Kursk honored the memory of Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Shatokhin
The library named after F. A. Semyonov in Kursk hosted a patriotic program dedicated to the 105th anniversary of Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Grigorievich Shatokhin.
The library named after F. A. Semyonov in Kursk hosted a patriotic program dedicated to the 105th anniversary of Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Grigorievich Shatokhin.
The most touching moment of the meeting was the memories of the hero of his brother – the rear worker Viktor Grigorievich Shatokhin. Representatives of veteran organizations, the authorities, the public and the Russian Orthodox Church also gathered in the hall.
Ivan Shatokhin was born on November 15, 1921 in the village of Bolshaya Orlovka, Lgov district. During the war years, he led a rifle company, and on February 8, 1944 he died, breaking through the defenses of the enemy near Nikopol. For his courage and heroism he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
The atmosphere was complemented by musical numbers of Alexander Zhilenkov from Yakovlev Children’s Art School No. 4 and poetic readings of pupils of the Living Word Studio of the Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren of Kursk.
