Irkutsk Region Governor Sergei Yeroshchenko, right, lays flowers at the memorial Flame of Eternal Glory. The 2014 St George's Ribbon event marking the 69th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War was launched in Irkutsk.25.04.2014#2417617
A volunteer distributes ribbons on the square in front of the memorial Flame of Eternal Glory. The 2014 St George's Ribbon event marking the 69th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War was launched in Irkutsk.25.04.2014#2417615
A volunteer distributes ribbons on Kirov Square. The 2014 St George's Ribbon event marking the 69th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War was launched in Irkutsk.25.04.2014#2417613
A girl holding St George's ribbon walks on the pedestrian bridge across Nizhnyaya Naberezhnaya Street. The 2014 St George's Ribbon event marking the 69th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War was launched in Irkutsk.25.04.2014#2417611
Newlyweds tie ribbons on the square near the Eternal Flame of Glory memorial. The St George Ribbon 2014 memorial initiative dedicated to the 69th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War has been launched in Irkutsk.25.04.2014#2417605
A volunteer distributes ribbons in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2417009
Volunteers distribute ribbons in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2417008
TV presenter Yana Churikova with volunteers going to distribute ribbons in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2417005
A driver takes a ribbon distributed in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2416992
A volunteer distributes ribbons in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2416991
A volunteer distributes ribbons in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2416990
TV presenter Yana Churikova distributes ribbons in Moscow as part of the St George's Ribbon national event marking the anniversary of the great victory in the Great Patriotic War.24.04.2014#2416989
