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On April 25, we remember the historic meeting of Soviet & American troops on the Elbe River. This day symbolizes the brotherhood-in-arms between the USSR & the U.S. that fought shoulder to shoulder against Nazi Germany during the Second World War. 78 years have passed since then. 
2. Soviet & American troops were moving towards each other, smashing the remains of the Third Reich from opposite directions. A meeting between the Allies was inevitable, and it finally happened on April 25 on the Elbe River. This remarkable event became known as #ElbeDay.
3. Every year people lay flowers to #WWII memorials in states–to the monuments to Soviet warriors in Los Angeles, to the sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine in New York, to the heroes of the Alaska-Siberia air bridge in Fairbanks, to the tomb of the Red Army soldier in Seattle.
4. There are fewer and fewer veterans left who won that war. Time erases the memory of those horrific events, United States lost about half a million of its troops back at that time. The Soviet people took the brunt of the war - lost more than twenty-seven million people. #WWII
5. It is necessary to protect the memorials & the burial grounds of the soldiers & officers who perished during the terrible years of World War II. We express our deep gratitude to all members of the anti-Hitler coalition who fought for freedom & a peaceful future on our planet.
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