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News 13:31/29.03.2005 President Putin Lays Wreath at Eternal Flame Memorial in Orel President Vladimir Putin has laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame memorial in Orel. The memorial was built in honor of Soviet soldiers who perished during the Great Patriotic War (WWII) near the city. 13:29/29.03.2005 Lebedev Believes Yushchenko’s Decision to Visit Moscow on May 8 Makes Sense Alexander Lebedev, deputy chairman of the State Duma’s CIS Committee, told a press conference at RIA Novosti on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s decision to visit Moscow on May 8 instead of May 9 made sense. 11:12/29.03.2005 Kamchatka’s Veterans to Get New Apartments in Petropavlovsk Kamchatka’s veterans of the Great Patriotic War, who need to improve their living conditions, will be able to move to the regional center, Larisa Bobrovnik, the vice governor, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. 00:12/29.03.2005 Over 2,000 Journalists Accredited to Cover the 60th Anniversary Celebrations Over 2,000 journalists and the support personnel have got accreditations to cover the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. 16:42/28.03.2005 Moscow’s Alexandrovsky Garden Is Being Decorated Ahead of V-Day Moscow’s Alexandrovsky Garden is being decorated for V-day, according to the city government’s information center. 14:47/28.03.2005 Viktor Yushchenko’s Timetable for May 9 Has Not Been Finalized Yet Irina Gerashchenko, President Viktor Yushchenko’s press secretary, told the Novosti-Ukraine news agency on Monday, that the Ukrainian leader’s timetable for May 9 had not been finalized so far. 14:25/28.03.2005 Military Parade Will Take Place in Havana on May 9 A military parade will take place in Havana on May 9 as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII), Andrei Dmitriyev, Russian ambassador to Cuba, told RIA Novosti. 10:08/28.03.2005 Fatherland’s Defenders Contest Continues Accepting Bids The committee has already received over 80 applications, mainly in the categories of military and patriotic websites and military information sites. 09:30/28.03.2005 Japan to Help Japanese Return Home from Sakhalin Japan is ready to help Japanese, who remained on Sakhalin after World War II, return home, the press service of the Sakhalin region committee for international, foreign economic and inter-regional relations told RIA Novosti. 22:04/27.03.2005 Novgorod to Open Monument at Red Army Mass Grave A new monument will be opened in the village of Myasnoi Bor, the Novgorod region, in place of a mass grave of Red Army soldiers and officers. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9.. 10.. 11.. 12.. 13.. 14.. 15.. 16.. 17.. 18.. 19.. 20.. 21.. 22.. 23.. 24.. 25.. 26.. 27.. 28.. 29.. 30.. 31.. 32.. 33.. 34.. 35.. 36.. 37.. 38.. 39.. 40.. 41.. 42.. 43.. 44.. 45.. 46.. 47.. 48.. 49.. 50.. 51.. 52.. 53.. 54.. 55.. 56

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