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May 9, the day Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union in 1945. (Taking into account the timezone issue.) It is celebrated with gifts to WWII veterans, a military parade on the Red Square (a tradition that began with the Victory Parade of 1945, which actually took place on June 24), and war documentaries displacing pretty much everything else on TV. |
May 9, the day Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union in 1945. (Taking into account the timezone issue.) It is celebrated with gifts to WWII veterans, a military parade on the Red Square (a tradition that began with the Victory Parade of 1945, which actually took place on June 24), and war documentaries displacing pretty much everything else on TV. |
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* In Russian Orthodox Church 9th of May is The Day of Mourning the Fallen. The Victory Day is actually a [[Bittersweet Ending|bittersweet holiday]]. |
* In Russian Orthodox Church 9th of May is The Day of Mourning the Fallen. The Victory Day is actually a [[Bittersweet Ending|bittersweet holiday]]. |
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* The traditional parade is not really certain event. It ''wasn't'' held in Soviet Union until [[The Seventies]], and [[The New Russia]] seriously scaled it down, with the vehicle part not being held until [[ |
* The traditional parade is not really certain event. It ''wasn't'' held in Soviet Union until [[The Seventies]], and [[The New Russia]] seriously scaled it down, with the vehicle part not being held until the [[Turn of the Millennium]], and it generally tends to vary in scale, with the most impressive ones held on jubilees. |
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'''Russia Day''' |
'''Russia Day''' |
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