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Victory Day celebration in the Valley of Honor, Litsa.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
More than 4000 people took part in the Victory Day celebrations in Litsa this year.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Local military units are an important part of the Victory Day celebrations.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Commander of the Northern Fleet Vladimir Korolyov speaking at the official memorial meeting.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
War veterans have a special position in the Russian society.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Veterans from the Soviet Union's campaign in Afghanistan.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Commander of the Northern Fleet, Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolyov.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
This memorial was put up in Valley of Honor in 2005. The first part shows a woman taking farewell to a man going to war in 1941...
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
...while the second part shows her standing alone in 1945.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
All the names of the Soviet soldiers who died defending the northern parts of Russia are chiseled into this wall.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
Dressed up in German WWII uniforms, getting ready for a battle reconstruction.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
WWII Northern Fleet soldier.
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
"Communal grave for 408 defenders of the North, buried in 2003"
Trude Pettersen / BarentsObserver
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