According to a survey by the Levada Center, 43 percent of Russians pointed to May 9 as one of the most important holidays of the year compared to 29 percent in 2004. Under Vladimir Putin Victory Day has become the second most popular anniversary in Russia, only eclipsed by New Year's Eve in the nation's affections. Joseph Stalin declared the end of the war on May 9 on Soviet radio: "Your courage has defeated the Nazis. So even when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Harry Truman announced the war's end German soldiers continued fighting Soviet troops until the following day. Tatyana Makeyeva/Reutersīut a chief concern for Nazi soldiers was being taken prisoner by the Red Army, which already held Berlin. Russian artillery fire in salute during the Victory Day military parade marking the World War II anniversary in Moscow. on May 7 and it came into force the next day. The Nazi regime negotiated a surrender with Britain and the U.S. In April and early May 1945, with the Nazis retreating on both the Eastern and Western fronts, German troops had already begun surrendering in a piecemeal fashion. Russia marks the anniversary a day after the rest of Europe, which commemorates the end of World War II on May 8. May 9 has become the day to commemorate that staggering loss of life and one of Russia's most popular holidays. "The Soviet Union faced the most powerful assaults by the Nazis, but there is no force, and there will be no force, that could conquer our people," Putin said during the parade in Moscow. It is also important to President Vladimir Putin-he has encouraged greater celebration of the day during his time in charge, and when he addressed crowds in Red Square he made much of the historical triumph. You will be able to watch the procession from the side of the road.įor information on traffic disruptions, click here.Updated | There are few days in the Russian calendar that can lay claim over a single word as May 9 can over "victory." The Soviet Red Army's counter-offensive against Nazi Germany-which verged on catastrophic in the war's early days-ended with a triumphant march into Berlin in 1945.Įven in modern Russia the anniversary remains not only a massive public celebration, but an intensely personal one for citizens of Russia and many of the former Soviet republics, whose collective casualties during World War II exceed 25 million. The procession will pass along Novy Arbat and the Garden Ring before heading back along Leningradsky Prospekt toward Khodynskoye Pole. In order to beat the crowds, arrive early and find yourself a good spot near the front.Īn alternative option is to wait until the parade returns from Red Square. Tverskaya Ulitsa will be the most popular spot to watch the parade given its central location and close proximity to Red Square. that will be visible from Leningradsky Prospekt, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa, Tverskaya Ulitsa and Raushskaya Naberezhnaya.
Helicopters and military planes will conduct a flyby at about 10:45 a.m. The Kremlyovskaya Naberezhnaya will also be closed off to the general public. The procession will reach Red Square by about 10 a.m., though members of the public will not be granted access to the city’s main square. The route from Pushkin Square down to Manezh Square will, however, be closed off to public access. The parade will then pass along Tverskaya Ulitsa - the city’s main thoroughfare - where the public will also be able to watch the military procession from the side of the road. Starting at 7 a.m., the public will be able to watch the procession from the side of the road as it proceeds from Khodynskoye Pole in northwestern Moscow down Leningradsky Prospekt and onto 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. With the help of the local website, The Moscow Times has compiled a definitive guide to making the most out of the Victory Day parade.
The day will be marked by a huge parade through the center of Moscow, involving some 200 military vehicles along with 150 aircraft. Russia will commemorate 70 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany this Saturday, May 9.
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