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Today, thousands of Petersburgers and guests of the city came to the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery to honor the memory of the defenders and residents of besieged Leningrad.

Representatives of the Abkhaz-Abaza Diaspora of St. Petersburg, headed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the WAC, Mussa Ekzekov, took part in the laying ceremony.

More than 600 soldiers from Abkhazia and about 800 from Karachay-Cherkessia fought for Leningrad. Memorial plaques were installed on the Alley of Memory of the Piskarevskoye Cemetery in their honour.

On behalf of the head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic Rashid Temrezov and the People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the participants of the ceremony laid wreaths at the memorial to the fallen natives of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.

Flowers and a wreath from the World Abaza Congress were also laid in memory of the Abkhazian soldiers who defended Leningrad.

The World Abaza Congress and the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre named after S. Chanba continue to fulfill the "Evening at the Theatre" joint project. This time, its participants were schoolchildren from the village of Bambora.

Actress and Honored Journalist of Abkhazia Eleonora Kogoniia gave a tour of the theatre - shared interesting facts from its history, told about iconic performances that left a mark on Abkhazian art. She explained to the children how important it is to respect the work of artists and other theatre employees, to keep quiet during the performance and to show respect to those performing on stage.

Then the schoolchildren were taken backstage, where they met the members of the troupe and learned a lot of interesting things about the process of creating a performance and the profession of an artist.

The main event of the evening was the performance of the "Mirandolina" play by director Alkhas Shamba.

The tour of the theater ended with a visit to the theater buffet, where a delicious treat was organized for the project participants.