Hard to believe it has been three years since Moscow marked the 60th anniversary of the victory in WWII with a parade of military equipment from wartime days. Somehow that seemed like a much more endearing and appropriate approach to the celebration than the display of modern military might that is planned for this year.
In 2005, I was out of town on Victory Day (following the authorities' recommendations!) and missed the parade, but I got some pictures (though not very good ones) of the preparations for the parade a couple of weeks before, on April 25, 2005:
The full photoset from the practice parade is here. The same set has some pictures of Victory Day posters and decorations (also all from 2005):
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Victory Day Three Years Ago
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I am flying into Moscow this Friday and would love to come see the parade. I can't seem to find any info on when it will actually begin. Would you happen to know?
Lidija, I have no idea, since we don't live in Moscow anymore. Sometimes it can be difficult to get up close at events like this because either (i) security is very tight, (ii) lots of people want to attend and it's a mob scene, or (iii) both. I'm sure some website will have a schedule of events, you might try Lenta.ru or RIA Novosti, or perhaps something more local like the TV Tsentr website. Sorry I don't have any better ideas and good luck getting to the parade!
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