The Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9 was predictably canceled. The COVID-19 pandemic adjusted Russia’s plans of converting the symbolic capital of victory over Nazi Germany into a legitimization of the Kremlin regime, both domestically and internationally. But the Kremlin appears to have found a solution.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) take part in the Immortal Regiment march in downtown Moscow on May 9, 2018.Russia marks the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Alexey DRUZHININ
