In addition, per the wishes of Major General Mayakin, Senior Director of Music, the front rank of the massed military bands returned to be a mix of field snares and the chromatic fanfare trumpets just as it had been from 1981 to 1999, instead of the snares and trumpets forming rows in the front rank line. It is also the first for a new master of ceremonies, Anton Suntsov, who oversaw the narration of the parade and taking over from the long time MC Yevgeny Khoroshevtsev, who served for 13 years.

To honor the 800th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Nevsky, the banners of units awarded with the Order of Alexander Nevsky marched in the parade. The parade marked the first time that Cossacks marched in the parade on a non-jubilee year, as well as be the first of a new tradition of Cossacks participating in the parade annually in Moscow. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov were also speculated to be among the participants. The parade itself saw the participation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. 2.1 Timeline for preparatory activities in MoscowĪs a result of the pandemic, the rehearsals saw health protocols being observed as a precaution against COVID-19.The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, is expected to make his 18th commemorative address to the nation after the parade inspection presided over by Minister of Defense General of the Army Sergey Shoygu, accompanied by the parade commander General of the Army Oleg Salyukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, who participated in the parade for the eighth straight year. It is the largest of all the parades held on this day in Russia and in many former republics of the Soviet Union, and also serves as one of the major events held in honor of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Eastern Front of the Second World War, known as the Great Patriotic War in former Soviet Union territories, in Eastern Europe. The 2021 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on this day in 1945 (Moscow Time).

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