"June 22 - exactly at four o'clock in the morning..."

      In the classical reading room of the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan, a thematic exhibition dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow has opened. June 22, 1941, is one of the most tragic dates in our national history. The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow divides the lives of millions of people into "before" and "after." It was at this summer dawn hour that the Great Patriotic War began, claiming the lives of millions of compatriots and changing the course of world history. The thematic exhibition "June 22 - exactly at four in the morning..." has been prepared by the department of periodicals of the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan. The exhibition aims to recreate the atmosphere of those first, most difficult days of the war through the lens of the printed word of the era. The lines of wartime are living documents of history, preserving the sincerity of feelings, anxiety, and unwavering faith in the coming Victory. The exhibition is aimed at a wide audience of readers: historians, researchers, students, and all those who are not indifferent to the heroic past of our Motherland.

      More news about the event:

      On the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, events will be held in Tetyushi. June 22 is marked in Russia as the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. 10:57 20.06.2026 Tetyushi Zori Newspaper - Tetyushi

      "June 22 - exactly at four in the morning..." A thematic exhibition dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow has opened in the classical reading room of the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan. 19:45 19.06.2026 National Library - Kazan

      June 22 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. On June 22, the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, at 12:15 Moscow time, the whole country will unite in a nationwide minute of silence. 19:04 19.06.2026 Ministry of Culture - Kazan

      The Kazan TV tower will be illuminated in red on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. On the night of June 22, on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, a special architectural and artistic lighting scenario will be activated on the Kazan TV tower. 17:03 19.06.2026 Kazan Vedomosti - Kazan

      In Nurlat, "Candles of Remembrance" will be lit in honor of the 85th anniversary of the war's beginning. This year marks 85 years since that tragic date, which forever divided the history of our country into "before" and "after." 16:51 19.06.2026 Nurlat-Inform - Nurlat

      The RT State Museum of Fine Arts joins the All-Russian action "Minute of Silence." On June 22 at 12:15 Moscow time, a nationwide minute of silence will be held in Russia in honor of the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. 16:14 19.06.2026 Museum of Fine Arts - Kazan

      The "Istok-Bashlangych" Center united generations. Specialists from the Comprehensive Center for Social Services "Istok-Bashlangych" in the Leninogorsk district held a series of events dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, uniting all departments of the institution. 15:53 19.06.2026 Ministry of Labor - Kazan

      In Tatarstan, thousands of candles will be lit on the eve of the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. This Sunday, 40,000 candles will be lit in Tatarstan - on the eve of the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. 15:35 19.06.2026 Chelny 24 - Naberezhnye Chelny

      The memorial action "Candle of Remembrance - June 22" will take place on June 22 at 9:00 AM in the central square of the village of B. Saby, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - the day the Great Patriotic War began (1941). 15:22 19.06.2026 Sabinsky District - Bogatyye Saby

      In the Kazan Victory Park, the action "Fiery Pictures of War" will take place. The patriotic action "Fiery Pictures of War" will be held on the evening of June 21 in Kazan's Victory Park. 14:27 19.06.2026 IA Tatar-Inform - Kazan

      The Kazan TV tower will be illuminated in scarlet on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. The architectural and artistic lighting in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War will be activated on the Kazan TV tower on June 22, the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. 14:27 19.06.2026 IA Tatar-Inform - Kazan

      On June 21, 40,000 candles will be lit in Victory Park in memory of the Great Patriotic War. One of the largest patriotic actions of "United Russia" and the Young Guard will take place on the evening of June 21 in Kazan's Victory Park. 13:00 19.06.2026 Ministry of Youth Affairs - Kazan

      Tetyushi residents, light a Candle of Remembrance together with the whole country. A nationwide action "Candle of Remembrance" will take place in Tetyushi. On Sunday, June 21, near the Glory Monument in the city of Tetyushi, a nationwide action "Candle of Remembrance" dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow will take place. 12:46 19.06.2026 Tetyushi Zori Newspaper - Tetyushi

      In Kazan, the TV tower will display the inscription "No one is forgotten" in memory of June 22. On June 22, a special architectural and artistic lighting will be activated on the Kazan TV tower in honor of the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - the date marking the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. 12:35 19.06.2026 GTRK Tatarstan - Kazan

      At the "Izgelek" center, heroes of the Great Patriotic War were remembered. On June 19, an event dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow took place at the Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled "Izgelek" in Naberezhnye Chelny. 12:22 19.06.2026 Ministry of Labor - Kazan

      Marat Samigullin: On June 21, 40,000 candles will be lit in Victory Park. One of the largest patriotic actions of "United Russia" and the Young Guard will take place on the evening of June 21 in Kazan's Victory Park. "On this very memorable day for our country, unfortunately, also heroic," 12:13 19.06.2026 Portal Vverkh - Kazan

      In Bolgar, candles of remembrance will be lit ahead of the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. The patriotic action "Candle of Remembrance" will take place on June 21 at the Alley of Heroes. On June 21 at 20:00, the patriotic action "Candle of Remembrance" will take place at the Alley of Heroes in the city of Bolgar. 11:38 19.06.2026 Novaya Zhizn Newspaper - Bolgar

      Marat Samigullin: On June 21, 40,000 candles will be lit in Victory Park. One of the largest patriotic actions of "United Russia" and the Young Guard will take place on the evening of June 21 in Kazan's Victory Park. "On this very memorable day for our country, unfortunately, also heroic," 11:33 19.06.2026 United Russia - Kazan

      Residents of the Kaybitsky nursing home for the elderly and disabled joined the nationwide action "Candle of Remembrance," dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. This significant event united participants in moments of deep respect and mourning for those who did not return from the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War. 11:31 19.06.2026 Kaybitskiye Zori - Bolshiye Kaybitsy

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      Review of the exhibition "That very first day of the war." On June 19, 2026, a thematic exhibition dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - June 22, 1941, opened in the reading room of the Central District Library for visitors. 23:12 19.06.2026 Ostrogozhsk Central Library - Ostrogozhsk

      Children's Library No. 32. Slide discussion "This is a day of remembrance, on this day we mourn..." (for the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow). For elementary school students resting in the summer health camp "Solnyshko" based at MOUS "School No. 73 named after... 19:28 19.06.2026 Central Library System of Saratov - Saratov

      On June 22, a memorial rally dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War will take place in Ust-Kut. A day that must not be forgotten... June 22 is the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. On this day, 85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began, forever changing the f