1990 Moscow Victory Day Parade

The Moscow Victory Day Parade of 1990 (Russian: Парад Победы, tr. Parad Pobedy) was held on 9 May 1990 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The parade marks the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was the last Victory Day parade held during the Soviet Union's existence before its dissolution in 26 December 1991.

Prior to 1965 Victory Day was not a major holiday and parades were not held, with the exception of the 1945 Victory Day Parade http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/russia/victory-day The Victory Parade of 1990 was the third made after 1945 Victory Day Parade. After this parade next would be held recently in 1995 in the Russian Federation.

The parade was observed by Soviet leaders from Lenin´s Mausoleum. Major political figures attending were President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Ryzhkov, and Minister of Defence Marshal Dmitry Yazov among others. The parade was commanded by Moscow Military District Commander Colonel General Nikolai Kalinin. It was on that very parade that veterans marched in Red Square, next time being in 1995 and 2000.

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Watch parade scenes here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrj3vhrI7aY

Annual Moscow Victory Day Parade

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Features	Victory Banner Flag of Russia National anthem of Russia Ribbon of Saint George Red Square 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment Russian Army Russian Navy Russian Aerospace Forces (Russian Air Force and Russian Aerospace Defence Forces) Russian Airborne Troops Russian Naval Aviation Russian Naval Infantry GRAU Missile Forces of Strategic Importance Russian Railway Troops Federal Security Service Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Kremlin Regiment National Guard of Russia National Guard Forces Command Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense Suvorov Military School Nakhimov Naval School Russian Knights Strizhi Crimean Wings Russian Falcons

Related	Victory Day (9 May) Eastern Front Great Patriotic War 2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade

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