The 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory is a celebration date, which took place in 2020, dedicated to the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of the Great Patriotic War, which appeared to be a military conflict between the USSR and Nazi Germany during the period from the 22 of June 1941 to the 9 of May 1946
History edit
The first time Victory day was celebrated on the 9th of May in 1945 in the Soviet Union. According to the Supreme Council decree, which was published early in the morning, it became an annual national holiday.
As some of the bystanders told, the night the Victory was declared, crowds of soviet people filled in the streets, and the spontaneous demonstration on the Red Square began. Everywhere were flags and happy people's faces, who danced and congratulated each other. The celebration ended with a huge colorful salute, which became a traditional ending of the Victory day.
The 9th of the May had been a holiday until the 1947, when it was canceled by the government. It was fixed in 1995, in 50th Anniversary of the Great Victory, and since then it had been celebrated annually.
In order to preserve the history, the President of the Russian Federation announced 2020 as the year of memory and glory.
Celebration edit
Traditionally, the celebration contains a military parade, a concert and a salute lately in the evening.
The 75th Anniversary was hampered by unstable epidemiological situation, but there still was a military parade, which was held in 28 Russian cities. The main celebration, as the immortal regiment and entertainments, was moved to the 24th of June, the day of the Victory Parade, and held with special quarantine measures.
Meanwhile, some ex-members of Soviet union, as Belarus and Turkmenistan hold a parade on the 9th of the May despite the pandemic conditions.
