History comes alive in a dialogue about the heroes of Ural and Stalingrad. Archival footage, facts, and a lively discussion help to view the heroism through the lens of time. The meeting provides a rare opportunity to connect the personal, local, and grand historical. Behind every great victory lies a multitude of stories. Stories of those who fought on the front lines and those who supported the front from factory floors, design bureaus, schools, and hospitals. Ural and Stalingrad were connected by a special thread during the Great Patriotic War. This lecture is dedicated to those connections and is organized in anticipation of the Day of Heroes of the Fatherland. The focus is on the contribution of Ural people to the defense and reconstruction of Stalingrad. Who are they - those who voluntarily went to the front, those who built combat vehicles and transported cargo, those who raised the ruined city from the rubble? The narrative will include facts about the heroes of labor and heroism, about Komsomol members, factory workers, defenders, and specialists for whom the war did not end with the last shot. It continued in work, in reconstruction, in daily decisions. Guests of the event will see footage from documentary chronicles, hear facts from archives, and will be able to reflect on complex historical questions together with an invited expert - a specialist from the "Battle of Stalingrad" museum-reserve. This is not just a lecture, but a conversation. The past will become closer when it can be discussed aloud and hear another's opinion. Such a meeting will be of interest to high school students, university students, educators, researchers, as well as anyone who wants to understand more deeply how the collective memory of the war was formed and who exactly stands behind the pages of textbooks. Ideas on where to go in Yekaterinburg are collected on our website.