One of the two Fourfold Heroes of the Soviet Union was Georgy Zhukov, a soviet military commander, since 1943 - Marshal of the Soviet Union; played the key role in defeating Hitler’s hosts. Having earned Joseph Stalin’s absolute trust Zhukov defined the soviet military strategy on all levels.

Many Russian cities and towns torn by the war later saw the emergence of the Tombs of Unknown Soldier. The most famous of them was inaugurated in the Alexander Garden at the Moscow Kremlin walls on May 8, 1967, wherein the remains from a common grave at the 41st kilometer of Leningradskoye shosse had been reinterred.

We defeated the Nazi Germany because our people had fought valiantly, committing many a heroic deed. Many brave men that had demonstrated superhuman courage in the battlefield, on the ground and in the air, were given the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. The most famous WWII ace airman was the unparalleled Ivan Kozhedub, air marshal, thrice Hero of the Soviet Union.

20 years after the Great Patriotic War, on May 8, 1965 12 USSR cities were awarded the title of Hero-City. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War Victory the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union noted such cities and towns as Moscow, Leningrad (Saint-Petersburg), Stalingrad (Volgograd), Sevastopol, Kyiv, Odessa. Moreover, the Brest Fortress was accorded the title of Hero-Fortress.

During wartime and postwar years many poems dedicated to the heroism of the Soviet soldiers defeating the Nazi Germany were published. Anna Akhmatova, a recognized classic of Russian poetry also composed many a chef d’oeuvre, widely known across the country in spite of the raging censorship relentlessly filtering her work.

44 days are left till the 68th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War Day. Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and Our Victory project team encourages you to remember the turning points of the Great Patriotic War, to pay homage to the fallen heroes, to ponder crucial related chronicles' chapters.

On May 9, 2013 Russia will be celebrating 68-th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. A few years ago Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre team launched the Our Victory project, aiming at supporting, caring, and revering our dear veterans ever grateful for their courage and heroism in times of war. The project’s slogan is, “No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten”.

Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre personnel is heartily congratulating Valentina Maksimovna Ostryanina with her birthday!