Measures to contain the corona virus thats despite fears of a spike in infection. And how can you bring in someones lips when theyre wearing a face mask well thats a challenge thats facing the death people around the world during the coronavirus tend to make but a tailor in indonesia has sown a clever solution to make sure mats are not a conversation killer. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us russia is marking the anniversary of the victory over nazi germany a day after the rest of europe today on the 9th of may thats because when the articles of surrender were signed late in the evening of may the 8th here in berlin it was already past midnight in moscow the annual parade on red square in the russian capital has been canceled along with all of them. Across russia. Correspondent and leisure when it looks now at how russians are marking the end of what they call the great patriotic war. Oh. Oh. A peoples war a sacred afore they sing for 70 years now students and alumni from the Moscow State Institute of music have gotten together on victory day to sing patriotic wartime songs to passers by outside the bolshoi theatre the spot has always been an unofficial Meeting Place for victory Day Celebrations which play a key part in russias national identity. One of the singers in the choir is heartbroken that this year the square will remain empty because of the pandemic the singing teacher has been coming here for victory day since she was a child she says the choir is tradition lets them be part of something bigger scene with a lot of people stop to sing with us whether its families or veterans who can still come to the square that really makes us happy and we also asked people to join in everyone knows these songs as a musician i believe its impossible to have good times or enjoy bad times in life without music for me the 9th of may doesnt exist without the music and its just. All over moscow there are posters commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of the war known as the great patriotic war here the decision to postpone the victory day parade was one the author already has left till the last moment. Thousands of troops were preparing for a bombastic military parade on red square here behind me until just a month ago and these yellow lines that service lanes for tanks or even freshly repainted despite the pandemic for people. Here the decision to postpone the official celebrations is emotional will not a model of my happy they postponed no but they have to look at the rules and work there so people will remember anyway by learning more poems with kids are doing krauts by the yoke you. Meanwhile maria and the choir arent letting the pandemic stop them from singing for victory day theyre rehearsing online and have recorded the song cuts you show to post on social media. To now my. Car. Over a 1000 kilometers away near the heroes their music is helping some members of the origin aeration find solace to this old age home is currently in lockdown including for victory day. Its a hugely significant Holiday People want the war and we must remember and celebrate the last one there can be no celebration with music. This choir is keeping the music and the memory going in the hope that next year russians will be able to celebrate offline. And were joined now by a surrogate hes the director of research and a professor of International Relations at Cardiff University in the u. K. Hello to you professor at cinco thanks for joining us now we can see this is a major disappointment for russians theyve been gearing up for a major celebration on this years a victory day now theyre facing the Coronavirus Crisis can russians still be in a celebre touring news. Well i see the day they still can people still will remember this people still celebrate this in fact one thing that strikes me is just how much this tradition persists from year to year you would think that there would be a fading of memory certainly people who were actually involved in the 2nd world war are mostly no longer with us however this is of course part of a state driven but people still celebrate people still mark this occasion and im sure today there is already. Commemoration going across russia even though you know that in the privacy of their homes people will still do this. Now this particular anniversary its been 75 years since the end of the 2nd world war it was also meant to be a major showcase of power for russias president Vladimir Putin how is the president being affected by the reality that all of these planned commemorations have been scaled down well this has been a major setback for putin has it not been he had. Initiated changes to the russian constitution there was supposed to be a referendum now that would effectively allow him to since remain in power forever or until his death but. You know those those plans along with the commemoration of the 75th anniversary have been postponed not canceled for sure going oh well once once coronavirus goes away im sure putin will come back to his agenda and pursue it best relentlessly as he house up to this point. Now you mentioned just a short time ago that people who actually lived through the war many of them are no longer with us we know that veterans of the war have always played a central role in commemorations in a russia what about the young generation though how important is this history to the new generation of russia. Well it is it is interesting and i find it interesting that it is still very important and you have to ask why i think part of this is an issue of identity as your correspondent actually referred to this question and her import. Russians have little to you lived in that seems to be used to have soviet times the problem to deal with you they were building in bright communist future were the building now theres theres not a great clarity about this so people are looking to the past in an effort to find something that unites them and they find that this particular event the war affected everyone and this is something that can bring them together despite the differences that they may have because of course it touched every household it touched every family so i think thats probably the reason why it still actually had a reigning sort of war or something you know it still has some sort of buy in from the Younger Generation all right professor sergei gnashing of the university of cardiff we appreciate all your in science thank you thank you for having. Elsewhere in europe commemorations took place to mark the end of the 2nd world war on friday ceremonies this year were of course scaled back because of the current Global Health emergency all the same it has been a day of remembrance and emotion starting right here in berlin. The bell rang out across berlin to mark the moment. Germanys president. And chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other but the countrys central memorial to the victims of war. Said germanys neighbors had needed time to trust the country again and accepting german its required an emotional understanding of the past. And the germanys past is a fractured past responsibility for the murder of millions and the suffering of millions its believed that breaks our hearts and thats why i say that this country can only be loved with a broken heart and im how its the leave me in britain the Royal Air Force famous display team the red arrows flew over londons landmarks. 2 minutes of silence was observed across the country. A poem written about the victory 75 years ago was read by Prime Minister boris johnson. Now the great vision which we dared believe through slow and savage years is all our own that summit which we will we now achieve uncertainty deposes the unknown. In france president. Led a ceremony at the arc de triomphe monuments. The event was held without the public france is under a Strict Lockdown until monday. U. S. President donald trump and the 1st lady visited the world war 2 memorial in washington d. C. Following the riffling ceremony trump greeted 7 world war 2 veterans from a safe distance. Friday prayers have resumed and up to 180. 00 iranian towns and cities only mosques and places deemed to be at low risk from the coronavirus were allowed to open their doors iran has started easing restrictions despite fears of a spike in infections. For these worshipers in iran friday marks a return to communal prayer with some differences they had to wear face masks and keep a distance from each other. Servants was shorter than me a pollution the process of washing before prayer was performed at home but scenes like this werent repeated across the country due to the risk of infection mosques in the capital tehran and other major cities have been forced to stay shots. In thailand where muslims make up around 5 percent of the population mosques reopened after a month hiatus here the measure is a bit more conspicuous with a list of instructions for worshippers on a rival and prayers their own small sounds on the floor. But despite the easing of restrictions muslims helen is in many peoples lives but for the deaf and hard of hearing the challenges are particularly acute the pandemic has highlighted the need for interpreters and show that even a simple thing like a face mask can be a problem ha. Ha ha. Europe is doing something shes always wanted to do learn sign language the coronavirus pandemic has given her the purse to take on mine classes and now works as a Mental Health nurse and she says these skills will help her in her job. She really wants me to be able to communicate it. Out of hearing patients so many times. And interpret it isnt there or they dont think to have an interpreter and. In a time like this where communication is key i think its really important. We dont store shes giving regular updates on the pandemic a credit she didnt her pictures like sarah see a busier than ever. 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