A search expedition to preserve the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland took place in the Mozhaisk regiontranslated

An important historical and local history expedition took place in the Mozhaisk region, aimed at searching and preserving information about military graves from the Great Patriotic War. The event was held as part of research work on the preparation of historical materials on military local history of the Mozhaisk region related to the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow.

The search operation was attended by the rector of the Archangel Michael Church, priest Sergiy Andriyanov, the famous Mozhaisk local historian Valentin Vasilyevich Penkin, as well as proactive and caring residents of the village of Ostritsy.

The expedition route ran through hard-to-reach places in abandoned villages of the Mozhaisk region (in particular, in the area of ​​​​the village of Kholmovo and the abandoned village of Klevtsovo). Participants used ATVs to reach remote and forgotten places. The main purpose of the trip was to inspect and record the condition of mass graves and the monuments on them.

At the discovered graves of the soldiers, the expedition members performed a funeral litany, honoring the memory of the fallen heroes with prayer.

All information collected during the search operation, as well as the clarified names of the dead soldiers, will be studied in detail. The data received...