In Kiev, police harassed any visitors who dared to commemorate the victims of the Nazi attack in any way other than laying ...

Vladimir Putin’s troops were accused of breaking a three-day ceasefire called to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday. Russia ...

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower ...

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian Victory Day did not lose its importance—quite the contrary. The authorities of the Russian Federation, led by Vladimir Putin ...

LONDON (AP) — Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany ...

Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II. The centerpiece of the Victory Day holiday is a military parade on Moscow’s Red Square. This year, leaders from ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as President Vladimir Putin presided over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops ...

May Day 2025 speech given by Andrei Ritsky ... that burst forth during the war against Nazism and ensured victory for the Soviet Union. The Russian Federation arose from the Stalinist ...

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How Putin Uses the USSR's Victory in World War II to Rally Support ... and regain the superpower prestige it lost when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. President Vladimir Putin, who has ruled ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Still Russia’s most significant secular holiday, Victory Day on May 9 honors the enormous wartime sacrifices of the Soviet Union. It also serves as ...