Health and Fitness

Closing Remarks at the Meeting of the Russian Organising Committee Victory.Part 2 March 29, 2005 Oryol Заключительное слово на заседании Российского организационного комитета «Победа» 29 марта 2005 года Орел Finally, one of the most important issues that we discussed here today was specific social support measures for our war veterans. It is our duty to remember the needs of each of our veterans and to reach out to every one of our citizens whose life was linked to the Great Patriotic War. Our people, the peoples of Russia, have always had in their blood this tradition of special love for our Motherland and a willingness to protect it and sacrifice themselves for it if necessary. This has always been the case throughout our great history. Today we also have many worthy people, people who have made an immense contribution to defending, rebuilding and developing our country. The state should, of course, and will, ensure that these people get special attention. At the same time, amongst these most worthy and deserving people are those who should get even greater attention they are, of course, the war veterans and war invalids, people who more than others risked their own lives and health and suffered during the war. We know that these people, our veterans, are part of the older generation. They are all over 70 now, and some of them are over 80. They are our fathers and mothers, our grandfathers and grandmothers, and the attention we give them is also of immense educational value, for it is not for nothing that it is said that how we treat our parents is how our children will treat us. A lot has been done lately to provide support for veterans of the Great Patriotic War. However, given that we are preparing to celebrate not just another Victory Day, but are on the eve of a major date the 60th anniversary of the Soviet peoples victory in the Great Patriotic War I would like to inform you that I have taken the following decision: aside from the social support measures already announced for Great Patriotic War veterans and invalids, as from May 1, 2005, Great Patriotic War veterans and invalids, concentration camp inmates who were minors and residents of blockaded Leningrad who were awarded the medal For the Defence of Leningrad, will receive a monthly payment of 1000 roubles; military personnel called up for service during the period from June 22, 1941 to September 3, 1945, and who served in units not part of the active army, widows of soldiers and people awarded the decoration Resident of Blockaded Leningrad, will receive a monthly payment of 500 roubles, as will the former adult inmates of fascist concentration camps. This will mean that, as from May 1, 2005, the average pension for Great Patriotic War invalids will come to 3650 roubles, for Great Patriotic War veterans it will come to 3600 roubles, and for residents of blockaded Leningrad who received the medal For the defence of Leningrad, the average pension will come to 3650 roubles. I would like to draw your attention to the following: taking into account todays decision, the average income for Great Patriotic war invalids and veterans will come to 8,400 roubles a month. This figure will a bit less for the other categories. But by way of comparison, I would like to point out the average wage in industry in Russia today is 7,400 roubles a month, and in the national economy as a whole it is 6830 roubles a month. But I think that the decisions taken today, and the other recent decisions, are justified, given the important anniversary we are celebrating. Today I will prepare the corresponding Presidential Decree, and it will be signed tomorrow. And I will keep a check on the situation to ensure that these payments are indexed accordingly. In conclusion, I want to emphasise once again that the approaching anniversary of victory involves not just a great organisational responsibility but also a great moral responsibility. I ask everyone here to put their soul into this work and to show understanding for the full importance of the tasks we have before us. And now I would like to fulfil a pleasant mission and award high state decorations to the veterans here today, people who helped achieve victory and showed through their example not only how to love and defend their Motherland but also how to live a worthy life. They fought in the frontlines and were decorated for their acts, and after the war they helped to raise Oryol from the ruins and are now very active in the regions veterans organisations and in carrying out patriotic work.

Author: niknikolay
Keywords: Ð'ладимир Путин Vladimir Putin Kremlin Moscow President Russia Президент России Closing Remarks Meeting Russian Organising Committee Victory Заключительное слово заседании Российского организационного комитета Победа
Added: December 25, 2008