On May 9, 2019, Moscow will host citywide, district and regional celebrations dedicated to the 74th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The central events will be the Parade on Red Square, the Immortal Regiment procession, thematic programs on Poklonnaya Hill, on pedestrian areas, boulevards, in cultural and recreation parks, and the culmination of the holiday - a grandiose fireworks display.
How Moscow will be decorated for Victory Day 201 9
Moscow will be decorated with 2,500 decorative structures with flags and more than a thousand holiday posters and digital billboards with images dedicated to May 9, military footage and portraits of WWII heroes.
A large video greeting card with an area of 350 square meters will be shown on the facade of the Ostankino Tower.
Parade on Red Square
On May 9, 2019 at 10:00 a parade will take place in honor of the 74th anniversary of the Victory. Soldiers and officers of the Russian Army will march along the paving stones in a solemn formation, military equipment will pass by, and planes and helicopters will fly over the city.
Immortal Regiment
On May 9, 2019, a march of memory will take place - the people's procession "Immortal Regiment", in which relatives of war heroes will take part with their photographs.
Gathering of participants, formation of the column of the “Immortal Regiment” - at 14-00. The procession will begin at 15-00.
The columns will go from Dynamo metro station along Leningradsky Prospekt, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Tverskaya Street, Manezhnaya Square to Red Square.
Festive program
On May 9, 2019, festive events will take place in all districts of the city - performances by brass bands, pop concerts with the participation of stars, photo exhibitions dedicated to Victory Day, film screenings and other events.
Unified schedule for celebrating Victory Day in Moscow:
- 10-00 — broadcast of the Victory Parade
- 13-00 - citywide start of festive events
- 18-55 - minute of silence
- 19-00 - start of evening concerts
- 22-00 - fireworks
Special holiday programs and concerts have been prepared for Muscovites and guests of the city on Teatralnaya Square, on Poklonnoe Hill, on Triumphal Square, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, on Pushkinskaya Square, on the square in front of the main entrance of VDNKh.
Concert on the square in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
A symphony orchestra, performances by opera soloists and participants in the Patriotic Song Festival and other artists can be heard at the KhHS.
Schedule:
- 10:00–11:00 - parade on Red Square on the big screen
- 11:00–11:20 - Victory Parade of 1945 on the big screen
- 11:20–12:40 - film concert on the big screen
- 12:40–13:00 - Victory Parade of 1945 on the big screen
- 13:00–14:00 - Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and soloists of the New Opera Theater
- 15:00–17:00 - participants of the patriotic song festival “Crystal Star”
- 17:00–18:55 - festive concert
- 18:55 - minute of silence
- 19:00–22:00 - festive concert with the participation of the group “Kvatro”, the symphony orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the choir of the Sretensky Monastery
Free military museums
Its collection includes more than 300 thousand exhibits: letters from the front, equipment and small arms from the Second World War.
The Poklonka cinema at the museum will host free screenings of war films, and visitors will also be able to watch theatrical performances and concerts with songs from the war years.
The Museum of Zelenograd, the museum-memorial complex “History of the T-34 Tank”, the State Exhibition Hall of the History of the War in Afghanistan, the Panorama Museum “Battle of Borodino”, the Moscow State Exhibition Hall “New Manege” (exhibition “1942. At the Headquarters”) will also be open for free. Victory").
Gorky Park and Muzeon
On May 9, a brass band will play at the site at the Main Entrance to Gorky Park, and cadet orchestras will play at Muzeon.
- from 10:00 - an exhibition of wartime equipment, master classes on aircraft modeling and a shooting range on Pushkinskaya Embankment
- from 15:00 to 18:00 - Victory Ball on the central alley of Gorky Park and near the Pioneer cinema - dancing to the music of the war years
- at 15:30 - the Moscow Fanfare brass band on the central square in Muzeon
- at 16:00 - concert “Victory is one for all!” at Muzeon. with the participation of Vasily Lanovoy, Irina Miroshnichenko, Larisa Golubkina and others. Also on stage are Petr Nalich, the vocal ensemble “Tenors of the 21st Century” and the children’s musical theater “Domisolka”
- at 17:30 - concert of the combined orchestra of cadet corps on the Muzeon stage from the embankment
- 18:55 - minute of silence
- at 21:00 in the summer cinema "Museon" they will show "Ivan's Childhood" by Andrei Tarkovsky, and in "Pioneer" - "The Tale of a Real Man" by Alexander Stolper.
- When it gets dark, the light show “Remember!” on the facade of the arch of the main entrance to Gorky Park and the inclusion in the central square of the Victory Tunnel, 189 meters long, decorated with 340 thousand lamps on 1888 garlands.
- 22:00 - festive fireworks on Pushkinskaya embankment
Programs in the parks
In 30 Moscow parks, songs of the war years will be heard all day long, you can listen to performances by brass bands, take part in master classes, quadrille and waltz lessons, try dishes from field kitchens, look at photographs at street photo exhibitions and films in summer cinemas .
Evening concerts will begin at 19:00.
