Commentators pointed out the formal nature of the day of remembrance and sorrow in Chechnya

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Caucasian Knot

The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow of the Peoples of Chechnya has effectively been reduced to mourning events for Ramzan Kadyrov's father; his image even appears on posters commemorating May 10. Meanwhile, commemoration of the victims of the deportation is merely a formality, as readers of the Caucasian Knot pointed out.