On May 9, the procession "Immortal Regiment" will be held in Red Square - a civilian initiative to perpetuate the feat of soldiers of the Great Patriotic War, to preserve the memory of the valor and the heroism of the people, as well as patriotic education current and future generations.

Participation in the action implies that every citizen who commemorates his relative-veteran comes to the Victory Parade with his photo, occupying a place in the "immortal regiment" column.

To join the march of the immortal regiment, it is enough just to come with the portrait of your relative - a member of the Great Patriotic War, who contributed to the victory over fascism, both on the front and in the rear.

Motion route

From the metro station "Dynamo" in Leningradsky Avenue, Tverskaya Street, Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, through the Okhotny Row, Manezhnaya and Red Square. Next, the column of the procession is distributed in Moskvoretsky embankment and a large Moskvoretsky bridge.

The history of the action began in 2007 in Tyumen and received the name "Winners Parade". "Immortal Regiment" she began to be called from the moment of the March 2012 march in Tomsk, and in 2013 it was spread to 120 cities. In 2014, residents of 500 cities in seven countries came to the streets with portraits of Frontovikov. Since 2015, the campaign has officially become all-Russian.

Exactly at 22 hours will thunder the first salute salts. It will come, in the literal, the brightest moment on May 9. Looking into the evening sky, everyone will think about her. But there is something that unites on this day. With simple and warm thoughts today, almost eight million people accepted the procession of the "immortal regiment" throughout Russia. Two million more than last year. The action became truly nationwide. 850 thousand people came out in Moscow alone. We all have become important.

Especially on the height of a bird's-eye view, it can be seen how this river life and memory extended in the center of Moscow. This sea of \u200b\u200bpeople. And the day, which united, the Victory thread tied all generations - and those killed in battles, and living; And those who had this happiness - kiss their hands and hugging them tightly, thanks to a peaceful life, and those who know their heroes only in stories and letters, for not always clear photos that store at home as the most valuable memory. They made them today, so that everyone saw - here he is, my hero!

Between the metro station Dynamo and the Square of the Belarusian station, an hour before the beginning of the procession, the festival is honored. With us now all those who decided to go through this path of the whole - almost six kilometers to Vasilyevsky descent and necessarily past the sign. After all, here, on the platform of the Belarusian station, they said goodbye in 1941, accomplishing on the front, and rejoiced, meeting those who survived and presented a victory.

Persons, everything is like one simple and open. Eyes who know the price of life and such expensive happiness - to live without war, without fear and tears. Their gift to us, today, not to evaluate anything. All that we can - just go along with them in the same building, squeezing to the white knuckles of the frame with mercury photos and guessing on the go in their great-grandchildren and the great directions similar features.

Someone has no cards with their heroes and left at all. And the time was difficult - not to photographs. And some simply did not survive in the scary years. But it is important because the memory is alive. And many carry whole placer photos. Family went to war.

"This is my father, this is his uncle, they remained alive after the war. And the older brother - he disappeared. These are three brothers, everyone remained alive. And one lost memory and lost his family, "the participants of the procession tell.

Looking at the portraits, clearly understand: from the first day they were all believed in the victory, that soon would return home, but the fighting friends would never forget. They believed, therefore, did not quit live feelings to the most native and beloved, who knew how to wait like no other.

The striking story happened today almost live. Two sisters who have never seen over 60 years old, met during the "immortal regiment" - found out each other in the same photographs and told the journalist of the First Channel Pavel Krasnov about his father.

"My granddaughter suddenly saw a portrait of our grandfather, my father. We approach, I say: You probably Lena! Daughter from his first wife. And this is our father turned out to be. And now we met today, "says the participant of the action.

In the column of the "Immortal Regiment" today - both Vladimir Putin with a portrait of Father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin. He went to the front in June 1941 and, defending the Nevsky Piglet, a key bridgehead with a breakthrough Leningrad blockadeIt was seriously injured by a fragment of grenades. And today there is not a single soldier's destiny, and even more so, the feat that would not disaster soul.

