Throughout Russia a wide range of events have taken place to celebrate its newest holiday – National Unity Day. Nationalists threw a number of marches, while Moscow's youth engaged in dance activities and donating blood.

The main nationalist event – the 'Russian March' in Moscow gathered some 20,000 demonstrators, the organizers claim, though police say some 6,000 attended the event. The participants chanted their usual slogans “Russia is for Russians” and such and were carrying banners, Imperial flags and icons. 

Most of the banners were of nationalist nature calling for migrants to return to their home countries. However, also gaining notice were some lesser held beliefs, such as calling to remove Lenin from his mausoleum resting place.

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