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The Russian Cultural and Educational Society has summed up the results of commemorative events timed to coincide with the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day.
Members of the public organization visited military cemeteries located in the territory of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland. They laid flowers and lit candles at the graves of Russian soldiers who died on this land during the First and Second World Wars.
According to the organizers, for several days they could not get to the cemetery of Soviet prisoners of war in Bialystok, as all the roads were covered with snow. It was still possible to honor the memory of the fallen, but this did not happen at all because the authorities had cleared the roads. The Society explained that the air temperature became warmer and the snow melted.
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The protesters laid dozens of red carnations decorated with St. George ribbons and ribbons in the colors of the Russian flag. To do this, they had to overcome more than three hundred kilometers. Members of the RKPO also turn to those for whom the memory of the liberators' exploits is not an empty phrase for help. Anyone can make a contribution to cover the costs of the campaign.
Recall that memorial events dedicated to the memory of Soviet and Russian soldiers have long become a tradition. Several times a year, RKPO members lay flowers at military graves and light candles. Ceremonies are held in Bialystok, Horoschi, Mileichitsy, Belsku Podlaski, Dubichi Church and other settlements.
As Russkiy Mir reported earlier, the RKPO unites the inhabitants of Poland, whose ancestors remained on this land after the collapse of the Russian Empire. The Russian cultural and educational society existed in Poland from 1948 to 1975, after which it was abolished by the local authorities. In 1991 it was restored, and in 1993 it returned to its historical name.
