the Action “Immortal regiment” because coronavirus can move in virtual space
AGN Moscow / Sergey Kiselev
the procession with the portraits of the great Patriotic war veterans and “Immortal regiment” this year may be cancelled or held in form of virtual shares, have informed “Interfax” a source familiar with preparations for the event. According to him, everything depends on the development of the epidemiological situation.
In the press service of the all-Russian public Patriotic movement “Immortal regiment of Russia” said that while preparing for the campaign in normal mode, instructions from the Federal authorities on this matter was available. In mid-March, it was reported that the organizers of the demonstration think about strengthening of security measures on the stocks in order to avoid infection with coronavirus.
co-Chairman of the interregional historical and Patriotic movement “the Immortal regiment” Sergey Lapenkov told radio Sputnik that the action will take place anyway, but probably not in the usual form. There are several alternatives, eventually the organizers will decide on the format for April 15-20.
“That can be arranged in the form of a flash mob when people are on camera phones will record a short story about your veteran and put in a social network together with photo. Also people can census on a social network page that open up on our website. Maybe someone else is going to change avatars in the image of their veterans and ancestors may yet be some branded frames,” he listed Lapenkov.
In an interview with radio station “Moscow speaking”, he noted that the “Immortal regiment” is primarily a manifestation of personal memory, not a desire to go in the column. “Man can, in the end, may 9 to meet with their families, with those who divides the self-isolation or – if this mode is canceled by that time – with those with whom he will be willing to sit down and to remember their loved ones,” said Lapenkov.
co-Founder of the movement “Immortal regiment of Russia”, the Deputy of the state Duma Nikolay Zemtsov in conversation with Daily Storm ruled out the holding of shares in the online mode. According to him, most likely, the procession will be moved to the summer or next year, but may hold in the may 9 Victory Day, if you will allow the epidemiological situation. According to Zemtsov, through the Internet, “it is impossible to convey the spirit of delight that is experienced by all participants of the action”.
