Victory Day, 80 years since the defeat of Nazism

China's strength, Vucic's weakness, and the (mis)uses of WWII memory from Yugoslavia to Ukraine

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Today is the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. In the Russian Federation, it’s an enormous holiday, and is accompanied by an elaborate military parade on Red Square. I watched the Victory Day parade in Moscow stream live on RT this morning, and made the following observations.