The ecological and patriotic action “Garden of Memory” was held in the Botanical Garden in Moscow. It was dedicated to the scientists who worked during the Second World War to bring victory closer. The memorial trees were planted by representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and the Knowledge Corporation of Rosatom, academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences, young scientists from the nuclear industry and Victory Volunteers.
The first Garden in memory of Scientists, celebrating the contribution of Soviet and Russian researchers, appeared on the territory of the Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences named after N. V. Tsitsin, one of the largest in Europe. Founded in 1945, the Botanical Garden itself has become a symbol of Victory. Here they remembered the “fighters of the invisible front”, to whom they dedicated “green monuments” in the form of apple trees and hydrangeas.
Representatives of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and Rosatom, academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and young scientists from the nuclear industry gathered at one site. Each tree was dedicated to scientific directions, achievements of Soviet and Russian scientists, and specific heroes from science. The significance of this event for modern scientists as the successors of that generation, as well as for the implementation of the Year of Science and Technology, was noted by the Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Elena Druzhinina.
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“We all understand that without the past, there is no future. And it is necessary to remember the people who won the Great Victory. Today, taking part in the action “Garden of Memory”, I remembered a worthy person with whom I was familiar, ” said Elena Druzhinina. & mdash; His name was Babkin George Sergeyevich. He was a front-line intelligence officer, and in the post-war years devoted his life to science. An inquisitive scientist, Georgy Sergeyevich created the Faculty of Romano-Germanic Philology at Tyumen State University. And he chose the patriotic education of young people as his life mission. You can’t forget such great people.”
Speaking about the contribution of scientists to the victory, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri Balega In turn, he also stressed that the very next day after the declaration of war, three commissions were formed within the framework of the USSR Academy of Sciences at once: on naval problems, on geology and geography, on medicine. “During this period, the Academy of Sciences has developed 200 projects, the contribution of scientists to the achievement of the Great Victory is enormous,” the academician noted.
“Perpetuating the memory of the heroism and selfless work of scientists is our responsibility. The next generations should understand how much people gave for the Victory and independence of our country. If you look at the statistics of the volunteers who went to the front in the first days of the war, you can see that among them there were a lot of representatives of the scientific intelligentsia, while only one third of them returned from the front. Today we remember the patriotism of scientists, including Caesar Kunikov, who, as you know, was the commander of the legendary landing on Malaya Zemlya. This is AndrewBochvar, who developed many alloys used in military equipment, Boris Paton, the creator of armor welding technology, and many others. We must remember their labor feat. I really hope that the young trees that we planted will grow beautifully and turn into a blooming garden for the sake of future generations, recalling the days of war and the greatness of our people, “said the first Deputy General Director of JSC “Science and Innovation”, Doctor of Technical Sciences Alexey Dubov.
Director of the Tsitsin Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Upelniek he also noted the importance of the action and suggested that the main organizers of the action in Russia-the All-Russian public movement “Volunteers of Victory” – continue the relay race and hold the action in each of the botanical gardens of the country.
Recall that the goal of the action “Garden of Memory” to plant 27 million trees in memory of each of the 27 million who died during the Great Patriotic War has been achieved. Today, more than 30 million trees have appeared in Russia and abroad. The campaign continues in a number of regions of the country, including Murmansk,Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod and Kirov regions, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Kamchatka Krai and others. The last Gardens of Remembrance this year will appear on June 22, the Day of Remembrance and Mourning. One of the central events on the anniversary of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War will be held on the territory of the Brest Hero Fortress.
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The organizers of the international action “Garden of Memory” are the All-Russian Public Movement “Victory Volunteers” and the Victory Generals Memorial Fund with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Federal Forestry Agency in the framework of the national project “Ecology”, as well as the All-Russian Society for Nature Protection. The Garden of Memory of Scientists was created as part of the Year of Science and Technology.
For the state corporation Rosatom, participation in the campaign is a sign of respect for the great feat of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War, as well as a contribution to improving the ecology of Russia and improving the quality of life of current and future generations. It is worth recalling that during the war, hundreds of ships and thousands of crew members ‘ lives were saved thanks to the organizers of the Soviet nuclear industry-Igor Kurchatov and Anatoly Alexandrov, who managed to develop effective mechanisms to protect Soviet ships from magnetic mines. Nuclear physicist Yuli Khariton during the war, he constantly advised the People’s Commissariat of Defense, the People’s Commissariat of Ammunition and other People’s Commissariats of the Soviet defense industry on issues related to new weapons and the use of explosives.