On May 7, On May 7, Damdinov, first secretary of the Russian Embassy in China, and his party, on behalf of President Putin of the Russian Federation, the Russian military, the Ministry of Defense, and the Russian Embassy in China, presented the commemorative medal of "70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War from 1941 to 1945" to Lu Baoping, a citizen of Yichang who contributed to the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union.
At more than 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the 97-year-old Lu Baoping sat in a chair in a military uniform waiting for the award, only to see that his chest was full of military merit badges, his left arm was wearing the "Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army" armband, the five-pointed star on the military hat was shining, and he recalled his military career to the visiting guests from time to time; on the wall behind the old man hung portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao Zedong and other leading figures, as well as photos, honorary certificates, newspaper clippings and other items, recording the old man's glory years.
At 2 p.m., when he saw Damdinov, the first secretary of the Russian Federation Embassy in China, who had come to award the medal, Elder Lu shook his hand tightly and said excitedly: "Thank you, I am very happy to see you." Subsequently, Damdinov personally pinned the medal on Lu Baoping's chest and presented a bouquet of flowers and a painting of "1945-2015" painted by Russian middle school students to Lu Baoping.
"This medal is a Russian State Medal, issued on the basis of the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, and the significance of the award is not the medal itself, but the commemoration of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the relinquishment of the Soviet people from then on." "All the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, whether they have died or are still alive, we must not forget the contribution they made to us," Damdinov said. ”
Lu Baoping was born in 1918 in Jinxi County, Liaoning Province, and joined the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army in 1942. In the same year, the Anti-Japanese League was reorganized into the Anti-League Teaching Brigade in The Soviet Union, with the name of the Independent 88th Infantry Brigade of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and Lu Baoping was stationed in the Soviet Union with the 88th Brigade for 3 years. During this period, the elderly Lu Baoping and his comrades-in-arms participated in military and political training while carrying out production activities in the rear and the Soviet people, providing military uniforms and food supplies for the Soviet army. In 1955, Lu Baoping transferred to Yichang Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and later retired from Yichang Tobacco Company, where he has lived ever since.
Since 2005, Lu Baoping has been awarded the Commemorative Medal by the Russian side twice, this time the third time he has been awarded, the first two times being the "60th Anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War" medal in 2005 and the "70th Anniversary of the Founding of the 88th Brigade" commemorative medal in 2012.
According to reports, the medal for the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War was awarded to those Russian citizens, foreign citizens or stateless persons who contributed to the victory of the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union. The awarding of this medal by Russia to relevant Chinese figures is one of the important contents of the plan of Activities jointly held by China and Russia to celebrate the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II. Earlier, on April 15, at the Russian Embassy in China, The Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov had awarded medals to a group of Chinese winners.
Damdinov revealed yesterday that this year, the Russian side will award a total of 54 commemorative medals for the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War to Chinese citizens, and only two Hubei people have been awarded the Great Patriotic War Commemorative Medal this time, and the other is Cai Zhuan, a wuhan citizen and the daughter of 87-year-old Cai Hesen.