Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, St Petersburg

Victory Day Celebration in Russia in 2020

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May 23rd 2020
May 9 is a historical day celebrated by the Russians and people from the former Soviet Union republics. This year is special as it's the 75th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War. The major problem we all faced this year is the pandemic that ruined many plans and affected many lives. Despite the greatness of the date, Russian government made a decision of postponing the traditional ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more