70th anniversary of the Great Victory

MINSK, 5 May (BelTA) – The photo exhibition The Last World War: Remembering for Peace was officially opened at the United Nations headquarters in New York, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The exhibition was organized on the initiative of Belarus jointly with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. “The concept of the exhibition, its content and design were developed and implemented by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations with the support of co-organizers,” the press service said.

“The black-and-white photos dating back to the days of the war show the contribution of all the former Soviet countries to the Victory over Nazism. The portrait photographs of the Heroes of the Soviet Union pay tribute to the courage of those who sacrificed their lives for the Victory,” the ministry explained. The exposition showcases photos depicting important events of those days. First of all, they focus on people, and the horrors of the war. The main idea of the exhibition is to prevent the tragedy of war from happening again.