In advance of the Victory Day and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union, Kanash Kamzin, the memory of a fellow countryman was honored at S.Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University.

The meeting was organized by the Club of Historical Personnel Researchers and the Institute “Rukhani Zhangyru” of PSU. Participants turned to the biography of the hero and the history of his feat.

In her speech, Nadira Esmanova, a student of the Faculty of Public Administration, Business and Law, noted that Kanash Kamzin is a true hero of our time - an example of extraordinary perseverance and spiritual strength, to which the current generation pays tribute and respect.

“The memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War is one of the components of Kazakhstan patriotism. Today we remembered, and for those who did not know, we told about our countryman, who fell during the Dniester forcing, to Kanash Kamzin. He was the first with his company to cross the river to the right bank of the Dniester, captured and managed to keep the commanding height until the main forces approached, killing 20 non-commissioned officers and officers of the enemy”, said Aslan Azerbayev, PhD, associated professor.

At the end of the meeting, in memory of Kanash Kamzin, the participants planted a tree.