"Stalin's Ten Blows" Presidential Library hosted conference dedicated to Great Patriotic War

On October 17, 2024, the All-Russian Scientific Conference 1944: Stalin's Ten Blows was held at the Presidential Library on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi Siege and the expulsion of Nazi troops from the territory of the Soviet Union.

The event was organized by the Presidential Library in collaboration with the Russian Military Historical Society and the Russian Historical Society, with support from the History of Fatherland Foundation.

Igor Solonko, Director of Scientific and Educational Activities at the Presidential Library, on behalf of the Director General Yuri Nosov held a welcoming speech, emphasizing that the main goal of the conference was to preserve historical memory, combat the falsification of history, and strengthen patriotism and moral values.

Ruslan Gagkuev, Chairman of the Board of the Russian Historical Society, Executive Director of the History of the Fatherland Foundation, Mikhail Myagkov, Scientific Director of the Russian Military Historical Society, and Valentin Smirnov, Director of the Russian State Archive of the Navy, also spoke at the opening of the plenary session.

The following topics were discussed:

– Operations of the Armed Forces of the USSR

– The complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege

– International relations and the opening of a second front

– Intelligence and counterintelligence work

– The partisan movement and its role in the liberation of the territory of the USSR

– Rear operations

– Culture, education and science

– Crimes of the Nazi regime in the occupied territory

– Projects and events in honor of the memorable events of 1944

In 1944, Soviet troops defeated Nazi German troops in the USSR, marking the end of the war. The Stalin's Ten Blows were a series of large-scale offensive operations that played a significant role in achieving victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). One of the most significant events of this period was the complete liberation of Leningrad from Nazi siege. These operations led to the liberation of the entire territory of the USSR from fascist occupation.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of these important historical events, the Presidential Library held discussion on the significance of 1944 as a turning point in the struggle against Nazi Germany. It was focused on the events that occurred at the front, foreign policy, and Soviet society during this year.

On the day of Stalin's Ten Blows conference at the Presidential Library, visitors had the opportunity to explore the multimedia exhibition Photographic Chronicle of the Defence and Siege of Leningrad.

Recordings of the opening ceremony and plenary session are available on the Rutube-channel of the Presidential Library.

Following the results of the conference, a collection of scientific papers will be published, which will be included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RISC).