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The 73th anniversary of Bratislava’s liberation from the Fascism was celebrated in the capital city of Slovakia. Governmental representatives, Russian diplomats, veterans and Russian compatriots took part in the festive activities, according to TASS.
Majority of people came to the Slavin Memorial Complex where the memorial cemetery and the monument to the Soviet soldiers - liberators are situated. The participants of the campaign laid wreaths and flowers to the basement of the monument.
Russian diplomats have remarked that the reverential relation to burial places of the Soviet soldiers at the territory of Slovakia is extremely valuable and such campaigns prove that the country’s population remembers horrors of that time.
All participants of the memorable meeting talked how important it is to keep friendly relations between Slovakia and Russia. Politicians and social activists were sincerely irritated by frequent attempts to reconsider the outcome of WWII.
According to different sources, from 63000 to 71000 thousand Soviet officers died in Slovakia. The remains of heroes are buried in Slavin with honors. The monument is located at the hill bearing the same name occupying 10000 square meters. The memorial is called a national monument of culture. A pillar of 42 square meters high and a stature of the victorious Soviet soldier with a banner up high are placed in the center of the memorial.
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