May 9

До сих пор не совсем понимаю,
Как же я, и худа, и мала,
Сквозь пожары к победному Маю
В кирзачах стопудовых дошла.

И откуда взялось столько силы
Даже в самых слабейших из нас?..
Что гадать!-- Был и есть у России
Вечной прочности вечный запас.
(Ю.Друнина)

                                                          Victory Day

    The 9th of May is a special day for all Russian people. This is Victory Day. This is the day when the Great Patriotic War finished.

     For the Soviet Union, the war started on the 22nd of June 1941. A day before, on the 21st of June, in all schools of the country there was a party - the last school ball. Girls and boys had just finished school. They were dancing, dreaming of the future and did not know that the following day, they would go to war and never come home again.

For the Soviet Union the war lasted for 4 years. It was a very hard time for everyone. In many cities and villages there was starvation. Millions of Soviet soldiers died in this war. But they won and became heroes to every Russian person.

Since then 68 years have passed. But Russian people do not forget their heroes. In every city concerts are held in honour of the Great Patriotic War. In Moscow in the Red Square you can see a big parade. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren thank veterans for freedom.