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The 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory (Russian: 75-ая годовщина Великой Победы) is a complex of festive events dedicated to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) on the 9th of May.

The event
In the 2020 the 75th anniversary of the end of the GPW and the victory over the German fascism i s celebrated. It was planned to have huge celebrations in all ex-USSR countries. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic they were limited in order to keep a low level of infections. Nevertheless, some of the most important events were not cancelled and took their place online or with very few participants.

Celebrations in Russia
Traditionally, on the 9th of May there the Moscow Victory Day Parade on the Red Square. In spite of coronavirus limitations, this year was not an exception. 75 planes flew in the sky of the capital of the Russian Federation. In addition, annual action “the Immortal regiment” was held online. Judging by the statistics, there were about three million participants. Moreover, citizens of Russia honored their heroes with the minute of silence at seven p.m. After that they joined the flash mob and sang some patriotic songs from their windows and balconies. All the events were televised. In the evening a festive firework was set that lasted for ten minutes.

Actions of the Russian government
Russia’s authorities decided to congratulate the veterans in a special way and paid 75 thousand rubles each and also awarded some with Jubilee Medal "75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".

The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders and citizens of CIS countries. He also had phone conversations with some heads of western states, e.g. with Boris Johnson, the British prime minister.

Despite the global epidemiological situation the post-soviet countries could not ignore this important date and celebrated it together.