"Immortal regiment" among More than 100 thousand People marched on the first day weekend in 17. 00 on Nevsky Avenue in St. Petersburg. "Immortal regiment" was formed in St. Petersburg in 2 times more than last year, " said the news Agency in the organizing Committee of the action. In may 2014 along Nevsky Prospekt with portraits of soldiers were about 30 thousand of citizens. The procession moved from the streets of Marat to the Palace square. Citizens carrying placards-standers with portraits of their loved ones participating in the war, shields with the names of veterans and flags in the colours of St. George ribbons. Some participants dressed in red army uniform during the war. Before the passage of the " Immortal regiment proceeded along Nevsky open cars of the war years with the veterans. The cars were restored by search engines specially for Victory Day. Before the action "Immortal regiment" were held in the far East and Siberia, and similarly in Grozny. The number of participants in events at home, in Tomsk, the expertise of the organizers, was a record - about 30 thousand People. Also, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with the portrait of his father, who defended his Homeland from the Nazis, stood at the head of the procession "Immortal regiment" in red square in the Russian capital. Only shares in the capital was attended by at least 300 thousand People. The action "Immortal regiment" was held in Tomsk in 2012. A year later she was engulfed 120 cities in 2014 - five cities in seven countries. In the past year with portraits of fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers have passed at least half a million people. In 2015, the Event officially became the Russian. The expertise of the facilitators, the participants will be not less than one million people in the world. To hold the "Immortal regiment" In the current year is expected no less than a thousand settlements. In addition to Russia, the action will take part South Korea, Austria, Belarus, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Norway, Ukraine, USA, Estonia.
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