MOSCOW, 28 APR — RIA Novosti. The start of the jubilee the annual action “George ribbon” gave on Tuesday a video conference, organized by the International multimedia press center MIA “Russia today”.
In connection with the distribution of coronavirus and cancellation of mass events, this time the format will be modified, however the orange and black ribbon will again become a symbol of Victory Day.
In 2020 the action “St. George ribbon” is 15 years old. This became a popular tradition said to have originated at Zubovsky Boulevard, 4 in March of 2005, so video conferencing was not chosen by chance. It was attended by the Deputy chief editor MIA “Russia today,” Natalya Loseva, Deputy head of the Federal Agency for youth Affairs Andrey Platonov, Deputy head of the Department of labour and social protection of population of Moscow Vladimir Filippov, Deputy Director of fsbi “Repatriants” Natalia Mandrova, head of the all-Russian public movement “Volunteer Victory” Olga Emelchenkova and Director of the center “Mosvolonter” Dmitry Pokrovsky.
this year the action “Georgievsky ribbon” will be held from may 4 to 9, in online and offline formats by members of the all-Russian public Association “Volunteer Victory” in coordination “of Repatriate” and informational support of the MIA “Russia today”. It is expected to cover all regions of Russia. “Russia today”, in particular, reports are already prepared 50 thousand copies of St. George ribbons in Moscow to volunteers for delivery to seniors and disabled residents of the capital, which the hotline asking for help with buying medications and food products in the framework of “Myvote”.
Together with ribbons of elderly Muscovites will have sets of CD-ROMs with audio recordings of wartime songs and stories of Valentin Kataev and Yury Bondarev “son of the regiment” and “the Battalions ask for fire”, dedicated to 75 anniversary of the Victory. In addition, in the regions of the tape will be distributed in the allowed to visit during the isolation grocery stores and gas stations.
“Russia today” also invites its readers and partners to join the campaign by adding the ribbons to their avatars in social networks and company logos. The media group has prepared for this special thematic framework. Look for frames “St. George ribbon” on social networks or download it at the link here.
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