«The Immortal Regiment». File photoROME, May 8.Several hundred people took part in the «Immortal Regiment» rally, which took place on Sunday afternoon in the square near the Roman basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Participants of the rally with Russian flags, red banners, photographs of war veterans and home front workers gathered in the square near the monument to St. Francis. The security of the action was ensured not only by law enforcement officers, but also by local activists — strong men from anti-fascist organizations.The procession of the «Immortal Regiment» was held in Beijing. As RIA Novosti was told by the organizer of the action, Tamara Dzhuranova, this year the Roman «Immortal Regiment» made it possible to combine events that in the past local organizations of compatriots held separately due to disagreements. «Yes, misfortune helped, as they say,» she said. According to Juranova, the organizers did not expect such an influx of participants. «This is a sensation,» she admitted to the agency correspondent. «Our people are beginning to understand that patriotism is a battle to preserve our memory, our history and a sense of duty,» she said. Memorial ceremonies dedicated to Victory Day are also held in other large cities and regions of Italy: for example, the «Immortal Regiments» are organized in Milan, Catania and the mountainous regions of Liguria. On May 9, in the small Italian town of Palestrina in the Lazio region, Russian diplomats will traditionally lay flowers at the graves of three Soviet soldiers who fled from a concentration camp and, together with Italian partisans, In addition, members of the Communist Party of Italy were going to hold a public event dedicated to Victory Day in the town of Zagarolo near Rome, but its mayor's office canceled the action due to concerns for public safety.
The procession of the «Immortal Regiment» took place in the capital of Ecuador