Where to celebrate Victory Day:
- Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill – 10:00–22:00
- Gorky Park - 10:00–22:00
- "Museon" - 13:00–22:00
- Zaryadye Park – 13:00–18:00
- Hermitage Garden - 12:30-22:00
- Bauman Garden – 13:00–22:00
- PKiO "Sokolniki" - 13:00–22:00
- Tagansky PKiO - 13:00–22:00
- Krasnaya Presnya Park – 13:00–22:00
- Krasnogvardeyskie Ponds Park – 13:00–22:00
- Perovsky Park - 12:00–22:30
- Fili Park – 13:00–22:00
- Park "Northern Tushino" - 13:00–22:00
- recreation area "Levoberezhye" - 13:00–16:00
- PKiO "Kuzminki" - 13:00–22:00
- Khodynskoye Pole Park – 13:00–22:00
- Terletskaya oak grove – 12:00–16:00
- Vorontsovsky Park - 13:00–22:00
- Izmailovsky PKiO - 10:00–22:00
- Lilac Garden - 13:00–22:00
- Babushkinsky — 13:00–22:00
- Lianozovsky - 11:00–22:00
- Goncharovsky — 13:00–22:00
- Angarsk Ponds Park – 13:00–22:00
- Mitino Landscape Park – 13:00–22:00
- square on Olonetsky proezd - 13:00–22:00
- 50th Anniversary of October Park - 13:00–22:00
- park near the Rainbow ponds - 12:00–18:00
- Sadovniki Park – 13:00–22:00
- Moscow estate of Father Frost - 12:00–18:00
Light shows and broadcasts
As a reminder of the defense of Moscow and air defense units, anti-aircraft searchlights will be installed in iconic places in the capital. With the onset of darkness, many buildings will turn on architectural and artistic lighting. From 21-00 on the facade of the Central Theater of the Russian Army, on the pedestal of the sculpture “Worker and Collective Farm Woman” at VDNKh and on the arch of the central entrance of Gorky Park, festive concerts will be broadcast using video mapping technology. At 22-10 a light show will begin on the facade of the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill. The show will run until midnight.MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/. More than 600 festive events will take place in Moscow in honor of Victory Day, they will be held at 68 large venues throughout the city. As reported by the capital's mayor's office, the Victory Parade will be broadcast on them at 10:00, and the start of the citywide celebration will take place at 13:00. The concerts will begin at 19:00 Moscow time.
“It is expected that at least 12 million people will take part in the festive events. The holiday will come to every corner of the city: 35 venues will be deployed in the center of Moscow, the rest await guests in each district. Festive events will also be held in 21 parks. About 500 people will perform at the main venues artists," the mayor's office said.
In all areas of Moscow, Victory Day will be celebrated with hundreds of public events. Anyone can take part in them. The central events will be the Victory Parade on Red Square, the Immortal Regiment procession, thematic programs on Poklonnaya Hill, in pedestrian zones, on boulevards, in cultural and recreation parks. The culmination of the holiday, according to tradition, will be a grandiose fireworks display.
"Immortal Regiment"
The procession of the "Immortal Regiment. Moscow" will be led by People's Artist of the USSR Vasily Lanovoy. Anyone can join the action and honor the memory of those who fought for victory in the Great Patriotic War. Participants will walk along Tverskaya Street to Red Square with portraits of their relatives who fought at the front and worked in the rear.
Last year, hundreds of thousands of people joined the “Immortal Regiment” campaign. The column of participants stretched for several kilometers. Muscovites and guests of the capital carried more than a million portraits of the defenders of the Motherland.
Victory Cinema
Cinematography will become one of the main themes of the Moscow festive program dedicated to Victory Day. In the Year of Russian Cinema, Muscovites and guests of the capital will enjoy a large film program. Pushkinskaya Square and Tverskoy Boulevard will be united into a single cinema space; film screenings, an exhibition, and other festive events will be held there.
On May 9, on Pushkin Square, Muscovites will be shown the films “Belorussky Station”, “Heavenly Slug” and “Officers”. Young artists, creative groups, choirs and orchestras will perform for the audience.
A “Cinema Pavilion” program is planned on Strastnoy Boulevard from 11:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, the theme of which will be the cinema of the war years. Creative meetings with actors and directors will take place. On May 9, the first Oscar in the history of Russian cinema will be exhibited on Strastnoy Boulevard, which awarded the Soviet documentary “The Defeat of German Troops near Moscow” in 1943. A small plaster figurine will be presented by the Cinema Museum.
Field kitchens and military hospital
The Victory Day will also be celebrated at the Moscow Spring festival. On May 9, guests will be treated to numerous concerts and performances, and a military hospital and field kitchen will be open. Admission to all events is free.
On May 9, theater groups will perform on Kamergersky Lane. The list of participants includes the Benefit Theater, GLAS, children's studio at the Russian Army Theater, Theater 111. The "Songs of Victory" concert will be held at the festival site "Arts Square" (Novopushkinsky Square). From 18:00 to 21:00 Moscow time the groups “The End of the Film” and VIA “Tatyana” will perform.
On Monday, a real military field kitchen will be open all day on Arbat Street. Interesting quizzes, interactive programs on the theme of the Great Patriotic War, as well as a tasting of soldier’s porridge and naval pasta are planned. An educational program awaits everyone on Revolution Square: lectures “Science for Victory” will be held in the animation chalet. On Theater Square, little guests of the festival will build a “Wall of Goodness and Peace” in the animation chalet of the “City of Masters” site and make greeting cards for veterans.
Victory Day in the parks
From 13:00 to 22:00 Moscow time, Victory Day will be celebrated in city parks. The IV International Festival of Walking Bands will be the main event in the Bauman Garden. Moscow brass bands and foreign brass bands will take part in the festival. For older people, a retro area will open with dancing to live music, tea drinking, and board games.
In Sokolniki there will be an exhibition of military equipment and the automobile industry of the 1940s all day long, and military bands will create a festive mood. Those interested will be able to watch films about the war and a concert program, and try field kitchen porridge. The winners of the VII Moscow youth patriotic competition "Spring of '45" will perform at Kuzminki. Guests will see the fashion show “Costume of the 40s” and an exhibition of vintage cars, and visit photo zones. Veterans will be offered to participate in a program prepared specifically for them.
The symphony orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev will perform in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora, an exhibition of military equipment will be presented in Gorky Park, the Victory Ball will be held in the Hermitage Garden, Pyotr Nalich will sing in Tagansky Park, and the Underwood group will sing in Krasnaya Presnya.
