80th anniversary of Victory

30 06, 2025

Premiere Screening of Alexey German’s Film “Air” Held at the Russian House in Brussels

2025-06-30T09:38:53+02:00June 30th, 2025|Categories: Cinema Club, Russian House News|Tags: , , |

To mark the 80th anniversary of Victory, the film club of the Russian House in Brussels hosted the premiere screening of Air, a poignant and honest film by Alexey German about female heroism during the Great Patriotic War. The audience witnessed not just a war drama, but a deep and emotional story about the price of Victory — how difficult it was to achieve, and the real trials faced on the front lines, especially by those who came to the skies with youth and hope in their hearts. The film takes us back to the 1940s, to a combat aviation [...]

23 05, 2025

Сommemorative evening “The Liberation of Belorussia”

2025-06-10T10:02:48+02:00May 23rd, 2025|Categories: , , , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

We are pleased to invite you to a commemorative evening in partnership with the Embassies of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Belgium. This event is to mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War and the 80st  anniversary of the Great Victory. We will be screening the documentary film 'The Liberation of Belarus' from the series 'The Unknown War' (USA, USSR, 1978). The Soviet-American documentary series 'The Unknown War' (The Unknown War) consists of 20 episodes. The screenplay was written by Burt Lancaster (USA), [...]

16 05, 2025

Russian Compatriots in Brussels Commemorated the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Genk

2025-06-20T16:12:28+02:00May 16th, 2025|Categories: History Club, Our Compatriots, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , |

On May 10th, at the cemetery in Genk, Limburg Province, Belgium, Russian compatriots organized a memorial event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The ceremony included the laying of flowers at the graves of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II and the “Immortal Regiment” march. The event was supported by the Russian House in Brussels. The ceremony was attended by the Director of the Russian House, V.G. Bunina, diplomats from the Russian Embassy in Belgium, as well as members of the Russian community and local residents of Genk. During the ceremony, participants [...]

13 05, 2025

Director of the Russian House in Brussels Took Part in the Victory Day Commemoration Ceremony

2025-06-20T16:12:29+02:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: History Club, Our Compatriots, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On May 9, 2025, the Director of the Russian House in Brussels took part in a solemn ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. On this day, the Ambassador of Russia to Belgium, A.A. Tokovinin, together with the Acting Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union, K.K. Malayan, and heads of diplomatic missions from CIS countries, laid flowers at the memorials to Soviet citizens who died in the liberation of Belgium, as well as to members of the Belgian Resistance. The ceremony was held at the cemetery in the Brussels commune of Evere. It [...]

12 05, 2025

Russian House in Brussels Commemorates Fallen Soldiers at Ixelles Cemetery

2025-06-20T16:12:29+02:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: History Club, Our Compatriots, Russian House News, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Brussels, May 8, 2025 — On Victory Day, representatives of the Russian House in Brussels laid flowers at Ixelles Cemetery, where Soviet soldiers who died in Belgium during the First and Second World Wars are buried. The annual ceremony symbolizes gratitude and remembrance for those who gave their lives in the fight for freedom and peace in Europe. A special guest at the ceremony was Liliane Maroutaeff, daughter of Yury Maroutaev, a member of the Belgian Resistance. His first wife was Marina Shafroff-Maroutaeva, a heroic figure of the Russian émigré community in Belgium. Marina Shafroff-Maroutaeva, daughter of a naval engineer [...]

9 05, 2025

Round Table Brought Together Researchers and Descendants of Resistance Members

2025-06-20T16:12:29+02:00May 9th, 2025|Categories: Exhibitions, History Club, Our Compatriots, Russian House News, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On 6 May, the Russian House in Brussels hosted an international round table dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The event focused on the heroic and united struggle of the peoples of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the Soviet Union against Nazism, as well as on the challenges of preserving historical memory in the 21st century. The event brought together prominent historians, researchers, local historians, representatives of academic institutions, and descendants of members of the anti-fascist movement. The discussion centred on both well-known and lesser-studied chapters of the Resistance in Western Europe, in which [...]

30 04, 2025

Solemn Opening of the TASS Photo Exhibition in Brussels: “Chronicler of a Great Feat: Yevgeny Khaldei”

2025-06-20T16:12:29+02:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: Exhibitions, History Club, Russian House News, Victory80|Tags: , , , , , |

On April 26, the Russian House in Brussels hosted the solemn opening of the TASS photo exhibition “Chronicler of a Great Feat: Yevgeny Khaldei.” The exhibition features archival photographs by the legendary war photojournalist Yevgeny Khaldei, who captured key moments of the Great Patriotic War. The photos are arranged in chronological order, allowing viewers to trace the course of the war—from its first days to its victorious conclusion. TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov addressed the ceremony participants via a video message: “The entire world remembers the Great Patriotic War largely through the photographs and reports of TASS. They became documentary [...]

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