A memorial service was held held in Turkey for the participants of the Russian Exodus, the soldiers of the White Russian Army, who were forced to leave their homeland in November 1920. About 220,000 Russians arrived from Crimea to Istanbul. 25,000 soldiers and members of their families under the command of General Kutepov settled in Gallipoli (Gelibolu) in Turkey. A photo exhibition kicked of in this city to commemorate this event.
An Orthodox funeral service for the deceased emigrants was held in the Consulate General of Russia's church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Kings Constantine and Helena.
An exhibition of restored photographs dedicated to the events of those years has opened in the Cultural Center of Gelibolu. Besides that, a photo album compiled by professors of universities in Canakkale and Izmir was presented to the public. The album was published with the assistance of the Gelibolu City Hall and the Center for Applied Research of Russian-Turkish Cooperation of the University of Canakkale.
On the same days, funeral services for the participants of the Russian Exodus were held in dozens of cities around the world, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, New York, Paris, London and others.
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