Victory Day in Pictures
Russian servicemen and cadets march with portraits of relatives who took part in World War II during a parade to mark Victory Day in Vladivostok.
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A former serviceman dances during celebrations in Vladivostok.
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President Vladimir Putin shares a joke with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after arriving to watch the Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square.
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Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square.
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Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2014.
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A Russian serviceman aboard an armored personnel carrier salutes next to the blue-white-red tricolor flag of Crimea, during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.
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Former Soviet serviceman and women chat during celebrations to mark Victory Day in front of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
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Russian servicemen aboard armoured personnel carriers salute during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2014.
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Russian military aircraft trail smoke in the colours of the Russian tricolor above the Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2014.
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Russian military planes fly above the Kremlin, with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower seen in the foreground, during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2014.
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Soviet veterans salute during celebrations to mark Victory Day at a Soviet War Memorial in Berlin, May 9, 2014.
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A former Soviet serviceman marches with a Soviet navy flag to mark Victory Day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol May 9, 2014.
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A former Soviet serviceman takes part in celebrations to mark Victory day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol May 9, 2014.
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People hold a giant St. George's ribbon during events to commemorate Victory Day in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv May 9, 2014.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during events marking Victory day in Sevastopol May 9, 2014.
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People wave a Soviet flag from a Soviet-era tank during events to mark Victory Day in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk May 9, 2014.
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