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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Russia celebrates its Victory Day every year on which date?
A
May 10
B
May 11
C
May 22
D
May 9
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Russia. During the Soviet Union’s existence, 9 May was celebrated throughout it and in the Eastern Bloc. Though the holiday was introduced in many Soviet republics between 1946 and 1950, it became a non-labour day only in the Ukrainian SSR in 1963 and the Russian SFSR in 1965.

Detailed explanation-2: -After months of nightly rehearsals, where military vehicles keep Moscovites awake until the early hours, the parade kicks off at 10:00 am.

Detailed explanation-3: -Victory Day marks Germany’s surrender to the Soviet Union in 1945. It became the end of the Great Patriotic War for the USSR, which lost about 25 million citizens in the four years of fighting.

Detailed explanation-4: -After heavy fighting, Soviet forces neared Adolf Hitler’s command bunker in central Berlin. On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide. Within days, Berlin fell to the Soviets. German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west on May 7 and in the east on May 9, 1945.

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