The "Victory of Peace"parade was held inMoscow'sRed Square on 9 May 1992 to commemorate the capitulation ofNazi Germany in theSecond World War onVictory Day.
It was held in Russia following thecollapse of the Soviet Union under the leadership of the Russian presidentBoris Yeltsin. It featured no tanks or military equipment, and included foreign veterans and representatives, including survivors of theNazi concentration camps.[1] Set in a mournful atmosphere,[2] the parade was intended to signal the start of a more pro-Western, non-militaristic tradition in Russia.[1]
There were a number of demonstrations against the parade by disaffectedcommunists,[3] who thought that the parade was too "festive",[1] as well as supporters of the Russian secessionist state ofTransnistria and neo-fascistPamyat activists.[3] However,Serge Schmemann writing forThe New York Times noted at the time:
the large majority of veterans stayed clear of the demonstrators or argued with them. For the most part they showed neither anger nor resentment, but more a shared memory of a sweet moment when things seemed clear and joyous, and a shared dismay at their lot.[3]
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