Britain and Russia Together to Celebrate 65th Anniversary of Great Victory in London
By Kifir, PRNESunday, April 11, 2010
MOSCOW, April 12, 2010 - This will be the fourth year, as Russian and British veterans of the
Arctic Convoys (1941-1945) join together on board HMS Belfast in London to
celebrate 9 May Victory Day and the 65th Anniversary of the Great Victory in
WW2. The commemorative ceremony will include the Russian Ambassador, Yury
Fedotov, who will award the 65th Anniversary Medal to a number of British
Convoy veterans. Following the minute's silence, the Royal Signals Band will
perform Russian and British anthems and HMS Belfast 4-inch guns will fire in
salute of the heroism of the Arctic Convoys and the veterans. "Up Spirits!"
ceremony with Pusser's Rum will launch the celebrative meal and friendly
interaction among veterans and guests.
During this event, cash will be raised for the charity fund
"Help for Heroes" in aid for veterans of recent wars
[www.helpforheroes.org.uk].
Victory Day London website - www.VictoryDayLondon.co.uk
The organiser of the event, Chairman of KIFIR, Eugene Kasevin, thanks
Petropavlovsk Plc [www.petropavlovsk.net] and VTB Capital Plc
[www.vtbcapital.com] for their continuous support and welcomes the
three Russian Convoy veterans, who will take part in the celebration: Nikolay
Kireychev, Georgy Evtyukov and Yury Kopytov.
The organiser thanks Pusser's Rum [www.pussers.com] for their
support in "Up Spirits!" ceremony and BMI [www.flybmi.com] for their
air-transport contribution.
Organiser: Finance & Investment Markets Players Club (KIFIR) Russia, The
Russia House Ltd, England.
PR Newswire [ www.prnewswire.co.uk ] is the Club KIFIR world-wide
information Partner. Alexandre Bykov will represent PR Newswire Europe at the
event.
Finance & Investment Markets Players Club (KIFIR) is the first of its
kind in Russia, created to unite international investment professionals based
in Russia and involved in its volatile markets of finance and investments.
Website: www.kifir.info
For press accreditation and further information: Eugene Kasevin,
+7-963-716 5837, Email: ekasevin@victorydaylondon.co.uk
For press accreditation and further information: Eugene Kasevin, +7-963-716 5837,
Email: ekasevin at victorydaylondon.co.uk
Tags: April 12, KIFIR, Moscow, Russia, United Kingdom