Russian Chapel ceremony marks first Slovenia-Russia Friendship Day

Kranjska Gora, 31 July - The annual ceremony in memory of Russian POWs who perished building the Vršič pass during the First World War will be held at the Russian Chapel below Vršič mountain pass on Saturday. The first Slovenia-Russia Friendship Day will be also celebrated on the occasion.

Kranjska Gora
The Russian Chapel, a shrine erected in memory of Russian prisoners of war who died while building the Vršič mountain pass during WWI.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
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