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A River of Pictures of the Dead From Russia’s Sacred War

Pavel Mramornov holds a photo of his great great grandfather and stands with his father Alexander on the day of Immortal Regiment marches across the country, at a war memorial in Domodedovo, on the outskirts of Moscow, May 9, 2018. The annual marches across Russia to honor the estimated 27 million Soviet soldiers and citizens who died in WWII have snowballed in popularity: An estimated one million marched in Moscow alone, and eight million participated across the country. (James Hill/The New York Times)