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Putin-Led WWII March in Moscow Canceled Amid Counteroffensive Fears
Newsweek ^ | 4/18/2023 | NICK MORDOWANEC

Posted on 04/18/2023 11:45:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Russia's annual in-person commemoration of its country's World War II fighters is not going to take place this year, according to state authorities.

The nixing of the face-to-face "Immortal Regiment" march comes amid reports that the nation's major national event Victory Day event, which is scheduled to take place May 9 and celebrates the Soviet Union's role in defeating Nazi Germany, may be canceled or downsized in certain regions including Crimea, Kursk and Belgorod due to ongoing security concerns resulting from the war with Ukraine.

Russian State Duma Deputy Elena Tsunaeva, co-chairperson of the central headquarters of the "Immortal Regiment of Russia," told Russian state-owned media outlet Tass that remembrance events will still take place in other forms—including the posting of photos of relative military members on social media, on clothes, on cars and on websites dedicated to the regiment.

"A number of regions have already refused because of the threat, [in particular] the Republic of Crimea," Tsunaeva told Tass. "This is still a single indivisible story, the Immortal Regiment procession. If somewhere people do not have such an opportunity, let's use other options."

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To: marcusmaximus

I believe that they are still planning a May 9th Victory Day parade in Moscow, but they have cancelled a particular event that had become popular with it - the March of the Immortal Brigade, where grass roots supporters could parade holding a picture of a relative who served in WWII.

Many people began to parade with the pictures of strangers they chose to sponsor for the event, like how some Americans in the past would wear a bracelet with the name of a POW/MIA Serviceman from the Vietnam War.

The March of the Immortal Brigade tribute to WWII Servicemembers became kind of huge (100’s of thousands) and I guess they just don’t want any groups spontaneously forming that large, for any reason, in case they were start chanting “Let’s Go Brandon!” or some such.


21 posted on 04/18/2023 3:02:01 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: mikegreenwell39

“I was born and raised in Europe in the late 70’s/ early 80’s, I think you would be surprised to see how mean your vaunted ‘economic growth and political freedom’ was on the ground.”

Then you undoubtedly noticed that many people living in East Germany and Central Europe voted with their feet, when possible and at great personal risk, to flee totalitarian regimes for the “mean” West. The subsequent fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the so-called GDR revealed in stark manner what an utter failure, economically and politically, the communist regime was.


22 posted on 04/18/2023 3:10:34 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: LeoWindhorse

It has always bothered me how Russia so quickly ignored and turned their back on all of our lend lease support, throughout the early years oyears of WW2 . Instead , they quickly turned into our mortal enemy , in Korea and thereafter. The OSS should have dealt with Stalin at Potsdam . What a different world it would be today.

Having a separate Victory Day was and is a deliberate insult to all the other Allies.


23 posted on 04/18/2023 3:40:20 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: rxh4n1

Russia ; so disloyal to any who have ever helped them.
Including the Ukrainians .

I sure hope I get to see Russia get its just deserves.


24 posted on 04/18/2023 4:48:08 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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