The Immortal Regiment is an international social movement and popular action, whose participants march in a column on Victory Day on May 9, carrying photographs of their relatives – participants in the Great Patriotic War, home front workers, partisans, and concentration camp prisoners.

May 1 is traditionally celebrated in Russia as the Spring and Labor Festival. This day is not only a holiday weekend, but also an important part of the country's cultural heritage. The origins of the celebration go back to the end of the 19th century.

On this day, a large group of people (boys, girls, men, women) gather at Victory Square to run a distance in honor to the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory. Whoever runs first wins. But the catch is that this is a Relay race, and it is in the city; naturally, cars are not allowed on the roads at this time.