The anniversary parade in Moscow
on May 9 will be one of the most
massive e
vents in the history of
celebrations
TOMSK, May 9. /TASS/. Up to one
million people worldwide will take part
in the so-called "Immortal Regiment’
marches, during which ordinary people
carry photographs of their relatives
who took part in the Great Patriotic
War (a term used in Russia and other
former Soviet republics to describe
hostilities on the eastern fronts of
World War II in 1941-1945).
The Immortal Regiment action was
first held in the Siberian city of Tomsk
in 2012. In 2013, it was already held
in 120 cities with Kazakhstan and
Ukrainian joining the event, which
gathered a total of about 200,000
people.
Last year the Immortal Regiment was
joined by Israel, Kyrgyzstan and
Belarus. This year the event already
took place in the United States and is
expected to be held several cities of
Norway, the German capital of Berlin,
Dublin, Beirut, Vienna and other cities.
At least 150,000 people are expected
to take part in the march of the
Immortal Regiment in the Russian
capital of Moscow after President
Vladimir Putin permitted them to
march down the central Tverskaya
Street and Red Square after the annual
Victory Day Parade.
The anniversary parade in Moscow on
May 9 will be one of the most massive
events in the history of celebrations.
The parade will showcase 16,000
military servicemen marching, 194
units of military hardware and 143
combat aircraft.
A historic reconstruction is also
planned for the parade. Some people
will be dressed in uniforms of the
times of the Great Patriotic War -
infantrymen, sailors, pilots, sappers,
cavalrymen and Cossacks.
Military units from Azerbaijan,
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, India, Mongolia,
Serbia, China will participate in the
parade.
Around 2,300 people have been
invited to the Red Square for
celebrations, including veterans from
Russia and abroad.
According to official data, about 27
million Soviet citizens, including both
civilians and servicemen, died in the
Great Patriotic War against Nazi
Germany in 1941-1945.
on May 9 will be one of the most
massive e
vents in the history of
celebrations
TOMSK, May 9. /TASS/. Up to one
million people worldwide will take part
in the so-called "Immortal Regiment’
marches, during which ordinary people
carry photographs of their relatives
who took part in the Great Patriotic
War (a term used in Russia and other
former Soviet republics to describe
hostilities on the eastern fronts of
World War II in 1941-1945).
The Immortal Regiment action was
first held in the Siberian city of Tomsk
in 2012. In 2013, it was already held
in 120 cities with Kazakhstan and
Ukrainian joining the event, which
gathered a total of about 200,000
people.
Last year the Immortal Regiment was
joined by Israel, Kyrgyzstan and
Belarus. This year the event already
took place in the United States and is
expected to be held several cities of
Norway, the German capital of Berlin,
Dublin, Beirut, Vienna and other cities.
At least 150,000 people are expected
to take part in the march of the
Immortal Regiment in the Russian
capital of Moscow after President
Vladimir Putin permitted them to
march down the central Tverskaya
Street and Red Square after the annual
Victory Day Parade.
The anniversary parade in Moscow on
May 9 will be one of the most massive
events in the history of celebrations.
The parade will showcase 16,000
military servicemen marching, 194
units of military hardware and 143
combat aircraft.
A historic reconstruction is also
planned for the parade. Some people
will be dressed in uniforms of the
times of the Great Patriotic War -
infantrymen, sailors, pilots, sappers,
cavalrymen and Cossacks.
Military units from Azerbaijan,
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, India, Mongolia,
Serbia, China will participate in the
parade.
Around 2,300 people have been
invited to the Red Square for
celebrations, including veterans from
Russia and abroad.
According to official data, about 27
million Soviet citizens, including both
civilians and servicemen, died in the
Great Patriotic War against Nazi
Germany in 1941-1945.
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