How often after the war they tried to find each other. That pain whine, and front friendship was stronger than tank armor, did not give rest. "Where are you now, friends-one-pilot?" - They whispered all their lives as a prayer. And everywhere seems to be dealt today: "We are all here!"

People are cheerful and friendly, sincere and fun. But fully describe the sensations from here, from the inside of the procession simple words It is impossible. Today it is pretty cool, but it seems, the air itself is heated from emotions. Here, in Pushkin Square we are no longer hundreds, and not even thousands, but tens of thousands - people with portraits flock from all the surrounding alleys. As they say, our regiment arrives, and ahead is the heart of the capital.

For the first time in 75 years in the hands of the great-directed wooden, another harmonica today fell on the joy of people "Katyusha".

"Our great-grandfather, he loved her, he never parted with her. Unfortunately, he died. And finally, we convey these sounds, this joy of the rest of the rest, "says the participant of the action.

Much of what keeps the warm hands of the winners, their descendants today took with them.

"This is my grandfather's helmet. He was a tanker until he became a pilot. In war, it was very noisy, explosions, and therefore it is specially done so that at least a little bit of them is not heard, quietly, "says the member of the procession.

Military marches on boys - not at all exotic for cheerfulness of the Spirit. Another reminder that it was our overall victory over fascism with allies, from where dozens of descendants of the soldiers of the Second World War came from. Thomas Connole - Scottish Guardian. Ground the Nazis in France, Belgium and Germany. His son Gordon Connoly says - he could not not go out.

"This war united everyone and showed what a feat did Russia for the whole world. Father told me that we are obliged to you for now we live in the world - it is you who lost millions of people who are most of all other countries, "he says.

"My father fought shoulder to shoulder with soviet soldiers. He said that they are excellent guys. He freed Europe, and it is very important for me that today he is on this grand festival, "says John Paterson, the son of a veteran of World War II.

With the portrait of his famous grandfather in the "Immortal Regiment" for the first time, the grandson Yury Nikulina is coming, his full namesake, together with the great-grandfather Stanislav and Sofia. Senior Sergeant Nikulin was awarded medals "for courage" and "for the defense of Leningrad." It is difficult to find out in this picture and another legend of our cinema - at the front of Anatoly Papanov commanded the platoon of anti-aircraft artillery, and in 1942 he was seriously injured.

"For him, of course, Victory Day was the most important holiday in the year. He put his order, medals, because they had. When their platoon took some kind of village, and the whole village was burning out, and the next morning they hear that the rooster quacket! Dad says: we covered it with a chinel, gave him a driver who fed it with something, and this cock had them as a symbol of a peaceful life, "said Elena Papanova, daughter Anatoly Papanova.

"Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, my grandfather's sister, and today people are suitable, asked. This is the most Zoe, which was in the partisan detachment, which was the first woman hero Soviet Union. This is my duty, and it is very important for me that her feat will not forget. And so that people remembered those who fought for them in the Great Patriotic War, "says the descendant Zoe Kosmodemyanskaya Hermann Kosmodemyansky.

The most leaning stories in this ocean of people are, perhaps, the fate of the "Children of the Regiment", the boys who fell to survive what is hardly under the power of even many adults.

"At the age of 13, he remained orply, the parents died, and he was picked up by the troops passing by," says the participant of the procession.

And how many such front-line stories told by trembled by votes, how many soldiers and views are a distinct number. But each of us today is here only to worship and tell those who are under fire and in the rear did not regret yourself: thanks, dear, for the victory! Thank you for not standing at the price!

"We are grateful to them for victory, for this world, which we now have. They had a dream to walk around the Red Square during the parade. Thanks to this promotion, we can fulfill their dream. I brought my dad here, he died in February 1942. And so I led him to feel that he had invested in this victory. It is important for us to spend your grandfather, because he himself could not pass here. I would like to, let him, even in our hands, but passed here, today on this day. This is our family holiday, our family tradition. We want to give it to our great-grandfather, my daughter. We remember how they celebrated this holiday when they were alive. Much did not tell us, it is a holiday with tears in the eyes. But, on their faces it was clear what they were going through, "say the participants of the action" Immortal Regiment ".

