On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation launched a new multimedia section on its website “Names in granite.” It published personal affairs, photographs, personnel and award documents of the heroes of the Soviet Union from various republics of the USSR, to which monuments were erected for their exploits. According to experts, the creation of monuments to the heroes and their preservation is an important component of the protection of historical memory in Russia and beyond. On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation launched a new multimedia section “Names in granite” on its website. It published documents about the heroes of the Soviet Union, which were installed for their exploits. “Under the continuous breaks of shells”, declassified documents on the fighters of various branches of the troops were posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense. The memory of them was saved in bronze of monuments, carved into the granite of obelisks and memorial plates. “These monuments are not just stones and metal, but silent witnesses of courage, which are in the parks, in squares, and everywhere-the voices of the heroes once sounded,” the monuments and memorials-one of the most visible and significant ways-is one of the most visible and significant ways Save memory. This is an important part of historical and patriotic work, which helps the young generation to realize the price of peace and freedom. Today, in the era of digital information and the fast pace of life, it is important not to allow the time to erase the names of those who defended our country from the face of the earth. Monuments, mass graves, museums – all this helps us to remember, ”said Vorvar Erokhin, assistant to the General Director of the Victory Museum of Victory. According to historians, the memory of the Great Patriotic War is that every family is close to the territory of the former Soviet Union.“ Monuments to the Great Patriotic Heroes – these are monuments to our grandfathers and great -grandfathers. They symbolize the inextricable chain of the historical memory of generations. Enthusiasts engaged in the search for the dead, their reburial, putting the memorials in order, do a great job, ”said Sergey Perelygin, a representative of the Moscow branch of the Russian military-historical society in a conversation with RT. Award documents Popkov V.I. © Минобороны РФ Один из героев нового раздела на сайте Минобороны — лётчик-ас Виталий Попков, ставший прототипом сразу двух персонажей фильма «В бой идут одни «старики»: лейтенанта Александрова (Кузнечика) и капитана Титаренко (Маэстро).«Воевал под Москвой в составе Калининского фронта, Западного фронта, затем с сентября 1942 года — в составе Voronezh and Don fronts. After the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, he fought on the southwestern, central and steppe fronts. He participated in the liberation of Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov and Belgorod. For participation in the liberation of Donbass and Belgorod, for the 168 combat (sorties. – RT) and participation in 45 air battles, in which he personally shot down 17 fascist aircraft, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal. After the liberation of Odessa, he was transferred with a regiment from the regiment of 17 VA to the 2nd VA of the 1st Ukrainian Front, where he fought before victory. For the next 35 shot down fascist aircraft, 325 sorties and 83 successful aircraft were introduced in 1944 to the rank of twice Hero of the Soviet Union, which received Popkov’s personal file. He made 475 departures, held 117 air battles, personally fought down. 41 enemy aircraft. The exploits of Vitaly Popkov were awarded in 1953 by the lifetime installation of a monument in a square on a dump truck in Moscow. Also, his surname is immortalized on the Pentagon memorial plate among the names of the best pilots of the anti -Hitler coalition. The award documents of Borisevich I.A. The Senior Sergeant Ivan Borisevich, the Senior Sergeant Borisevich, participated in battles in the West, Bryansk, Belorussian, 1, 2 and 3 Belarusian fronts, was wounded four times. “On February 29, 1944, the battery supported the offensive of the 2nd battalion of the 1262th Rifle Regiment of the 380th Oryol Rifle Division. From the area of the village of Yanovo (Bykhovsky district of the Mogilev region) the enemy with large infantry forces with the support of eight tanks, including two “tigers”, moved into a counterattack, bringing up a hurricane artmino to the battery. Risking life, under the continuous ruptures of shells and min. Borisevich was left alone with the gun (the rest of the calculation was wounded), joined the martial arts with German tanks. Being wounded, he did not leave his gun, fought to the end. In this heroic match Comrade Borisevich burned two German tanks, forcing the rest to run from the battlefield, while the Tiger heavy tank tried to crush the tool of Comrade. Borisevich, but, having received four direct hits on his forehead, was also forced to turn back. The battery was saved, the counterattack was repulsed, ”the award sheet said in the assignment to Ivan Borisevich the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. On the wall of the Ludchitskaya height memorial complex near n. The village of Ludchitsy in the Mogilev region of Belarus was carved the name and portrait of Ivan Borisevich, as well as the bas -reliefs of another five people who distinguished themselves in battles during the liberation of Bykhovshchina and received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union at this height. The award documents of ASLANOVA A.A. The future Hero of the Soviet Union, Azi Aslanov, showed incredible courage during the battles near Stalingrad at the end of 1942. He was among the Soviet soldiers who opposed the German troops the Don group, who tried to release the Wehrmacht group on the Volga. “Reflecting the counterattacks, destroyed over ten enemy tanks. In the following days in the battles for x. Verkhnekumsky skillful maneuvering of comrade Aslanov, with his regiment, repelled the repeated attacks of the enemy on the flanks of the corps and in four days of battles destroyed over 50 tanks, and at the same time he carried off minor losses in the material part. Excessive forces were reflected under conditions when enemy aircraft bombed the battle formations of the regiment and made several hundred aircraft