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“Grandpa, thanks for the victory!”
These are the most ubiquitous windshield stickers in Russia, where Victory Day, or the May 9 celebration of Nazi Germany’s surrender, has become a near-religious public event.
President Vladimir Putin promotes the celebrations of Russia’s “victory over fascism” as a show of Moscow’s military might and moral superiority.
In Russia, May 9 is Victory Day, celebrating Nazi Germany’s surrender in 1945 [File: Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters]He also appears to be seeking to monopolise the victory over Nazi Germany by silencing the role other nations played in defeating Adolf Hitler.
Millions celebrate Victory Day by marching with portraits of their forefathers who fought in the war that cost the USSR 27 million lives. ....

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