Victory Day

1. Victory Day

2.

Victory DayEast
or 9 May
In communist
marks the
capitulation
Germany,
8 May
was
of Nazi
Germany
to
officially
known
and
the Soviet
celebrated
as Union in
the part of
the and
Second
"Liberation
Day"
World
Warholiday
known in
was
a public
the Soviet
Union as
between
1950 and
the and
Great
1966,
again Patriotic
on the
War
where theinSoviet
40th
anniversary
Union
fought
against
1985.
In 1975
a SovietNazi
Germany
. was
style
"Victory
Day"
celebrated on 9 May.

3. History

Joseph
was later
TheStalin
capitulation
to the
displeased
by these
events,
Allied nations
in Reims
believing
that the
was signed
onGerman
7 May
surrender
should have
been
1945, effective
23:01
accepted
the date
envoy
CET 8only
May.byThis
is
of the
USSR Supreme
commonly
referred to as
command
only
the V-Eand
Daysigned
(Victory
in
in Berlin
andDay)
insisted
the
Europe
in most
Reims
protocol
be
western
European
considered
preliminary
countries.
Field-Marshal Keitel signing the ratified
surrender terms for the German military

4. Celebration

The celebration of Victory
the Soviet
Union's
DayDuring
continued
during
existence, 9years.
May was
subsequent
The war
celebrated throughout the
became
a topic of great
USSR and in the countries of
importance
cinema,
the EasterninBloc.
Though the
literature,
history
lessons
holiday was
introduced
in at
many Soviet
republics
school,
the mass
media,
approximately
between
and
the arts. The
ritual1946
of
1950, it only became a
theand
celebration
gradually
non-labour day in Ukrainian
obtained
a distinctive
(1963) and
Russian (1965)
character
a number
SSRs. In with
the latter
one, a of
weekday
off (usually a
similar
elements:
Monday) was
given starting
ceremonial
meetings,
1966 if 9 May was to fall on a
speeches,
lectures,
weekend (Saturday or
receptions
Sunday). and fireworks
The Viktory Parade in USSR

5.

The Soviet War Memorial in London
Victory Day London is a
ceremonial event held annually
since 2007 in London on 9
May in commemoration of the
victory in the Second World
War and the Arctic Convoys
1941-1945. A ceremony is held
aboard HMS Belfast which
took part in the Arctic Convoys,
moored as a museum ship on
the Thames. The event serves
as a reunion day for British and
Russian veterans of the Arctic
Convoys with members of the
British Royal Family present.

6.

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