Action “Immortal regiment” has united millions of Russians. Organizers of the event informed about the twelve million members.
Millions of Russians and tens of thousands of residents and abroad in the 70 th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War came to share “Immortal Regiment” and carried portraits of their ancestors on the front-line Russian cities.
According to the organizers, the total number of participants reached 12 million. “ We estimate the total participation of about 12 million “, – quotes the head of the regional Tass Patriotic Movement Nikolai Zemtsov.
In most Russian cities the number of participants considerably exceeded expectations. For example, the birthplace of the shares in Tomsk, the organizers expect the participation of 30 thousand members, and eventually in order “Shelf” have risen to at least 50 000 . However, only in Moscow to participate in the march, according to the Ministry of Interior of the capital, gathered about 500 thousand people.
This year the geography of the “shelf” has expanded considerably: it became twice as settlements, adding new “extreme” point and significantly increased the number of those wishing to hold a rally abroad. The easternmost point of the settlement was the Providence (Chukotka Autonomous District), where the event was held for the first time. In spite of the snow, on the left half of the celebrations of the village , 120 people carried portraits of veterans.
The most northern point of the “Immortal Regiment” was the rural settlement Khatanga (Krasnoyarsk Territory). It is located above the Arctic Circle, 72 parallel of north latitude. According to the organizers, the column rose, as expected, about 100 people. Before the “shelf” carried the symbolic Victory Banner – each fragment did one village settlement.
Active participation in the action took Crimea and Sevastopol . In Yalta in the anniversary year of the Victory in the column “Immortal regiment” stood about three thousand men, and a year ago there were only 200 participants. In Sevastopol, estimated coordinators, the rally was attended by about five thousand people.
joined the action this year and the former Soviet Union and abroad. “Immortal regiment” was first held in Seoul, Norway, and in Berlin , where the action involved about 500 people.
The ninth of May “Immortal Regiment” is not limited. On Sunday, May 10 event was first held in Dublin, Ireland, and completed it in Beirut, where festive events are scheduled for 14 and 23 May .
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