![]() ![]() This has been cancelled this year.Īnd back to the “Immortal Regiment” which has also been shelved. On Victory Day, the President traditionally greets veterans in the Kremlin, delivers a speech and presents awards. ![]() It’s still on, for now, although security has been beefed up and a couple of key features will be missing. In Kursk, they decided not to hold a parade, "taking into account the current situation," and in Belgorod - in order "not to provoke the enemy with a large number of accumulations of equipment and military personnel" in the city center. In Pskov and Velikiye Luki, the authorities fear not only for security, but also for "moral and ethical aspects." According to Governor Mikhail Vedernikov, a lot of military personnel come to the region for rehabilitation, who "perceive the sounds of fireworks in a completely different way," and the funds "that are laid down for fireworks can be spent on the most necessary for the participants of their own." Parades have been cancelled entirely in at least 21 cities.Ĭiting security reasons, parades were cancelled in Kaluga, Ryazan, Orel, Saratov, the city of Gusev in the Kaliningrad region, Lipetsk and Yelets, as well as Tyumen, which is located at a considerable distance from the front. We’ll come back to the “Immortal Regiment” later… Smaller but no less patriotic events and parades take place in almost every city, town and village across the country.Ī regular feature of the celebration is the “Immortal Regiment”, in which people march through the streets carrying pictures of relatives and loved ones who died in the service of their country. The main event is a massive military parade on Red Square, where Russia flexes its muscles in front of the world and shows off its latest weapons. What form does the commemoration normally take? The Kremlin continues to use the memory of the Soviet war effort to justify its offensive in Ukraine, claiming it is fighting "fascists" supported by the West. "Now, the holiday is doubly important," he added, “because it is crucial to Putin to once again to insert the simple, but crazy, idea into the public conscience that his 'special operation' is a continuation" of the war against Hitler. ![]() "It is the only 'glue' that unites the nation," Andrei Kolesnikov, of the Carnegie Centre, recently told AFP. Since becoming president in 2000, Putin has encouraged the building of a cult-like status around the 1945 Soviet victory over the Nazis, using it to stoke patriotism in Russia, solidify his support and present himself as the legitimate heir of Soviet power. The holiday pre-dates Putin’s rule by decades, but has become particularly important during his time in power. Victory Day is a celebration of the Soviet Union's victory over Germany during World War II. Everything has already been strengthened in preparation for the Victory Day parade.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week: "Of course, everything will be strengthened. ĭespite the Kremlin’s plans for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine not going to plan, President Putin has sought to portray his country as safe and stable, with any physical threats to the Russian people being far away and confined to the battlefield in Ukraine.īut, over the last few months, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain this optimism, as attacks on Russian-occupied territories and Russia itself have increased in frequency, culminating last week with the mysterious drone attack on the Kremlin.Īgainst such an uncertain backdrop, Russia is stepping up security in Moscow ahead of its May 9 World War II Victory Day celebrations in the city. May all countries and peoples of the world work together to bring us a victory in this battle as soon as possible.Victory Day is one of the most important days of in the Russian calendar, but 2023’s event will happen under the shadow of a Kremlin drone attack, derailed trains and more than a few mysterious fires. Today we are fighting another global foe, #COVID-19. This was a global victory for good that will never be forgotten, and the tremendous losses from World War II will continue to teach us the lesson that war is the worst option to any conflict. I know this personally as an American as my father fought the Japanese for four years in the South Pacific. I know that the alliance of the USSR, USA, and Great Britain was the core of the partnership for victory. As an historian, I well know the tremendous sacrifices made by the citizens of the 12 Republics of the USSR to defeat Nazi Germany. "I want to send to all of the AUCA community and citizens of Kyrgyzstan my best wishes on the 75th Anniversary of Victory Day, May 9th, 1945. AUCA President's messageĪUCA President sends the following message to the AUCA community and citizens of Kyrgyzstan to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory Day. ![]()
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