Maksim Blinov/Sputnik St. George’s ribbon in Russia has become a universal symbol of remembrance of those who fell in WWII just like the poppy in the UK in the case of WWI victims. Several years ...

It’s called the Ribbon of St. George, and today it represents the commemoration of World War II, as well as being an important reminder of Russia’s heroic past. The ribbon consists of a bicolor ...

Russian-US national Yuri Malev is accused of posting an image of the St. George Ribbon, pictured in this file image, with a caption containing "coarse obscene language." ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law equating the black-and-orange-striped ribbon of St. George with state-protected “symbols of military glory.” Its public desecration may now lead ...