The “Immortal Regiment” action unites thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of residents in each city. In Moscow, those who wish will follow the traditional route.
“Volunteers of Victory” have already agreed with the mayor’s office to hold the next and everyone’s favorite procession. The organizers noted that every year more and more people decide to take part in the event.
Immortal Regiment 2018 in Moscow: route
Traditionally, the Immortal Regiment in Moscow starts after the solemn Victory Parade. Those interested are invited to gather at the entrance to the Dynamo stadium by 13.00. And at 15.00 the procession itself will begin, the participants of which will march along Leningradsky Prospekt, Tverskaya and Tverskaya-Yamskaya streets, and then continue along Okhotny Ryad and to Red and Manezhnaya Squares. The procession will continue along the Moskvoretskaya embankment and across the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge.
Immortal Regiment 2018 in Moscow: meeting place, what time the action starts
Anyone can take part in the Immortal Regiment and no registration is required. You must have with you a portrait of one or more relatives who participated in the Second World War. Posters can be made yourself or ordered from a printing house.
In 2018, the Immortal Regiment will start from the Dynamo metro station in Moscow, the website reports. The gathering of everyone will begin at one o'clock in the afternoon Moscow time. The procession lasts two full hours - from 15:00 to 17:00. The route of the Immortal Regiment will affect the central streets of Moscow - Tverskaya, Mokhovaya, Kremlin Embankment, Red Square, Moskvoretskaya and Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.
History of the Immortal Regiment movement in Russia
The history of the Immortal Regiment in Russia dates back to 2007. Before Victory Day, the chairman of the Council of Veterans in the Tyumen region, Gennady Ivanov, had a strange dream in which his relatives and fellow countrymen walked along one of the streets of the city with photographs of war participants.
On the eve of the holiday, on May 8, 2007, an article on this topic appeared in the Tyumen newspaper, and on May 9, Ivanov went out onto the main street of Tyumen with a photograph of his father. His acquaintances, neighbors, and friends supported him. In 2008, even more people joined the action and then it was called the “Parade of Winners.”
In 2010–2011, similar parades were held in many regions of Russia. In 2012, the action was renamed “Immortal Regiment”. In 2013, the procession took place for the first time on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, and a year later about 40,000 citizens gathered there.
On Victory Day in 2015, half a million participants marched with portraits of their loved ones at the front through Red Square, led by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Processions of the “Immortal Regiment” took place in Stavropol, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, Sevastopol, Tyumen, Grozny, St. Petersburg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladimir and other cities. A total of 12 million people took part in the event.
Immortal Regiment 2018, registration
The Victory Volunteers movement on Tuesday sent a notification to the Moscow government about holding the Immortal Regiment march on May 9, expecting that up to 1 million people would take part in the action in the capital. This is stated in the press service of the movement.
According to the organizers of the action, the start time, meeting place and route of the “Immortal Regiment” will remain unchanged this year. “Participants will gather at the Dynamo metro station from 12:00, and the movement of the column will begin at 15:00. The procession will again pass through Red Square, and then split into 2 streams (one will go along the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, the other along Moskvoretskaya Embankment) “The action will end, according to the organizers, by 19:00,” the press release notes.
“For us, volunteers, the Immortal Regiment is the most expensive and important event. Here in Moscow, last year, 2.5 thousand volunteers took part in organizing the procession. This year the figure is the same, although there are more and more people willing” ,” said the head of “Victory Volunteers” Olga Amelchenkova.
Immortal Regiment official website, take a photo
Public service centers “My Documents” will again print photos for the procession for free
You can contact one of 128 public service centers, which are located in every district of the capital (125 districts of Moscow, as well as 2 for residents of the Novomoskovsky and Troitsky administrative districts), open seven days a week, 7 days a week from 8.00 to 20.00.
Organization of the Immortal Regiment march in Moscow
In 2010, Deputy Mayor of Moscow Shevtsova came up with the idea of holding a parade in the capital with photographs of front-line soldiers. Thus, on May 9, 2010, the “Heroes of Victory” procession took place. This idea was supported by 5,000 Moscow residents. After 2013, the action began to gain momentum.
