A wreath and flower laying ceremony was held at the monument to the 13 Communards at the Zguder Cemetery in the capital of South Ossetia.
The event was attended by the Republic's leadership headed by President Alan Gagloev, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, members of Parliament headed by Speaker Alan Margiev, representatives of the security forces and residents of the Republic.
On June 20, 1920, 13 Communards were shot by the Georgian punitive forces: Danil Valiev, Nikolai Valiev, Kishil Tskhovrebov, Nikolai Kotolov, Andrei Dzhioev, Pashka Khodov, Sosko Gobozov, Ivan Tedeev, Totr Tskhovrebov, Butu Dzeranov, Rezo Gigolaev, Sasha Gigolaev, Gigo Kumaritov.
June 20 is the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Ossetian People.
105 years ago, South Ossetia was subjected to the armed aggression by the Menshevik leadership of Georgia, as a result of which all the South Ossetian villages were burned to the ground and the property of the population was plundered.
The Ossetians fighting bravely and selflessly against the Georgian invaders, among them were the 13 Communards, whose names are inscribed in gold letters in the history of the Ossetian people and are a symbol of patriotism, courage and sacrifice in the name of the Motherland.
In June 1920, 13 resistance members were captured by the Georgian Mensheviks. They were placed in the basement of a private house in Tskhinval, next to the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a few days later, early in the morning, on June 20, they were taken to be shot.