Here, on Red Square, it seems, people from portraits even look at us somehow especially warm. These eyes, who saw a lot of grief and horror, as if they ask us through time: do not let it repeat! And silently thank the people who gave life. For being remembered, appreciated and understand how important them, forever entered the story, be together here and now. Get in this quiet building. Rather, even, sailing over our heads there, where the peaceful sky.

More than three hours did not subscribe to this endless stream of smiles and glances. This series of thoughtful and fun faces. Songs of those years, bitter and joyful stories have not cleaned. And the May evening filled the clear feeling that everyone did not carry the portrait of the hero, but he spent his native, through the whole Moscow, tightly holding his hand.

The authorities of Ecuador were deprived of Julian Assange asylum in the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks was detained by the British police, and this was already named the largest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. What do Assange be merged and what awaits him?

The programmer and journalist from Australia Julian Assange gained broad fame after in 2010 the WikiLeaks website founded the secret documents of the US Department of State, as well as materials concerning hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But to know who the police officers, supporting under his arms, was taken out of the building, it was quite difficult. Assange released the beard and was not at all looked like an energetic man, as still appeared in the photos.

According to Ecuadorian President Lenin, Moreno, the Asiange refuge, due to the repeated violation of the international conventions.

It is expected that in the police station in the center of London, it will stay until it appears in the Westminster Magistrate Court.

Why president of Ecuador accused of betrayal

Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa called the decision of the current government to be the largest betrayal in the history of the country. "The fact that he is (Moreno - approx. Ed.) Made, is a crime that mankind will never forget," said Correa.

London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. In the British Foreign Ministry believe that justice triumphed. Representative of the Russian diplomatic department of Maria Zakharova Other opinion. "The hand of" democracy "squeezes the throat of freedom," she noted. The Kremlin expressed the hope that the rights of the arrested will be observed.

Ecuador covered Assange because ex-president He adhered to left-center views, criticized US policies and welcomed the publication of Wikileaks secret documents on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to personally meet Correa: he took his interview for the Russian TV channel.

However, in 2017, power in Ecuador changed, the country took a course for rapprochement from the United States. The new president called the Assange "Stone in the boot" and immediately made it clear that his stay on the territory of the embassy would not delay.

According to Correa, the moment of truth has arrived at the end of June last year, when Vice-President of the United States, Michael Pens, arrived in Ecuador. Then everyone decided. "You can not doubt: Lenin is just a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans about the fate of Assange. And now it tries to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador is allegedly continuing the dialogue," said Koryaa in an interview with Russia Today.

How Assange has profited new enemies

The day before the arrest, the editor-in-chief of Wikileaks Christine Kurthunsson said that the total surveillance was carried out for Assange. "Wikileaks revealed a large-scale spy operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuador Embassy," he said. According to him, around Assange, the cameras and voice recorders were monitored, and the administrations of Donald Trump were transferred received.

Saverasson clarified that Assange was going to expel the week before. This did not happen only because Wikileaks announced this information. The plans of the Ecuador authorities of the portal reported a high-ranking source, but the head of Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry José Valencia denied rumors.

The expulsion of Assange was preceded by a corruption scandal around Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published the Package Pacham Ina Papers, where the operations of the Ina Investment offshore company, founded by a brother Ecuadorian leader, was traced. Quito stated that this is a conspiracy of Assange with the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and the former head of Ecuador Raphael Korraaa in order to overthrow Moreno.

In early April, Moreno complained about the behavior of Assange in the London Mission of Ecuador. "We have to protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already moved all the boundaries in the sense of violation of the agreement to which we came with him," the president said. "This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and do hacking. ". At the same time, in February last year, it became known that Assange in the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with the outside world, in particular, he was disabled access to the Internet.

Why Sweden stopped persecution of Assange

At the end of last year, Western media, referring to sources, reported that Assange was charged with the United States. Officially, this was not confirmed, however, because of the position of Washington, Assange had to hide in the Ecuador embassy six years ago.

