by New Worker correspondent
AROUND 200 people gathered in the
grounds of the Imperial War
Museum on Wednesday 9th May
to commemorate the millions of Soviet soldiers, sailors, air crew and civilians
who died in the titanic struggle to defeat the Nazi war machine and to
celebrate their victory that brought peace and freedom to Europe.
Among those present this year were a party of
six Soviet war veterans, two women and three men, covered in medals but looking
remarkably well considering what their age must have been.
All the usual veterans of the Arctic Convoy
Club, the British Legion, attachés from the embassies of the former Soviet
Republics, political organisations including the New Communist Party,
youth organisations and the Russian community in London
were also present.
And a teenage soprano singer from the Russian
Embassy School
in London gave and a tear-jerking a
capella rendition of the Song of the
White Cranes, a lament for those who died in battle.
This was followed by the Last Post and an
invitation from the Deputy Russian Ambassador to join them in drinking a toast
to the victory.
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