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Russian soldiers march through Red Square during the nation's Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2011 in commemoration of the end of WWII. Russia was due Monday to march 20,000 soldiers and its most advanced missiles across Red Square in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might.AFP PHOTO / DMITRY KOSTYUKOV
A woman kisses a Russian WW II veteran as they celebrate the nation's Victory Day in a park in Moscow on May 9, 2011 in commemoration of the end of WWII. Russia was due Monday to march 20,000 soldiers and its most advanced missiles across Red Square in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might.AFP PHOTO / ALEXEY SAZONOV
Russian soldiers march through Red Square during the nation's Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2011 in commemoration of the end of WWII. Russia was due Monday to march 20,000 soldiers and its most advanced missiles across Red Square in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA
A Russian WW II veteran sits near Bolshoy Theatre after the nation's Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2011 in commemoration of the end of WWII. Russia was due Monday to march 20,000 soldiers and its most advanced missiles across Red Square in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might.AFP PHOTO / DMITRY KOSTYUKOV
A Russian WW II veteran sits near Bolshoy Theatre after the nation's Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2011 in commemoration of the end of WWII. Russia was due Monday to march 20,000 soldiers and its most advanced missiles across Red Square in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might.AFP PHOTO / DMITRY KOSTYUKOV
Moses Mokvin, 86, a Russian veteran WWII stands on the Red Square after the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2011. Tens of thousands of granite-faced soldiers marched in lockstep across Red Square Monday in Russia's annual Victory Day display of military might, while President Dmitry Medvedev said the country is committed to peace and global stability. The parade, marking the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II, is the centerpiece of Russia's most solemn secular holiday, both commemorating the Soviet Union's enormous sacrifices in the war and asserting the potency of its modern military. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
World War II veterans toasts, during the Victory Day celebrations in downtown Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2011. Tens of thousands of granite-faced soldiers marched in lockstep across Red Square Monday in Russia's annual Victory Day display of military might, while President Dmitry Medvedev said the country is committed to peace and global stability. The parade, marking the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II, is the centerpiece of Russia's most solemn secular holiday, both commemorating the Soviet Union's enormous sacrifices in the war and asserting the potency of its modern military. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
A little boy presents with flowers a WW II veteran during the nation's Victory Day military parade on Dvortsovaya Square in St. Petersburg on May 9, 2011 in commemoration of the end of WWII. Some 20,000 soldiers and Russia's most advanced missiles rumbled across Red Square on Monday in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might.AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
Russian cadets march through Palace Square during the Victory Day parade in Saint-Petersburg on May 9, 2010. Troops from four NATO states marched through Red Square in Moscow for the first time Sunday as Russia marked victory in World War II with its biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union. AFP PHOTO/ KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI/EAST NEWS 06/05/2010 MOSKWA Zolnierze rosyjscy maszeruja na Placu Czerwonym w Moskwie w ramach przygotowan do zblizajacej sie defilady organizowanej w Dzien Zwyciestwa 9 maja 2010 w 65. rocznice zakonczenia II wojny swiatowej. Soldiers march through Red Square during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Moscow. They will take part in the Victory Day parade on 9 May, 2010. The celebrations will mark the 65. anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
PHOTO:EAST NEWS/WOJTEK LASKI ROSJA.MOSKWA.8 MAJA 2005 W MOSKWIE TRWAJA PRZYGOTOWANIA DO OBCHODOW 60 ROCZNICY ZAKONCZENIA II WOJNY SWIATOWEJ.UROCZYSTOSCI ZAKONCZENIA WIELKIEJ WOJNY OJCZYZNIANEJ,JAK W ROSJI JEST NAZYWANA II WOJNA SWIATOWA,ODBEDA SIE 9 MAJA. PREPARATIONS FOR THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY VICTORY DAY PARADE IN MOSCOW - CADETS IN SOVIET UNIFORMS
PHOTO:EAST NEWS/WOJTEK LASKI ROSJA.MOSKWA.8 MAJA 2005 W MOSKWIE TRWAJA PRZYGOTOWANIA DO OBCHODOW 60 ROCZNICY ZAKONCZENIA II WOJNY SWIATOWEJ.UROCZYSTOSCI ZAKONCZENIA WIELKIEJ WOJNY OJCZYZNIANEJ,JAK W ROSJI JEST NAZYWANA II WOJNA SWIATOWA,ODBEDA SIE 9 MAJA. PREPARATIONS FOR THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY VICTORY DAY PARADE IN MOSCOW - CADETS IN SOVIET UNIFORMS
PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Obchody Dnia Zwyciestwa w Moskwie (rocznica zakonczenia II wojny swiatowej), Moskwa, 09.05.1993. N/Z: manifestacja konserwatystow na Placu Czerwonym. Celebration of Victory Day (9th May) in Moscow, (anniversary of the end of the II World War), Moscow, RUSSIA, 09/05/1993. Pictured: conservatives' manifestation at Red Square.
Russian soldiers wearing period uniforms dating back to World War II, march at a rehearsal of a military parade for the May 9 celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, on Red Square in Moscow, Wednesday, April 27, 2005. May 9 is 'Victory Day' in Russia. (AP Photo/Oleg Romanov)
PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Obchody Dnia Zwyciestwa w Moskwie (rocznica zakonczenia II wojny swiatowej), Moskwa, 09.05.1993. N/Z: manifestacja konserwatystow na Placu Czerwonym. Celebration of Victory Day (9th May) in Moscow, (anniversary of the end of the II World War), Moscow, RUSSIA, 09/05/1993. Pictured: conservatives' manifestation at Red Square.