June 22
... Moscow’s streets at the time), and there was nothing worse than having to be on the side of the “Nazis.” Larisa Smirnova: World War II and Change of Generations: Trauma, Myth, and Memory I remember when May 9 was first made a national holiday. The ... ... Copenhagen rather than Berlin. The Great Victory of 1945 is a valid reason to be proud for any Russian who has not lost their historical memory and their sense of national identity. Whatever happened next, this remains our celebration, our triumph, and ...