1945-2010. 65 years later. Great Victory Day.

Today is a great day! 9 of May in 1945 fascist Germany forces capitulalted. Today is a great and huge celebration takes place all around the Russia. Parade in Moscow - it's AWESOME and unforgettable! Military forces, aircrafts, ground forces and others - all that was demonstrated during more than 1 hour in Moscow at the Red Square. Also forces of Soviet Union countries, Europe and USA participated there. Because it's our common victory.
We're all proud of our people. About 3/4 of all the forces Hitler sent to Russia. He wanted to make our people slaves. But he underestimated the spirit of our people. Children, women, men, old people - everyone fighted for freedom. In EVERY russian family there is someone who died during the war, who participated, who came back alive. My grandfather was a participant of war. We remember them, we're proud. And we'll do everything for avoiding such cruelty some day again. About 26 million people died only at Russian territory.
Thanks for this freedom we live nowadays in.
Thanks for protecting our land, our country, our people.
Thanks for not giving up.
Thanks for braveness.
This war made our mentality much stronger. And this day is the main day in a year for us. During the war people burnt their houses, cities - for what? For not leaving them to germans. Whatever, but not to leave our cities to people who will destroy and taunt it later. To die, but not to be slave for enemy. We're are not slaves.
Hitler wanted to reach Ural and Siberia, because he knew - it's a strategic territory. But no.
The name of my city Chelyabinsk at that time was Tankograd. There was the largest tank factory, and this city produced tanks T-34 for front 24/7, without any break.
There are 12 cities who has status of cities-heroes. 7 of them are in Russia, 4 in Ukraine and 2 in Byelorussia. I've been in 3 of them in Russia. I remember how impressed and shocked I was! I cried. I was really schocked. In one of them, Stalingrad (now it's Volgograd) there were words written at the monument, and I remembered that words forever. There was written: "Not a step back!". What is it?

Order No. 227 of July 28, 1942 was issued by Joseph Stalin acting as People's Commissar of Defence. It is famous for its line "Not a step back!" (Russian: Ни шагу назад! (Ni Shagu Nazad!)), that became a slogan of Soviet antifascist resistance.

That days in cities-heroes and things I saw there I'll remember till the end of my life.

The II World War is a useful lesson for humans. And we have to do everything for not letting evil enter inside of us. Peace is so fragile. We have to save it.
The Great Victory! I love my country, I'm proud to be russian and to live in such strong country. I'm proud of our history, of our people. I just love it.
We love, remember and appreciate those who's still alive and those who died during the war. Thanks for our freedom and for that fact that now we live in OUR country, but not in somebody's else.