The program of festive events on May 9th. Victory Day: concerts of stars, an exhibition of tanks and fireworks. History of the St. George Ribbon

The program of events for May 9 in Moscow in 2018 will be very interesting. As usual, the festive day in the capital will begin with a parade on Red Square. And then it will be possible to follow with the "Immortal Regiment" or visit other solemn and cultural events.

The Great Victory Day in the capital is usually celebrated widely, everywhere and very interestingly. The program of events for May 9 in Moscow 2018 promises to be rich. For everyone who keeps the memory and honors the feat of our compatriots, there will be an opportunity to meet and spend this day solemnly, in a special atmosphere.

Main traditional events

The program of the holiday will open with a parade on Red Square. Traditionally, it will take place at 10 a.m. Moscow time. All large squares and streets of the capital have screens that will broadcast the festive parade live.

Important! The procession of the "Immortal Regiment" starts from the Belorussky railway station. Its route will pass through Tverskaya - Yamskaya and Tverskaya streets to Red Square. Collection is scheduled to start at 12:00.

In the evening, fireworks are planned in the capital in 15 Moscow parks. This includes Gorky Park, Sokolniki, Vorontsovsky and others.

Festive events in the parks of the capital

Mass festivities, concerts, events are planned throughout the capital in every park and large squares. Here is a list of the largest festive places in Moscow:

Gorky Park Performance by the orchestra of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. Start at 10:00. There will be an exhibition of military equipment.
Pushkin embankment. There will be a major exhibition of equipment that participated in the Great War. Live music will sound all day, fairs and festivities will be organized. At 21:00 the screening of the feature film "Once upon a time there was a girl" will be opened.
Poklonnaya Hill Park "Victory". A festive concert and horse show "Traditions of Russia" will take place.
Izmailovsky park. A concert, an interactive show will be organized, a column of veterans will pass in the morning. A theatrical performance and a fair with master classes for children are planned.
The park in Sokolniki will delight guests with live music of the war years and dances. Walks for adults and children, fairs and master classes will be a good program for the whole family.
Hermitage Garden. A ball of costumes of the war years is planned here. The show will start at 18:00. Up to this point, a festive fair, live music, competitions, interactive and master classes for the public of all ages.

May 9 is not just a holiday, it is one of the great days, revered not only in Russia, but also in many other countries of the world affected by the invaders. Victory Day is a holiday that is important for every family and every citizen. It is difficult to find a person who would not be touched in any way by a terrible war that claimed the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians. This date will never be erased from history, it will remain forever in the calendar, and will always remind you of those terrible events and the great defeat of the fascist troops, which ended hell.

History of May 9 in the USSR

The first ever Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. Exactly at 6 am, the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on designating May 9 as Victory Day and assigning it the status of a day off was solemnly read out over all loudspeakers of the country.

That evening, the Victory Salute was given in Moscow - a grandiose spectacle for those times - thousands of anti-aircraft guns fired 30 victorious volleys. The streets of the cities on the day the war ended were filled with jubilant people. They had fun, sang songs, embraced each other, kissed and cried with happiness and pain for those who did not live to see this long-awaited event.

The first Victory Day passed without a military parade, for the first time this solemn procession took place on Red Square only on June 24th. They prepared for it carefully and for a long time - for a month and a half. The following year, the parade became an integral attribute of the celebration.

However, the magnificent celebration of Victory Day lasted only for three years. Since 1948, in the country destroyed by the Nazi troops, the authorities considered it necessary to put the restoration of cities, factories, roads, educational institutions and agriculture in the first place. They refused to allocate considerable funds from the budget for a magnificent celebration of the most important historical event and to provide an additional day off for workers.

L. I. Brezhnev made his contribution to the return of Victory Day - in 1965, on the twentieth anniversary of the Great Victory, May 9 was again painted red in the USSR calendar. This important memorable day was declared a holiday. Military parades and fireworks resumed in all hero cities. Veterans - those who forged victory on the battlefield and behind enemy lines - enjoyed special honor and respect on the holiday. Participants in the war were invited to schools, higher educational institutions, meetings were organized with them at factories and sincerely congratulated on the streets with words, flowers and warm hugs.

Victory Day in modern Russia

In the new Russia, Victory Day remained a great holiday. On this day, citizens of all ages, without compulsion, go to monuments and memorials in an endless stream, laying flowers and wreaths on them. The squares and concert venues host performances by famous and amateur artists, mass festivities last from morning until late at night.

