The Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 (Russian: Парад Победы, tr. Parades resumed in 1995, but without any of the tanks and 20 metre-long missiles characteristic of the Soviet epoch. In 1919, the Red Square in Moscow hosted the first parade of athletes and teams of Vsevobuch (system of compulsory military training). The last Victory Day military parade of the Soviet era took place in 1985, marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the war. For decades, "International Workers Day" was an opportunity for the Soviet-aligned bloc to show off its military hardware. Physical Culture Parades in USSR “Streets – our brushes, squares – our palettes” – these words by Vladimir Mayakovsky come to mind when you look at archival photos of Physical Culture Parades in USSR.

Parad Pobedy) are common military parades that are held on 9 May in various post-soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and formerly Ukraine.They are usually held to honor the traditional Victory Day holiday. Victory Day Parades (Russian: Парад Победы, tr.

A flashy parade of classic Soviet cars was held in Moscow on July 21. Russia revived its Soviet-era May Day parade on Thursday when more than 100,000 people marched on Moscow's Red Square to celebrate the annexation of Crimea.