Meeting areas for veterans will operate in 14 parks. Such sites will open in Gorky Park, Muzeon, Sokolniki, and the garden named after. Bauman, Tagansky, Vorontsovsky, Izmailovsky, Perovsky, Lianozovsky parks, Kuzminki, Fili Park, Northern Tushino parks, "Sadovniki", Lilac Garden. In some parks, the Victory Parade on Red Square will be broadcast, and field kitchens will operate.
Gorky Park and the Muzeon Art Park will be filled with music all day - a symphony orchestra will perform on the Krymskaya Embankment with compositions from films of the war years. There will be theatrical performances of “Unimagined Stories about War.” An exhibition of military equipment “Weapons of Victory” will open on Pushkinskaya Embankment, children will learn how to create paper flowers in creative workshops, and dance master classes “Soviet Retro” will be held on the dance floor near the summer cinema “Pioneer”.
In addition to the concert, in Victory Park there will be a “Light of Memory” event: in the evening, a 10-meter luminous structure in the form of a torch flower installed on the Entrance Square will be lit. The fire will change color from blood red to white and gold. The celebration will end with a ceremonial artillery salvo from 18 ZIS-3 cannons on the hill and a large fireworks display.
The Bravo group, the State Academic Russian Folk Ensemble named after. Lyudmila Zykina and military bands. Along the Main Alley of the park there will be an exhibition of military equipment and vintage cars.
Songs of the war years will be heard in the Fili and 50th Anniversary of October parks, military bands will perform in the 850th Anniversary of Moscow park, and the Black Cats with a military-patriotic program will perform in Vorontsovsky Park. Opera soloists of the Bolshoi Theater will perform in Northern Tushino. Songs from films about the war will be played in Babushkinsky Park, and waltz, foxtrot and quadrille lessons will be held in the Lilac Garden.
Victory Day at VDNH
On May 9, VDNKh will become one of the main venues in Moscow, where celebrations of the 71st anniversary of the Great Victory will take place. Free film screenings, performances by military bands, a concert by Dmitry Hvorostovsky “Songs of the War Years” at the Green Theater and festive fireworks await guests of the country’s main exhibition on this significant day. The celebration will begin at 11:00 Moscow time throughout the exhibition area, from the main entrance arch to Industry Square and Ostankino Park. At the “Art to the Front” creative venues, poems and songs from the war years will be performed, couples will dance to the sound of a gramophone, and military bands will perform. Guests of VDNKh will be able to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the 1940-1950s.
On the Central Alley (from the arch of the main entrance to pavilion No. 1 "Central") you can see front-line photographs of famous theater and film actors who inspired soldiers to victory, as well as theater posters.
The festive program of songs from the war years will take place from 12:00 to 19:30 Moscow time at the site near the Friendship of Peoples fountain. Actresses Natalya Rozhkova and Ekaterina Guseva will perform songs and romances for the audience. Alexander F. Sklyar will perform the program “Thank you, heart,” dedicated to the work of Leonid Utesov. The musical program will be completed by a performance by the Central Military Band of the Russian Ministry of Defense. On the site between the "Friendship of Peoples" fountain and the flower stalls there will be a video art object "Star", which will broadcast film and photo chronicles of the Great Patriotic War.
From 12:00 to 19:30 Moscow time, a literary and theatrical platform will operate on the stylobate of the Culture pavilion. Here, professional actors and theater students will decorate the holiday with retro productions on a military theme. At the retro disco near the Stone Flower fountain, you can try your hand at Rio-Rita and other dances of the war years. A brass band will accompany you. On May 9, the Green Theater will open its third summer season after restoration. At 20:30 Moscow time, a grand concert of People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Hvorostovsky will take place on the summer stage. The world opera star will perform the program “Songs of the War Years”.
On Industry Square, VDNKh visitors will be able to see a program of wartime films, organized jointly with the Cinema Museum. A large media screen will be located near the Rocket fountain. From 10:50 to 20:30 Moscow time, films about the Great Patriotic War will be broadcast here: “The Great Dictator”, “The New Adventures of Schweik”, “The Heavenly Slug”, “George from Dinky Jazz”. Victory Day at VDNKh will end with fireworks at 22:00 Moscow time.
Fireworks and salutes on Victory Day
You will be able to see fireworks and displays on May 9 in every district of Moscow. They will begin simultaneously at 22:00 Moscow time in 36 places at once - in parks and observation platforms.
16 points were allocated for fireworks: two on Poklonnaya Hill, in Novo-Peredelkino, on Luzhnetskaya Embankment, VDNKh, on Novgorodskaya Street, in Izmailovsky Park, in Kuzminki Park, Nagatinsky Zaton, Obruchevsky District, Yuzhny Butovo, Mitino, at the former airfield in Tushino, in Friendship Park, in Zelenograd Victory Park and in Troitsk.
Fireworks will be launched from 20 more locations in the parks. They will be installed in Babushkinsky, Goncharovsky, Izmailovsky parks, Krasnaya Presnya, Kuzminki, Lianozovsky, Muzeon, in the parks of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution and the 850th anniversary of Moscow, Sadovniki, Perovsky, Northern Tushino, Lilac Garden, Sokolniki , Tagansky, Vorontsovo estate, Filyakh, Hermitage garden, Bauman garden and Victory Park. A map of the points of artillery salutes and fireworks that will go off on May 9 has been published on the Moscow open data portal. At the fireworks launch sites, 30 salvos will be fired from 72 fireworks installations and 18 artillery pieces within 10 minutes. The legendary 76-mm ZIS-3 cannons of the 1942 model will fire a celebratory salvo from Poklonnaya Hill.
