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World Service,6 mins

Remembering the Arctic Convoys

The Fifth Floor

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麻豆社 journalist Natalia Golysheva is from Arkhangelsk, or Archangel, in the Russian North. This weekend the city holds its annual celebration in honour of the Arctic convoys which transported supplies and arms from the Allies to the Soviet Union during the Second World War. Natalia tells us why her mother Valentina made it her personal mission to preserve the veterans' stories, and paints a picture of the city which will never forget them. Photo credit: Associated Press

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