Victory Day (Russia)

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commemorative day military holiday public holiday

Victory Day (Russia) is a major national holiday celebrated on May 9 commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, marked by military parades, remembrance ceremonies, and patriotic events.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Victory Day	3
Victory Day in Russia	2
Victory Day (9 May)	1
Victory Day (Kazakhstan)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative day ⓘ military holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Den Pobedy NERFINISHED ⓘ День Победы NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Immortal Regiment marches NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates	end of the Great Patriotic War in Europe ⓘ victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany ⓘ
conflict	Great Patriotic War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
dateObserved	9 May ⓘ
firstObserved	1945 ⓘ
hasPart	Victory Day Parade on Red Square NERFINISHED ⓘ broadcast of war films ⓘ laying flowers at war memorials ⓘ
keyEventCommemorated	German Instrument of Surrender in 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus	national holiday ⓘ non-working day ⓘ
mainLocation	Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaCoverage	nationwide television ⓘ state media ⓘ
observedBy	Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ citizens of Russia ⓘ
organisedBy	Government of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Russian state patriotic tradition ⓘ
politicalSignificance	affirmation of Soviet role in defeating Nazism ⓘ central element of Russian national identity narrative ⓘ
precededBy	Day of Remembrance and Sorrow (22 June) in commemorative calendar context NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Victory Day (9 May) in other post-Soviet states NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	Ribbon of Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet and Russian military banners ⓘ red carnations ⓘ
theme	military glory ⓘ patriotism ⓘ remembrance of war dead ⓘ
timePeriodCommemorated	1941–1945 ⓘ
typicalEvent	fireworks displays ⓘ military parade ⓘ moments of silence ⓘ patriotic concerts ⓘ televised presidential address ⓘ veterans’ commemorations ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navy Day of Russia → relatedTo → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

Immortal Regiment marches → typicalDateObserved → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Day

similar to Ribbon of Saint George → usedDuring → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

subject surface form: Ribbon of Saint George

this entity surface form: Victory Day in Russia

Stalingrad area → commemoratedOn → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Day in Russia

Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → commemoratedOn → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Day

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 9 May 1945 → relatedTo → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Day (9 May)

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 9 May 1945 → enactedOn → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Day

Defender of the Fatherland Day → relatedTo → Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ

subject surface form: Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)

this entity surface form: Victory Day (Kazakhstan)