11:15, 7 May 2021

"Immortal Regiment" action announced in Georgia amid pandemic

Marches in memory of those who perished in the Great Patriotic War will be held in Georgian cities on May 9 with observance of the social distance, organizers have announced.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 9, 2019, the "Immortal Regiment" march was held in Tbilisi along with a counter-action with anti-Russian slogans, in which five people were detained. Activists of the "Immortal Regiment" and participants of the counter-action who booed them called each other traitors of Georgia's interests.

The community of "Immortal Regiment" coordinators was formed as a voluntary community of like-minded people. By May 2013, about 120 cities joined the campaign. Subsequently, the geography of the movement expanded; and the action had coordinators abroad. The "Immortal Regiment" action began in Russia as a people's initiative, but the authorities could not avoid the temptation to bureaucratize such a mass movement.

As of May 6, the total number of COVID-19 infected people in Georgia reached 317,719. 4227 people have died since the start of the pandemic, according to the "StopCov.ge" website.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 7, 2021 at 01:08 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.