People walk near a monument made of a Soviet tank T-70 tank, which was restored in St. Petersburg, on the territory of the Mass Grave memorial in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region territory, that has accessed Russia. On October 23, Melitopol marks the 80th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi Germany in World War Two.23.10.2023#8541669
People walk near a monument made of a Soviet tank T-70 tank, which was restored in St. Petersburg, on the territory of the Mass Grave memorial in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region territory, that has accessed Russia. On October 23, Melitopol marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Melitopol from Nazi Germany in World War Two.23.10.2023#8541668
People walk near a monument made of a Soviet tank T-70 tank, which was restored in St. Petersburg, on the territory of the Mass Grave memorial in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region territory, that has accessed Russia. On October 23, Melitopol marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Melitopol from Nazi Germany in World War Two.23.10.2023#8541667
Members of the Honor Guard perform during the opening ceremony of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum at the site in Victory Park in Chita, Russia.27.08.2020#6317715
Members of the Honor Guard perform during the opening ceremony of the ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum at the site in Victory Park in Chita, Russia.27.08.2020#6317714
Candles and flowers are pictured during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War against Nazis in 1941 at the Eternal Flame memorial, in Vladivostok, Russia.22.06.2019#5923442
Cadets hold flowers and candles as they take part in a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War against Nazis in 1941 at the Eternal Flame memorial, in Vladivostok, Russia.22.06.2019#5923445
A cadet holds a candle as he takes part in a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War against Nazis in 1941 at the Eternal Flame memorial, in Vladivostok, Russia.22.06.2019#5923446
An Emergency officer holds a candle as he takes part in a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War against Nazis in 1941 at the Eternal Flame memorial, in Vladivostok, Russia.22.06.2019#5923447
An honour guard wearing WWII Soviet uniform stands at attention as he takes part in a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War against Nazis in 1941 at the Eternal Flame memorial, in Vladivostok, Russia.22.06.2019#5923448
A serviceman during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event to mark Day of Memory and Grief in Chelyabinsk.22.06.2018#5550139
At the Candle of Memory international commemorative event to mark Day of Memory and Grief in Grozny.22.06.2018#5550707
Servicemen and activists of the Akhmat club lay flowers during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event to mark Day of Memory and Grief in Grozny.22.06.2018#5550653
A wreath is laid during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event to mark Day of Memory and Grief in Grozny.22.06.2018#5550687
Serviceman and club Akhmat activists during the international memorial event the Candle of Memory on the Day of Memory and Sorrow in Grozny, Chechnya.22.06.2018#5550748
Laying wreaths during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Vladivostok.22.06.2018#5548875
The Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Pyatigorsk.22.06.2018#5548917
Laying flowers during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Vladivostok.22.06.2018#5548892
The guard of honor during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Vladivostok.22.06.2018#5548901
The guard of honor company during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Vladivostok.22.06.2018#5548896
The guard of honor company during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Vladivostok.22.06.2018#5548905
A serviceman during the Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Pyatigorsk.22.06.2018#5548914
The Candle of Memory international commemorative event on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Pyatigorsk.22.06.2018#5548915
A toy Red Army soldier from the World War II period on display at the Pride and Glory of the Fatherland Hall of the St. Petersburg Dolls Museum.25.02.2015#2578724
Residents of Kerch at the ceremony of raising a flag on Mount Midridat on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Kerch from Nazi invaders.11.04.2014#2410626
Acting Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, center, at the opening of the secondary school named after Hero of Russia Alexander Monetov, in Dubrovitsy, Noginsky District. Right: the school's director, Nadezhda Bukhvostova. Second left: Head of the Podolsky District Nikolai Moskalyov.02.09.2013#2277017
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) awarding the title of City of Military Glory to Oryol; right: Oryol Mayor Alexander Kasyanov, the Kremlin. 07.05.2007#152453
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) awarding the title of City of Military Glory to Kursk; center: Kursk Mayor Viktor Surzhikov, the Kremlin. 07.05.2007#152446
