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The carpet of flowers at the monument to the soldiers-liberators of Riga has been restored, REGNUM reports. The residents of Riga brought them the next day after the Victory Day.
On the morning of May 10, the authorities of Riga removed the flowers that people laid at the monument the day before. As the deputy of the Riga City Council Konstantin Chekushin said, the municipal services of the city sent a tractor to rake up the flowers laid out at the monument. They were loaded onto trucks and taken to a landfill.
Residents of Riga, among whom were both Russians and Latvians, rushed to get the flowers back. Even those who usually do not participate in such events joined the action. Volunteers decided to establish a round-the-clock duty and not let the flowers be swept away again.
By the evening of May 10, a carpet of flowers and candles, lit in memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War, was formed at the monument. 77 rows were laid out with red carnations - according to the number of years that have passed since the day of the Great Victory.
The city authorities promised that they would not touch these flowers. Yet people do not believe the administration will keep its promise.
Russkiy Mir
