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Candles lit as St Petersburg remembers WW2 invasion

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Candles lit as St Petersburg remembers WW2 invasion

Candles lit as St Petersburg remembers WW2 invasion

STORYLINE: Some 150 volunteers arranged 50-thousand candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.


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