In the action "Immortal regiment" in Kyiv on may 9 agreed to take part about 2 thousand Persons
About 2 thousand People will participate in may 9 in the action "Immortal regiment" within the great Patriotic war Museum in Kiev, said the Deputy head of the Council on the socio-political and educational work of the Kyiv city organization of veterans of Ukraine Alexander Nightingale.
"With 10. 00 to eleven. 00 gathering of the participants of the procession on the top platform before descending to the Museum of the great Patriotic war. Presumably We expect 2 million People. May 9 at eleven. 00 start moving, "said RIA" Novosti " Nightingale. He also said that the organization sent to the Kyiv city state administration petition to conduct." We sent to the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko letter. First, under the Constitution, no one has the right to ban to Express their will. The answer is not received. I will take the letter that We sent a letter on the subject and according to the Constitution We have a right to it, " said Nightingale, noting that If possible, the organization also plans to hold a small meeting. He expressed hope that the events of the organization will be able to take place within the Museum, despite the fact that there is a stated event, with the participation of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko." If the administration of the President will be allowed, We With portraits of dead relatives, veterans and so on will go down. In the end We will go to celebrate, because it is for us the memory of the great Patriotic war, " said Nightingale.
on the first Day of the week the Action "Immortal regiment" for the first time took place in the United States. The demonstrators marched across the Brooklyn bridge in new York, and distributed St. George ribbons. In addition, at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa reported that on may 9 Russian Congress of Canada will hold a March "Immortal regiment" in Toronto, which will take place on a crowded street in the centre of the Russian-speaking area of the city. Veterans of the great Patriotic war living in Canada, and their compatriots will be held in Toronto With photos of participants of the great Patriotic war and the flags of the winning country - the USSR. In Earl Bales Park will host a celebration in honour of veterans of war and the celebration of Victory Day." Immortal regiment " is a public Event which Participants carry banners With the portraits of their relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war. The event is held may 9, Victory Day in Russia and other countries of the world. The action was invented in 2012 in Tomsk, on the main street of the city then passed over six thousand people, carrying more than 2 thousand Portraits of participants of the great Patriotic war. In 2013 the Event was held in 120 cities and villages of Russia, and in 2014 "Immortal regiment" was held in five cities in seven countries. In 2015, the year of the 70th anniversary of the great Patriotic war "Immortal regiment" will be held in fifteen countries - Russia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, Israel, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Norway, the USA and Ukraine and Estonia.
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