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 ...

May 9 is never just any day for Russia. And it is especially not this year, as it prepares to celebrate the 80th anniversary ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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