On Victory Day, TPU will honor the memory of students and employees who did not return from the war

• Main
• News
• University
• On Victory Day, TPU will honor the memory of students and employees who did not return from the war

On Victory Day, TPU will honor the memory of students and employees who did not return from the war

On May 9, the day of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, ceremonies will be held at Tomsk Polytechnic University.

At 8.50 a.m., a solemn rally will begin near TPU Building no. 2 (43a Lenin Ave.). Employees and students of the University, students of the TPU Military Training Center, representatives of student organizations and university administration will take part therein. All participants meet near the Main Building of the University.

Immediately after the rally, TPU students and employees and Tomsk residents will lay flowers at the Memorial to employees and students who did not return from the Great Patriotic War, participants in battles and home front workers.

At the same time, the St. George Ribbon campaign starts at the Main Building (Lenin Ave., 30). Volunteers will distribute ribbons to everyone.

Students of the TPU Military Training Center will also march as part of the Victory Day Parade in Tomsk on May 9.

A complete event program dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War is available on the website. It also contains memoirs of TPU students who witnessed the first Victory day on May 9, 1945, information about scientists' contribution, campus life and special projects.