By tradition, military parades are held in hero cities. And in the evenings, the sky lights up with festive fireworks and modern fireworks. A new attribute on May 9 was the St. George ribbon - a symbol of heroism, courage and courage. Ribbons were distributed for the first time in 2005. Since then, on the eve of the holiday, they have been distributed free of charge in public places, shops, and educational institutions. Each participant proudly wears a striped ribbon on his chest, paying tribute to the memory of those who died for the Victory and peace on earth.

This year, several hundred festive events will take place in Moscow on Victory Day. In order not to get confused in them, "MIR 24" talks about the most important ones. May 9 will be held in the capital not only solemnly, but also very sincerely. The organizers tried to recreate at all venues the atmosphere of jubilation that reigned in the city in May 1945. An extensive festive program awaits Muscovites and guests of the capital.

The main event, of course, will be large-scale military parade on Red Square, which will start at 10:00. About 12,000 people and more than 120 military vehicles, including armored personnel carriers, missile and missile-gun systems, tracked vehicles and even combat robotic systems, will march along the main square of the country in a solemn march. The parade will end aviation show. By the way, it will be perfectly visible from many sites in Moscow, including Sofiyskaya and Kremlin embankments, the square near the Belorussky railway station, Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow City, as well as Leningradskoye Highway and Gorky Park.

From 13:00 festive events will begin at the main venues of the city, including Triumfalnaya and Pushkinskaya squares, the square in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Poklonnaya Gora, Theater Square, the square in front of the main entrance to VDNKh, Tverskaya and Arbat streets, as well as Gogolevsky, Nikitsky and Chistoprudny boulevards. They will include concerts of songs of the war years, performances by symphony orchestras, literary, theatrical and musical programs, honoring veterans. The main goal of the organizers is to unite everyone with memories of the very jubilant joy that the news of the Great Victory brought.

AT 15.00, simultaneously with the work of the festive venues, a touching nationwide action "Immortal Regiment". More than 700 thousand Muscovites with photographs of their relatives who died in the war will walk from the Dynamo metro station along Leningradsky Prospekt, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Tverskaya Street, Manezhnaya Square and Red Square.

On Victory Day All military museums in Moscow will be open. It will be free to visit the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia and its branches, including the Museum of Victory on Poklonnaya Hill, the Moscow Defense Museum and the Museum of Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia. On the Arbat, Nikitsky, Gogolevsky and Chistoprudny Boulevards, open-air photo exhibitions will open. There you can see archival photographs of the war years, footage of military chronicles and photos taken by war correspondents.

All Moscow parks, decorated for Victory Day, will also host concerts and other festive events with songs, theatrical performances, performances and dances of the post-war years. The festive atmosphere will be supported by balloons, ice cream and blooming lilacs, which will become the main markers of Victory Day throughout the country.

At 18:55 all festive venues throughout Moscow will stop their work, because at this time the entire capital will honor the memory of the fallen soldiers a moment of silence.

After that, evening concerts will begin at all festive venues in the city, and Victory Day will end with a big festive fireworks at 22.00.

Every country, every nation has its main holiday, which is celebrated annually for a long time. He unites the nation with a sense of pride for the valiant deeds of the ancestors, which will remain in the memory of descendants forever. There is such a holiday in Russia. This is Victory Day, which is celebrated on May 9th.

A bit of history

The Great Patriotic War began on June 22, 1941 and lasted for a long 4 years. The Soviet people endured a lot during the years of fascist occupation, but still they won. The people paved the road to the Victory Day with their own hands. Only thanks to his selfless work and military merits, the Soviet Union was able to win this war, although it was not easy to do so.

The final push that led to the end of hostilities with Germany was very long and difficult. The Soviet troops began to advance in the region of Poland and Prussia in January 1945. The Allies were not far behind. They were rapidly moving towards Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. According to many historians of that and present time, Hitler's suicide on April 20, 1945, sealed the defeat of Germany.

But the death of a mentor and leader did not stop the Nazi troops. The bloody battles for Berlin, however, led to the fact that the USSR and the allies defeated the Nazis. Victory Day is a tribute to the heavy price paid by the ancestors of many of us. Hundreds of thousands were killed on both sides - only after that the capital of Germany capitulated. It happened on May 7, 1945, that significant day was remembered by contemporaries for a long time.

The Price of Victory

About 2.5 million soldiers were involved in the storming of Berlin. The losses of the Soviet Army were huge. According to some reports, our army lost up to 15 thousand people per day. In the Battle of Berlin, 325 thousand officers and soldiers died. There was a real bloody war. Victory Day - it was still the day, the first celebration of which was just around the corner.

