People light candles during a meeting marking the 40th anniversary of armed clashes in Dalnerechensk
People light candles during a meeting marking the 40th anniversary of armed clashes along the Ussuri River on Damansky Island (Zhenbao Island) in the town of Dalnerechensk, some 420 km (261 miles) from Vladivostok, March 14, 2009. The conflict of 1969 was a series of armed clashes between the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China, in which several dozen Soviet soldiers were killed and wounded. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev (RUSSIA ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)