RUSSIA. Ulan-Ude. 30 May 2023. The celebration of the centennial of the Russian Buryatia Republic was held on May 30 at the ornate Ulan-Ude Opera house. The whole theater rose to applaud the pinning of medals on the lapels of three of these heroes of the “special military operation” in Ukraine, as well as on the lapels of several aged veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945