Russian Military Glory Day marked on the day when, for the first time in Russian history, the Russian Navy under the commandment of Peter the Great defeated Sweden in the Battle of Gangut (1714). Great Patriotic War veterans at the statue of Peter the Great in Moscow.09.08.2003#6494512
Russian Military Glory Day marked on the day when, for the first time in Russian history, the Russian Navy under the commandment of Peter the Great defeated Sweden in the Battle of Gangut (1714). The guard of honor at the statue of Peter the Great in Moscow.09.08.2003#6494507
Moscow. Celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. From left: Russian Army service personnel, Captain Alexei Golovanov and First Lieutenant Nikolai Bespamyatnov received the Orders of Courage for their fortitude, bravery and valor displayed during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus region.23.02.2001#8471982
Moscow. Celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Corporal Dmitry Rychkov of the Russian Army was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for hi heroic feat during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus region. Galina Rychkova, the mother of Dmitry Rychkov, received the Gold Star Medal.23.02.2001#8471981
Russian President Boris Yeltsin (center), Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov (center right) and Russian Minister of Justice Valentin Kovalyov at Lenin's Mausoleum attending celebrations to mark the 51st anniversary of Russia's victory in the Great Patriotic War.09.05.1996#419732
Russian President Boris Yeltsin, center, attending a military parade on Moscow's Red Square marking the 51st anniversary of Russia's victory in Great Patriotic War.09.05.1996#419724
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Autograph before the start of the festival.08.09.1992#8270674
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Festival participants in uniforms of the times of 1812 reenacted the decisive moments of the battle.08.09.1992#8270673
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Festival participants in uniforms of the times of 1812 reenacted the decisive moments of the battle.08.09.1992#8270666
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Festival participants in uniforms of the times of 1812 reenacted the decisive moments of the battle.08.09.1992#8270665
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Festival members. Festival participants.08.09.1992#8270664
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. The reenacting participants did not disregard the events of the Great Patriotic War: in 1941-1942, the Borodino field was part of the front edge of the Mozhaisk line of defense of Moscow.08.09.1992#8270663
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Festival participants in uniforms of the times of 1812 reenacted the decisive moments of the battle.08.09.1992#8270662
The State Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve in the Mozhaisk District of the Moscow Region. Military-historical reconstruction on the Borodino field to mark the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. Festival participants in uniforms of the times of 1812 reenacted the decisive moments of the battle. Battle on the hill of Rayevsky's battery.08.09.1992#8270657
A concert at the Kremlin Congress Palace marking the Russian Armed Forces' Day (Defender of the Fatherland Day since 1993).21.02.1992#6388149
President Boris Yeltsin and his wife, Naina Yeltsin, at a concert at the Kremlin Congress Palace marking the Russian Armed Forces' Day (Defender of the Fatherland Day since 1993).21.02.1992#6388146
A concert at the Kremlin Congress Palace marking the Russian Armed Forces' Day (Defender of the Fatherland Day since 1993).21.02.1992#6388142
Center: British Defense Secretary Tom King visits the Soviet Union. A wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin Wall, where the secretary honored the memory of fallen soldiers.14.05.1990#8446265
Indian students of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute take a walk near the Kazan Cathedral.18.03.1990#8458413
Celebration of the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk in honor of its foundation in 1703, Karelian ASSR.01.09.1988#8307703
Celebration of the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk in honor of its foundation in 1703, Karelian ASSR.01.09.1988#8307702
Locals celebrate the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk, Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Shows at open-air venues across the city.25.06.1988#6555878
Locals celebrate the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk, Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.25.06.1988#6555875
Locals celebrate the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk, Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Children on the shore of Lake Onega.25.06.1988#6555874
Street parade during the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk, Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.25.06.1988#6555872
Locals celebrate the 285th anniversary of Petrozavodsk, Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Performance on Lake Onega to mark the anniversary of the city's founding in 1703.25.06.1988#6555871
The Gasitel memorial boat in Volgograd created by USSR People's Architect Vadim Maslyayev.01.06.1985#8966011
