The RUSSIA EXPO hosted the final of the All-Russian contest "Songs of Our Regiment"
On May 5, the Main Street Stage of the International RUSSIA EXPO hosted the finals of the All-Russian patriotic contest "Songs of Our Regiment", which brought together the best authors and performers of patriotic works from different regions of Russia. The event included a concert and awarding ceremony for the winners of the contest, which received more than 700 applications from 60 regions of the country, as well as from Moldova.
"'Songs of Our Regiment' is a project invented by my friend Mikhail Grushin and his team. They have been running it for a number of years. I believe that such projects should have existed since old times. Our time dictates that there should be such projects — the audience, authors and performers have a demand for them," said musician, composer, author, Merited Artist of Russia Sergei Voitenko.
In the "One for All" nomination the victory went to the song "Four Springs", author of lyrics and music — Alexander Yurpalov (Moscow), in the nomination "Don't Forget Our Names" — to the song "Our Victory", author of lyrics — Nikolai Bandurin, author of music — Irina Shvedova-Demarina (Moscow).
The winner in the nomination "Invincible, Wide, Proud" was the song "Soldier's Dreams", author of lyrics — Pavel Kalikin, author of music — Elena Spirina (Berezovka, Pervomaisky district, Altai region).
The poem "War Generation" by Sergei Leontiev from Beloozyorsky won in the nomination "I Have Always Dedicated My Songs to Fatherland". The People's Choice Award went to the song "The Price of Life", the author of lyrics and music — Yuri Vizbor, performed by the ensemble "Green Lamp" (Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region).
Special prizes of the jury were awarded to several songs: "Soldier's Letter", author of lyrics and music - Sergei Korotun from Moscow, "Letter from the Front", author of lyrics — Peter Kazakov, author of music — Alexander Kurguskin (Lugansk) and "Song about Russia", author of lyrics — Yuri Vizbor, author of music — Eduard Girshov (St. Petersburg).
During the event, a special diploma "For Art Born in Battle" for participation in the contest was posthumously awarded to Alexander Bazhin, a participant of a special military operation, veteran of seven military conflicts and musician.
"Today our nation is united on the foundation of learning about one's family history . Understanding of the depth of the feat of our ancestors — fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers — and realizing the importance of deep study of our family leads us to the knowledge of the history of our Motherland, Russia. It is impossible to estimate the importance of this. The year-round work of the "Immortal Regiment" unites our entire country, and together we will defeat any misfortune. Together we won in the Great Patriotic War, together we will win in the special military operation," said the co-chairman of the central headquarters of the ‘Immortal Regiment of Russia’, Colonel-General Sergei Makarov.
Sergei Makarov also noted the importance of holding the final of the All-Russian patriotic contest “Songs of our Regiment” specifically at the RUSSIA EXPO.
"This Exposition unites the knowledge of our entire country. Guests come here to look at their region, district, republic, and leave with knowledge about our entire country. This is what unites us. Together we will win!" added Sergei Makarov.
The International RUSSIA EXPO is the most important achievements of the country gathered in one place. Throughout the Exposition, cultural events, a rich business and educational program await the guests. The expositions of 89 Russian regions, leading federal agencies, corporations and public organizations are presented to the visitors. More than 12 million people have already visited the Exposition. The International RUSSIA EXPO takes place on the territory of VDNH in Moscow from November 4 to July 8.
