Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ While international attention has been on Vladimir Putin's giant 'Glory to the Defenders of the Fatherland' rally and concert in Moscow, smaller events have been held across Russia, including patriotic speeches and children demonstrating their knowledge of weapons. ⬇️

2/ The independent Russian news outlet 'Ostorozhno, novosti' (ON) reports that rallies across Russia have been publicised by local authorities and instititions. They have taken a variety of formats: motor races, commemorations at memorials or on the streets, concerts and rallies.

3/ As ON puts it, "Z-variety songs are sung on the streets of cities, the authorities speak to the population, memorial plaques are opened to the participants of the special military operation.

4/ "Schoolchildren are taken out to lay flowers and deliver speeches to support the special operation and send good wishes to its participants.

5/ In one village in the Krasnodar region, for example, the children sang SHAMAN songs, dressed up in military fatigues and staged mini-scenarios showing combat and how to disassemble automatic weapons, while a projector showed the deceased participants of the special operation.

6/ In Tuva, the military commissar addressed the locals at the eternal flame, after which one of the residents sang a folk song." /end

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