18:00, 6 February 2010

St Petersburg presents film "Aldy. With No Limitation Period"

On Friday, February 5, St Petersburg was the venue of the first run and discussion of film "Aldy. With No Limitation Period", showing the events ten years ago, when on February 5, 2000, in a clean-up ("zachistka") in Novye Aldy village in Chechnya, conducted by the St Petersburg OMON (special militia), 56 peaceful residents were killed.

The film was shown within the action "With good and peace from St Petersburg", organized by the city residents, who could not stay indifferent to the tragedy in Aldy. On the day of the anniversary of the tragedy, similar actions were held in Moscow and Grozny.

The project "With good and peace from St Petersburg" is implemented in the city for the third year. The city dwellers got united with the aim "to return good name to St Petersburg and its residents and establish kind relations with Aldy residents."

Another action - "St Petersburg residents - to Aldy children" - was organized with the aim to show St Petersburg to Aldy residents as the city of culture, spirituality, goods and peace. It is planned to invite children from Aldy to excursions to St Petersburg.

Author: Dmitry Florin

Source: CK correspondent