In the Victory Museum in Moscow opened the bust of Marshal Bagramyan
The bust of the famous marshal was created by Armenian sculptors Misak Melkonyan and Ashot Tetevosyan. The unofficial title of this work is “Our Favorite Marshal”.
The opening of the bust in the museum on Poklonnaya Hill is timed to the 120 anniversary of the birth of Ivan (Hovhannes) Khristoforovich Bagramyan. He was born on November 20 (December 2) 1897 of the year in the village of Chardakhly, Elizavetpol Province (Russian Empire).
At the ceremony, the Armenian Defense Minister expressed his gratitude to Russia for the installation of the bust of the commander who made a huge contribution to the defeat of the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War.
From the statement made by Vig Sargsyan:
In turn, the Russian representative of the Moscow Region, Alexander Fomin, noted that such events demonstrate truly friendly relations between our countries and talk about common historical roots.
From the statement that publishes official broker Main Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation:
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