WWII memorials solemn reminders of war tragedy

By Ma Chi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-12-12 07:14
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Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on May 8, 2012. [Photo/VCG]

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Victory Day is a holiday on May 9 that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. The day marks the surrender of Germany in WWII on May 9, 1945. It is also celebrated in other former Soviet republics including Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine.

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