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Published time: May 06, 2015 16:08
Moscow, Russia. A Coalition-SV self-propelled gun rolls by during rehearsal for parade
marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War of
1941-1945. (RIA Novosti/Vladimir Astapkovich)
I remember my first Russian May 9th very well. For the simple reason that following
a rather raucous Saturday night, I plain forgot about it. Waking up slightly the worst
for wear, I took Kris Kristofferson’s advice and flung on my “cleanest, dirty shirt” before
heading to downtown Khabarovsk on that Sunday morning sidewalk. The problem was
that the otherwise innocent garment was something I’d picked up at World Cup 2006
in Berlin. Emblazoned across the front were the words, “Deutschland” and on the
rear “Germany” for those who had initially missed the point.Barack Obama's decision to play
political games with the 70th anniversary of Victory Day was probably intended as a
snub to Vladimir Putin. However, it's actually an outrageous insult to the Russian people.
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