Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev, left, attends an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev lays flowers on the tomb of Soviet Marshal Vasily Chuikov following an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev signs a guest book in the Hall of Military Glory before an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev, fifth right, visits the memorial complex to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad before an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev, centre, visits the memorial complex to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad before an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev lays flowers by the Eternal Flame in the Hall of Military Glory before an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev and Volgograd Region Deputy Governor Gennady Shevtsov attend an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Volgograd Region Deputy Governor Gennady Shevtsov and Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev attend an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev, fourth left, and other officials attend an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Russian guards of honour attend an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev speaks during an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Russian guards of honour attend an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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Russian guards of honour march during an opening ceremony of a memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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A memorial slab in honour of Yakutian soldiers, who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, is pictured during its opening ceremony as part of the Bastions of Memory patriotic project on Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ahead of the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.

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