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State Duma shifts Day of WWII Ending to September 3

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State Duma shifts Day of WWII Ending to September 3


15.04.2020

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The Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) has approved a bill to postpone the end of World War II from September 2 to 3, TASS reports. The document was discussed at a meeting of the State Duma on Tuesday, April 14, in the second and third readings.

The authors of the initiative were deputies and senators. They noted that the Soviet Union played a decisive role in ending of the Second World War, over 300 thousand Soviet citizens received military awards following the results of the battles with Japan. The initiators of the bill recalled that it was on September 3 in the USSR that they celebrated the victory over Japan. The accompanying documents say that the new norm is aimed at "strengthening the historical foundations and patriotic traditions."

The bill introduces a new day of military glory on September 3, while abolishing the current date on September 2.

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