guards airborne regiment, eduard took part in a peacekeeping mission in kazakhstan, and then he was sent to donbas. he died like a hero in september. but as time has gone on, an early news blackout gave way to media coverage of ceremonies designed to evoke the spirit of the second world war. for example, at this school, they have unveiled a plaque to eduard reunov, a local paratrooper killed in september. evidently quite a character. translation: he was groovy, he was always joking around. l we had a school theatre production on new year s eve. it was based on evenings on a farm near dikanka by nikolai gogol. a modern take with songs. and he played a devil. he was hilarious. but while that attempt to channel school memories may have seemed a little stilted, there have been more emotional responses, too.