In Russian cities lit candles in memory of the victims of the great Patriotic

In Ekaterinburg that night thousands of people gathered in the square in front of Ural University. Participants of the action “Candle of memory” would light the candles. With the help of lights, they have built on the territory of the inscription “Remember” and memorable date. The event started about half an hour before midnight and lasted until nearly dawn.

the First Russian to join the campaign regions in the East of the country. So, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk everyone who decided to participate personally, and not online, was invited to the memorial square of Fame. At exactly 4 o’clock in the morning local time, they lit the lamps and left them at the Eternal flame.

In Buryatia residents urged to participate in the action remotely. Virtual candle in memory of those killed in the rear and at the fronts of the great Patriotic war was lit and passed in social networks. On the Memorial of the Victory in Ulan-Ude gathered the leadership of the Republic, the military, volunteers, representatives of public and youth organizations. The participants laid flowers at the Eternal fire and lit candles.

Bryansk candles placed in the shape of a star. I think that candle is a symbol of a unified memory of the people who 1,418 days contributed to the victory at the cost of millions of lives. The event was held in the square of Military Glory and gathered hundreds of participants.

In Tula with candles made up the big picture. As the main character of installation — a little boy during the great Patriotic war had to stand up to the machine instead of the older, which went to the front. In the square near the complex “Three bayonets” also appeared the word “Remember!” To create this composition took 10 of thousands of candles, the TV channel “Russia 24”.