The History of the European People

“There was no, there is no and there will be no force that could ever enslave our people”, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin said today in his speech celebrating the 72nd anniversary of Great Patriotic War victory in World War II. “And we will never forget that it was our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers who brought the freedom to Europe and the long-awaited peace on the planet”. Photo © Sputnik/Grigory Sisoev.

People gathered in Arbatskaya Square in Moscow waiting for the Victory Day parade. Photo: Matei Clej‏ (@matei_clej).

Stretching

Saint Petersburg, Russia: Russian honour guard soldiers warm up prior to a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Palace Square on May 9, to celebrate 72 years since victory in World War II. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP.

Night and Day

Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 9 2016. Fireworks explode over the Neva river to mark the 71st anniversary of Soviet victory over nazi-fascism in the WWII. Photo: Ruslan Shamukov/TASS.

День Победы (Victory Day)

Service personnel march in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2016. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images.

Members of a military band take a selfie at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images.

A military band playing during the Immortal Regiment march in Vladivostok, Russia. Photo: Yuri Smityuk/TASS/Getty.

May 9

Moscow, Russia: Military helicopters fly over the Ivan the Great Bell Tower and Moscow’s Kremlin during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade. It is worth remembering that today, May 9, is the day that Russia commemorates the enormous sacrifice paid by the people of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War against nazi-fascism, which costed the lives of about 27 million Soviet citizens. Photo: Ivan Sekretarev/AP.

全球化

Moscow, May 9, 2015. Parade on Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.

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Moscow, May 9, 2015. Russia celebrates Victory Day. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin walks alongside with President of the People’s Republic of China 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng). Photo: China Xīnhuá News (@XHNews).

Victory Day (9 May)

Children walk near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kiev, Ukraine, 08 May 2015. Ukraine marks on 08 May the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation to commemorate all victims of the Second World War. Photo: EPA/BGNES.

9 May
70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany

Moscow, May 9, 2015. Russia celebrates Victory Day. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin speaks with President of the People’s Republic of China 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng). Photo: news.sky.com.