In 2017, the Immortal Regiment in Moscow had more than 850,000 members. This event became part of the Victory Day celebrations, a kind of new tradition.
The organizers of the procession say that this year on May 9, the columns of the “Immortal Regiment” will consist of more than 1 million citizens. This only means that the memory of the departed heroes of the Second World War does not fade.
Those who decide to participate in the “Immortal Regiment” event this year need to go to the Official website of this event and check there the time and place of gathering of participants in a particular city.
The authorities of Novosibirsk and the region announced a program for celebrating the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Preparation
Minister of Regional Policy Igor Yakovlev said that on April 24, the stage of the all-Russian action “St. George’s Ribbon” will begin in the region. The authorities have already purchased the required number of ribbons; they will be distributed at various events in the city and region. The main sites of the action in Novosibirsk: April 24 and 27 - Pervomaisky Square, May 8 - Theater Square, as well as the Monument of Glory.
Mayor Anatoly Lokot said that the concept of celebrating May 9 in Novosibirsk is “We are strong in this memory.” “When more than half a century has passed since the end of the war and generations have grown up, for whom the events of those years are often only a small section of a history textbook, monuments, monuments and our events become important guardians of the people's memory of past events,” the mayor noted.
Acting Regional Minister of Culture Yuri Zimnyakov said that on May 8 at 15:00 the opera house will host a gala meeting and concert dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Ministry of Culture signed a contract with the opera house on April 17. We have now developed samples of invitation cards and a project for a banner triptych for the theater building and stage decoration. The main concept of the concert: “Everything for the front! Everything for victory! Novosibirsk region during the war years."
Also on May 8, a gallery of works by artist and war veteran Veniamin Chabanov will open at 16 Krasny Prospekt. On the same day, an exhibition dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the Victory will open in the park near the opera house.
At 17:30 near the library on the square. Pimenov authorities will launch a fountain complex. From there the start of the traditional bicycle ride “Kilometers of Victory” will begin - hundreds of participants will ride to the square. Lenin.
From 20:00 to 21:00 on the square. Lenin will host the “Kilometers of Victory” concert.
At 22:00, a traditional patriotic ceremony will take place at the Monument of Glory.
At 10:00 there will be a military parade, at which an aviation group is planned to fly over.
This year they will take place on May 3 from 20:00 to 22:00 and May 6 from 10:00 to 12:00. After this, a rehearsal of the “Immortal Regiment” procession will take place until 13:00.
At 10:45 it starts from the Oktyabrskaya Mainline. Participants in the procession, led by retro equipment, will march along Krasny Prospekt to the House of Officers. The action will end with a military-patriotic program (from 11:00 to 13:00).
From 12:00 to 19:00 a festive interactive program will be organized in Pervomaisky Square.
At 12:30 a solemn meeting and laying of wreaths at the Eternal Flame at the Monument of Glory.
From 13:30 to 17:30, the traditional 71st city athletics relay in memory of A.I. will be held on Krasny Prospekt. Pokryshkina.
At 18:00 on the square. Lenin, the festive program “We are strong in this memory” will begin and end at 22:00 with festive fireworks.
Fireworks will also take place on the Nautilus beach, the Monument of Glory, the Lokomotiv stadium, the site of the Academy cultural center, and the territory of music school No. 9 on the street. Youth, 13.
The governor recalled that there are now 2 thousand veterans of the Great Patriotic War and 20.5 thousand home front workers living in the region. According to the law of the Novosibirsk region, before May 9, war participants are paid a one-time payment of 5 thousand rubles, more than 1000 veterans have already received the money.
The “Immortal Regiment” action unites thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of residents in each city. In Moscow, those who wish will follow the traditional route.
“Volunteers of Victory” have already agreed with the mayor’s office to hold the next and everyone’s favorite procession. The organizers noted that every year more and more people decide to take part in the event.
Immortal Regiment 2018 in Moscow: route
Traditionally, the Immortal Regiment in Moscow starts after the solemn Victory Parade. Those interested are invited to gather at the entrance to the Dynamo stadium by 13.00. And at 15.00 the procession itself will begin, the participants of which will march along Leningradsky Prospekt, Tverskaya and Tverskaya-Yamskaya streets, and then continue along Okhotny Ryad and to Red and Manezhnaya Squares. The procession will continue along the Moskvoretskaya embankment and across the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge.
