On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in Moscow, participants and organizers of the International Children's and Youth Award "Ecology is everyone's Business" held a congratulatory flash mob for a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, said Svetlana Radionova, head of Rosprirodnadzor. Young environmentalists, their parents and the award team arranged a musical gift under the windows of Nikolai Vasilyevich Morozov, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, a sailor, and a graduate of the legendary Solovetsky Junior High School, who will turn 97 in May. Since the beginning of the war, fifth-grader Kolya had to sharpen 76-millimeter artillery shells for the defense of Moscow. Then he took sniper courses by trickery and made his way to the front as a boy – he served on a patrol boat of the Northern Fleet. He completed his first combat mission at the age of 14. The concert for the veteran took place as part of the first All-Russian action "Toy to the Veteran", which was attended by more than 1,000 children and adults from all over Russia, who sent handmade teddy bears and greeting cards to the award by May 9th.

According to the Head of Rosprirodnadzor, Svetlana Radionova, the response received from the participants of the action "Toy to the Veteran" inspired the team of the International Prize "Ecology is everyone's business" to organize a special congratulations to the veteran on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. Veteran Nikolai Vasilyevich Morozov's favorite songs were performed right in his courtyard by the Moscow Youth Chamber Orchestra conducted by Professor Valery Vorony and Valentin Khmelev, soloist of the A.A. Yurlov State Academic Choral Chapel of Russia, winner of national and international competitions, participant of the Voice show. Famous songs of the war years and touching congratulations on the upcoming Victory anniversary sounded under the windows of the veteran.

"Every year there are fewer and fewer of those who courageously fought for their homeland. And that's why today, together with the children, we say thank you to our winning heroes for their feat, we give them the joy of communication. I am proud that the participants of the Ecology is Everyone's Business award were happy to join the concert, were able to personally thank the veteran and congratulate him on the upcoming Victory Day. Nikolai Vasilyevich Morozov is a legend of our city. He made a huge contribution not only to the Victory, but also to preserving the memory of the war heroes. He has been serving the Eternal Flame since its lighting in 1967. I hope the positive emotions from meeting with children and youth will remain in the veteran's heart for a long time," said Svetlana Radionova, head of Rosprirodnadzor.

Nikolai Vasilyevich Morozov greeted the guests in full dress, in a tunic and with a military bearing. On his chest are the medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic" and the Ushakov medal, the Order of the Patriotic War II degree and numerous commemorative awards. The veteran will turn 97 in May, but despite his advanced age, the veteran clearly remembers every day of the Great Patriotic War. When the war started, he had only graduated from the fifth grade. And in 1942, he tricked his way to the front: he saw off his brother at the train station and jumped on the departing train. So he was taken as a pupil on a patrol boat to guard the water area of the main base of the Northern Fleet in Polyarnoye. He went on his first combat mission in 1943, when he was only 14 years old.

"Thank you so much for the congratulations. I am so pleased that young guys, just like me when I was a young man, want to serve the Motherland, everyone wants to be useful to their country in their own way. And, of course, I especially appreciate that they don't forget that war, those trials of our people. May 9th is the biggest holiday of my life and the most expensive," said Nikolai Vasilyevich Morozov.

In a personal conversation, Nikolai Vasilyevich shared his memories of his youth, everyday life at the front and his life path. And the head of the environmental protection service, Svetlana Radionova, told the veteran about the first All–Russian action "Toy for a Veteran", organized as part of the Ecology is Everyone's Business award. About how many touching letters and soft toys were sent from all over the country by children and adults who wanted to sincerely thank those who forged a Great Victory. Among them is the winner of the 4th season of the award, the author of unique educational cubes depicting the Red Book animals of Russia – 8-year-old Daniil Zvezdenkov from Moscow. Together with his mother Galina, the boy sewed three white bears. Daniil presented one of them to Nikolai Vasilyevich with wishes of good health and cheerful mood.

"Years pass, generations change, but pain and joy live in all of us. After all, that Victory in the 45th was not easy for the soldiers. For your pain, for your wounds, for your courage, for peace, and to bow down to you, veterans. Thank you for our lives!" wrote Daniil Zvezdenkov, a participant in the action, in a letter. The impromptu concert for the veteran became a real celebration in the courtyard. "Katyusha", "Darkie", "Victory Day" – Nikolai Vasilyevich sang along with pleasure, he remembers all the words by heart. The veteran thanked the musicians and young environmentalists for the warm welcome, for the gifts and for the memory that the new generations keep about their ancestors and about all the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.