| Author (Person) | Negrier-Pascaud, Mathilde |
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| Publisher | Cardiff EDC |
| Series Details | May 2018 |
| Publication Date | 10/05/2018 |
| Content Type | News |
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Further information: On May 9, Post-Soviet countries celebrated the Day of Victory marking the end of World War II. Unlike Western Europe, where V-day is celebrated on 8 May, Russians mark the capitulation of Nazi Germany on 9 May, because the news was announced by the national radio to the Soviet people one day later. Since 2012, the Immortal Regiment processions have seen people marching with flowers and portraits of the loved ones who died in World War Two, in a public act of remembrance. The marches are attended by representatives of Russian embassies, local politicians and the general public. But in recent years, 9 May celebrations in Moscow have become an increasingly ostentatious display of military might and almost religious patriotic fervour. During the parade, Russia’s Vladimir Putin watched jets carrying a hypersonic missile over the Red Square as thousands of troops marched past and columns of tanks rumbled across the square in a show of military might reminiscent of those displayed during the Cold War. For this year’s parade, Putin had the company of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Moscow for talks on Syria, as well as Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. The Moscow parade was one of many that took place across Russia on Wednesday, involving a total of 55000 troops, 1200 weapons systems and 150 warplanes in 28 Russian cities. But similar processions were also held all over the world. |
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