A youth rally dedicated to the 81st anniversary of Victory was held in Menzelinsk.

      The columns of students from schools and vocational colleges solemnly marched through the streets of the city. The youth rally in Menzelinsk, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory, began with a general formation at the Musa Jalil Park. Here, the head of the Musa Jalil Memorial Museum in Menzelinsk, Enzhe Danilova, introduced the biography of the hero-poet, noting that Menzelinsk occupies an important place in his life path. A former student of the pedagogical college, young poetess Varvara Alyasheva recited Musa Jalil's poem "Sometimes It Happens" from the "Moabit Notebooks." After laying flowers at the monument to Musa Jalil, the column of rally participants headed through the streets of the city to the Victory Park. Opening the rally, the assistant of the Menzelinsk district, Mark Tokarev, noted that the Great Victory is the most important holiday uniting all peoples living in Russia, and it is a sacred duty to pass on the memory of the Great Patriotic War and the heroes who defended the independence of our country to future generations. The honored guests of the event were Great Patriotic War veteran Mikhail Tikhonov and veterans of combat operations who participated in the Special Military Operation, Radik Gabdullin and Ranis Nurislamov. The children from kindergarten No. 4 "Gnomik" recited poems in honor of May 9 and presented flowers to the veterans. After laying wreaths and flowers at the monument, veteran Mikhail Tikhonov took the floor. He recalled the years of his youth and urged the youth to cherish what they have now and to love their homeland.