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07.05.2009, 18:47
As the 9th of May approaches, many may see it as just another day in the year. However in Russia, it is known as Victory Day, and marks the victory in World War II. It is one of the most important holidays in Russia.
07.05.2010, 10:40
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St. Petersburg, known at that time as Leningrad, is one of the Russian cities that suffered most during WWII.
20.02.2010, 15:19
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“Everything for the front line, all for the victory!” One of this year’s first exhibitions dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory in WWII has opened at Moscow’s Central House of Artists.
30.04.2010, 14:20
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Moscow is getting ready to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis. Today the second eternal flame has been lit in Victory Park – an open-air military museum not far from the city center.
06.05.2010, 06:00
With Victory Day approaching, Moscow has been preparing for a grand military parade with the final rehearsal on Thursday and Russia’s air fleet is doing its best to surprise and impress.
09.05.2010, 08:52
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The southern Russian city of Stalingrad, later renamed Volgograd, witnessed one of the bloodiest battles known to man, which marked a decisive turning point in WWII.
24.10.2010, 18:07
Baikonur Cosmodrome has suspended its work on Sunday as it remembers test engineers who were killed in a disaster exactly 50 years ago.
08.05.2010, 21:31
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The Soviet Union and the US fought together against Nazism. Decades of Cold War were to follow, but US President Barack Obama told political commentator Sergey Brilev that the Soviet role should not be underestimated.
12.03.2010, 13:16
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Scores of various war machines, including the most modern Topol-M missile units, have gathered near Moscow.
08.05.2010, 12:28
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The role of the USSR in WWII was the greatest, thinks Yury Rogulev, from the Roosevelt Foundation at Moscow State University.
Published: 05 May, 2010, 08:34
Edited: 06 May, 2010, 23:13
Russia has launched its annual St George ribbon campaign to mark the upcoming 65th anniversary of the victory in World War Two. The ribbon is a symbol of remembrance of those who fought and defeated Nazi Germany.
I already have my ribbon out.