Heroes die not when death comes, but when they are forgotten. Every year the Great Patriotic War recedes further into the past. There are fewer participants in those events. It is all the more valuable that for millions of our compatriots Victory Day remains a real national holiday. It is a symbol of respect and gratitude of descendants to their great-grandfathers, the spiritual unity of a multinational country. We will tell you about the events for May 9, 2017 in Moscow.
In honor of the 72nd anniversary of the surrender of Germany, about 2,000 interactive platforms and interesting programs were organized for guests and residents of the capital. Public events - rallies, parades, folk festivals, concerts, honoring veterans, laying flowers at the monuments of the fallen - are the main events of this day.
Parade at the Kremlin walls
The most significant event of the holiday will traditionally begin at 15:00 on Red Square. Unlike last year's absolutely grandiose anniversary parade, this one will be a little more modest, but no less impressive. On May 9, 2017, 11 thousand military personnel, about 100 units of equipment and 71 aircraft will take part in the march along Red Square.
For the first time, viewers will see ultra-modern:
- self-propelled artillery mounts "Coalition-SV";
- missile systems (RC) “Bal” and “Bastion”;
- new modifications of Typhoon vehicles with increased protection.
The following will also pass on the paving stones:
- Yars missile systems;
- self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S";
- anti-aircraft complexes "Buk-M2" and "Pantsir-S1";
- tanks "Armata" and T-90A;
- S-400 anti-aircraft guns;
- armored personnel carriers "Kurganets-25" and BTR-82A;
- armored infantry vehicles "Boomerang".
They will circle in the sky:
- heavy transport aircraft AN-124-100, "Ruslan",
- strategic bombers Tu-22M3, Tu-160,
- MiG-31 interceptors,
- Su-34 fighters,
- helicopters Mi-28, Ka-52, Mi-26.
Aerobatic teams will show their skills.
The legendary workers of the war - the SU-100 self-propelled gun and the T-34 tank - will again take their place in the ranks. Units from the Second World War will march across Red Square: Cossacks, pilots, infantry and sailors. Accurately recreated costumes and historical weapons will add a real spirit of Victory to the entire event.
Memory March "Immortal Regiment"
On May 9, Muscovites and concerned guests of the city are invited to take part in the “Immortal Regiment” procession.
- The action begins from the Dynamo metro station in Moscow at 15:00 and will continue at the walls of the Kremlin.
- The purpose of the event is to unite everyone who carefully preserves the memory of their grandfathers who won the Victory.
- In all capital centers providing public services, anyone who wants to join the movement can print out a photo of a front-line soldier for free.
- “In 2017, the Immortal Regiment will go from the Dynamo metro station to Red Square. The procession will begin at 15:00. We expect from 700 thousand to 1 million participants. If more Muscovites come than last year, the action will be extended by 1-1.5 hours,” the message quotes N. Zemtsov (co-chairman of the patriotic public movement “Immortal Regiment”) as saying.
- Also, march participants will be able to receive free water along the entire march route, but the field kitchen will not operate. This year the organizers intend to improve the musical accompaniment. Military music will be played along the entire route, and screens will be placed for participants to broadcast the Victory Parade.
Festive fireworks
On May 9, 2017, at exactly 22:00, the Moscow sky will light up with many lights. The Victory will be saluted using new installations equipped with a computer launch system to obtain a three-dimensional light panorama.
In 10 minutes, 30 artillery shots and 10 thousand volleys from special installations on the KamAZ platform will be fired. An additional interactive effect will be created by spotlight lighting.
The best place to enjoy the colorful volleys is on Poklonnaya Hill - the main fireworks platform of the capital, the observation deck of the Sparrow Hills and VDNKh.
“A brass band is playing in the city garden...”
Field kitchens, concerts, theatrical performances, military bands and songs of those years on May 9 - in all Moscow parks. Each district of the capital offers its own special events dedicated to Victory Day.
On Poklonnaya Hill
Equestrian performance “Traditions of Russia”
The event starts at 17:00. The wonders of dressage will be demonstrated by the Honor Guard Company, the Presidential Regiment, and equestrian schools from Moscow and other cities. The Presidential Orchestra will show its skills.
Virtuoso concert
On May 9, 2017, the unsurpassed symphony orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater will play on the stage of Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill. The musicians, led by conductor Valery Gergiev, prepared a unique program especially for the holiday.
"Light of Memory"
On May 9, activists will distribute 30,000 glowing bracelets on Poklonnaya Hill. In the evening before the fireworks, their radiance will merge with a ten-meter symbol of memory - a composition of flowers and an eternal flame.
We walk through the parks of the capital
Perovsky
Amazing vocal abilities of the soloists of the television show “The Voice. Children" and the performance of the group "Forbidden Drummers" can be heard in Perovsky Park. The highlight of the holiday will be the “Wall of Peace” created by the hands of guests from hundreds of paper doves. The parade of cadets will add solemnity to the event.
Them. Bauman
On May 9, you will be able to attend a walking orchestra show in the Bauman Garden. The festival is being held in Moscow for the fourth time. In 2017, the most unusual brass bands are participating in it: “Mosbras”, Bubamara Brass Band, ½ Orchestra, Mishanyan’s orchestra and others.
You will be surprised, but it turns out that not only marches and jazz compositions can be performed in this form. The arsenal of walking orchestras includes club house, mixes from works of various genres, performed in an unusual manner on a trumpet or sousaphone.
Want to participate? Create your own costume in a cardboard studio, master the basics of playing the trumpet or trombone at master classes - and go ahead!
Tagansky
The youngest participants of the holiday, together with their parents, can create costumes and decorations for the children's Victory Parade and personally take part in it. The march will take place on May 9 at 14:30 in Tagansky Park.
