| This is the parade in Moscow's Red Square, devoted to the 62nd anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (what the Eastern Front of World War II is called in the former Soviet Union), 9 May 2007. In the beginning, the flag of the Russian Federation and The Banner of Victory are carried into Red Square. Afterwards, newly appointed Minister of Defense, Anatoly Serdyukov, along with Moscow Military District Commander, General of The Army, Vladimir Bakin, begin their inspection tour of the troops. President of Russia, Vladimir Putin (this would be his last year in office), delivers the commemoration speech, Russian soldiers sing the national anthem, and then begin their solemn march past Red Square. A impressive drill show concludes this year's parade, it would also be the final year where a drill show would be conducted. Music by the Moscow Military District Orchestra, directed by Major General Valery Khaliov. |
