September 21, on the eve of the Day of Partisan Glory celebration, near the restored monument of partisan group «Revcom», which is located next to ZNU academic building VIII, the solemn rally will take place in order to honor the memory of partisan movement during World War II. ZNU representatives participating for the second time in such event.
Our university was represented by the Assistant Rector Natalya Voronova, Dean of the Faculty of Social Pedagogy and Psychology Olga Ponomarenko, lecturers and students in the rally. Overall, the representatives of Zaporizhzhya government, community organizations, other higher educational establishments and schools participated in the event. The Heroes of Partisan Glory were honored with flowers and moment of silence.
Reference. On the first days of the occupation 28 guerrilla groups, consisting of more than 800 people, began to operate within the territory of Zaporizhzhya Region. In 1942-1943, such active guerilla squads as «Revcom» (the group's leaders Achkasov L. and Mironov B.), Gonchar (Zaporizhia), Kostenko O. (Melitopol), youth group «Za Sovetskuyu Ukrainu» (p. Balabino).
Tamila Tarasenko