When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war ...

Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on ...

This speech was given by Andrei Ritsky, a representative of the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists in Russia, at the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the ...

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

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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 a platform for the Kremlin to promote its own ...

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 ...

Russia commemorates the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War. This ...