Pattaya-area Russians joined local politicians in celebrating the 69th anniversary of Victory Day, the May 9, 1945 capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in World War II.
Russian Orthodox Church Rev. Oleg Cherepanin from Bangkok helped organize the May 9 event at the Cape Dara Resort attended by Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and Chonburi Provincial Police Maj. Gen. Khatcha Thatsart.
Russians sing their national anthem to celebrate the 69th anniversary of Victory Day.
Victory Day marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the “the Great Patriotic War” and was first celebrated in fifteen republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the surrender document. The Soviet government announced the event 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. The holiday became a holiday in 1965 in most of the Soviet Union.
