YABLOKO pays tribute
to the Second World War soldiers on the Victory Day
Press Release
May 9,
2013
 
On the 68th anniversary of the Victory over fascism YABLOKO
leaders and supporters of the party paid tribute to the heroes
of the Second World War by laying wreaths and flowers at the
Eternal Flame at the mass grave at Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery
in Moscow. Thousands of Muscovites - soldiers and officers
who died during the Second World War - are buried here. Preobrazhenskoye
Cemetery has become a traditional place for YABLOKO for paying
tribute to those fallen in the war. YABLOKO activists have
been coming here for several years already.
The ceremony was attended by YABLOKO Chairman Sergei Mitrokhin,
members of YABLOKOs Political Committee Alexei Arbatov, Sergei
Ivanenko and Grigory Yavlinsky.