Photo: Ivan Bagramyan, Soviet commander, twice Hero of the Soviet Union / Russian Defense Ministry
The new section has appeared on the
website of the Russian Ministry of Defence, The Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper reports. Commanders of Victory: During the Parade gave the opportunity to publish photographs of Soviet military commanders taken during parades in different years. The photos were kept in the archives of the military department and in family albums.
Most of them are presented to the public for the first time.
The section includes images of twenty-five commanders. They are photographed either in a solemn atmosphere, or a few moments before the start of the parade. They can also be seen during rehearsals.
Unique historical shots are accompanied by facts from biographies, excerpts from memoirs, fragments of studies by military historians. The comments of relatives and close commanders are also published at the website. Users can get acquainted with some facts from the history of Soviet parades.
Note, the Ministry of Defense had previously published pictures from family albums of Soviet marshals and generals. The project was implemented jointly with the Victory Memorial Fund and dedicated to the daily life of army commanders. In the pictures, the military men are photographed with families, playing with children and grandchildren, on vacation or occupied with their favorite hobby. Each photo has a detailed description.
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