w88 casino News Network (Contributed by UIBE International Business Chinese Base）May 9 is Victory Day, a national holiday celebrated throughout Russia, but this year’s Victory Day is unusual. This year is Russia's commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Patriotic War and the World Anti-Fascist War. Due to the severe situation of the new coronavirus epidemic globally and in Russia, traditional celebrations such as the Moscow Red Square military parade and the "Immortal Legion" parade cannot be held as scheduled. However, home isolation cannot stop the enthusiasm of the Russian people, and everyone has come up with various ways to celebrate at home. The Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities also actively participated. Planned and organized by Director Zhang Rui, all the Chinese teachers of the Confucius Institute, volunteers of the Confucius Institute, and Chinese students at the w88 casino jointly sang a classic old song of the Soviet Patriotic War, "Katyusha". As a disseminator of Chinese culture and Chinese knowledge, they carefully crafted a special gift in the form of a Chinese-Russian bilingual singing to celebrate this special Victory Day with the Russian people.

The classic song "Katyusha" is also well-known in China and has been sung for a long time. Although the participating teachers and students have no special music training and no musical foundation, and we are now in the most severe period of the epidemic in Russia, they do not have any audio equipment, and the zoom video conferencing system is not suitable for recording songs. However, with a sincere heart, everyone worked together to overcome difficulties, practice repeatedly, record, edit and produce over and over again. After many attempts and hard work, the song "Katyusha" sung remotely online was finally completed in just 4 days, and was published on May 9 on YouTube, VK and other websites that attract high attention from the Russian public. Although this gift is neither professional nor exquisite enough, it is deeply affectionate. In addition to celebrating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Russian Patriotic War, this gift also expresses the best wishes from the Chinese teachers and students of the w88 casino: I wish that China and Russia will have a long-lasting friendship, and hope that all Chinese compatriots and Russian people in Russia can face the epidemic bravely, actively and optimistically with the fearless spirit reflected in the lyrics of "Katyusha". Let us work together to overcome difficulties and win this war without gunpowder.