On April 27, 2024, in the “Brest Fortress Museum named after Efim Moiseevich Fomin” in school No. 444, the public organization “Union of the Heirs of the Great Victory named after Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General of the Guard Hazi Aslanov” (chairman Ali Aliyevich Kazimov), the teacher of the school together with librarian Olga Nikolaevna Lyulina dedicated to the upcoming 83rd anniversary of the defense of the Brest fortress “Stand to the last!” held an event called
The guests of the event were veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan, reserve colonel Victor Dmitriyevich Zhukov, expert from Volgograd of the Committee on Women and Children’s Families of the State Duma, head of the regional branch of the All-Russian Public Organization, Eldar Sergeyevich Fiziyev, “Labor Courage of Russia”, chairman of the International Public Foundation “KOMANDARM” Mark Yuryevich Deydish, head of the awarding department of the Foundation Vasili Mifodievich Kasianov, deputy chairman of the Foundation Pyotr Stefanovich Parshikov, veterans Gennady Grigorevich Sheyanov and Sergey Bogdanovich Gadach, members of the “Union of the Heirs of the Great Victory named after Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Guard Major General Hazi Aslanov” Altay Mikailzade and Temurov was in your hands.
The event began with the opening speech of Olga Nikolaevna Lyulina, a video was shown about the school Museum of Military Glory and about the war path of Efim Moiseevich Fomin, one of the leaders of the defense of the Brest fortress, the museum’s namesake.
Then Irina Jafarovna Silina, a member of the Information Commission of the Committee of Moscow War Veterans, deputy chairman of the “Union of Heirs of the Great Victory named after Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Guard Major General Hazi Aslanov”, interestingly spoke about the participation of representatives of various nationalities of the former USSR in the war. He especially noted the participation of Azerbaijanis in the defense of the Brest fortress. He said that the enemy was defeated in the defense of the Brest fortress under the command of Commissar Fomin.
He spoke about the bravery of Khalil Hagverdiyev, Gambar Teymurov, Boris Mikhailovsky, Daniyal Abdullayev, Mukhtar Kadyrov, Andrey Kastryulin, Anvar Mansurov, who took part in the defense of the Brest fortress.
Scenes of Brest before the war were shown on the screen, photos of Azerbaijanis who participated in the defense of the Brest fortress were shown.
All participants and guests of the event took a commemorative photo as a memory of the meeting.