Immortal Regiment marches
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Immortal Regiment marches are public commemorative processions in which participants carry photographs of relatives who fought or died in World War II, honoring their memory and sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Immortal Regiment marches canonical | 2 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative procession
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public event ⓘ war remembrance practice ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Belarus ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Canada ⓘ China ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Estonia ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Israel ⓘ Italy ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Moldova ⓘ Poland ⓘ Russia ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commemorates |
Soviet soldiers of World War II
ⓘ
participants’ relatives who died in World War II ⓘ participants’ relatives who fought in World War II ⓘ victims of World War II ⓘ |
| hasCoreActivity |
carrying photographs of relatives
ⓘ
public street procession ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
annual march
ⓘ
non-military procession ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
banner carriers
ⓘ
organizers ⓘ photograph carriers ⓘ volunteers ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
honoring memory of World War II participants
ⓘ
preserving family war history ⓘ public remembrance of World War II ⓘ |
| hasRussianName | Бессмертный полк ⓘ |
| involves |
civilians
ⓘ
descendants of World War II participants ⓘ families of fallen soldiers ⓘ veterans of World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| originatedAs | grassroots civic initiative ⓘ |
| originatedInCity | Tomsk ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Victory Day parades
ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Day military parades
World War II memorial culture ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collective memory of World War II
ⓘ
continuity between generations ⓘ personal connection to war history ⓘ |
| typicalDateObserved |
9 May
ⓘ
Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Day
|
| typicalLocation |
central squares
ⓘ
city streets ⓘ war memorials ⓘ |
| typicalObjectCarried |
banners
ⓘ
flags ⓘ portrait photographs of relatives ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.