Since the fighting took place within the city, Soviet tanks could not maneuver widely. It was only in the hands of the Germans. They used anti-tank weapons to destroy military equipment. In a matter of weeks in the Berlin operation, the Soviet Army lost:

1997 tanks;
more than 2000 guns;
about 900 aircraft.

Despite huge losses in this battle, our troops defeated the enemies. The Day of the Great Victory over the Nazis was also marked by the fact that about half a million German soldiers were taken prisoner in this battle. The enemy suffered heavy losses. Soviet troops destroyed a huge number of German units, namely:

12 tank;
70 infantry;
11 motorized divisions.

human losses

According to the main sources, about 26.6 million people died in the Great Patriotic War. This number is determined by the demographic balance method. This number includes:

Killed as a result of military and other actions of the enemy.
Persons who left the USSR during the war years, as well as those who did not return after it ended.
Those who died due to an increased mortality rate during the period of hostilities in the rear and in the occupied territory.

As for the gender of the dead and those who died during the Second World War, most of them are men. The total number is 20 million people.

Public Holiday

Kalinin signed a decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR that May 9 - Victory Day - is a public holiday. It was declared a public holiday. At 6 am Moscow time, this decree was read out on the radio by a well-known throughout the country announcer - Levitan. On the same day, a plane landed on Red Square in Moscow, delivering the act of surrender of Germany.

In the evening in Moscow they gave the Victory Salute - the largest in the history of the USSR. Of the thousand guns, 30 volleys were fired. It took a long time to prepare for the first celebration dedicated to the Victory Day. The holiday was celebrated like no other in the Soviet Union. People on the streets hugged and cried, congratulated each other on the victory.

On June 24, the first military parade took place on Red Square. Marshal Zhukov received him. Rokossovsky commanded the parade. The regiments of the following fronts marched across Red Square:

Leningradsky;
Belarusian;
Ukrainian;
Karelsky.

Also, the combined regiment of the Navy passed through the square. Commanders and Heroes of the Soviet Union walked ahead, carrying flags and banners of military units that had distinguished themselves in battle.

At the end of the military parade on Red Square, Victory Day was marked by the fact that two hundred banners of defeated Germany were carried and thrown at the Mausoleum. Only after the expiration of time did the military parade begin to be held on Victory Day - May 9th.

oblivion period

After the war, the country's leadership considered that the Soviet people, tired of fighting and bloodshed, should forget those events a little. And oddly enough, the custom of celebrating such an important holiday on a grand scale did not last long. In 1947, a new scenario for Victory Day was introduced by the country's leadership: it was completely canceled, and May 9 was recognized as an ordinary working day. Accordingly, all festivities and military parades were not held.

In 1965, in the year of the 20th anniversary, Victory Day (May 9) was reinstated and again recognized as a national holiday. Many regions of the Soviet Union held their own parades. The day ended with the usual fireworks display.

The collapse of the USSR soon followed, which led to the emergence of various conflicts, including political ones. In 1995, a full-fledged celebration of Victory Day was resumed in Russia. In the same year, as many as 2 parades took place in Moscow. One was on foot and passed through Red Square. And the second was carried out using armored vehicles, and it was observed on Poklonnaya Hill.

The official part of the holiday is traditional. They sound on Victory Day - words of congratulations, followed by the laying of wreaths and flowers at the monuments and memorials of the Great Patriotic War and the obligatory evening fireworks crowns the festival.

Victory Day

There is no more touching, tragic and at the same time glorious holiday in our country than Victory Day. It is still celebrated annually on May 9th. No matter how the facts of our history have changed in recent years, this day remains beloved by everyone, a dear and bright holiday.

On May 9, millions of people remember how their grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought, not sparing their lives, with enemies who decided to conquer the Soviet Union. They remember those who worked hard at factories producing equipment and weapons for the military. People were starving, but they held on, because they understood that the future victory over the fascist invaders depended only on their actions. It was these people who won the war, and thanks to their generation, today we live under peaceful skies.

How is Victory Day celebrated in Russia?

Rallies and demonstrations take place on this day. Flowers and wreaths are laid at the monuments to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. Veterans and participants of those distant and at the same time such close events are honored. In general, the same scenario always awaits us on this day. On Victory Day, in many countries they don’t arrange noisy parties, they don’t blow up firecrackers in the evenings. But this date enters the young hearts of Russians with black-and-white newsreels about that time, soul-stirring songs about a cramped dugout, about the front line and the soldier Alyosha forever frozen over the mountain.

May 9 is a holiday of the proud victorious people. It has been 70 years since the first celebration of Victory Day. But until now, this date is sacred for every Russian person. After all, there is not a single family that has not been touched by the grief of loss. Millions of soldiers went to the front, thousands of people remained to work in the rear. All the people rose to defend the Fatherland, and they managed to defend the right to a peaceful life.

