10 years later, Hiroshima hosted the first world conference for the prohibition of nuclear weapons, and became known as the symbol of the struggle against weapons of mass destruction.

On that day annually, peace events are held both in Hiroshima and its friendship cities all over the world. In Volgograd, it is a memorial ceremony traditionally hosted by the "Stalingrad Battle" panorama museum. Among its attendants were the Chair of Volgograd City Council Mr. Vadlen Kolesnikov, an Honorary citizen of both Volgograd and Hiroshima Mr. Yury Starovatykh and participants of the International Youth Conference for Peace in the Future.

Following the toll of the Peace Bell, attendants of the Memorial Ceremony dedicated a moment of silence to the memory of the A-bomb victims.

A large and meaningful contribution to the program of the event was made by the participants of the International Youth Conference for Peace in the Future, which is held in Volgograd this week: school and university students and teachers, their friends, classmates and even children.

Sergey Babenko of the "Satori" Japanese language club – staff member of Volgograd Regional Library for Young Adults – delivered a presentation about the restoration of Hiroshima.

Diana Martirosyan and Elina Skabelina from Gymnasium №3 read out poems about peace, and Alexander Malakhov from Gymnasium №5 put together a video message to support those who wish the power to cement peace on the planet through the power of their hearts.