The Chairman of the State Duma
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)
honored the memory of the Soviet soldiers who fought for the liberation of Korea from Japanese colonial rule in 1945 and laid a wreath at the Liberation Monument.
A 30-meter granite stele with a red star on top was built in the center of Pyongyang on Moranbong Hill in 1946 as a symbol of gratitude of the Korean people to Soviet soldiers for their assistance and support in their fight for independence of the country.
The bas-relief shows images of friendship between our nations. There are two inscriptions in Russian and Korean at the foot of the monument. One of them says: “The great Soviet people defeated the Japanese imperialists and liberated the Korean people. The blood shed by Soviet soldiers during the liberation of Korea has served to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the Korean and Soviet peoples. This monument was erected to signify the gratitude of the Korean people. August 15, 1945.” The inscription on the back side is: “Eternal glory to the great Soviet Army that liberated the Korean people from the Japanese imperialists and showed them the way to freedom and independence! August 15, 1945.”
The Chairman of the State Duma honored the memory of fallen Soviet soldiers and officers with a minute of silence.
Vyacheslav Volodin is paying a working visit to the DPRK. On April 26, on behalf of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, he will take part in the opening ceremony of the Memorial Complex and the Museum of the Military Deeds of the Heroes of the Foreign Military Operation in Pyongyang. It is dedicated to the bravery of the Korean soldiers who took part in the operation and helped liberate the Kursk region from neo-Nazis.
