More than 75,000 people marched through Moscow as mass demonstrations across Russia marked the country’s controversial annual celebration of ‘Unity Day’ on Tuesday. The national holiday, instituted in 2004 by President Vladimir Putin, was marked by mass marches celebrating ‘Russian-hood’.
Since its inception, celebrations of Unity Day have often featured displays of Russian nationalism and symbols pertaining to the idea of ‘Novorossiya’ – a Russia encompassing Russian speaking territories around the Black Sea, primarily in present-day Ukraine.
“We are united”, “Our strength is in unity”, “We are many, our Motherland is one”, and “Putin, we are with you!” were among the slogans …read more
Source: Newsweek