Immortal Regiment 2018 in Moscow: meeting place, what time the action starts
Anyone can take part in the Immortal Regiment and no registration is required. You must have with you a portrait of one or more relatives who participated in the Second World War. Posters can be made yourself or ordered from a printing house.
In 2018, the Immortal Regiment will start from the Dynamo metro station in Moscow. The gathering of everyone will begin at one o'clock in the afternoon Moscow time. The procession lasts two full hours - from 15:00 to 17:00. The route of the Immortal Regiment will affect the central streets of Moscow - Tverskaya, Mokhovaya, Kremlin Embankment, Red Square, Moskvoretskaya and Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.
History of the Immortal Regiment movement in Russia
The history of the Immortal Regiment in Russia dates back to 2007. Before Victory Day, the chairman of the Council of Veterans in the Tyumen region, Gennady Ivanov, had a strange dream in which his relatives and fellow countrymen walked along one of the streets of the city with photographs of war participants.
On the eve of the holiday, on May 8, 2007, an article on this topic appeared in the Tyumen newspaper, and on May 9, Ivanov went out onto the main street of Tyumen with a photograph of his father. His acquaintances, neighbors, and friends supported him. In 2008, even more people joined the action and then it was called the “Parade of Winners.”
In 2010–2011, similar parades were held in many regions of Russia. In 2012, the action was renamed “Immortal Regiment”. In 2013, the procession took place for the first time on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, and a year later about 40,000 citizens gathered there.
On Victory Day in 2015, half a million participants marched with portraits of their loved ones at the front through Red Square, led by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Processions of the “Immortal Regiment” took place in Stavropol, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, Sevastopol, Tyumen, Grozny, St. Petersburg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladimir and other cities. A total of 12 million people took part in the event.
Immortal Regiment 2018, registration
The Victory Volunteers movement on Tuesday sent a notification to the Moscow government about holding the Immortal Regiment march on May 9, expecting that up to 1 million people would take part in the action in the capital. This is stated in the press service of the movement.
According to the organizers of the action, the start time, meeting place and route of the “Immortal Regiment” will remain unchanged this year. “Participants will gather at the Dynamo metro station from 12:00, and the movement of the column will begin at 15:00. The procession will again pass through Red Square, and then split into 2 streams (one will go along the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, the other along Moskvoretskaya Embankment) “The action will end, according to the organizers, by 19:00,” the press release notes.
“For us, volunteers, the Immortal Regiment is the most expensive and important event. Here in Moscow, last year, 2.5 thousand volunteers took part in organizing the procession. This year the figure is the same, although there are more and more people willing” ,” said the head of “Victory Volunteers” Olga Amelchenkova.
Immortal Regiment official website, take a photo
Public service centers “My Documents” will again print photos for the procession for free
You can contact one of 128 public service centers, which are located in every district of the capital (125 districts of Moscow, as well as 2 for residents of the Novomoskovsky and Troitsky administrative districts), open seven days a week, 7 days a week from 8.00 to 20.00.
Organization of the Immortal Regiment march in Moscow
In 2010, Deputy Mayor of Moscow Shevtsova came up with the idea of holding a parade in the capital with photographs of front-line soldiers. Thus, on May 9, 2010, the “Heroes of Victory” procession took place. This idea was supported by 5,000 Moscow residents. After 2013, the action began to gain momentum.
In 2017, the Immortal Regiment in Moscow had more than 850,000 members. This event became part of the Victory Day celebrations, a kind of new tradition.
The organizers of the procession say that this year on May 9, the columns of the “Immortal Regiment” will consist of more than 1 million citizens, Wordyou reports. This only means that the memory of the departed heroes of the Second World War does not fade.
Those who decide to participate in the “Immortal Regiment” event this year need to go to the Official website of this event and check there the time and place of gathering of participants in a particular city.
The Immortal Regiment is a social movement that has gained popularity in recent years in memory of the participants in the Second World War. It is believed that it was organized by the Chairman of the Council of Veterans of the Tyumen Region, Gennady Ivanov. In 2007, he organized the “Parade of Winners”, during which people carried portraits of their relatives - veterans.