An invariable attribute of the Victory Day holiday

Over the years, the holiday acquired its own traditions. In 1965, at the parade dedicated to the great date, a banner was carried out. It remained an invariable attribute of the holiday, which symbolized Victory Day. This banner is extremely significant today: until now, parades are full of red banners. Since 1965, the original Victory attribute has been replaced with a copy. The first banner can be seen in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Also, the unchanging colors that accompany May 9 are black and yellow - symbols of smoke and flame. Since 2005, the St. George Ribbon has been an invariable reflection of gratitude for peace and respect for veterans.

Heroes are winners

Every year Russia celebrates a peaceful spring. Only, unfortunately, front-line wounds, time and disease are inexorable. To date, out of every hundred winners in the Great Patriotic War, only two people have survived. And this is a very sad statistic, especially for those who were born only after they started celebrating Victory Day. Veterans are our grandfathers and great-grandfathers who still remember those war years. They should be treated with special attention and honor. After all, it was they who made the sky above our heads become and remains peaceful.

Time treats ruthlessly everyone, even the valiant heroes of a harsh war. Year after year, the participants in those terrible events are becoming less and less. But they, as before, go out into the streets with orders and medals on their chests. Veterans meet with each other, remember the old days, commemorate friends and relatives who died in those years. Elderly people visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Eternal Flame. They travel to places of military glory, visit the graves of comrades who did not live to see our bright days. We must not forget the significance of exploits, which they have in relation to each individual fate and to world history in general. A little more time will pass, and there will be no witnesses and participants in that bloody war at all. Therefore, it is important to be very sensitive to this date - May 9th.

We remember our ancestors

The main wealth of every human soul is the memory of the ancestors. After all, in order for us to live now and be what we are, many generations of people created our society. They made life the way we know it.

The memory of the departed is priceless. The heroism of the victors of the Second World War cannot be estimated. We do not know all these great people by name. But what they have done cannot be measured by any material good. Even without knowing the names, our generation remembers them not only on Victory Day. We say words of gratitude every day for our peaceful existence. The largest number of flowers - a pronounced evidence of people's memory and admiration - is at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Eternal Flame always burns here, as if saying that although the names remain unknown, the human feat is immortal.

Everyone who fought in the Great Patriotic War did not fight for their well-being. People fought for the independence and freedom of their homeland. These heroes are immortal. And we know that a person is alive as long as he is remembered.

The Second World War left a huge and unforgettable mark in the history of our country. For 70 years now, we have been commemorating this great May every year. Victory Day is a special holiday that honors the memory of the dead. In the vastness of Russia, there are a lot of memorials dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. And all monuments are different. There are inconspicuous obelisks in small villages, and huge monuments in large cities.

Here are some famous throughout the country and the world buildings dedicated to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War:

Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow.
Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd.
Heroes Square in Novorossiysk.
Alley of Heroes in St. Petersburg.
Eternal Flame of Glory in Novgorod.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and much more.

Holiday with tears in the eyes

This significant and at the same time mournful holiday cannot be separated from the song "Victory Day". It contains these lines:

"This Victory Day
Smell of gunpowder
This is a holiday
With gray hair at the temples.
It's joy
With tears in his eyes…"

This song is a kind of symbol of the great date - May 9th. Victory Day is never complete without it.

In March 1975, V. Kharitonov and D. Tukhmanov wrote a song dedicated to the Great Patriotic War. The country was preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany, and the Union of Composers of the USSR announced a competition to create the best song on the theme of heroic events. A few days before the end of the competition, the work was written. It was performed at the last audition of the competition by the wife of D. Tukhmanov, the poetess and singer T. Sashko. But it didn't take long for the song to become popular. Only in November 1975, at a celebration dedicated to the Day of the Police, did the listener remember the song performed by L. Leshchenko. After that, she gained the love of the whole country.

There are other performers of the famous "Victory Day". It:

I. Kobzon;
M. Magomaev;
Y. Bogatikov;
E. Piekha and others.

Victory Day will forever remain that holiday for Russians, which is met with bated breath and with tears in their eyes. Eternal memory to the heroes!

Content: This year our country marks the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War. As before, solemn events will be held in Moscow and other cities of Russia - reminders to everyone of those cruel war times. Victory Day will once again show how we remember and appreciate the exploits of those who repulsed the fascist aggressors.

Victory Parade on Red Square in 2018

By tradition, May 9 will begin with a military parade. It is noted that this year the victory parade will be the largest - 194 units of armored vehicles, 150 helicopters and aircraft, 14 thousand military personnel will take part in this event.

