On the long-standing tradition Dziady Vitsebsk activists visited the cemetery, the burial place of their supporters. November 1st three people under the white-red-white flags passed from one end of the huge cemetery, stopping near the graves of his fellow snow. On the graves were lit candles in their memory.

In a better world left to begin the democratic movement in Vitebsk, says old Vitebsk oppositionist Boris Khamaida, initiator memorial shares Dziady: "This tradition is 6 years old. Every year we go to Dziady first to Copts - are buried here Elena Zalesskaya, Roman Solovyan, Ales Mudrichenko and Sergey Terentiev. Then we go to Drukovo where buried Vladimir Pleschenko and Fields - the place of execution of peace Belarusian citizens. "

This year's memorial action had split into two parts: one day to go to the cemetery at the village Copts, and already the next day - on the grave of Vladimir Pleschenko and the place of execution victims of Stalinist repression. November 3 activists came to the tract Mazurino the grave of one of the first independent journalists Vitebsk. To do everything in one day is not enough any time, because the distance between the large cemeteries or physical strength. In cemeteries as necessary not only to lay flowers and light candles, and get out.

Khamaida: "It happened that Elena Zaleskaya generally in Vitebsk nobody left. So if we do not come, who will come to her? She has done a lot for the United Civil Party, but party members here, I have never seen these days ... Solovyan novel was a member of the Conservative Christian Party of the Belarusian Popular Front, Ales Mudrichenko - the first members of the Belarusian Popular Front, the Popular Front was formed when only in Vitebsk, Sergey Terentiev - also of the Belarusian Popular Front. "

Remember the four founders of the opposition movement came only three current activists. And once that day, November 1, the flag was going to a whole column of Vitebsk opposition says Boris Khamaida. And trying to find an explanation for what is happening: "Initially, there were more people, and now they do not collect, other priorities - rallying point for opposition were money. There must be some unifying core - Rodina, Belarusian values, but the struggle is for money, for office, for glory ... A great deal is being done! And to do it. After all, if we do not come to our dead, no one will come to us - living together to fight this regime. "

Radio Liberty