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| Healing music: Palmyra to see Russian orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev | |
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| Renowned conductor Valery Gergiev will lead a concert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra to support the restoration of the UNESCO site and honor victims of the war, as the remains of Officer Prokhorenkom, who died heroically there, return to Russia. | Renowned conductor Valery Gergiev will lead a concert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra to support the restoration of the UNESCO site and honor victims of the war, as the remains of Officer Prokhorenkom, who died heroically there, return to Russia. |
| The world-famous conductor offered his support to the embattled city that was devastated by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists who occupied the site for some 10 months before it was liberated by Syrian troops with Russian air support. | The world-famous conductor offered his support to the embattled city that was devastated by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists who occupied the site for some 10 months before it was liberated by Syrian troops with Russian air support. |
| Gergiev will conduct a symphonic orchestra performance titled “Pray for Palmyra. Music revives ancient remains” to commemorate those who lost their lives liberating the city from IS and to back the tremendous efforts needed to restore Palmyra’s ruined architectural gems. | Gergiev will conduct a symphonic orchestra performance titled “Pray for Palmyra. Music revives ancient remains” to commemorate those who lost their lives liberating the city from IS and to back the tremendous efforts needed to restore Palmyra’s ruined architectural gems. |
| Over the past year, the ancient UNESCO heritage site saw the destruction of such magnificent monuments as the Arch of Triumph, the Temple of Baalshamin, and the Temple of Bel. Besides reducing the iconic sites to shambles, terrorists looted museums and mutilated exhibits. A team of international experts is currently working to preserve what is left after IS’s 10-month reign in the city and renovate artifacts severely damaged by the militants. | Over the past year, the ancient UNESCO heritage site saw the destruction of such magnificent monuments as the Arch of Triumph, the Temple of Baalshamin, and the Temple of Bel. Besides reducing the iconic sites to shambles, terrorists looted museums and mutilated exhibits. A team of international experts is currently working to preserve what is left after IS’s 10-month reign in the city and renovate artifacts severely damaged by the militants. |
| This is not the first time Gergiev has staged a performance in a war-torn region as a symbolic humanitarian gesture. Gergiev, an ethnic Ossetian, was born in Moscow, but spent his entire childhood and youth in North Ossetia. | This is not the first time Gergiev has staged a performance in a war-torn region as a symbolic humanitarian gesture. Gergiev, an ethnic Ossetian, was born in Moscow, but spent his entire childhood and youth in North Ossetia. |
| Following an armed conflict in South Ossetia, which was then part of Georgia, Gergiev conducted the Mariinsky Theater’s orchestra in the breakaway province’s capital of Tskhinval to pay tribute to the victims of Georgia’s August 2008 invasion. | Following an armed conflict in South Ossetia, which was then part of Georgia, Gergiev conducted the Mariinsky Theater’s orchestra in the breakaway province’s capital of Tskhinval to pay tribute to the victims of Georgia’s August 2008 invasion. |
| That conflict saw the Georgian army heavily shell the city with rocket fire targeting civilian infrastructure, killing up to 2,000 civilians as well as the Russian peacekeepers stationed there. Russia responded by deploying ground troops to force Georgia to cease hostilities and later recognized South Ossetia, along with the Republic of Abkhazia, as independent states. | That conflict saw the Georgian army heavily shell the city with rocket fire targeting civilian infrastructure, killing up to 2,000 civilians as well as the Russian peacekeepers stationed there. Russia responded by deploying ground troops to force Georgia to cease hostilities and later recognized South Ossetia, along with the Republic of Abkhazia, as independent states. |
| Back in Russia, the plane carrying the body of Russian special operations officer Prokhorenko was scheduled to take off from the Chkalovsky military airport in Moscow Region for his native Orenburg Region, where he will be buried. The funeral ceremony is scheduled to take place in the village of Gorodki in the Tyulgansky district on May 6. | Back in Russia, the plane carrying the body of Russian special operations officer Prokhorenko was scheduled to take off from the Chkalovsky military airport in Moscow Region for his native Orenburg Region, where he will be buried. The funeral ceremony is scheduled to take place in the village of Gorodki in the Tyulgansky district on May 6. |
| Last week, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that the remains of the 25-year-old officer, who has been dubbed Russian Rambo by the international media, had been delivered to Moscow after being recovered by Kurdish YPG fighters from Islamic State terrorists. | Last week, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that the remains of the 25-year-old officer, who has been dubbed Russian Rambo by the international media, had been delivered to Moscow after being recovered by Kurdish YPG fighters from Islamic State terrorists. |
| The Russian soldier died while on a mission to guide Russian warplanes to terrorist positions. He called in fire upon himself on March 17 after being compromised and surrounded by jihadist militants during a battle near the town of Tadmur. | The Russian soldier died while on a mission to guide Russian warplanes to terrorist positions. He called in fire upon himself on March 17 after being compromised and surrounded by jihadist militants during a battle near the town of Tadmur. |
| On April 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order, posthumously awarding him with the title of Hero of Russia, the country’s highest honor. The prestigious award was presented to his wife, Ekaterina, who is expecting a child. | On April 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order, posthumously awarding him with the title of Hero of Russia, the country’s highest honor. The prestigious award was presented to his wife, Ekaterina, who is expecting a child. |
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