News archive on the topic "Immortal Regiment"

In Belarus, after her arrest, Elvira Mirsalimova, the organizer of the annual “Immortal Regiment”, was released, which Alexander Lukashenko’s subordinates are not too fond of, preferring to organize their own processions in an independent manner - by analogy with Ukraine during the time of Viktor Yanukovych without the use of the St. George Ribbon. Police officers were instructed to arrest a social activist on charges of duplicating forbidden symbols - as a pretext...

Among the countries of the European Union, only Austria and Hungary still fundamentally do not supply Ukraine with weapons to fight Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba stated this on the air of a propaganda telethon in Kyiv. “Now for no European country, except Austria and Hungary, the supply of weapons to Ukraine is taboo, although it used to be so...

In Belarus this year, the atmosphere of Victory Day celebrations has noticeably changed, says politician Artem Agafonov in his column. Long before May 9, the cities of Belarus were richly decorated with festive symbols; events dedicated to the date were taking place everywhere since the end of April. The most varied - from large-scale and ambitious to small and touching. As an example of the first...

The column of the “Immortal Regiment” on May 9 in Simferopol will carry portraits of those killed in a special operation in Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Crimean branch of the Young Guard, Alexey Zinchenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Indeed, the idea was voiced why our today’s special operation heroes, their portraits, should not be carried through the central streets of our capital, Crimea. This initiative was supported. Already May 9th from...

The recently released film “The Price of Victory,” which tells about the common struggle of the soldiers of the Red Army and the First Czechoslovak Corps against Nazi Germany, has already received more than 20 thousand views on Youtube. The tape was created by the Czech branch of the Immortal Regiment. “This film is very important for everyone - for Russia, and for the West, and for the Czech Republic as well, and...

The Minsk City Executive Committee did not allow public activists to hold the “Immortal Regiment” action on May 9. The authorities motivated their refusal with the “threat of the spread of coronavirus,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In order to prevent and minimize the spread of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by COVID-19,” the Minsk City Executive Committee recommends refraining from mass events. Please note that the holding of the “Immortal Regiment” campaign events in the Russian Federation this year...

Due to restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, the procession of the “Immortal Regiment” in Paris is postponed to the day the Second World War ends. Russian Ambassador to the French Republic Alexey Meshkov stated this via video link from Paris during an online conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As for the Immortal Regiment, a few days ago the Russian organizers launched its virtual version...

While Russia is busy with corporate squabbles with Belarus, the West is building a multi-level technology for reformatting Belarusian society, designed for 10-12 years. PolitNavigator talked about this with Russian political scientist Semyon Uralov. Lukashenko’s latest statements are reminiscent of the plot of the TV series “The Boss,” when Chicago was governed by a mayor diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. Is this feeling correct? I think these feelings are born from...

A meeting was held in Donetsk dedicated to the International Patriotic Action “Immortal Regiment” in the Republic. The corresponding video recording was published on the official website of the DPR Ministry of Information, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, who took part in the event, noted that every year the number of participants in the “Immortal Regiment” is growing, so the organizers need to approach their work with full responsibility. "Donetsk People's...

Statements by the American Ambassador in Belgrade Kyle Scott, who the day before expressed dissatisfaction with the way the Victory Day celebrations were held in Serbia, demonstrate poor knowledge of history or disrespect for it by a representative of the US State Department. Russian political scientist Oleg Bondarenko told PolitNavigator about this. “The American ambassador clearly confused something. He said that the “Immortal Regiment” that took to the streets of Belgrade were people...

On the eve of Victory Day, the Russian media reported unexpected and shocking information for many - the “Immortal Regiment” march was banned in Belarusian Vitebsk. Then, not so widely, photographs of the scanty “Immortal Regiment” in Minsk, which gathered several hundred people, spread. All this looked strange and contrasted sharply with the image of the partisan republic and Russia’s closest ally. As a person living in...

In the capital of Serbia, on May 9, a procession “Immortal Regiment” took place along the route from the cemetery of Soviet soldiers - liberators of Belgrade - to the parliament building (Assembly). Despite the pouring rain, the action turned out to be massive. “The people responded great. Despite the rain, 99% of the march participants made it all the way to the end, from the cemetery for Soviet soldiers, liberators of Belgrade, to the Serbian Assembly (Serbian Parliament).…

About 600 people took part in the “Immortal Regiment” events held in honor of Victory Day in the capitals of Indonesia and Malaysia. This was reported in the Russian diplomatic missions of the two countries, PolitNavigator reports with reference to Interfax. According to media reports, participants in the action in Kuala Lumpur laid wreaths at the monument to those killed during the Second World War. A procession took place in the city, which...

In Kyiv, the action “Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten” was held, which was previously called “Immortal Regiment” and which journalists during live broadcasts of TV channels still called “Immortal Regiment”. Several tens of thousands of people, led by the leaders of the Opposition Bloc and the Nashi party, Vadim Novinsky and Yevgeny Muraev, marched from the Arsenalnaya metro station to the Monument of Eternal Glory on…