and the executioners cut off his head yevgeny rodionov became a popular saint; his face is erected onaltars. foreign faith surrounded his head with a golden halo grandiose procession of the immortal regiment, when the whole country between the three oceans victory day rises out of its homes and its halls and merges into one huge easter procession. they carry portraits of their great-grandfathers over their heads. grandfathers, great-great-grandfathers, in this procession they carry banners and carry icons depicting saints in this easter procession, the transfiguration of the dead comes to life. light overcomes darkness, and it seems that the heroes leave their portraits, hung with orders, stand next to us. and we, all a huge people, are walking in our easter victories procession from the past to the future, what is ahead where are we going, what looms in the disturbing mists of the 21st century. what is the image of our future russian future we are still faithful to our russian dream, our desire to find an ideal existence, a mighty flourishing just state. in this state, justice embrac