| On Defender of the Fatherland Day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took part in the solemn ceremony of returning the Eternal Flame from Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow to the Alexander Garden. On December 27, 2009, the Eternal Flame was moved to Poklonnaya Hill in connection with work to restore engineering and technical communications in the Alexander Garden. The torch with the Eternal Flame was delivered on Tuesday morning on an armored personnel carrier with full military honors from Poklonnaya Gora. The eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was lit by the head of state. The complex near the Kremlin wall is being reconstructed as part of preparations for the celebration of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The work is being carried out in two stages: in the first, the complex itself is being restored, in the second, a stele dedicated to the cities of military glory will be built. All work must be completed by May. RIA Novosti
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