As part of the implementation of the state policy of the Russian Federation towards compatriots abroadby the Government of St. Petersburg
Veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the defense of Leningrad, residents of the besieged city living abroad, taking part in celebrating the 74th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, solemnly signed an appeal to the mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lyon and temporary acting Governor of St. Petersburg Beglova A.D.
From May 7 to 11, 2018, at the invitation of the Committee on External Relations of St. Petersburg, veterans of the Great Patriotic War visited Leningrad’s defense team, residents of the besieged city living abroad who took part in city events dedicated to the 74th the anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
On May 9, at a gala dinner dedicated to celebrations in the restaurant of the Oktyabrskaya hotel, veterans from 20 countries accepted and signed an appeal to the Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lyon, and Acting Governor of St. Petersburg, A. Beglov. about the full support of the project for the installation in Jerusalem of a monument dedicated to the heroic defenders of the heroic defenders and the inhabitants of Leningrad during the blockade.
Veterans paid special attention to the author's idea and symbols of St. Petersburg and Israel as the most suitable for embodying the essence of the monument: the official symbol of Leningrad - St. Petersburg is an angel located on the steeple of the Peter and Paul Cathedral under the gun of Israel and the symbol of Israel menorah in the center, entangled with barbed wire. It was this angel on the spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral that the German artillerymen and pilots tried to use as a sight during the bombing and shelling of Leningrad. The feat of the mountaineer and future honorary citizen of St. Petersburg Mikhail Bobrov, who risked his life in disguise of this visible landmark for the enemies, is forever inscribed in the chronicle of the city.
This appeal will be handed over to the heads of cities responsible for the project, to take into account the views of veterans and blockade members.
The project was supported by more than 90 people from 20 countries: Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, USA, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia.