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An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘Victory Day’

  • WWII Memorial in Aktau

    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 […]