10
September
2009
President of Cruiser Varyag Charitable Foundation Mikhail Slipenchuk took part in the grand opening of the Cruiser Varyag – Discovery of a Relic exhibition
The grand opening of the Cruiser Varyag – Discovery of a Relic
exhibition was held at Moscow’s Central Armed Forces Museum.
The exhibition displayed more than 50 exhibits from private
collections and the holdings of Russian museums and those in the
Republic of Korea. Exhibits from the Cruiser Varyag
Charitable Foundation stand alongside such precious items as the
details of ship interiors, sailors’ personal belongings and awards,
various publications, congratulatory addresses and rate
photographs.
The exhibition settled into the legendary Victory Hall of the
Central Armed Forces Museum (TsMVS), where the Banner of Victory in
the Great Patriotic War for the first time hangs alongside the
Cruiser Varyag jack, which forever symbolizes victory of the
martial spirit. The ceremony was attended by officials,
representatives of the diplomatic corps, admirals of the Russian
Navy, distinguished guests from the Government of the Russian
Federation, members of the media, marine cadets and navy
veterans.
