VK will hold an All-Russian minute of silence online and present projects for Victory Day

VK company will hold an online All-Russian minute of silence, which users of VKontakte and Odnoklassniki will be able to join, and will also present dozens of educational projects for Victory Day. This was announced on May 7 in the press service of the Internet holding.

Applications will appear on the corporation's social networks that will allow you to stop for a minute and honor the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War (WWII). Users will also be able to join the Immortal Regiment campaign in an online format.

In addition, the <url> platform has prepared free materials for children to form an idea of the Great Patriotic War and the feat of the Soviet people, as well as ready-made lesson plans and a script for a class hour dedicated to Victory Day. At the same time, VK Steps launched a "Walk into the Past" campaign aimed at highlighting little-known facts about the country's achievements during the war. In addition, at the educational marathon "Knowledge. The first" VK will present educational content and technological discoveries of the war years.

In addition, the platform will place 25 steles in 10 Russian cities with photos of historical sites. With the help of a QR code, everyone will be able to make black-and-white photos of loved ones in color thanks to the Mail neural network. On May 8-9, the immersive play "Theater of the Great War" will be broadcast in the This is Russia, Baby community on the VKontakte social network. The Path to Victory."

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Its launch is timed to coincide with the 108th anniversary of the newspaper and will start simultaneously with the project "80 Days to Victory"

Earlier, on May 6, the VK press service reported that users of the platform's services on May 9 will be able to watch video content on ad-free sites throughout the day. It was also noted that by the 80th anniversary of the Victory, VK and its partners are launching more than 30 educational projects about the people and events of the Second World War.