Tag archive for ‘Great Patriotic War’
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The 9th of May and the Asian Front
Kazakhnomad has an interesting post up on the story of a Kazakh veteran who fought on the Asian front. I was not aware that the USSR fought in the Pacific, but I stand corrected. The war against Germany gets a lot more attention here whereas in the US both the European and Pacific front are […]
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Happy Victory Day
Today is the 65th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II or the Great Patriotic War. Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on the 8th of May, but the former Soviet countries celebrate Victory Day on the 9th of May. Apparently Stalin insisted that because the Soviet Union had contributed more […]