OREANDA-NEWS The St. George Ribbon campaign has begun in Russia, this year it will be held in all Russian regions, including new ones.

"I am very pleased to congratulate you today on the launch of our St. George Ribbon campaign," said Senator from the LNR Daria Lantratova during the opening of a thematic photo exhibition in the Federation Council.

Olga Zvonko, chairman of the Victory Volunteers movement, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for the Development of Civil Society, said that this year more than 30 thousand volunteers will distribute the symbols. "Over the past few years, the meaning of the St. George ribbon symbol has become broader: if earlier this symbol was associated with pride for Victory in the Great Patriotic War, today this symbol means the valor of all defenders of the Fatherland," she added.

A photo exhibition dedicated to the start of the campaign opened in the hall of the Federation Council. It presents photos of volunteers distributing tapes in different parts of Russia.