Every year in the Moscow winter, a crowd gathers and sets out on a march.
On the way, people buy flowers:
In order to lay them at the grave of Iosef Stalin, who lies buried in the Kremlin wall:
That’s Gennady Zyuganov laying a bunch. This year, 5660 flowers were laid:
Why? For many Russians, he is regarded as one of the heroes of their history.
More pictures here.
(ht sk)
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