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Black balloons in memory of prisoners killed in the Nazi camp to be launched on October 13-14 in dozens of countries around the world. The mourning events will be dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Sobibor uprising, Izvestia newspaper reports quoting the Alexander Pechersky Foundation.
In many countries, the events will take place in Russian centers of science and culture. Konstantin Khabensky’s film Sobibor will be shown there and the entrance will be free. There will also be exhibitions of paintings and historical photographs on the terrible history of the concentration camp located in Poland and claimed the lives of more than 250 thousand prisoners.
On October 14, a rally dedicated to the event will be held in Moscow at the monument called The Tragedy of Peoples on Poklonnaya Hill. The Victory Museum will show Sobibor film and open the exhibition about the Soviet soldier Alexander Pechersk who led the uprising in the autumn of 1943. The escape allowed more than 300 prisoners to escape.
Sobibor was reported on October 10 to enter into a long list of nominations for films in foreign languages to vie for an Oscar from Russia. This is Konstantin Khabensky's debut as a director. The actor also played a main role in the film. In Russia the film release was welcomed and it got one of the largest number of viewers.
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