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Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 69 Location: Санкт-Петербург, Россия
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:41 am Post subject:
The latest news on Dyen Pobyedi is that tanks and missile launchers are to rejoin the parade in Red Square - can't wait to see the clips of those come in on Youtube!
Of course, such memories mostly affect the older generations – those who went to war, worked at the home front, or who were children at the time. However, polls show that frequent complaints of seniors about the younger generation’s attitude towards the war, and different appraisals of it are not fair. Young people are interested in the war. Another poll by VTsIOM showed that in the last year, one third of Russians between the ages of 18 and 24 read books about the war, met veterans, visited war museums and memorials, and 86% saw movies about the war.
Recently, the St George Ribbon campaign has become a symbol of people’s memory about its heroic past. It was initiated by RIA Novosti and the Student Community youth organization four years ago. Now, on the eve of Victory Day, people attach ribbons with black and orange stripes to their car antennas, jackets, rucksacks, or beds in hospitals for veterans. Orange and black are the traditional colors of Soviet and Russian awards for achievements in combat. This is how the Russian people express their gratitude to those who have protected the independence of their state, and saved it from Nazism – both to those who are alive and dead, to those who are known and unknown.
This campaign is accompanied by the slogan “I remember! I’m proud!” and has won the hearts of millions. Last year, more than 10 million ribbons were distributed, and this year about four million have been handed out in Moscow alone according to a tentative estimate. Now many foreigners have also joined the campaign. According to some estimates, almost 50 countries are taking part in it this year.
Polls confirm the popularity of the St George ribbons. According to the estimates of the Public Opinion Foundation (POF), almost three quarters of Russians – 73% – support this patriotic action; last year one in five Russians took part in it, whereas this year, according to Bashkirova&Partners, 53% expressed their wish to participate.
Victory Day is celebrated in a big way in many countries, but probably only in Russia and the CIS countries is it a truly national holiday. This fact is borne out by a poll conducted by the research holding Romir on the eve of the holiday. More than 50% of those polled said that they will celebrate May 9 at home or at dacha (a summer house). A quarter of those polled are going to watch a military parade, and as many will go to watch the salute; one in seven intended to take part in holiday events.
Here are two more relevant figures. May 9 continues to be an important day for 92% of Russians (in the POF’s estimate); according to VTsIOM, 58% believe that the results of the war are Russia’s biggest victory in its entire history, and that its role will continue to grow in the future.
Russian society has not been so unanimous on any other event in its history.
Would it be that the general public in this country showed the same interest and enthusiasm as Russians do....
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