of aircraft, ”said Azi Aslanov’s personal file. During this, the 55th separate tank regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Aslanov was the last to leave the resulting environment. For these battles, he received the first title of Hero of the Soviet Union. “The regiment was shot down and burned only in the Verkhnekumsky area from December 15 to December 19, 1942 30 tanks, 50 vehicles and a fascist battalion was destroyed. All of the above was observed personally during all the battles in the Verkhnekumsky area, and also known from the immediate superiors, commanders of the regiments, ”says the decree on the presentation of Aslanov to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The summer of 1944, Azi Aslanov, who was already Major General, presented the hero’s second star for the liberation of Belarus. But on January 24, 1945, he was seriously injured in the battles for Latvia and died in a field hospital. Then the award did not take place, but many years later, justice was restored: in 1991, Aslanov became twice as the hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. Mones were established in Baku, Vileika, Lenkorani. A memorial plate reminiscent of his contribution to the victory is located on the Mamaev Kurgan. Award documents Babajanyan A.Kh. © of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation “Pass on the memory of future generations” Talgat Begeldinov – twice Hero of the Soviet Union. He spent the whole war at the helm of the attack aircraft IL-2. Begeldinov showed special courage during the Battle of Kursk and the battles in the sky over Ukraine. “Comrade. Begeldinov established himself not only the best master of assault attacks, but also as an experienced and brave intelligence officer. Only by acting as part of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, in battles for right-bank Ukraine comrade Begeldinov produced 60 successful sorties for reconnaissance, delivering extremely valuable information about the enemy each time that the corps has repeatedly acted … on the combat account of Comrade. Begeldinov is destroyed by nine tanks, four aircraft, 27 cars, five self -propelled guns, seven mortars, three blown up warehouses with combustible and ammunition, two steam locomotives, seven wagons and 120 Nazis … brilliantly took possession of a tactical technique of striking from a circle. Comrade Begeldinov is daily teaching this technique of his pilots, ”the Belyzninov made more than 300 sorties and destroyed more than 20 tanks, five self -sides, 37 cars, two locomotives, seven wagons with troops and equipment during the years of the war. The monument was erected to him at the intersection of Saryarka Avenue and Begeldinov Street in Astana. Personal case Begeldinova T.Ya. © Минобороны РФ Герой Советского Союза Иван Солтыс ушёл в партизанский отряд после того, как его родное село захватили немцы. In March 1944, the Soltys unit participated in the crossing of the Dniester. Subsequently, he moved to the regular units of the Red Army. “When crossing the Bobur River, north-west of the village of Luzental (Germany) on February 11, 1945, under strong rifle-machine-gun and mortar fire, the first rushed into the river and through the chest in water with a light machine gun crossed the west bank of the river. With a swift throw, he moved forward by 100 m, lounged and covered the fighters crossing the river from his machine gun, and suppressed the fire of three machine gun points. Having crossed to the west bank of the river, the battalion went to the storm of Luisental. The Red Army soldier Soltys was the first to burst into the village and destroyed six Germans from the machine gun with fire … The soldiers, passionate about the feat of the Red Army soldier Soltys, rushed to the storm of the village. The enemy machine gun spoke ahead. The Red Army soldier Soltys, quietly making his way to him, threw him grenades. The machine gun was silent, and the fighters again went forward. At this time, another enemy machine gun earned on the right. The Red Army soldier Soltys, being wounded, with a cry “for the homeland! For Stalin! ” He rushed to the embrasure and closed it with his body. The enemy’s machine gun was choked in the hero’s hot blood, ”the award sheet says in the machine gunner of the 548th Infantry Regiment of the 116th Infantry Division of the Red Army, Ivan Soltys. In 1965, a monument to the hero was erected in his native village of Kuzmin, which was collected by schoolchildren from all over Moldova. And in 2021, the monument to Soltys was opened in Minsk. Award documents Soltysa I.S. © Минобороны РФ Лётчик Иван Душкин сражался с нацистами с первого дня Великой Отечественной войны. He participated in the application of air strikes on the territory of Nazi Germany and its allies. “An excellent pilot, combat commander. In 1942, his plane was hit over Berlin. On a broken aircraft, he came to his airfield. In 1942, he was shot down over Budapest, sat on the enemy’s territory due to a lack of fuel. The plane destroyed, with the crew found a partisan detachment, from where the crew entered its territory with a battle in full force. Upon arrival at the unit, he refused to relax and immediately began to fly on combat missions, ”the award sheet on the guard of senior lieutenant Ivan Dushkin, in August 1943, the plane of Ivan Dushkin was shot down. The crew tried to land the car, but the engine refused. Only a radio operator managed to leave a falling plane with a parachute, the rest of the crew died. The pilot was buried in a mass grave in the village of Nebolchi in the Novgorod region. The monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Dushkin was erected in the city of Elan of the Volgograd region. Award documents Dushkin I.E. © Минобороны РФ «Если бы не герои Великой Отечественной, нас сегодня, скорее всего, не существовало бы, так как враг вёл войну на полное уничтожение», — отметил в разговоре с RT член Ассоциации историков Союзного государства Михаил Кузовкин.Поэтому, по его словам, День Победы и памятники героям — краеугольные элементы системы исторического сознания народов России.«Забывать героев Великой Отечественной – It is to betray ourselves. Military films and books, museums and monuments – all this allows you to convey the memory of future generations and therefore is of great importance, ”summed up Kuzovkin.
Documents of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation – RT in Russian