Snow-white balloons, laid out in the shape of a dove of peace, will soar into the sky at 15:00. You can learn to dance a square dance and waltz to fashionable hits of the 30s and 40s at a special master class.
In the evening, at 18:00, the event will continue with a performance by Eurovision participant Petr Nalich.
Small venues
You can learn the basics of foxtrot, waltz and quadrille on Victory Day in the Lilac Garden, Goncharovsky Park.
The musical venue of “Northern Tushino” offers a diverse program - from performances by soloists of the Bolshoi Theater opera to a show prepared by radio “Dacha”.
Kuzminki Park
On May 9, 2017, the costume quest “Military Intelligence. Southeast" in Kuzminki Park.
The territory will be conditionally divided into divisions and, starting from the checkpoint, all participants will master the novice soldier course, providing medical care to the wounded and injured. At the rest stop you will be able to taste field cuisine and play games.
The aviation battalion will have models of wartime equipment. Fashion from the 1940s will be presented in a special fashion show, and vintage cars will be shown up close. Moscow artists will visit the combat unit with a patron concert, and the winners of the “Spring of ’45” competition will perform on stage. In the evening, hundreds of balloons with wishes and dreams will fly into the sky.
Sokolniki
Take advantage of the opportunity to truly experience history live. In Sokolniki Park in the center of Moscow, an exhibition of military equipment and vintage cars of the 40s will be held to the accompaniment of military bands.
The most beloved films about difficult years and wonderful people of the era and rich porridge cooked in a real field kitchen will create the right mood. The performance of the Bravo group will provide a pleasant, spiritual atmosphere of the post-war years.
On May 9, you can see retro cars and military equipment on Pushkinskaya Embankment, in the Hermitage Garden.
Events worth attending
- On Strastnoy Boulevard, as part of the Cinema Pavilion event, everything will be dedicated to the cinema of the war era, creative meetings will be held with famous directors, actors and other film creators.
- For boys and their dads! In the cultural center "Meridian", located on the street. Profsoyuznaya, 61, hosts an annual exhibition of stand models of military equipment. There is everything: planes, armored personnel carriers, tanks, ships, helicopters. And also dioramas of famous battles, robotic fighting vehicles from the world of fantasy, collectible historical miniatures and warriors of all eras: from Egyptian warriors to Saxon knights and special forces soldiers.
- An unusual event will be held in the Fashion Village on the square near the Central Department Store on May 9: you can plunge into the atmosphere of the 40s and watch a fashion show in the spirit of those years.
- On the veranda of the School of Modern Play theater at 15:00 the program “And I will call friends...” dedicated to the works of Bulat Okudzhava will begin. They are waiting for you at the address: Sredny Tishinsky Lane, 5/7, building 1. The format of the event is open. Theater actors, songwriters and poets will perform. The main theme will be poems and melodies about the war.
- On Victory Day on Old Arbat there will be a photo exhibition of culinary masterpieces of the 40s and 50s and master classes on their preparation as part of the event.
- On May 9, 2017, you can visit the Spring Flower Festival in Moscow, held in the “Apothecary Garden” (botanical garden) on Mira Avenue, 26, building 1. Amazing tulips, hyacinths, exotic sakura, magnolias and almond trees. Many rare and exotic plants bloom in the Botanical Garden during this period.
- On May 9, 2017, the International Billiards Tournament for the Moscow Mayor's Cup will begin at the Olimpiysky sports complex. The event is open to players of all levels.
Motofreestyle
Russian athletes prepared an unusual extreme event for Victory Day.
Victory Day is a special date for each of us. Every year the horrors of war are pushed further and further away, and there are fewer and fewer heroes and eyewitnesses of those events. May 9 remains the most significant and large-scale holiday, founded to commemorate the heroic deeds of our ancestors.
In 2016, Victory Day will be celebrated on a grand scale. A Parade will be held in Moscow, in which mechanized and foot columns, and aviation will take part. In addition to this key event, the city will host various competitions, fairs, exhibitions, festive concerts and theatrical performances. The celebration of Victory Day will traditionally end with large-scale fireworks, which can be viewed at 16 venues.
The main attribute of the Victory Day celebration is the St. George's ribbon, so until May 9, an all-Russian patriotic event is taking place, within the framework of which everyone will be able to receive a ribbon. They will be distributed in crowded places. You can receive a symbol of gratitude for the feat of our grandparents near the capital's metro stations and other distribution points.
In addition to the main events dedicated to Victory Day, there will also be a procession of the “Immortal Regiment”, in which residents of many Russian cities will take part. During the procession, relatives of war participants will walk through the streets of the city. Anyone can join the memory route. The “Immortal Regiment” campaign is an opportunity to pay tribute to the heroes of the war. The gathering of action participants will begin on Pushkinskaya Square.
We have collected for you the most significant and interesting events dedicated to the 71st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Program of events dedicated to Victory Day on May 9, 2016 in Moscow
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Time |
event title |
Location |
| 10:00 | Military Victory Parade on Red Square with the participation of aviation | Red Square State Kremlin Palace |
| 10:00-11:00 | Live broadcast of the Victory Parade on Red Square | Poklonnaya Gora Tverskaya Square Pushkinskaya Square Tverskaya street Patriarch's Ponds |
| 11:00-20:00 | Festive program in Izmailovo Park “Children of our yard” | Izmailovsky Park |
| 11:00-20:00 | Festival “Music of our victory”. | Gorky Park |
| 13:00 | A unified musical start to festive events. Collective performance of the song “Victory Day”. | Concert venues in Moscow |
| 13:00-22:00 | Large festive concert dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War | Poklonnaya Gora Victory Park Babushkinsky Park Fili Park Kuzminki Park Tverskaya Square Sokolniki Park |
| 13:30 | Gathering of participants in the “Immortal Regiment” action | Pushkinskaya Square |
| 15:00 | Civil-patriotic action “Immortal Regiment”. | Tverskaya Square |
| 17:00 | “Traditions of Russia” - equestrian demonstrations will be held on Poklonnaya Hill. | Poklonnaya Gora Victory Park |
| 18:00 | Traditional Victory Ball | Gorky Park |
| 18:55-19:01 | Minute of Silence | Russia Moscow |
| 22:00 | Festive fireworks | City fireworks launch sites |
Victory Day is a holiday that will always be a special date for each of us. Let every year the passage of impartial time leave fewer and fewer eyewitnesses of the events that served as the basis for it. Let every year the horrors of the Great Patriotic War and the “joy with tears in our eyes” from the official surrender of the most fierce enemy of every Soviet person move further and further into the past. Victory Day on May 9 still remains the most significant, largest holiday.
Almost every family living in the post-Soviet space has its own stories of bitter losses and joyful victories associated with the war years. It is not surprising that many families have their own traditions of celebrating May 9th. But it is large-scale citywide programs that make it possible to fully feel that despite all our differences, despite the fact that the views and values of a modern resident of Russia differ in many ways from the ideals that our compatriots lived by in the 40-50s of the last century, intransigence to fascism, rejection of its ideas about racial inequality, pride in our fathers and grandfathers who managed to cure the world of this deadly plague - that is the unshakable, eternal thing that is in each of us.
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We recommend attending the following events on May 9 in Moscow
Victory Parade on Red Square ,
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Festive fireworks at 16 venues in Moscow ,
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| , May 9 from 13:00 A spectacular concert program will take place on Poklonnaya Hill, which will last until 22:00. At 18:55 there will be a minute of silence in memory of all those who fell during the Great Patriotic War.
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, May 9 from 15:00 For those wishing to take part in this event, there is a free service - the opportunity to print a photograph of a family member - a front-line soldier - in any state center in the capital. services.
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“Traditions of Russia” - demonstration equestrian performances ,
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This year, for the first time, the Bastion and Bal missile systems, the new modification of the Typhoon enhanced security vehicles, the Coalition-SV self-propelled artillery unit, as well as other new domestic weapons will pass through Red Square.
In addition to all the listed types of equipment, promising models of armored weapons, including the Armata tank, the Kurganets-25 armored personnel carrier, and the Boomerang infantry fighting vehicle, should also parade through Red Square in a festive parade. No less interesting are the Tiger vehicles, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, Msta-S self-propelled howitzers, T-90A tanks, Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft gun systems, Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems, and also launchers of S-400 anti-aircraft missiles and Yars missile systems.
Moscow. Victory Parade May 9, 2016 (Video)
Program of events for Victory Day - May 9, 2016
In 2016, Victory Day in Moscow will traditionally be celebrated on a grand scale. Directly on May 9, according to a long-standing tradition, a Parade will be held on Red Square, in which mechanized and foot columns, as well as aviation, will take part. It is the Victory Parade on Red Square that for many is inextricably associated with the key event of the festive events. Millions of people will watch the Victory Parade on TV. Unfortunately, not many people will be able to see it with their own eyes. Only holders of personalized invitation cards will be able to be on Red Square during the passage of the columns. It will be possible to examine the equipment and the pedestrian part during rehearsals preceding the Parade, as well as along the route of the columns to Red Square.
In addition to the Parade on Red Square, which is undoubtedly the most anticipated event on Victory Day 2016, Moscow will host creative work competitions, fairs, exhibitions, concerts and theatrical performances as part of the May 9 celebration. The program of celebrations will end with festive fireworks.
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| Military Victory Parade on Red Square with the participation of aviation | 10:00 | , |
| Live broadcast of the Victory Parade on Red Square | 10:00-11:00 | , Tverskaya street and |
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Festive program in Izmailovo Park “Children of our yard” |
11:00-20:00 | |
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Festival “Music of our victory”. In Gorky Park, veterans and all guests of the park will enjoy a traditional holiday with flowers and concerts. |
11:00-20:00 | |
| A unified musical start to festive events. Collective performance of the song “Victory Day” | 13:00 | All concert venues in the capital |
| Large festive concert dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War | 13:00-22:00 | , |
| Gathering of participants in the “Immortal Regiment” action | 13:30 | |
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Civil-patriotic action “Immortal Regiment”. Tens of thousands of Muscovites will walk along Tverskaya Street with portraits of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers - participants in the Great Patriotic War. |
15:00 |
Tverskaya street |
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“Traditions of Russia” - equestrian demonstrations will be held on Poklonnaya Hill. |
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| The traditional Victory Ball, in which cadets, cadets, and representatives of Moscow military history clubs have participated annually since 2004 | 18:00 | |
| To the sound of a metronome, a Minute of Silence will be announced throughout Moscow, which will be accompanied by audio and video broadcast. | 18:55-19:01 | |
| Festive artillery salute and fireworks on Vorobyovy Gory | 22:00 | |
| Festive fireworks on Poklonnaya Hill | 22:00 | , |
| Festive fireworks on other venues in Moscow | 22:00 | Where to watch fireworks |
We have collected only the most relevant and interesting events that will take place in Moscow on May 9.
A detailed program for Victory Day in Moscow 2016 will appear a little later.
Memorial event "St. George's Ribbon". Where can I get a ribbon?
The St. George's ribbon is a traditional attribute of the Victory Day celebration. Anyone can receive a bicolor from the hands of volunteers in crowded places absolutely free of charge. The St. George Ribbon is a symbol of gratitude for the feat of our compatriots, a sign of respect and awe for their incredible courage and loyalty to the Motherland. In 2016, the 12th St. George's Ribbon memorial event will take place.
