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Don’t rain on my parade: Victory Day rehearsal goes undisrupted in Moscow

Published: 07 May, 2009, 12:38


AFP Photo / Artyom Korotayev

With 9th of May festivities approaching, Muscovites have witnessed a series of parade trainings on the streets of the city center.

 
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