In Russia, they recall the dead in the Great Patriotic War
In Russia today is the day of memory and sorrow. 72 years ago, on June 22, 1941, the troops of fascist Germany, without declaring the war, crossed the border of the Soviet Union. The war began, called the Great Patriotic War in the USSR. Until 1992, the day of the German attack on the Soviet Union was not an official memorable date. By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation of July 13, 1992, the Day of Memory of Defenders of the Fatherland was established.