We are grateful and appreciate all those who protected our Motherland during the war years of severe trials. Dear veterans! Today we bow down before you, recognize and deeply respect your heroism and self-sacrifice. There are no words to fully express our gratitude for your undying feat during the hard years of the Great Patriotic War. And the farther victorious 1945 passes into history, the better we understand the magnitude of this victory, which will endure as a bright symbol of unwavering courage and perseverance in centuries to come!