CRFA President Chen Yuan in Russia for Activities Marking 70th Anniversary of Victoy of World Anti―Fascist War.docVIP

CRFA President Chen Yuan in Russia for Activities Marking 70th Anniversary of Victory of World Anti―Fascist War 　　eventy years ago， a war broke out， engulfing around two billion people of more than 80 countries and regions， and causing an unprecedented catastrophe in human civilization. In this life-and-death struggle between justice and evil， the world anti-fascist forces including China and the Soviet Union fought shoulder to shoulder and finally won victory. 中国论文网 /1/viewhtm　　Both China and the Soviet Union made indelible historic contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War through great national sacrifices universally acknowledged. The Soviet army and people fought courageously in the main European theater under extreme conditions， beating back the German invaders and finally capturing Berlin， creating miracles one after another in the history of war. On the main battlefield of the anti-fascist war in the East， the unyielding Chinese army and people waged an extremely hard and bitter struggle against Japanese aggressors， during which millions laid down their lives and wrote a glorious chapter in the valiant struggle. 　　Seventy years later， Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached consensus to solemnly celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to remember the past and further the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation and friendship between the two peoples. 　　Accordingly， the China-Russia Friendship Association （CRFA） organized a series of activities this year. In early May， Chen Yuan， Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and President of the CRFA， paid a goodwill visit to Russia， the second since assuming office last year. 　　On the morning of May 5， the CRFA and the Russia-China Friendship Association （RCFA） jointly held a commemorat