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The celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory
The celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory — a list of events dedicated to the Victory of the USSR over the the Third Reich in the Great Patriotic War (22th of June 1941-9th of May 1945).

In 2020, it is 75 years of the Great Victory. The goverment of Russia, The CIS countries and a number of other countries planned to hold a number of major events in honor of the anniversary. In the Russian Federation, the main events were supposed to be the parade on Red Square, the procession of the immortal regiment and the festive fireworks but because of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic the parade was held on the 24th of June and not as usual on the 9th of May and the procession of the immortal regiment was supposed to take place on the 26th of July but it was never held due to the worsering epidemic situation in Russia.

The preparation for the celebration in Russia
–In April 2020, The President of Russia Vladimir Putin issued a decree according to which war veterans received a payment of 75 thousand roubles.

–According to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the military parades were supposed to be in 39 Russian cities. In June 2020, local authorities refused to hold military parades in 13 cities because of the pandemic of coronavirus.

–In the 13th of June 2019, The Jubilee medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War(1941-1945)" was established.

–The largest monument in the history of Modern Russia- Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier was supposed to be opened on the 9th of May 2020 but due to the pandemic it was opened on the 30th of June 2020.

The military parade on Red Square
The military parade was held on the 24th of June 2020 in the anniversary of the Victory Parade in 1945. 15 thousand military personnel. 225 units of military equipment and 150 aircraft took part in the parade. The parade lasted an hour and a half.

The 75th anniversary of Great Victory in other countries
–The Victory parade was held in Belarus on the 9th of May 2020.

–The Victory parade was supposed to be in The Republic of Kazakhstan but it was cancelled because of the coronavirus. War veterans received a cash payment of 250 thousand tenge.

–The parade was held in Turkmenistan on the 9th of May 2020.