


But unless you are having strong political or official contacts, you can not go to the Red Square to watch the parade. Good Locations to view the Parade: The best location for the parade is the Red Square. Early arrival is also necessary to grab a nice spot to take pictures. It is always better to reach at your chosen spot as early as possible (preferably by 0800 AM), otherwise, you may not be able to get a nice view of parade due to the huge crowd. It generally starts at 0900 AM at Red Square, but depending on the your location along the parade route, it may take upto 3 hours to reach there. Timings of The Parade: The Victory Day Parade is an annual celebration on the 9th May of every year. While working on the itinerary, I came to know about the Victory Parade and since, my dates was coinciding with the parade’s date, I decided to include that also in the itinerary. When I booked the return ticket to Russia, Victory Day Parade was nowhere in the mind, in fact, I had no idea of the parade. However, the leaders from the countries like China, India, South Africa, Venezuela, Vietnam, Many CIS countries, UN Secretary General etc were present at the event. It was indeed planned at a grand scale and many of the World’s top leaders were invited for the event, but in protest of Russia’s alleged military involvement in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, many of the western leaders did not attend the event. For many of the alive War Veterans, it might be the last major celebration also. This year, being the 70th anniversary of Victory Day Celebration, it was supposed to be one of the grandest celebration. The biggest of all these celebrations is generally held at the Red Square in Moscow.

Victory Day is an annual celebration in many countries of Europe and US to mark the victory of Allied Forces over the Nazi Germany in the year of 1945 during The World War II.
