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The 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory Initial plans and actions.

In 2020 75 years have passed since the end of the Great Patriotic War, when the Europe had been liberated from the Nazis onslaught. To commemorate the anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945, Russian President  signed Executive Order on declaring 2020 the Year of memory and glory in Russia. The Russian Pobeda Organising Committee has been given the task of organising the Year of Memory and Glory in the Russian Federation.

It was announced that the celebrations was going to be hold in 28 cities, including 9 hero cities. The issue of preparation to the 75th anniversary was raised even in 2017, when after numerous requests from veterans, it was decided to establish a monument to the Soviet soldier in Rzhev. The Sculptor Andrey Korobtsov designed a 25-meter sculpture of a Soviet soldier standing on a high embankment hill. The ceremony of opening of this monumental was appointed on 2020 as a highlight of the celebration. What is more, The Victory Museum opened a new large-scale exhibition "Feat of the People". It showed the Russians  outside the front, their mode of life, scientific and cultural spheres of society in such tough time as the Patriotic War.

The most expecting, magnificent part of the 9th May used to be the military parade, the preparations and rehearsals to it were planned to start in March.

Covid-19 and the celebrations.

The outbreak of the Covid-19 has led to the viral spread of virus around the world. In view of epidemiological situation on 29th of March in Moscow, later in other Federal subjects of Russia, the vigorous actions were taken by the Russian government: the quarantine was imposed, all public events were either postponed or canceled even the the celebration on 9th of May. The military parade has taken place on 24 June. However, The Immortal Regiment, a massive non-profit civil event, was held online by virtue of coronavirus restrictions. https://rzhev.histrf.ru Minister speech. http://en.kremlin.ru/acts/news/60954 Executive Order on holding the Year of Memory and Glory in Russia.