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On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, the event had been held in the Azerbaijan National Library on May 7.

On the event  there had been the presentation of colonel Q.P.Zapletin’s books, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War “Served to the motherland and science ..." and "Azerbaijan during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)” and the opening of the book fair named “The 70th Anniversary of the glorious victory”. After the presentation of the books, as every year, books over 100 about our heroic sons that fought in the great Patriotic War were exhibited in the event.

Opening the event the director of the National Library, prof. Karim Tahirov talked about the heroism of Azerbaijani sons and daughters, spoke about the importance of Baku oil in the victory of the War. In his speech, Tahirov also spoke about the labour of our compatriots that worked in rear side.

The author of the books, colonel Q.P.Zapletin talked about the preparation of these two books, severe wounds caused by the War and ending the War with a victory.