The cross in memory of Russian prisoners of the First world opened near Vienna
Andrey Zolotov. The anthems of Russia And Austria in the performance of military musicians, the prayers of the Orthodox And Catholic priests sounded on Tuesday at the military section of the cemetery in Korneuburg close to Vienna, where took place the solemn ceremony of consecration of the memorial cross in honor buried here Russian prisoners of the First world war.
" The cemetery is a symbol of how a nation treats its own history. We must preserve this monument For future generations as a sign joint respect for the fallen, " he said, speaking at the event, the mayor of Korneuburg Christian Gap.
And the mayor, And speakers at the event, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Austria Sergei Nechaev thanked the volunteers from the " Military Alliance " (Kameradenschaft) - the local organization of former soldiers, firefighters And law enforcement officers, who became the initiators of the improvements And the erection of the monument, as well As the civil And military authorities, who helped in the implementation of the project.
these days, yesterday 100 anniversary of the beginning of the First world war in Austria are numerous ceremonies in memory of This fateful event in European history. On Wednesday the planned state commemorative act in the National library in Vienna with the participation of the President of the Republic of Austria Heinz Fischer. And on June 28, the day of the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in the capital of Bosnia And Herzegovina Sarajevo will be held a gala concert of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, with the participation of the President of Austria And delegations of other European countries.
During the event on Tuesday at eight-pointed Orthodox cross installed at the Central site of the cemetery was built a guard of honor members of the Military partnership " With historical banners, And attended by deputies of the Federation Council And the State Duma, the Russian employees of the foreign Ministry, the servicemen of the military might of Austria And the Russian Military atasate Authorized city laid wreaths to the monument And red carnations.
Advisor of the Russian Embassy in Austria Valery Sidorov told Last news that two years earlier, local activists have found ancient pictures Russian graves in the burial sites in Korneuburg, conducted a search of the archives And found out that on the " Cemetery of heroes ", in which stands a majestic memorial to the Austrians who died in the First And Second world wars, buried And 24 Russians, who died in the clinic of Korneuburg or nearby camp For prisoners of war. With this discovery began the project of the Russian memorial." citizens worked free of charge, with all my heart, " said the Ambassador Nechaev.
" For our country It was a huge disaster. This war has brought our Nations enormous suffering, millions of victims, the redrawing of the borders, the collapse of many European countries. Today, one hundred years later, We remember this tragedy With the realization that it should never happen again, " said the Ambassador.
" It is important that We can work together to commemorate our martyrs And to your dead in the pow camps, to remember the 1st world war as the original catastrophe, " said the people's choice Austrian Parliament Barbara Rosenkranz, which began And ended his speech with quotes from Pushkin." Today our countries agree that it is impossible to give to grow conflicts that Ukraine should not lead to the deterioration of the situation ", - she added.
After the event in Korneuburg guests moved to the residence of the Russian Ambassador in Vienna, in which took place the Presentation of a " Book of memory ", in which fixed all known burial Russian prisoners of the First world on the Austrian state And listed their names.
" on the area of Austria-Hungary had many pow camps, where he died thousands of Russian, Italian, Serbian And Romanian soldiers. They are buried in the local cemetery from Vienna to Salzburg ", - said at the presentation of the Book Otto Aus authorized Austrian public organization " Black cross ", engaged in the care of military burial places." The book of memory Is the 1st project cataloguing of the Russian burial places of the period of the First world war in Austria by the Russian Embassy And " Black cross " with assistance of the Ministry of interior of Austria And the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. On dozens of pages of the Book lists hundreds of names of Russian soldiers And officers, who found here his last resting place. However, in these lists is still a lot of " white spots " - about someone known only to the place of burial, about someone - only the place of death, And very little about anyone know of a place of their birth.
in the framework of the celebration was also a celebration in honour of the participants of the Vienna phase of the First pan-European festival marathon, which takes place From 12 to 23 June at the initiative of the Russian parliamentary European club And includes participants from 35 cities of Europe. People's deputies of the Russian Parliament were held on Tuesday With a symbolic baton marathon through the streets of Vienna, And on Wednesday to next Bratislava. In the foyer of the Embassy was an exhibition of children's drawings from Perm, And sounded in the hall music of Rakhmaninov, Skryabin, And Liszt performed by pianist Maria Dmitrieva.
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