Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Jan 3, 2010
Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten,
Strings of Hungarian State Opera, Tamas Benedek, conductor, Antal Eisrich, percussion. A special thanks to NASA and the Hubbel Showcase.
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Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny bid farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death.
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People crowded around the hearse transporting Alexei Navalny's body in Moscow.
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People knock down barriers while leaving an area outside the Soothe My Sorrows church.
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Workers carry the coffin and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny out of the church. (Photo: Associated Press)
Alexei Navalny's parents Anatoly Navalny (right), and Lyudmila Navalnaya, arrive at the church on Friday. (Photo: Associated Press)
Australia's ambassador John Geering lays flowers near Alexei Navalny's grave.
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Foreign diplomats, including French Ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy and US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy attended the service.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow in 2021.
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'Putin is a murderer’: Australia's ambassador among mourners as Navalny's funeral becomes rare protest
Australia's ambassador to Russia was among a rare public anti-Kremlin demonstration when he joined a large crowd at the funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Friday.
John Geering, who began his posting in November, and other Western diplomats were at the service with thousands of mourners and supporters in the district of Maryino, despite warnings from Russian authorities that people could be arrested.
The throng chanted "we are not afraid", "Putin is a murderer", "no war" and "Russia will be free", as the 47-year-old's body was carried into The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows.
Mr Geering said when he and the other Western diplomats attempted to enter the church, police stopped them.
He later released a statement saying he had been "profoundly impacted and moved by the depth of grief shown by many thousands today at the funeral of Alexei Navalny. Those remembering his legacy at the funeral carry on his hopes for a better Russia. Australia and the world shares your grief and your hopes".
By Riley Stuart in London
ABC News - March 2, 2024
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YouTube video >> Anne Akiko Meyers performs Arvo Pärt's "Fratres" with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Kaljuste - Arvo Pärt Centre [Released: 9 December 2018 / 11mins.+48secs.]:
In memory of Alexei Navalny RIP
Sic transit gloria mundi
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YouTube video >> Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten with the Hungarian State Opera, Tamas Benedek, conductor, Antal Eisrich, percussion [Released: 3 January 2010 / 7mins.+46secs.]:
Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, Strings of Hungarian State Opera, Tamas Benedek, conductor, Antal Eisrich, percussion. A special thanks to NASA and the Hubbel Showcase.
In memory of Alexei Navalny RIP
Sic transit gloria mundi
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