07.06.2025


The delegation led by Deputy Governor of Saint Petersburg, Boris Piotrovsky, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on June 7.

The guests were welcomed by Edita Gzoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, who accompanied them to the memorial and presented the history of its establishment. The Director also spoke about the three cross-stones (khachkars) placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of Armenians who fell victim to the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the late 20th century in Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku, as well as about the five freedom fighters buried in front of the Memorial Wall during the Artsakh Liberation War, emphasizing the connection between these events and the Armenian Genocide.

Deputy Governor Boris Piotrovsky laid a wreath at the monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The guests then placed flowers at the Eternal Flame and honored the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide with a minute of silence.

The delegation from Russia also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, where they were introduced to both the permanent and temporary exhibitions by museum guide Anahit Aslanyan. Following the tour, Mr. Boris Piotrovsky left a note in the Guest Book of Honor.

As a token of appreciation for the visit, Museum Director Edita Gzoyan presented the honorable guest with books about the Armenian Genocide.