Russians Salute Soviet Victory In World War Ii

MOSCOW — Nearly 20,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and cadets stood quiet and still in Red Square on Monday morning, waiting as the clock on the Kremlin tower moved toward 10, when a loudspeaker rumbled with a deep, imposing voice: The commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany had begun. A vintage black limousine carried Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, standing ramrod straight in the front of the open car, through the square as he inspected the troops, some bearing the red flags with the hammer and sickle that the earlier generations had carried into battle. Read full article >>

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