This year it’s a big one: the 75th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany. Now officials are trying to work out how to hold celebrations in the age of coronavirus.
Anton Kobyakov, man in charge of organizing this year’s parade, has appealed to the government to ask them not to invite people older than 65. That, of course, means no surviving veterans will be able to take part in the festivities. The letter, signed by Kobyakov and addressed to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko, was confirmed to have been received by the administration.
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