Today a march took place on Red Square in honor of the legendary 1941 parade. About 8 thousand people came to the walls of the Kremlin, including veterans who took part in the parade 72 years ago. Similar marches were held in the USSR every year. How Moscow greeted the parade then and now - in the Kommersant photo gallery.

1957
One of the participants in the first parade: “The military parade on Red Square in Moscow instilled confidence in the Soviet people: everyone understood that if in such a difficult situation, when the enemy is at the walls of Moscow, and the capital traditionally celebrates the anniversary of the October Revolution, then the enemy will not take the city »

1967
There is evidence that parade participants vowed to come to Red Square every year on this day as long as at least one soldier is alive. Participants of the first march were invited to the 2013 parade

The parade on November 7, 1967 became the first parade that was broadcast to residents of Siberia, the Urals and the Far East

The parade on Red Square in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution became one of the largest events in the USSR. The experience of preparing for it was later used in preparation for the 1980 Olympics.

The parade in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution was hosted by USSR Defense Minister Andrei Grechko. Both modern and stylized troops from the Civil War took part in it.

An important event of the 1941 parade was the speech delivered by Stalin: “The war you are waging is a war of liberation, a just war. Let the courageous image of our great ancestors - Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuzma Minin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Alexander Suvorov, Mikhail Kutuzov - inspire you in this war! Let the victorious banner of the great Lenin overshadow you!..”

The 1978 parade was canceled due to bad weather, as the dress code for parade performers did not include overcoats.

The parade on November 7, 1980 was no less solemn than the Olympics held in the summer

At the 1966 parade, a mobile ground-based missile system equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile was demonstrated for the first time

The parade on November 7, 1985 almost completely duplicated the anniversary parade on May 9

The 1989 parade was unusual in every way. Firstly, there was no demonstration of missiles; from the podium they talked about the need to reduce armaments and transfer part of defense production to civilian needs. The slogans have also changed: “Higher the pace of democratization of the party!”, “Real power for the Soviets!”, “People’s deputies, you are responsible for the country!”, “There is nowhere to retreat, stagnation is behind,” “Comrades, let us restore the Leninist appearance and essence of socialism! »

On November 7, 1990, the last Soviet military parade with the participation of military equipment took place. The tradition was resumed in 2003

60 thousand people took part in the 2013 parade

Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Dukhanin / buy photo

The march rehearsal took place on October 23 on Khodynskoe Field

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In 2013, officers of the Kremlin regiment took part in the march for the first time

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Participants of the first parade of 1941 were invited to the march

Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Dukhanin / buy photo

The march participants were dressed in historical uniforms, exactly repeating the ones they wore in November 1941. The organizers sought to make the 2013 parade as similar as possible to the 1941 parade.

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1967 Anniversary parade on Red Square in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

The parade on Red Square on November 7, 1941 took place in honor of the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution. At that time, the front line passed not far from the city living under siege. There were rumors in Moscow that Stalin had left. The tension was rising

Photo: Photo archive of Ogonyok magazine

“The panic was terrible. And yet Moscow worked. Krasnaya Presnya worked. Two weeks in October and a week in November were a wait. Endless bombings, fires everywhere, casualties. On November 7 we arrived at the command post and listened to Stalin on the radio. And it was a turning point"

Photo: Photo archive of Ogonyok magazine

1954
All subsequent marches tried to be carried out according to the model of the first parade in 1941. Then the march of troops on Red Square was opened by cadets of the artillery school, followed by artillerymen and infantrymen, anti-aircraft gunners and sailors. The next traditional event was the passage of military equipment demonstrating the power of the country

The parade on November 7, 1967 became the first parade that was broadcast to residents of Siberia, the Urals and the Far East

The 1978 parade was canceled due to bad weather, as the dress code for parade performers did not include overcoats.

The parade on November 7, 1980 was no less solemn than the Olympics held in the summer

At the 1966 parade, a mobile ground-based missile system equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile was demonstrated for the first time

The parade on November 7, 1985 almost completely duplicated the anniversary parade on May 9

On November 7, 1990, the last Soviet military parade with the participation of military equipment took place. The tradition was resumed in 2003

60 thousand people took part in the 2013 parade

Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Dukhanin / buy photo

The march rehearsal took place on October 23 on Khodynskoye Field

Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Dukhanin / buy photo

In 2013, officers of the Kremlin regiment took part in the march for the first time

Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Dukhanin / buy photo

Participants of the first parade of 1941 were invited to the march

Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Dukhanin / buy photo

Troops were sent to Red Square