Celebrating Victory Day in Wellington.

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On May, 6, 2017, a holiday concert dedicated to the celebration of the Victory Day, the 72th anniversary of the end of World War II, was held in the hall of St. John’s church on Willis street.

At the opening ceremony, the participants of the Soviet department of one of the military reconstruction clubs brought out the Victory Banner and the national flag of Russian Federation.

First, the president of the Russian club in Wellington Victor Gaiduch congratulated everyone. A few songs of the war times were played and newsreel footage of the second world war was shown.

In his congratulatory speech, the ambassador of Russian Federation in New Zealand Valeriy Tereshchenko pointed out the importance of this day, called the audience to remember the heroic deeds of our soldiers and noted the necessity to remind the younger generation of this great day. Chris King, a veteran of the Arctic Convoys, congratulated everyone on the Victory Day. Vice mayor Paul Eagle also said a greeting speech. A moment of silence was held on conclusion of the speeches.

 

The official part of the concert was followed by a performance by musicians and singers. Vladimir Bell accompanied other performers on the accordion, and also sang wartime songs. Dance by Irina Shatalova.

Olga Panasenko from Auckland performed a few songs.

Father Alexey Popkov and Vladimir bell sang three war songs.

 

Anastasia Dolinina (vocals) and Matias Davis (guitar) also participated in the concert.

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