The program of the parade is still unknown - everything is kept in the strictest confidence. It is known that students of the cadet boarding school No. 1 "The First Moscow Cadet Corps" and the cadet boarding school No. 9 "Moscow boarding school for state pupils" will walk along the main square of Moscow.

Immortal Regiment in Moscow May 9, 2018

Participants of the annual procession will pass with portraits of relatives-front-line soldiers and those who worked in the rear. The "Immortal Regiment" starts from the Belorussky railway station along 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya and Tverskaya streets to Red Square.

Anyone can take part in this procession. The organizers note that this year the number of participants can reach up to 1 million people. Recall that last year more than 850 people took part.

Note that it will be possible to print portraits of veterans for free and complete a questionnaire at all My Documents public service centers.

Festive events on Poklonnaya Hill

On the eve of the holiday, on May 8, a festive concert is planned on Poklonnaya Hill. It starts at 19:00. In the morning it will be possible to watch the broadcast of the parade on Red Square. This will be followed by a concert by the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev.

The program also includes a concert, where songs of the war years and contemporary compositions will be performed.

And that is not all. Guests on the day of May 9 will enjoy the horse show "Traditions of Russia". A parade of cavalrymen, demonstration performances by riding schools, a parade of equipment - all this is expected on Poklonnaya Hill.

Victory Day on Theater Square

Veterans have been meeting in the square in front of the Bolshoi Theater for several years now. A big concert will be prepared for them here. Opera singers and Russian pop stars will perform both classical opera arias and wartime compositions.

Celebration at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior 2018

Concerts are expected here - representatives of the Russian stage will perform songs of the war years in various genres. On the morning of May 9, a broadcast of the parade on Red Square will be organized.
Victory Day 2018 in Kolomenskoye

The museum-reserve also prepared a festive concert. We especially want to note the performance of the best bell ringers. On the bells of the Church of St. George, the ringers under the direction of Valery Gergiev will perform the program "String of Bell Ringing".

Victory Day 2018 in Tsaritsino

The whole day on May 9, songs of the war years will be played here. A live broadcast of the parade on Red Square is also expected.

Events in Izmailovo Park

The program of the concert "Vivat, Victory" will feature famous songs of the war years. Amusements will be installed for children. The broadcast of the parade on Red Square is expected.

Events for May 9 in Kuzminki

The organizers of the holiday prepared a concert program "Salute, Victory". 200 students of the children's art school "Center" will show their skills. An entertainment program will also be arranged at the art alley of the art school. Everyone will be able to try themselves as a designer - to make collective postcards for the Victory Day.

Events in Sokolniki

Art lovers will be able to appreciate the new exposition “Country Sokolniki. Houses and Famous Owners” The Calligraphy Museum will also display calligraphic works dedicated to the celebration of the Victory Day.

Events in the Park of Culture. Gorky and Museone

Guests of the park will be pleased with the ensemble "Flageolet". The children of the children's art school named after V.S. Kalinnikov will perform songs of the war years.

Addresses of sites from where it is best to watch fireworks on May 9, 2018

Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora - point number 1 on the Alley of Partisans, 400 meters from the Museum of the Great Patriotic War
Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora - point number 2 on the hill near the entrance
Luzhniki - Luzhnetskaya embankment, opposite the Grand Sports Arena
VDNKh - on the square between Selskokhozyaistvennaya Street and the northern gates of VDNKh
Novo-Peredelkino - wasteland on the bank of the pond, Fedosino street, house 18
Lianozovo - on the banks of the Altufevsky pond, Novgorodskaya street, house 38
Izmailovo - a town named after Bauman, a site on the banks of the Silver-Grape Pond
Kuzminki - ROSTO site, Zarechye street, 3A, building 1
Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo - the territory of the Tushino airfield, 500 meters southwest of the Volokolamsk highway
Mitino - a park behind the Aquamarine sports complex, Roslovka street, house 5
Obruchevo - a sports ground 60 meters southeast of the main building of RUDN University, Miklukho-Maklaya street, house 6 building 1
South Butovo - on the bank of the Chernevsky pond, Academician Pontryagin street, house 11, building 3
Levoberezhny district - friendship park, area near the sculpture "Friendship of the Continents", Festivalnaya street, house 2B
Zelenograd - on the bank of the pond in Victory Park, Ozernaya alley, house 8
Troitsk - on the territory of the Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 300 meters north-east of property 11, Physical street, property 11

Note that the fireworks show will begin at 22:00. Well, the program of events in Moscow will cover 68 metropolitan venues.