The military drama "The Banner of Victory" was shown at the Army Theater

The military drama "The Banner of Victory" was shown on the Big Stage of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army. The production was directed by People's Artist of Russia Igor Ugolnikov. The main roles were played by Sergey Selin, Nikolai Kozak, Sergey Kolesnikov.

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The plot of the play is based on the story of how the Soviet army took Berlin. The nine best divisions involved in the operation fought for the right to plant their banner on the Reichstag. But Meliton Kantaria, Mikhail Egorov and Alexey Berest did it. They fixed the assault flag of the 150th Order of Kutuzov II degree of the Idritsky Rifle Division on the dome of the Reichstag. The soldiers were setting up the banner under the bullets. But in order for the Red Army soldiers to succeed, thousands of others who participated in the Berlin operation gave their lives. The Reichstag was stormed from April 28 to May 2, 1945. The creators of the play decided to remind the descendants whose other names should not be forgotten.

A thematic exhibition was organized in the lobby of the Army Theater in honor of the premiere screenings. The photographs and artifacts show the life of the Army Theater during the war: the entire path of the front—line brigades starting in the summer of 1941 and ending with the victory days in Berlin. Posters and sketches of performances staged during the Great Patriotic War have been preserved — "Simplicity is enough for any wise man", "Once upon a Time", "The Immortal," The Front", "Stalingraders", "Piggy Bank". And the Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation presented a selection of military posters of Kukryniks.

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People's feat: the premiere of the Banner of Victory was presented at the Army Theater