All-Russian patriotic action "St. George's Ribbon" runs from April 22 to May 9, hurry up.
| Pickup points. Where can I get a St. George's ribbon? | Weekdays | Weekend |
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Moscow City Hall building (Tverskaya St., 13) |
From 9:00 to 19:00 |
From 12:00 to 19:00 |
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The building of the Moscow Department of Culture (metro station Kuznetsky Most, Neglinnaya St., 8, building 10) |
From 9:00 to 19:00 |
From 12:00 to 19:00 |
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Student community (metro station Alekseevskaya, Mira Avenue at the intersection with Kulakov Ave.) |
From 9:00 to 19:00 |
From 12:00 to 19:00 |
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Building of MIA “Russia Today” (metro Park Kultury, Zubovsky Blvd., 4) |
From 9:00 to 19:00 |
From 12:00 to 19:00 |
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LLC "Young Fighter Course" (Biryulevskaya str., building 34, 2nd floor, "VOENTORG" store) |
From 10:00 to 20:00 |
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TC "Kashirskoye Dvor" (Kashirskoe highway, no. 19) |
From 9:00 to 21:00 |
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“Kashirsky Dvor - 1” (intersection of Kashirsky Highway and Kolomensky Proezd, administration building) |
From 8:30 to 19:00 |
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“Kashirsky Dvor - 2” (intersection of Kashirskoye and Warsaw highways, administration building) |
From 8:30 to 19:00 |
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“Kashirsky Dvor - 3” (intersection of the Moscow Ring Road and Warsaw Highway, administration building) |
From 8:30 to 19:00 |
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m. VDNKh (main entrance to the territory of VDNKh) |
From 17:30 to 19:00 |
From 16:00 to 20:00 |
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m. Park Pobedy (Kutuzovsky Prospekt, 1B on the side of Poklonnaya Gora) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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metro station Sukharevskaya (intersection of Mira Avenue and the Garden Ring) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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M. Barrikadnaya (turn from Konyushkovskaya St. to Barrikadnaya St.) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Dobryninskaya (Lyusinovskaya st., 2) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Okhotny Ryad (intersection of Bolshaya Nikitskaya St. and Mokhovaya St.) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Kurskaya (intersection of Zemlyanoy Val St. and Kursky Station Square) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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Marksistskaya metro station (exit to Taganskaya Square from Marksistskaya Street on the even side) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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Tverskaya metro station (exit from Pushkinskaya Square to Tverskaya Street from No. 18) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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Pushkinskaya metro station (intersection of Petrovka St. and Rakhmanovsky Lane) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Prospekt Mira (Prospekt Mira, 21) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Preobrazhenskaya Square (intersection of Preobrazhenskaya Square and Krasnobogatyrskaya St.) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Krasnopresnenskaya (Konyushkovskaya street, between the Moscow government building and the White House) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Kuzminki (Volgogradsky Prospekt, 119A) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Kitay-Gorod (Kitaygorodsky Ave., ¾) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Mendeleevskaya (intersection of Lesnaya St. and Novoslobodskaya St.) |
From 8:30 to 11:00 |
Does not work |
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m. Mayakovskaya (2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., 16) |
around the clock |
around the clock |
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m. Paveletskaya (Paveletskaya sq., 2, building 2 |
around the clock |
around the clock |
Information may be corrected.
All-Russian action “Immortal Regiment”
Immortal Regiment 2015
“Immortal Regiment” is an all-Russian action, during which a column of those whose relatives fought at the front, worked in the rear, or were prisoners of concentration camps, passes through the streets of cities. Anyone can print out a photograph of a front-line relative and join the memorial march. All processions are held with the support of Immortal Regiment volunteers.
Participation in the procession of the immortal regiment is an opportunity to pay tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, it is a reminder to current and future generations that simple, ordinary people gave their lives so that the sky above our homes would be peaceful.
This event was first organized in Tomsk in 2012. In 2015, about 500 cities around the world and more than half a million people took part in it. This year, the Immortal Regiment is expanding, accepting people from Norway, Israel and the USA into its ranks.
You can register a veteran on the website, and make a photograph yourself, or order the production of a special banner. If there is no photograph, you can put the full name and title of the hero on the banner.
Where is the best place in Moscow to watch the fireworks on May 9?
Traditionally, the climax of the Victory Day celebration is the fireworks - a grandiose spectacle that paints the entire sky of the capital in lush and joyful colors. All citizens of our country, in a single emotional impulse, turn their gaze to the heavens to contemplate this magnificent light show. These minutes are a moment of unity when we all feel like one big family and thank our predecessors for their courage, dedication and courage.
This year, the festive fireworks display will be carried out using innovative developments: an automatic launch system will release many volleys into the sky, the “filling” of which has been significantly modernized, which will allow for greater color diversity. The effect will be enhanced by the rays of special spotlights that will highlight the light show unfolding in the sky.
The most spectacular points for viewing fireworks in Moscow
The best places to watch fireworks there will be bridges across the Moscow River, and hundreds of thousands of people gather here every year. On Red Square, the view of high-altitude fireworks will not be very good; buildings will interfere. Fireworks throughout Moscow will begin at 22:00 Moscow time and will last for 15 minutes. Fireworks installations will be placed in 16 points of the city:
- on (the command post for fireworks control will be deployed here)
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— in the area of Cosmonautics Park
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— on Bolshaya Akademicheskaya Street
- and in other areas of the city: Nagatino, Otradnoye, South Butovo, in Troitsk, Zelenograd, Mitino, Obruchyovo, Solntsevo, in North Tushino.
