05-09-2008, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by Revo
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the annual May 9th Victory Day military parade a fairly young tradition? Of course the first Victory Day parade was held in summer 1945 (not May 9th), but when was the second Victory Day parade held in Red Sqaure? Mid 1980s perhaps?
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Yes, you're mostly right - it's communists' love to parades which confused me 
In 1945 a Victory Day parade was held on June, 24, then in 1948-1964 they didn't happen, and the next pause was in 1991-1994 period.
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