Reminiscent of the Communist eraAlthough Russian officials deny any intentions of returning to Soviet ways, the style and symbolism of Victory Day is heavily redolent of the Communist era.
Posters proclaiming the holiday throughout the city include the hammer-and-sickle insignia, which is also seen on the banners and period uniforms used by some of the regiments, which goose-stepped across the 6-acre square under clear skies.
APRussian President Dmitry Medvedev, center left in dark trenchcoat, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, standing in dark coat behind Medvedv's right shoulder, take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Thursday.Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov reviewed troops before the parade by standing in the back seat of an open 1980s-era ZIL limousine.
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