Anniversary of the Great
October
Revolution
Historic Parade in Moscow
Thousands of people participated in a symbolic
parade to
commemorate the 78th anniversary of the historic parade held in
Moscow's Red Square on November 7, 1941 on the eve of the Battle
of Moscow. That parade was organized by J.V. Stalin and the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union on the anniversary of the
Great October Socialist Revolution 24 years before.
In 1941, some 20,000 soldiers participated to
remember
that
date in 1917 that changed the course of history. The soldiers
departed directly from the parade for the battlefield.
The parade held in 1941, like the Great October
Revolution
itself, created hope and fueled the courage of the Soviet people
to win victory over the Nazi hordes that had invaded the Soviet
Union. Since current president Vladimir Putin has come to power, this
occasion
is marked to honour all those who gave their lives for the cause
of freedom in the Great Patriotic War and rally the Russian
people to make Russia Great Again. The 7,000 guests in the stands
this year included 1,200 veterans of the Great Patriotic War, one of
them
97 years old, news agencies report. Cadets of military institutes
of the army, aviation, navy, Interior ministries and Emergency
Situations participated.
Detail from painting by Konstantin Yuon of parade in Red Square,
November 7, 1941.
In addition, the future members of the Federal
Security
Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as circles of
interest in military preparation and youth organizations marched
through Red Square.
The parade also showed the legendary T-34 tank,
armoured
vehicles used in the Great Patriotic War, artillery pieces and
heavy machine guns, which will now constitute an open-air
museum.
The mayor of Moscow, Serguei Sabianin, spoke at
the
commemoration, declaring that from here in 1941, on the walls of
the very same Kremlin, the long road to victory began. In six
months, he said, we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the victory
over fascism. In many Muscovite families the soldiers'
letters and the medals of those who fought are still preserved,
he said. We have an infinite debt to those who never returned
from the battlefield. They fought for the Fatherland, for our
future, he added. You gave us the inheritance of fighting until
the final victory, no matter how difficult it is. Our duty is to
continue the cause of the victors, create and build a great
nation, Sabianin said.
This article was published in
Volume 49 Number 26 - November 10, 2019
Article Link:
Anniversary of the Great
October
Revolution: Historic Parade in Moscow
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