Film directors Ilya Zheltyakov and Anastasia Polukhina have the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life: a week with the Veps, one of the oldest ethnic groups living in Russia today.
The Moscow Times: Get away from it all – live with the Veps
Gennady Matveiev with his wife Galina (unseen) watch the television screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in the kitchen of their little dacha in the village of Luzki in the Moscow region on May 9, 2020. - Usually, the couple go to a nearby monument or to the capital Moscow for the march of the "Immortal Regiment", a patriotic parade promoted by the Kremlin bringing together hundreds of thousands of people carrying photos of relatives who participated in the war.
"But the coronavirus has made changes," sighs Gennady Matveiev. The usual military parade was canceled, as was the "Immortal Regiment". Instead, to remember the 27 million Soviets missing in the conflict, a minute of silence will be observed at 19:00 local time across the country at eleven time zones. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
