Amendments to law on days of military glory and commemorative dates in Russia 2020-04-24 12:20:00 Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Articles 1 and 11 of the Federal Law On Days of Military Glory and Commemorative Dates in Russia. The Federal Law establishes a new date to commemorate Russian military glory: September 3 is now the day marking the end of World War II (1945).