Mohd Alauddin. The action "Immortal regiment" on Thursday for the first time held in downtown Beirut in the framework of the "Festival of the world 2015" organized in honor of the 70th anniversary of the great Victory, and was attended by about 250 participants.

"Immortal regiment" is a public Action, which is a marsh, when people carry pictures of their relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war. She held on 9 may (Victory Day in Russia and other countries. In Beirut, the Event was held on may 14.

it was attended by Employees of the Russian Embassy, and among them the Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin. Just at the UNESCO building in Beirut with pictures of relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war, there were about 250 of commissioners of the Russian-speaking Diaspora, reports journalist Last news .

"Six months ago we started organizing this event. Published the data about the fact that you can join the regiment of the Lebanese. The first calls came in at once, and from the beginning there were about 100 people. Two weeks ago was a Day to come by 10-15 people. Today about 250. In the coming year we actually planned to hold a rally with the participation of five hundred of our Residents, "said the official coordinator of the action "Immortal regiment" in Beirut Svetlana Safa.

The participants of the event stressed that "Immortal regiment" rallied not only Russian citizens, but also citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which together in memory of the victory launched into the sky white balloons.


"Immortal regiment" United all compatriots from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan, living in Lebanon

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