Sweden in May 2017 ceased to investigate two rape cases in which the founder of the portal was accused. Assange demanded compensation of court costs in the amount of 900 thousand euros.

Earlier, in 2015, the Swedish prosecutor's office also took three charges with him over the expiration of the statute of limitations.

Where led to the investigation of the case of rape

Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to protect against the American authorities. But he fell under the investigation of rape case. In November 2010, a warrant was issued in Stockholm for his arrest, Assange was announced to international wanted list. He was detained in London, but they soon released secured in 240 thousand pounds.

In February 2011, the British court decided to extradite Assange to Sweden, after which a number of appeals were successful for the founder of WikiLeaks.

The British authorities placed his home arrest before deciding on extradition to Sweden. Violation of this authority promise, Assange asked asylum at the Ecuador Embassy, \u200b\u200bwhich was granted to him. Since then, the United Kingdom has its own claims to the founder of WikiLeaks.

What awaits Assange now

According to the police, the man was re-arrested at the request of the United States on extradition for the publication of classified documents. At the same time, the deputy head of the British Foreign Ministry Alan Duncan stated that Assange would not shift to the United States, if he was to threaten the death penalty.

In the UK, Assange, most likely, will appear before the court in the afternoon of April 11. This is stated on the WikiLeaks page in Twitter. Probably, the British authorities will seek the maximum term of concluding in 12 months, the mother said with a reference to his lawyer.

At the same time, the Prosecutor's Office of Sweden is considering the possibility of renewing an investigation on rape charges. Lawyer Elizabeth Massey Fritz, which represented the interests of the victim, will achieve it.

Residents of Russia and the CIS are preparing for the celebration of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, which will be held on May 9th. On this day, many cities of Russia will host a patriotic action called the "Immortal Regiment", in which many would like to take part.

The "immortal regiment" in his current appearance was born recently. This does not mean that earlier russian people neglected the honorsing of veterans. Just in 2012, an idea appeared in a special way to perpetuate the memory of the heroes of the war, giving them his victory parade.

The idea belonged to Tomsk journalists. S. Laptankov, S. Kolotovikin and I.Dmitriev did not know about the desire of people to carry portraits of their relatives in the framework of the honorary procession. It was only necessary to organize shares that spontaneously held in the cities of Russia and earlier, and also give them official status. Now the project has its own charter, headquarters and rules for conducting. Everyone can:

  • take part in the procession;
  • manufacture a transparency using typographic design;
  • make their contribution to the design of the event;
  • become a volunteer of the organization;
  • test information support project.

The place of collection of the immortal regiment - 2017 in Moscow

After the parser of Red Square will postmarize the parade in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the victory, shaking the earth, will illegitiate military equipment, squeezes air power into the sky and festive views in different parts of the city will pass, the march of memory will begin. At 15.00, the columns of immortal heroes will replenish in Tverskaya.

Motion route

From the metro station "Dynamo" in Leningradsky Avenue, Tverskaya Street, Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, through the Okhotny Row, Manezhnaya and Red Square. Next, the column of the procession is distributed in Moskvoretsky embankment and a large Moskvoretsky bridge. Source -, the best events of Moscow.

How to take part in the immortal regiment - 2017 in Moscow

To join the march of the immortal regiment, it is enough just to come with the portrait of your relative - a member of the Great Patriotic War, who contributed to the victory over fascism, both on the front and in the rear.

Immediately, it should be clarified that there are no special rules for the design of the transparency, as the participation in the action is exclusively voluntary human decision. The dimensions are not regulated, there are no manufacturing standards. However, the size of the plate and photograph must be taken into account, based on the size of the original photo of the veteran so that it does not lose quality when scaling.

Also in the "immortal regiment of 2017" attract volunteers, the tasks of which include photographing, adjustment of the movement of the column according to the specified route, distribution georgievsky belts, flags and other attributes.

May 9, 2017 a day Great Victory On Tula, the "immortal regiment" will be held for the fifth time.

The formation of a column of the "immortal regiment" in Tula will be held on Mendeleevskaya Street (from the angle of the Kremlin Square, the intersection with Turgenevskaya Street) is the head of the column. The beginning of the construction of the "immortal regiment" - 10:00.

