Immortal regiment of glory and valor

On May 9, Muscovites walked through the central streets of the city in an endless stream with portraits of their glorious ancestors - soldiers and officers of the Great Patriotic War. The metro construction workers also paid tribute to the memory - they took part in the procession of the “Immortal Regiment” with photographs of the heroic builders.

Under the deafening slogans “Glory to the victorious people!” and “Glory to the four-time awarded Moscow Metro Construction!”, sounding from a megaphone, dozens of activists with photographs of heroic Metro Construction workers begin their journey to Tverskaya Street. Passers-by congratulate the participants in the procession, smile and applaud. Near the Pushkinskaya station, the column joins the main procession.

At 15:00, Mosmetrostroy employees in the ranks of the “Immortal Regiment” march along Red Square. Among the heroes are portraits of Anna Timofeeva-Egorova, a brave pilot who was captured by the Nazis and managed to survive, Ivan Samoilov, who died in the battle for Stalingrad, Georgy Amelin, who went through the entire war.

– Metrostroy has been participating in the “Immortal Regiment” campaign since 2017 on the initiative of the organization’s press service. This is a sacred tradition - it must be continued,” says Boris Prigoda, Chairman of the Metrostroy Veterans Council. – Every year we organize the laying of flowers to metro construction workers at the Novodevichy Cemetery and participate in the “Immortal Regiment.”

Assistance in organizing the procession of metro construction workers was also provided by the Trade Union and the Council of Young Specialists.

“We will do everything so that the generations of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers will not be ashamed of us,” shared the first deputy chairman of the Council of Young Specialists, Alena Menshina. – I will continue to participate in the action - continuity of generations is important to me. The heroic metro builders made a huge contribution to the Victory over fascism and to the construction of the metro.