President of Russia: Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary meeting of the Memory Watch 2015 national commemorative event and announced that he had signed executive orders conferring the title of City of Military Glory

April 6, 2015 while on a trip to Novgorod Region, Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary meeting of the Memory Watch 2015 national commemorative event, which officially got underway in the Novgorod Region town of Staraya Russa.

The President announced that he has signed executive orders conferring the title of City of Military Glory on Staraya Russa, Gatchina, Petrozavodsk, Grozny, and Feodosia.

The President also visited an exhibition of projects carried out by search groups from around Russia, We Live and We Remember.

Memory Watch encompasses a series of events that include search expeditions, official meetings, reburials of fallen soldiers found by the search groups, and patriotic events to immortalise the memory of those who gave their lives defending their country. This year, representatives of search groups from 74 of Russia’s regions will take part in the events.