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Victory Day
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A single tank (WWII-era) participated in Russia’s May 9th parade
On 9 May 2023, significantly fewer units of Russian military equipment, including just one tank from the World…
Aerial displays for parades in Moscow and other Russian cities were cancelled
The aerial part of Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square and several other Russian cities was…
Russia’s vulnerability to drone attacks raises security concerns in Moscow, UK Intel says
The timing of the drone strike on the Kremlin a few days before Victory Day shows Russia’s increasing…
Fearful of Moscow and his own people, Lukashenka fails to crush pro-Russian march in Minsk on Victory Day
Despite his heavy-handed approach to any and all demonstrations that he and his regime have not approved in…
Putin’s failure to attract CIS leaders to Victory parade marks shift from post-Soviet era to Russian world, Dubnov says
Only one leader of another former Soviet republic, Moldova’s Igor Dodon, joined Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s Victory Day…
‘3 million people fled from Russia-occupied Donbas’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Volodymyr Vyatrovych: Hopefully Ukraine will soon commemorate Victory Day on May 8
We don’t want to eliminate May 9; it will always be a day of remembrance and a moment…
Putin’s Victory Parade – a horrific Orwellian exercise, Khots says
“’The Victory Parade’ in Putin’s Russia is unique in its absurdity, one in which an imperial army presents…
“Immortal regiment” march in Toronto – shameful display of Russian propaganda
The Soviet Union has left a terrible legacy, which to this day continues poisoning the minds of so…
The price for a clear conscience in Russia
Not being able to go home to your own country, to see your parents, to bury your loved…
WWII. Now the occupier is Putin not Hitler
On the eve of the anniversary of the victory over Nazism in World War II, the Russian Foreign…
Moscow’s Victory cult intended to keep non-Russians within an empire and former Soviet republics together, Ukrainian commentator says
Many Russian commentators have pointed out that the way in which Vladimir Putin is exploiting Victory Day is…
Heroes past and present: Remembering Bolotnaya and Russia’s Victory Day
Moscow has been abuzz in “Victory Day” fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies and tanks are draped in the…
Defending our memory and pain from Russia’s Victory Day exploits
Over the past two years, many have written that the propaganda cult in Russia surrounding Victory Day is a…
Commemoration and history: Russia’s uncomfortable truths
May is a month for commemorations. Today, May 18, is the 71st anniversary of the deportation of the…
Russia’s Victory Day: Basking in The Light of Another’s Glory
This week all over the world people and nations are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the…
‘Crimea Today – Rome Tomorrow!’ — a photo from Russia
The non-stop drumbeat of chauvinism and alleged superiority of Russia coming from the top of the Kremlin and…
Russia’s CIS partners won’t celebrate Great Fatherland War Victory anymore
The Western media have kept close track of the growing list of world leaders who won’t be attending…
Putin using Victory Day cult as Brezhnev did – to distract attention from failures and the future
[quote style=”boxed” float=”left”]’The Great Victory’ is in essence the last emblem of the empire.[/quote] Vladimir Putin is using…