Armenia 76 year old man hiked 2000 kilometers to Moscow to support martyrs
Xinhua net Yerevan May (Xinhua) to participate in the world anti fascist war victory 70th anniversary commemorative activities, 76 year old people of Armenia Rigori Teroyan went to Moscow on foot, more than a month ago, and is now only more than 200 kilometers from the end point.
Ya Tong News reported that the whole journey of the elderly was more than 2000 kilometers. He started in March 22nd and walked about 40 kilometers a day. Now he has entered the state of South of Moscow.
it is reported that the elderly have been preparing for this travel plan for over a year, including physical fitness. Though his daughter was against it, he still insisted on his decision. The place of departure is a small village in the neighbouring country of Georgia, a small village called Alaska, where the old man chose to be here because it was the place where his father fought 70 years ago.
70 years ago, Armenia sent about 600 thousand soldiers to the Soviet Red Army, after the postwar statistics showed that about 300000 of them were sacrificed on the battlefield of the anti fascist war.