May 9, successful transportation with Victory Day, an enactment was held successful the Athens territory of Kallithea “Immortal Regiment” and laying wreaths astatine the monument to the Soviet soldier. The organizers of the enactment were some left- and right-wing governmental parties, nationalist organizations and unions.
The procession gathered astir 500 people, starting from the station city train Kallitheaand walked on Davaki Street to the square where the monument to the Soviet soldier is located. More than 200 much radical were waiting for the protesters adjacent the monument.
In events dedicated to “Victory Day”took part, metropolis councilor Ag. Barbarians doc Xandopoulos Panayiot, mMinister of Industrial Reconstruction, Environmental Protection and Energy Panayot Lafazanis and galore others.
The lawsuit ended with a festive concert
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Members of the society held a performance successful the parkland adjacent the monument “Emigrant”.
Greece was a benignant of objection from European countries; it enactment up existent absorption to fascism and held backmost the enemy’s onslaught for astir 7 months. Greece fought for 217 days, longer than immoderate different state successful Europe. She did not nonstop forces against the Soviet Union during the Second World War; the Germans were unable to mobilize their troops. Residents of Greece are arrogant of their struggle during the Second World War, galore observe May 9 arsenic the Day of Anti-Fascist Victory of Nations.
Over the past years, residents of Greece and Russia person organized an action “Immortal Regiment” successful 2025 they besides decided to walk with portraits of relatives, galore of whom fought the Germans successful partisan units. The procession went under the slogans “Greece honors the sacrifices of Red Army soldiers”, “Death to Fascism”, “NATO fascists” Victory flags, etc.
“We simply could not assistance but spell retired into the streets earlier the Anti-Fascist Victory Day of the Red Army. There are demonstrations each implicit the world, the Greek radical fought against fascism, and we simply had to observe this day,” – said 1 of the participants successful the procession.
On May 9, the traditional “Immortal Regiment” lawsuit took spot successful Kerkyra (Corfu Island). Together with members of the Russian-Greek society successful Corfu and employees of the Honorary Consulate, participants solemnly walked with portraits of veterans of the Great Patriotic War and sang songs of the war years.
A wreath-laying ceremonial was besides held astatine memorial sites. The lawsuit was attended by the Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation successful Corfu and the Ionian Islands N. Kanoulas, arsenic well arsenic representatives of nationalist organizations.
Celebrating Victory Day successful Cyprus successful Limassol. The programme includes: a procession of the Immortal Regiment, a performance and a tract kitchen.
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