too bad i have to miss the parade back in Holland again

Since I started watching these parades in the 1970s, it was one of the best Victory Day parades. For me any pararde is but an echo of the first parade. No parade will equal the one lead by the great General Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov riding a grey Akhal-Teke horse. That first parade can be seen on YouTube in color. His statue in Moscow show him as he was in that parade. Sit and count the cost of the heroic past with words of the poem by Konstantin Simonov (Константи́н Миха́йлович Си́монов) Жди меня, и я вернусь. Только очень жди, Жди, когда наводят грусть Желтые дожди, Жди, когда снега метут, Жди, когда жара, Жди, когда других не ждут, Позабыв вчера. Жди, когда из дальних мест Писем не придет, Жди, когда уж надоест Всем, кто вместе ждет. Жди меня, и я вернусь, Не желай добра Всем, кто знает наизусть, Что забыть пора. Пусть поверят сын и мать В то, что нет меня, Пусть друзья устанут ждать, Сядут у огня, Выпьют горькое вино На помин души... Жди. И с ними заодно Выпить не спеши. Жди меня, и я вернусь, Всем смертям назло. Кто не ждал меня, тот пусть Скажет: - Повезло. Не понять, не ждавшим им, Как среди огня Ожиданием своим Ты спасла меня. Как я выжил, будем знать Только мы с тобой,- Просто ты умела ждать, Как никто другой. English translation: Wait for me, and I'll come back! Wait with all you've got! Wait, when dreary yellow rains Tell you, you should not. Wait when snow is falling fast, Wait when summer's hot, Wait when yesterdays are past, Others are forgot. Wait, when from that far-off place, Letters don't arrive. Wait, when those with whom you wait Doubt if I'm alive. Wait for me, and I'll come back! Wait in patience yet When they tell you off by heart That you should forget. Even when my dearest ones Say that I am lost, Even when my friends give up, Sit and count the cost, Drink a glass of bitter wine To the fallen friend - Wait! And do not drink with them! Wait until the end! Wait for me and I'll come back, Dodging every fate! "What a bit of luck!" they'll say, Those that would not wait. They will never understand How amidst the strife, By your waiting for me, dear, You had saved my life. Only you and I will know How you got me through. Simply - you knew how to wait - No one else but you.

I admire the bravery and the intelligence of Russian people in World War II.I love Russia.

Живела Русија! Слава России! Long Live Russia!

Thanks, I miss this parade because my internet is too bad, but I'll download it to see! Thanks!CCCP

Russia, the beacon of human equality, the dream of the whole world, once again rests on russians shoulders as true hope to resist the unjusticies than not many coutries can resist lies on russia.. Russia, a ground where hope springs, where spirituality will take place again, and the seeds will be felt in a form of love not war, not liberation with wepons, not democracy with bombings and smart wepons, but respect towards the people and the right for them to choose their way and their way of living.. To Russia with LOVE from Slovenia..

I WANT TO SAY HAPPY VICTORY DAY TO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE IT KIND OF LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY TO YOU GUYS GOD BLESS U ALL.

A wonderful spectacle. But what happened to the "freedom" that the Red Army is said to have brought? The Red Army did not even liberate Russia from totalitarian oppression, let alone Eastern Europe. I respect the suffering that the ordinary Soviet soldiers endured and I appreciate their contribution to the defeat of Nazism. I deplore the betrayal which their Soviet Kremlin masters worked on them, arresting many of them even as they returned from German captivity, sending them straight to Siberian slave camps, and turning the sacrifice of all of them not into a tribute to freedom, but into securing a new night of Stalinist terror over the Russian people and its neighbours. And I deeply regret that the current rulers of the Kremlin still use their heroism as a diversion from bringing appropriate closure and reconciliation for the 50 years of Soviet Russian oppression of half of Europe which their sacrifice was used to secure.

Dear Sasha, How do the millions (up to 20 million, by some counts) of innocent people killed either by direct execution or dying of starvation, cold or hard labour in Siberian slave camps throughout Soviet history square with what you write about Russia being the “beacon of human equality?” How does the fact that each spring thaw in parts of Russia, the bones of the nameless GULAG dead are exposed anew square with what you write about Russia being “a ground where hope springs?” How does the fact that not one – not even one – perpetrator of these crimes against humanity has ever had to account for their actions in any Russian court of law, whether Soviet or post-Soviet, square with what you write about Russia being a beacon of hope to resist injustice? Isn’t it rather the fact that in Russia, an overwhelmingly dangerous precedent has been set that the State can maul its own population with absolute impunity, without anyone ever having to answer for such actions? The shadow which this casts over as yet unborn generations of Russians is a sombre one indeed. Surely a major dose of reality needs to be inserted into what you write.

Where can I get one of those Victory Day ribbons. I would love one. I honour and acknowledge the immense sacrifice of the Soviet people. The whole world is indebted to your bravery.

From Romania with Love and respect for a true patriot leader,Putin,God bless you and keep you and the new president.

ЖИВЕЛА БРАТСКА ПРАВОСЛАВНА РУСИЈА!!! ПОЗДРАВ ИЗ БЕОГРАДА, СРБИЈА

Such lovely comments here, as a Russian I really appreciate that we celebrated this victory over the Nazis together. It was an enormous struggle for all the Allies, Russians, US, British, Canadians, ANZACS, free French, free Dutch, free Poles the list goes on and on, all pitted against the Nazi enemy, and all winning through in the end, each one contributing to the final goal. This truly was mission accomplished. A big thankyou back to all the well wishers, for having time to join the party! Together we will always achieve great things.

I loved watching your Beautiful WW2 Russian Parade in Red Square. It moved me to tears to see how much your country is united in it's historical past that nobody can deny.Not many people here in the USA realize that it was Russia's blood that was spilled to help end WW2. If not we would be speaking German. It shames me to say this but here in America our historic Fourth of July is nothing more than an alcoholic mess, and not many Americans know their countries history from the British or how it came to be. Russia is a proud country and I respect you for it. Maybe someday, I would like to visit Russia and meet it's beautiful people.

the only thing that this parade is showing is that only communism can win such beasts!yes we've done some mistakes!Yes many people killed during the civil war for the collectivism!But don't you never forget that we've reached the skies,we've win capitalism!it died and reborn 3 times!communism hadn't a second chance!we've win Nazism!and many other things!this parades is memorial parade for the partisans,red soldiers,republicans,Ernesto gue vara Chinese revolution and many more communist fighters!the only thing that can unit us is the international song!our worldwide hymn!just read all the communism books!try to find explanations why some things happened!don't judge the mistakes!try not to do them again because we all know that communism will never die!a simple example?here!the rt channel!70% og the themes that has is about communism!

Your Russians should have more self-respect - if you have forty-year old armament - you DON'T ORGANIZE MILITARY PARADES. It was beyond ambarrasment. But, hey, you are free to do so to the amusement of the rest of the world.