17.11.2015 reenactment of Moscow’s 1941 legendary parade

[Brano]

I did not notice this event.Another display of russian military traditions and their respect to Great Patriotic War veterans and victims of that bloody conflict.We "westerners" can just stand and stare with envy.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/321185-red-square-wwii-parade/

[Falco_Peregrinus]

Thanks Brano, nice link.

 

Having lived, studied and worked in Russia for years, having known wonderful and really amazing friends and people,  I can remember that they are (correctly) patriotic in remebering their past, their fallen, their history.

They rememebr how the "entire" soviet population (from Samarkand in the Uzbek SSR to the tip of Murmansk) suffered, fought, and won the hated (rightly so!) enemy.

I also remember though that, when speaking about the awful attacks on the back against Poland and Finland, many people just said that those actions were somehow justified, or that in those case we must not remember the soldiers but Stalin's guilt. 
Same is said by many, many Russians today about the aggression in Ukraine and the taking of Crimea.
 

It's very interesting, from a point of view of an "observer", to ... observe how in each country every specific historical event is written and recalled in different ways, sometimes even very different.

 

Every nation should never forget those who died while serving one's country. 

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Avoiding the politics, it's glorious that Russia still cares so very much about the war and their veterans. Above all the great show they put, my absolute favourite thing is watching the veterans and survivors of the war sing along to the songs and see the look in their eyes, that happiness that people remember the heroes and the horrors and that this memory remains eternal and untouched throughout the years.

 

What sets apart Russia from other countries is that every generation is conscious and interested in the history, passing it down to their children and so on. The youth elsewhere is quick to forget and believe whatever new version of events is sold and fits the politics better, while Russian students and even little children know how to remember and respect their ancestors.

 

The Eternal Battalion initiative is a sight to behold too.

 

By the way Brano, the parade was on the 7th, not 17th, but thanks for sharing and remembering too.