Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The Kremlin. Ceremonial reception marking the 50th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Opening ceremony of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 in the Memorial Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill. President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin and US President Bill Clinton attend the opening of the museum.