News. December 28 - The International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations “Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly” and the “Digital History” Research Foundation signed an agreement on cooperation.
The agreement is aimed at preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War, preventing attempts to rehabilitate Nazism, protecting the historical and memorial heritage of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War, as well as increasing the role of public (people's) diplomacy in ensuring trust and mutual understanding among the peoples of different countries.
The parties agreed on the joint implementation of socially significant programs, projects and cultural, educational, scientific events in the field of international cooperation.
Andrey Belyaninov, Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly, and Yegor Yakovlev, Director of the “Digital History” Research Foundation, signed the agreement. The signing ceremony was broadcast online from the headquarters of the Assembly in Moscow and the Foundation in St. Petersburg.
Following the signing of the agreement, Secretary General Andrey Belyaninov stressed: “We have found a platform for serious work and reach a sufficiently high system level of preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War. We have the opportunity to raise noble and humanly just topics. We can’t stay silent on this matter, and let's not be silent. We don't need success. We need historical justice to prevail.”
“I am glad that this signing took place. It is a great honour for us, but also a great responsibility. We are at the beginning of a long journey. And we have a specific goal. This goal is to ensure that the genocide of the peoples of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany is recognized at the state level. Unfortunately, such recognition has not yet taken place. Moreover, a part of our public denies the very fact of genocide. Crimes committed in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union are declared excesses, war crimes, but not genocide, not the result of the implementation of a purposeful, planned destruction of Soviet citizens. Our task is to dispel all doubts and achieve recognition of the genocide at the state level. I think that this task is within our capabilities, and I am very happy to find such colleagues in this noble cause,” - said Egor Yakovlev, Director of the “Digital History” Foundation.
On December 5-6, 2020, the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly and Digital History jointly held the 6th Session of the International Public Forum “Preserving the Memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War” in the “House of Friendship of the Leningrad Region” in St. Petersburg and the “Road of Life” Museum in Vsevolozhsk (Leningrad Region, Russia). The theme of the forum is “Genocide and other crimes of Nazi Germany during the war against the USSR”. It was attended by leading experts from different countries of Eurasia. The event received a wide response in scientific circles.
First held as part of the XV Sevastopol International Festival of Documentaries and TV programs “VICTORIOUS TOGETHER” in May 2019, the Forum, supported by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan and the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, was continued at Baku Slavic University in October 2019. In February 2020 it took place in Yalta as part of the International scientific conference “Yalta-1945: Lessons of History”, and on June 17, 2020 the Forum was held online with the participation of experts from 15 countries, and in early September 2020 – in the city of Sevastopol. Sessions of the International Public Forum “Preserving the Memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War” are held as part of the International megaproject of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly “VICTORIOUS TOGETHER”.
First Deputy Secretary General - Head of the General Secretariat of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly Svetlana Smirnova recalled: “The forums make a significant contribution to the preservation of peace, the assertion of historical justice, remind us of the importance of people's diplomacy, help to build strong humanitarian bridges. It is important to expand the vector of public consciousness in the direction of peaceful and creative images of the memory of the Great Victory. It is important to unite all common forces in this area.”
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Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly
The Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly is an International non-governmental organization aimed at forming a public integration model in the name of establishing peace and harmony through the development of multilateral cooperation and public (people's) diplomacy in the Eurasian space. Currently, the Assembly brings together representatives from more than 40 countries. The Assembly has signed 98 agreements with partners in various areas of activity: culture, entrepreneurship, development of integration relations among the peoples of Eurasia, public diplomacy. Website - eurasia-assembly.org.
“Digital History” Research Foundation
The “Digital History” Research Foundation is a scientific and educational historical society that aims to preserve historical memory and restore historical truth and justice. The Foundation actively promotes these ideas on its website and in its official social media accounts, and regularly holds popular science festivals. Website - цифровая-история.рф.