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Russia commemorates its own end of World War II. Only this time the celebration of May 9, the so-called Victory Day, in Moscow is completely different.
The country, which promised a grand parade and had to demonstrate its interpretation of historical events to the world, modestly commemorated Victory Day. Russia followed the example of Western European states that commemorated yesterday the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. There were no majestic parades, thousands of troops, or the last missile systems in the country. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Russia held just a modest ceremony with several dozen members of the honorary company.
“We are united by a common memory and common hopes, common aspirations, our responsibility for the present and the future. We know and firmly believe that we are insurmountable when we are together,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In Russia, the number of coronavirus infections has almost reached 200,000, more than half of the cases were registered in Moscow, so it is not surprising that today only the roar of military aircraft is heard in the capital of the country. It was the only demonstration of military power in Moscow.
It is true that several dozen Russians who were not afraid of the pandemic still took to the streets. In their hands they held portraits of Stalin and relatives who survived the war.
“My father was not scared by fascism, so no coronavirus will scare me,” he said.
And at that time, the coronavirus pandemic in Belarus did not affect everyone. Belarus appears to have celebrated Victory Day for itself and for Russia.
More than three thousand soldiers participated in the parade. Neither Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, nor war veterans, nor those who saw the parade wore masks. Lukashenko himself said that postponing the parade due to the threat of the coronavirus would be unacceptable, and the pandemic itself continues to be called psychosis that the country will forget in a month.
However, his claims are not real: in Belarus, COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly, with more than 22,000 people infected with the coronavirus, and the number of infections increased by almost a thousand in the last day.
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