Russian Youth League shares black and orange ribbons to passersby in Chisinau

The Russian Youth League staged the Saint George’s Ribbon event in central Chisinau on May 4. Activists of the organization shared black and orange ribbons to passersby and sang Soviet patriotic songs, Info-Prim Neo reports. The young persons spread a giant ribbon that was 365 meters long. “The event was organized on the occasion of 66 years of the Great Victory. This way, we thank the veterans who freed our country from the German-Romanian-Fascist occupants,” said Iulia Petrov, one of the activists. The participants in the event chanted “Victory” and Hurrah”. The Russian Youth League will share black and orange ribbons on May 9 as well. The Ribbon of St George or St George's Ribbon constitutes one of the most recognized and respected symbols of military value in modern Russia. It is widely associated with the commemoration of World War II. The ribbon consists of a black and orange bicolor pattern, with three black and two orange stripes. The Georgian ribbon emerged as part of the Order of St George, established in 1769 as the highest military decoration of Imperial Russia.