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The Every Third concert program at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk
6 Apr 2025
The Every Third concert program commiserating the victims of the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War was presented in Minsk on 8 April. It is a tribute to the memory of all the victims and heroes of the Great Patriotic War. It tells the story of destinies of ordinary people by combining new songs about the war and the victory with unique historical footage and historical facts.
The requiem concert Every Third dedicated to the memory of victims and heroes of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 will be seen by delegations from all regions and from Minsk. Brest Oblast residents were the first ones to arrive at the Palace of the Republic.
“This project begins a series of the main events timed to the 80th anniversary of the Soviet nation’s Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The requiem concert Every Third carries the main message: it is important to remember everyone, who died during the war and who helped secure the Victory,” said Yekaterina Usova, Head of the Central Office for State Special Cultural Events and Professional Art of the Belarusian Culture Ministry.
The events that will take place closer to 9 May will have more festive notes, the official remarked. The Every Third project that will be seen by a total of over 15,000 people from all regions of the country will allow tracking the road that the Belarusian nation travelled along during the Great Patriotic War.
The first part of the concert presents data about Belarus’ populated localities that have been lost forever, about Heroes of the Soviet Union, who were born or who died in Belarus’ territory. It touches upon the topic of the genocide of the civilian population. Maps of destroyed villages and concentration camps on display have been corrected thanks to new data. Rare films, photo documents related to various periods during the war and after the war have been prepared and will be demonstrated. The second part of the concept is designed to focus on how contemporary people bear the burden of responsibility for preserving the historical memory and traditions.
The concert will feature renowned musical masterpieces of the Soviet period as well as new works by modern Belarusian authors: Valery Shmat, Anna Seluk, Yevgeny Oleinik, Anna Blagova, and other ones. The concert is based on the piece of poetry Requiem for Every Fourth written by Anatoly Vertinsky.
A number of exhibition projects have been organized in the lobby of the Palace of the Republic to complement the requiem concert. Delegations from the regions and from the city of Minsk will be treated to the photo exhibition Destinies Folded into Triangle. It is a joint patriotic project organized by BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of History of the Great Patriotic War. It is based on the letters sent by soldiers during the war. It was a custom to fold the letters into the shape of triangles during the war.
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