Various authors’ works devoted to the Great Patriotic War including the Battle of Stalingrad were performed in the Triumphal Hall of the Panorama-Museum "Battle of Stalingrad". Actors of the Vakhtangov State Academic Theater sang songs, read poems and prose. Among the performers were People's Artists of Russia Yevgeny Knyazev and Marina Yesipenko, as well as Honored Artist of Russia Lidiya Velezheva and Honored Artists of Russia Igor Kartashev and Alexander Pavlov. In addition, the Volgograd Choir of the Tsaritsyn Opera Theater took part in the "Victory Readings".
The audience included veterans of the Great Patriotic War, home front workers, children of Stalingrad, honorary citizens of Volgograd Boris Usik and Alexander Strukov. Among the guests at the event were members of the youth organizations The Movement of the First, The Young Army, Cultural Volunteers, cadets, as well as students of creative universities - VGIK and the Conservatory.
"Victory Readings" is a large-scale project telling about the great feats of soldiers and ordinary citizens during the Great Patriotic War, be it their heroic participation in combat operations on the front lines, defense of the Fatherland or selfless work at factories and plants on the home front. They involve a whole series of public events with famous theater and film actors, musicians, sports stars and public figures.
Moscow saw the first event of the series, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. The event took place at Mayakovskaya metro station on the night of December 4-5, 2024. The date was not chosen by chance - on December 5, the Red Army's counteroffensive near Moscow began resulting in the further victorious advance of our troops, which became the starting point to liberate the Homeland from enemy occupiers.
