Vladimir Putin

Russia celebrates its greatest holiday, the Victory Day with a military parade in Moscow that was meant to be, Will take place on 9. May.

President Vladimir Putin reluctantly, the big annual celebration postponed due to Corona-Virus-pandemic.

It has been 75 years since the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany . World War cost More Than 20 million Soviet lives.

the Moscow lockdown has been relaxed, in this month, so that The Parade , with Tanks and long-range rockets to go to the front.

The annual parade on the Red Square is always an occasion for President Putin to be Russian, Patriotic feelings, in a manner reminiscent of Soviet times.

He has restored-Cold-war-era Soviet symbols, and in 2008, he is back heavy weapons in The Parade . The black-and-gold-war-St-George-Band-is especially pervasive.

Nazi Germany surrendered and the Allies - great Britain, the USA and the USSR on 8. May 1945. But traditionally, Russia and other ex-Soviet republics mark the victory at the 9. May.

press and Hold the delayed event on the 24. June commemorates the Victory Parade staged by the USSR back in 1945.

This year The Parade is special for Mr Putin, because in a week, Russia Will hold a countrywide vote on constitutional amendments, which are expected to stay to pave The Way for him in power through 2024, if his term of office expires.

Technically, mass gatherings are still banned in Moscow, which continued to record a persistent high number of Covid-19 cases per day were reported More Than a 1,000 on Tuesday, the eve of The Parade .

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has called for the residents to stay At Home and watch The Parade on TV.

war veterans were invited to the grandstand, and the authorities believe that this enforced social distance means that you can watch without wearing masks. All those who were invited, are required to be tested for The Virus .

join The military units that were in quarantine during the weeks of rehearsals, the avoidance of contact with persons not directly involved in The Event .

The Parade was the feature of about 13,000 Military Personnel , 234 armored cars, and 75 aircraft of the implementation of the traditional flypast.

units took part in most of the ex-Soviet republics, as well as from China, Mongolia, and Serbia.

the military parades were also held in other cities, including "hero of the city", saw the heaviest fighting in the Soviet "Great Patriotic war" against The Nazis .

In Russia's Far East , Vladivostok is a parade without spectators, although The War veterans and the civil servants were to be seen, the local media reported. However, this year, 13 metropolises and large cities, decided not to stage parades.

Mr Putin recognizes on a personal level with the victims in The War : his father was seriously wounded in the fight and his newborn brother Viktor died during The Siege of Leningrad - Today 's St. Petersburg.

Some of the great leaders of the world, have participated in the cancelled 9. May day parade, including the French President, Emmanuel Macron , and the Chinese President Xi Jinping .

Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is expected this year, but only a few other European politicians.

Source of news: bbc.com