At the plenary session of the International Forum of the Union State of Belarus and Russia “Great
Heritage — Common Future”, the Chairman of the State Duma, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia Vyacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
drew attention of the participants to the importance of joining efforts to preserve the historical truth about the events of the Great Patriotic War.
“If we talk about protecting the historical truth, this is one of the key priorities of the Union State,” emphasized Vyacheslav Volodin. “We will try to do everything possible to provide legislative support to the decisions taken by our heads of states — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, who as part of their daily activities, as well as the heads of other states who are here today, do everything to preserve memory, to protect it,” he added.
The Chairman of the State Duma noted that the initiative to hold the Forum belongs to Igor Sergeenko and his colleagues from the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus. He thanked him for the proposal to hold such an event.
Only the country, whose people respect their history, remember their heroes, has a future, according to Vyacheslav Volodin. “If we care about the future, we must remember the heroes and treat history with care. This is especially important in the time of challenges and threats, attempts by the West to distort history, to devalue the contribution of Soviet soldiers and officers to the Victory over fascism,” he added. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, parliamentarians of countries whose people fought on the fronts during the Great Patriotic War are obliged to prevent this.
“It is very important that all countries that participated in the defeat of Nazi Germany, the fascist regime have the common position on this issue. If we continue to carry this consolidation through our lives, the truth will be protected. Therefore, a lot depends on us,” he added.
On April 28–30, 2025, at the initiative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the International Forum “Great Heritage – Common Future” is being held in the hero city of Volgograd and it is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The parliamentary delegations of the CIS member states, friendly countries of Europe, Asia and Latin America, public figures, representatives of the scientific community, as well as international experts, are participating in the International Forum.
