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Friday, May 9, 2014

Russia to celebrate WWII victory in Crimea



Russia to celebrate WWII victory
  • Russia declares a public holiday and holds massive parades to celebrate their victory over the Nazis.
  • While over in the good old USA, the American people, when not drooling on themselves, ignore World War II and spend their time tweeting and watching the latest episodes of the Slut Housewives of New Jersey.  God help us.


The Russian military put on a show of strength as thousands of soldiers marched down Moscow's streets, accompanied by hundreds of tanks and the scream of military jets flying overhead.
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These images were captured in during final preparations for a Victory Day parade on May 9 to mark Stalin's triumph over the Nazis in the Second World War.
 
While the public holiday used to be celebrated with sombre remembrance, according to the Moscow Times, it has seen a revival under Putin and is now a cause for patriotic celebration reports the Daily Mail.
 
This year, in a nod to the conflict in nearby Ukraine which has seen Putin's popularity soar, the Russian Black Sea Commandos will carry the flag of Crimea and its capital Sevastopol, which were annexed by Russia in March.
 
Russian troops will also march through the streets of Sevastopol, although celebrations in Crimea will be more muted than in Moscow.
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A record total of 69 warplanes and helicopters, 149 military vehicles and over 11,000 troops will feature in Moscow’s Red Square parade to mark the 69th anniversary of the end of war in Europe.


Crimea's Sevastopol rehearses V-day parade




A group of women wear uniforms worn by Red Army soldiers during
the Second World War and pose with weapons from that era.


In Sevastopol, Russian soldiers show the region's links with its
Soviet past by posing next to a victory monument in the city.

While the holiday is usually celebrated as a joint event by Ukraine and Russia, this year celebrations in Ukraine are being toned down for fear of reprisals.


Russian forces practicing for the march fly a military flag decorated with
the black-and-orange St. George's Ribbon, the well-known military
symbol of both Imperial Russia and Soviet Union.

The Russian campaign during the Second World War was undoubtedly
the bloodiest, with roughly 8.7million soldiers killed, and
an estimated 11million civilian deaths.

The Russian army has been preparing for a Victory Day parade due to
talk place in Moscow's red Square on May 9 to mark
Stalin's triumph over the Nazis.


In Sevastopol, the capital of Crimea which was annexed by Putin in March,
Russian troops have also been preparing for a Victory Day parade.

Read more: UK Daily Mail.

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