “knock them all [the terrorists] out of Afghanistan, otherwise another attack similar to the September 11, 2001 attacks could have occurred in the United States.
“When the generals showed me things that you will never be allowed to see, it’s so disgusting and terrible, I said that we are going to stay [in Afghanistan] and we are going to knock them out, we really have no choice,” Trump said.
Last week, the United States decided to send more than 3,000 troops to Afghanistan.
Now the number of the American military contingent in Afghanistan will be approximately 14 thousand people. The United States began its current military operation in Afghanistan in the fall of 2001. In 2011, the number of US troops in Afghanistan was 101 thousand people.
Dushanbe. September 29. TajikTA - Tajikistan is selecting the best industrial companies that will represent the republic at an exhibition in Tashkent, the Tajik Telegraph Agency (TajikTA) reported on Friday.
“Tajikistan is determined with the final list of industrial enterprises that will present their products at the exhibition in Tashkent. Demonstration of Tajik industrial products in the capital of Uzbekistan will take place on October 11-14 this year, ”the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan said.
The preliminary list includes more than 130 enterprises - potential applicants for exhibitors from all regions of the republic. However, after rigorous selection, this list can be reduced by almost half.
As the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Shavkat Bobozoda noted earlier, more than 64 Tajik enterprises will present their products in the capital of the neighboring republic.
He noted that at the first exhibition of industrial goods of Tajikistan in Tashkent, which will take place on October 11-14 at the Uzexpocentre exhibition center, the products of the Ministry of Legislation, machine-building, mining, aluminum and other industries will be presented.
“We have experience in holding exhibitions. I think that the event will be held at the required level, ”concluded the head of the Ministry of Industry.
An agreement to hold industrial exhibitions of the two countries in Dushanbe and Tashkent was reached at the beginning of this year.
Let's note the upcoming event in Tashkent was preceded by the holding on April 17-20 of this year. exhibitions of industrial goods of Uzbekistan in Dushanbe. Then more than 160 Uzbek manufacturers presented their products there.