Minuta Molchanya

*Minuta Molchanya*
Minuta Molchanya
	The Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Created by	Irana Kazakova
Written by	Natalia Levitskaya
Country of origin	Soviet Union; Russia;
Original language	Russian
Production
Producers	Soviet Central TV Management Production; Studio Ekran; Ostankino Radio Television Directorate under management from National Media Group;
Running time	15 minutes; 8 minutes; 5 minutes; 10 Minutes;
Original release
Release	May 9, 1965 –; present
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Minuta Molchanya (Russian: Минута молчания; translated as Minute of Silence), also known by its full title as To the Bright Memory of the Fallen in the Fight Against Fascism (Russian: Светлой Памяти павших в борьбе против фашизма), is a broadcast aired at 18:00 UTC annually in Russia on 9 May, dedicated to the victims of Great Patriotic War. It is broadcast on all radio and television stations across Russia and the former USSR on Victory Day. It was first broadcast on Soviet Central Television in 1965, 20 years after the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.