Places where fireworks and fireworks are launched
- Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill - point No. 1 on the Alley of Partisans 400 meters from the Museum of the Great Patriotic War
- Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill - point No. 2 on the hill near the entrance platform
- Luzhniki - opposite the Big Sports Arena
- VDNKh - on the square between Selskokhozyaystvennaya Street and the northern gate of VDNKh
- Novo-Peredelkino - a vacant lot on the shore of a pond, Fedosino street, building 18
- Lianozovo - in Chermyanka Park on the shore of Altufevsky Pond, Novgorodskaya Street, building 38
- Izmailovo - a town named after Bauman, a site on the shore of Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond
- Kuzminki - ROSTO site, Zarechye street, building 3A, building 1
- Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo - the territory of the Tushino airfield, 500 meters southwest of the Volokolamsk highway
- Mitino - park behind the Aquamarine sports and recreation center, Roslovka street, building 5
- Nagatino - observation deck of the main alley, east of Andropov Avenue
- Obruchyovo is a sports ground 60 meters southeast of the main building of the RUDN University, Miklukho-Maklaya Street, building 6, building 1
- South Butovo - on the shore of Chernevsky Pond, Academician Pontryagina Street, building 11, building 3
- Levoberezhny district - area near the sculpture “Friendship of Continents”, Festivalnaya street, building 2B
- Zelenograd - on the shore of the pond in Victory Park, Ozernaya Alley, building 8
- Troitsk - on the territory of the Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 300 meters northeast of property 11, Physical street, property 11
Where to stay in Moscow during the holidays?
If you are planning for the holidays, then you should take care of booking a place to stay in advance, since cheap and advantageous rooms in mini-hotels quickly run out. We recommend that you do not delay choosing a hotel and use the services of Booking.com, which offers booking services. You can select a hotel using a variety of filters: star rating, type (hotel, apartment, villa, hostel, etc.), cost, location, ratings of people who visited the hotel, Wi-Fi availability and much more.
The Battle of Moscow: The First Step to Victory
Moscow, being the capital of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War, was the most important strategic object and, of course, a tasty morsel for the fascist army. Adolf Hitler wanted to get this city no less than the whole world. The German commanders-in-chief used carefully developed tactics to capture Moscow, which is why the operations to defend it were so difficult and took so long. In the battle of Moscow, we lost thousands of pieces of equipment and, most importantly, our soldiers. Nevertheless, this Victory became the first and largest step during the entire period of the war towards ending the war in favor of the USSR.
The Battle of Moscow took place in the fall of 1941 and the winter of 1941-1942. It is customary to divide it into three stages. The first - defensive - lasted from September 30 to December 5, 1941. Despite the numerical and force superiority of the German army, we managed to hold the defense of Moscow. Most likely, team spirit and patriotism helped the Russian soldiers, which the Germans clearly underestimated. Hitler planned to completely capture Moscow within two to three months, and this mistake cost him a lot. Frosts set in, but the capital of the USSR still could not be conquered. Taking advantage of the weakening of the German army, unprepared for Russian frosts, on December 6, the Soviet Union launched a counter-offensive against the Nazi troops.
The main achievement of the December operations was the destruction of the threat of the capture of Moscow. German troops were thrown back tens of kilometers from the capital. Gathering the last remnants of their will, the Russian soldiers continued to “drive” the Nazis further and further. Thus, we managed to completely return to our control the Moscow, Tula and Ryazan regions, as well as partially liberate certain areas of the Oryol, Kalinin and Smolensk regions from the invaders.
For desperate Soviet citizens, working tirelessly day and night at the country's military factories, every news from the capital was a real consolation, instilling hope and the will to win in their suffering hearts. That is why the Victory in the Battle of Moscow became such a valuable event of the Great Patriotic War - not only as an important strategic achievement, but also as a symbol of faith and love for the Motherland. It is for this feat that the capital was awarded the title of hero city, which is why hundreds of thousands of Russians annually flock to Moscow to celebrate May 9th. After all, not only the actions of people can be heroic - even the walls of houses and the streets of the capital then fought for our victory.
How Victory Day over Fascism is celebrated in other countries
Victory Day over Fascism is celebrated not only in our country, but also in a number of other world countries. Thus, in the United States of America, at the end of April, the traditional laying of wreaths takes place at the memorial called “Spirit of the Elbe” - a monument erected in honor of the military brotherhood of the Allied republics.
In Great Britain, on May 8, a solemn ceremony is being held at the iconic object - the obelisk, dedicated to the memory of all soldiers who have ever died during hostilities, in which members of the royal family take part. On this day, British military personnel, politicians, public figures and ordinary citizens who are not indifferent to the feat of Soviet soldiers gather here. And the next day, the cruiser Belfast, which today operates as a museum, becomes the site of official events. A magnificent meeting of veterans and their honoring takes place here. All those who come bring flowers to the monument to Soviet citizens who died during the Second World War at the Imperial War Museum in London.
France is a country in whose calendar Victory Day over Fascism is an official public holiday. It is celebrated on May 8th during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris. Along with this, parades, ceremonial marches and entertainment events take place in the capital and other cities.
In the capital of Germany, Berlin, in the presence of numerous delegations from Russia, America, England and France, mass events and memorial ceremonies are being held on May 8.
In some Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia, May 8 is an official public holiday and a day off. This date is celebrated with large-scale displays of military equipment, collective marches and historical reenactments. People gather together to honor the memory of fallen fellow citizens who fought against fascism. Politicians and representatives of public organizations arrive at memorials and monuments to place wreaths and bow in a moment of silence.
In Serbia, Victory Day is one of the main annual holidays. A military parade takes place in the capital of the state, Belgrade, and then, in the presence of the president of the country, a solemn ceremony takes place on Mount Avala, where the Monument to the Unknown Soldier is erected.
How it was: Victory Day in past years
Anniversary Victory Parade on Red Square on May 9, 2015 (Video)
Newsreel of the Victory Parade in 1945, Moscow (Video)