A solemn opening ceremony took place in the new headquarters of the Polish press agency (PAP). The exhibition features 110 unique photographs of 1941-1945 from the archives of Sovinformburo, whose legal successor is RIA Novosti.
Russian Ambassador to Poland Nikolai Afanasyevsky, heads of diplomatic missions of Belarus, Ukraine, and Armenia in Poland, representatives of the Polish Defense Ministry, PAP Board Chairman Waldemar Siwinski and deputy General Director of RIA Novosti Alexander Babinsky attended the opening ceremony in the PAP.
"It is very important that the exhibition opened just now, because a lot of Poles will see it," the Russian ambassador told a PAP press conference. In his words, it's also necessary for young people to know what happened 60 years ago. "This was our common victory, of Russians, Belarussians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Poles and people of other nationalities who fought fascism," stressed Mr. Afanasyevsky.
According to the PAP board chairman, the exhibition organizers managed to portray its title, "People Who Defeated The War," in a true way. "The talk is not about people who defeated the enemy, but who defeated the war. This is very important," said Mr. Siwinski.
The photo exhibition will leave Warsaw for Gdansk.
On the 60th anniversary of the Victory the exhibition will be shown in Krakow and Poznan.
