Second World War

On May, 5th solemn meeting on 71st Victory Day anniversary celebration took place in NTUU ‘KPI’.

Dear polytechnics! Please accept our sincerest congratulations on the occasion of the 71st Anniversary of Victory over Nazism in World War II!

The Second World War (01.09.1939 – 02.09.1945) – the bloodiest global conflict, in the course of which died, according to various estimates, from 50 to 85 million people. As the terrible tragedy it is remembered and commemorated around the world.

Every state, every nation has the events and the dates that form the basis, the basic points of their history, the foundation of historical memory and national pride. Victory in the Great Patriotic War has been and always will be such significant milestone for us and for future generations.

May 6 solemn meeting on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Great Victory took place at NTUU "KPI".

Name an outstanding designer of artillery weapons mid-twentieth century, Colonel-General of Technical Troops, Hero of Socialist Labor (1940), winner of four Stalin Prizes of first degree (1941, 1943, 1946, 1950), Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Vasil Gavrilovich Grabin (1899 / 1900-1980)

Many years have passed since the memorable May,1945. However, today the great feat of defenders and liberators remains an inexhaustible source of patriotism, that faithfully service to his people.

On the 7th of May at NTUU "KPI" was held a solemn meeting on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Great Victory.

The participants of the Great Patriotic War - Kyiv Polytechnic Institute veterans - were gathered in the hall of the Academic Council; there they were warmly welcomed by the first pro-rector of NTUU "KPI", academic NAS of Ukraine Yuriy Yakymenko, a chairman of the trade union of the university employees Vitaliy Molchanov, a veteran of the World War II and long-term employee of the university Mykola Trykhlib, the head of the NGO "KPI Veteran" Yuriy Nesterenko and a cadet of the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information of NTUU "KPI", a senior soldier Julia Popravko.

Among the memorable and significant dates of our people is one, that cannot revoke the decree, or delete from memory, you cannot forget to jam current existence. This is 9 May , Victory Day.

The mention of the Great Patriotic War for every person causes his/her own associations. For someone it is destroyed cities and burned villages, for others − a constant hunger and deprivation or − the loss of loved ones. But there are associations that are common to all, regardless of age.