🕯 Embassy of Russia in the USA has traditionally joined Candle of Memory, the memorial event dedicated to the Remembrance and Sorrow Day.

🕓 At 4 am sharp, Moscow time - in those dramatic moments when the Great Patriotic War began 82 years ago - Russian diplomatic mission’s staff and their families lit candles to honor the memory of 27 million Soviet citizens who gave their lives for the Great Victory.

🎖 Pupils of the Embassy’s school read poems about the hardships of the war years and the immortal feat of Soviet soldiers.

🖼 The event featured an exhibition on the key milestones of the Great Patriotic War with a special focus on the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk.

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