The procession of the " Immortal regiment ", which will be the largest of all events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Victory will take place on red square in the Russian capital on may 9.

As said Last news the organizers of this action, the number of participants is gradually approaching the mark of 200 thousand people. They state that every day wishing to participate in the procession increases, and to summarize the action will be possible Only after the Victory Day.

"Immortal regiment" is a marsh, in which participants carry pictures of their relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war. It is held on 9 may (Victory Day in Russia and other countries of the world.

the first time the event was held in Tomsk in 2012, when along the Central street of the city, passed over six thousand people, carrying more than 2 thousand photos of participants of the great Patriotic war. In 2013, the campaign has already been held in 120 cities and villages of Russia, and in 2014 "Immortal regiment" was held in five Russian cities and seven countries.

in 2015, the year of the 70th anniversary of the great Patriotic war, "Immortal regiment" will be held in half a dozen countries. Only in Russia the event will be held in more than 1,100 communities. And among them, it will involve Soldiers test cosmodrome Plesetsk - the Day of Victory, They in the military form of times of 1941-1945 will conduct military-historical restoration of a March of six soldiers of the great Patriotic war.

Marches are also planned in Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, Israel, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Norway, and similarly in Estonia and Ukraine. In the part of the countries They have already passed, for example, in Kyrgyzstan and the USA.

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