The Cranes are Flying event, held in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack, began solemnly with a minute of silence. T

The “Cranes are Flying“ event, held in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack, began solemnly with a minute of silence. This was followed by a poignant projection of flying cranes on the facade of Crocus City Hall. This moving tribute was echoed in many cities across Russia, uniting them in remembrance and solidarity. The song accompanying the video, crafted by Rasul Gamzatov and popularized through Mark Bernes’ haunting rendition, serves as an eternal requiem for the departed. Gamzatov found his sorrowful muse in the story of the Gazdanov family from North Ossetia (Russia): the parents who lost their seven sons in WWII. All seven of them fought against the nazi invaders and were killed one after the other, between Moscow (1941) and Berlin (1945). Yet the song also resonates with the Hiroshima tragedy of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who, after surviving the atomic bombing, later succumbed to leukemia. Her story, particularly her endeavor to fold a thousand paper cranes in a qu... Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH