21.05.2021.
No one of us can be indifferent to the events of the Great Patriotic War. And the employees of 'Uniongastechnology' LLC are no exception. The greatest test that befell our people still resonates in our hearts. The Immortal Regiment is an initiative of Russian citizens that started in 2012 and was instantly picked up by the entire country. But the first "immortal regiment", which had not yet had such a name, was held in 2007 in Tyumen.
By his own admission, Gennady Kirillovich Ivanov, Chairman of the Council of Veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tyumen Region, the idea to hold a procession with portraits of war heroes that are in every family came to him in a dream. In a dream, he saw how people with portraits of their front-line relatives walked along the main street of Tyumen. This is how the "Parade of Winners" appeared, which was first held in our city in 2007.
The initiative, at the call of Gennady Ivanov, was picked up by other regions of Russia, and two years later, the "Parades of the Winners" were held in Kazan, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk and others - in all, in almost 20 regions. Since 2015, the Immortal Regiment has officially become an all-Russian action. Moreover: it has taken on an international scale.
Today Gennady Kirillovich is the co-chairman of the All-Russian public civil-patriotic movement "Immortal Regiment of Russia". In 2016, Gennady Kirillovich took part in the Immortal Regiment action in Moscow on Red Square. He is also a member of the city commission on toponymy. Member of the Council of Veterans of Law Enforcement and Military Service of the Tyumen Region. Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia. Freelance correspondent for the regional parliamentary newspaper "Tyumenskie Izvestia", heading "Notes of an old grumbler" and "Happy birthday, soldier!" Laureate of the first (2004) competition of the Charitable Foundation for the Development of the City of Tyumen "Social Star" in the nomination "With Love to People".
Gennady Ivanov continues an active social life, not only heading the Council of Veterans and the Immortal Regiment of Russia, but also putting forward new public initiatives. At his suggestion, a monument to the Home Front Workers in the Tyumen region, a memorial plate at the Piskarevskoye cemetery to the soldiers of Tyumen who died in the defense of Leningrad and other memorial signs in the Tyumen region were created.
On May 20, 2021 Tyumen was awarded the title "City of Labor Valor" for the heroism and dedication of residents while working in the rear. One of the initiators of this was Gennady Kirillovich Ivanov. And today he is among the people who can say: "We did it!"
The 'Uniongastechnology' LLC and the Sambo Federation of the Tyumen region immediately accepted the enthusiasm of this wonderful person. When such an opportunity arises in his schedule, Natalya Nikolaevna Utkina, Deputy Director of 'Uniongastechnology' LLC, Artyom Nikolayevich Medvedev, Director of the company, and Nikolai Sergeevich Mytsik, President of the Tyumen branch of the Sambo Federation, discuss with him the issues of preserving historical memory in our city and region.
Today, on May 21, another meeting took place, where Natalya Utkina and Nikolai Mytsik personally congratulated Gennady Kirillovich on the award of the honorary title to Tyumen and discussed some plans for the future.