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    Alas, Wow! and Ah Well
An ironic, anti patriotism "Alas" parade in St Petersburg this month sparked a series of follow up parades in Russia. After "Alas" came "Wow!", and after "Wow!" came "Ah Well". Prompting the question - why all the parades and the odd titles? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Russian contributor Tatyana Movshevich tells David Amanor how it all started.
Photo: Sad girl in cemetery holding sign: 'You were born, endured and died'. Credit: David Frenkel
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