On 20 June 2026, in Vienna’s historic centre, on Morzinplatz and by the Ruprechtsstiege near Schwedenplatz, activists of the International Immortal Regiment held an open screening of the war drama “Not on the Lists”. The film tells of the first days of the Great Patriotic War and the defence of the Brest Fortress.
The screening was timed to 22 June — the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow and the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union.
First, flowers and a minute of silence
Before the screening began, participants laid flowers at the nearby Memorial to the Victims of Nazism and honoured the fallen with a minute of silence.
A film in the city’s language
The film was shown on a large outdoor LED screen in German with English subtitles. This made the screening accessible to Austrians, foreign visitors and tourists who were in Vienna’s historic centre that evening.
The free public screening was made possible with the support of the Immortal Regiment of Russia movement.
261 memorial candles
Memorial candles were prepared especially for the evening. They were handed out to passers-by together with cards carrying a QR code and information about the “Candle of Memory” campaign. Anyone who wished could light a candle in memory of the 27 million people of the USSR who died in the war. In all, 261 candles were handed out.
Memory in the language of cinema
Preserving historical memory calls for modern, accessible ways of reaching the public. An open-air screening carries it to residents, tourists and chance passers-by who would hardly come to a commemorative event otherwise. Through the language of cinema, historical events become closer and clearer to people of different generations and nationalities.
