It's hard, oh, so hard to overcome inertia. Especially in thinking, and even at the bureaucratic level... Just as we used to tie all our good deeds to the dates of party congresses and various anniversaries in the past, many people still act in the same way. This year, for example, only the most lazy person didn't remember that it's the 55th anniversary of the Great Victory! How could we not take care of our frontline soldiers? Moreover, there aren't many of them left, as I'm sorry to say. There are only 43,000 people in the Chelyabinsk region, and even fewer in the Sverdlovsk region. However, it's important to note that there is a positive aspect to the administrative zeal: no one was forgotten. During the holidays, everyone received commemorative addresses and letters of appreciation signed by governors, mayors, and district leaders. In some cities and towns, they went even further by presenting food packages or commemorative books to the honored individuals. Almost everywhere, there were meetings between veterans and the leadership, solemn assemblies, and banquets with the same front-line dishes. But the solemn days are over. The lights of the festive fireworks and television spotlights have dimmed. The everyday life has begun. How do the defenders of the Fatherland live and solve their far from idle problems and issues? You will learn what the veterans themselves think about this issue from the materials of the correspondence "round table", which was held by the senior permanent correspondent of the magazine "Landmark" for the Ural Military District, Colonel Alexander KERDAN. Alexander Nikolaevich MAUROV. (During the Great Patriotic War, he was a tank driver, corporal. He lives in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region): - I remember being very surprised a few years ago when I received a Victory Day greeting from Yeltsin himself. How is it that he personally signs letters to every front-line soldier? Later, I was told that there is such a thing as a facsimile. ... Read more