What is the Immortal Regiment?
The Immortal Regiment is an action in memory of the participants in World War II who defended our Motherland. The procession is a civil initiative, and participation in it is the desire of the citizens themselves. At the march of the Immortal Regiment, people bring posters with portraits of their relatives - veterans of the Great Patriotic War. As a sign of gratitude to those who went through the war or remained forever on the battlefield, people carry portraits of their relatives. The action does not have any political overtones and was invented only to honor and preserve the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland.
Immortal Regiment: where to come?
In each city, the Immortal Regiment starts from a certain point and usually passes through the central streets of the city. On the official website of the movement there are announcements about where each specific action will take place on May 9. The Immortal Regiment campaign is held in different cities of Russia.
Immortal Regiment: do I need to register?
One of the important moments of the Immortal Regiment campaign is the creation of a chronicle of the regiment. To “enroll your grandfather in the regiment” you need to register on the movement’s website. In your personal account, you can tell the story of your family so that the memory of the feat remains for future generations.
Who can be enrolled in the Immortal Regiment?
Any relative who in one way or another took part in the defense of the Fatherland can be enrolled in the immortal regiment. This is not necessarily a participant in hostilities. Home front workers, partisans, concentration camp prisoners, and everyone who suffered but fought during the Second World War are accepted into the Immortal Regiment and are considered heroes.
How to make a portrait?
A small photograph will not be noticeable during the procession of the Immortal Regiment, so it is recommended to print it on a banner and attach it to a special stick so that the photo can be seen above the crowd. You can prepare such photographs yourself using a photo from a family album. It will be enlarged in a photo studio or at order collection points. The recommended size is approximately A4 format (20x30 cm). To prevent the photograph from being damaged by the elements or during the procession of the Immortal Regiment, it can be laminated.
Can the whole family participate?
Anyone can participate in the event; children often carry portraits of their great-grandfathers and great-great-grandfathers in the Immortal Regiment. The whole family can participate in the social movement.
What is prohibited?
The action has its own charter. During the march of the Immortal Regiment, any political slogans are prohibited. Other rules apply:
1. “Immortal Regiment” considers its main task to preserve in every family the personal memory of the generation of the Great Patriotic War.
2. Participation in the “Immortal Regiment” implies that everyone who remembers and honors their relative - an army and navy veteran, a partisan, an underground fighter, a Resistance fighter, a home front worker, a prisoner of a concentration camp, a blockade survivor, a child of war - on May 9 goes out onto the streets of the city with his (her) photograph or, if there is no photograph, with his (her) name, in order to take part in the parade in the column of the “Immortal Regiment”, or to independently pay tribute to the memory by bringing a banner with a portrait, name, or photograph to the Eternal Flame, etc. memorial place. Participation in the “Immortal Regiment” is strictly voluntary.
3. “Immortal Regiment” - Non-profit, Non-political, Non-state Civil Initiative. Every citizen can join the ranks of the Regiment, regardless of religion, nationality, political and other views. “Immortal Regiment” unites people. Anything that serves others is unacceptable to us. One country - one regiment.
4. “Immortal Regiment” cannot be an image platform. The use of any corporate, political or other symbols* in anything related to the “Immortal Regiment” is excluded.
5. The regiment cannot be personalized in any, even the most respected person: politician, public figure (including historical), official. The regiment is millions of those who have left and their descendants.
6. Coordination and assistance in holding the parade of the May 9 Regiment is carried out by the headquarters of the “Immortal Regiment”, which, along with the organizers of the Civil Initiative on May 9, 2012, includes organizations and citizens who certainly share the provisions of the Charter and have expressed their readiness to become coordinators of the Regiment in their region.
7. In order to preserve the Charter, resolve controversial issues, express the collective opinion of the cities of the Civil Initiative, the Open Council of the Regiment was formed. Any coordinator who has experience in conducting the “Immortal Regiment” in his region in accordance with the principles of the Charter can enter it by declaring his desire.
8. Changes and additions to the Charter can be made by decision of the majority of cities of the Open Council of the Regiment.
9. Our ultimate goal is to turn the “Immortal Regiment” into a nationwide tradition of celebrating Victory Day on May 9.