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  1. It is possible to approach the place of formation the regiment only from the side of the Tula circus.
  2. Large things (volumetric bags, bags, backpacks, etc.), please do not take on May 9 with you, as it will increase the time of your inspection, which will entail the turn and possible discontent of other participants in the solemn procession.
  3. The approximate time of the formation of the shelf is about 60 minutes. Take water with you, especially if you are children and older generation, hats - in case of sun, raincoats (not umbrellas) - in case of rain.

This year, specifically for the participants of the march "The Immortal Regiment", on Mendeleevskaya Street will be installed a widescreen screen (provides the EMERCOM of Russia in the Tula region), which specialists of the TV channel "First Tula" will conduct direct broadcast of the Victory Parade. Also in free zones will be placed the strengthening columns by which the music of the military years will sound.

Fifth solemn procession of the "immortal regiment":

After the end of the parade of the victory, the "immortal regiment" will begin its solemn procession.

Start from the site of building a column (Street Mendeleevskaya), through Lenin Square, up Lenin Avenue, to Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after P.P. Belowov.

We pay special attention to the participants of the procession -

  1. The length of the procession is more than 2,200 meters, the main distance is on the rise. Calculate your strength and opportunities.
  2. Viewers of the Victory Parade, which at the time of the "immortal regiment" will be directly on Lenin Square, as well as those who will observe the parade from the Soviet street and Lenin Avenue, will be able to join the solemn procession, but strictly at certain points of access to the regiment column .

Join (join the column) to a solemn procession can be in only at certain points.

  1. Gogolovskaya Street - on both sides.
  2. Lion Tolstoy Street - only from the street F. Engels.
  3. Pervomayskaya Street - only by the street F. Engels.
  4. Street Zhavoronkova - only from the side of M.Toreza.

We pay special attention to the participants of the procession -

Large things (volumetric bags, bags, backpacks, etc.) request on May 9 with me Do not takeSince this will increase the time of your inspection, which will entail the queue and possible discontent of other participants in the solemn procession. The inspection will be carried out at all access points both during the formation and during joining.

"Immortal regiment." Remember!

The use of any corporate, political or other symbolism in everything, which is related to the "immortal regiment" is excluded. The symbol of the "immortal regiment" is a portrait of your hero of a relative.

The "immortal regiment" should not be artificially scaled, the participation of all citizens voluntary. On the march of the "immortal regiment" on May 9, there is no recording or quotas. Each citizen comes to building a regiment on his own initiative, rises to the regiment column, upon completion of the construction, passes along with other citizens a solemn procession with a portrait of his hero / relative.

In the column of the "immortal regiment" there should be no other symbolism, except for the symbolism of the "immortal regiment". For citizens, these photos / portraits of the heroes of war (relatives). Banners with numbers of military compounds, the banner of the victory, the flag of Russia, the flag of the city, other stretch marks and designs should not be in the "immortal regiment" column, because Nothing should obscure the most important thing - a portrait of a man, thanks to which we live in a free country. If you want to carry a symbolism, in addition to the symbols of the "immortal regiment", you can do it in the citywide column, strictly behind the "immortal regiment" column.

"Immortal Regiment" is a story of personal, family memory. Portraits of Generalissimus, Marshals, military leaders may be present in the column only if they are carrying relatives. If you are not a relative, but you want to carry a portrait of Generalissimus, Marshals, military leaders, you can do this under one condition - to carry them should be strictly behind the "immortal regiment" column.

"Immortal Regiment" does not imply separate man or groups of people corporate, political or other symbols. In the "immortal regiment" there should be no slogans and appeals.

"Immortal Regiment" - a civil initiative designed to save in each family The memory of Great Patriotic War, Everyone who does not regret his life, fought for the liberation of the Motherland.

"Immortal regiment" for all who came victory in the Great Patriotic War. These are veterans of the army and fleet, the workers of the rear, labor veterans, prisoners of concentration camps, partisans, militia / volunteers who left life or live with us nearby.