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A reception was held in the Kremlin to honour Great Patriotic War veterans on the occasion of Victory Day

May 9, 2003
12:15
Moscow

About 500 guests from Russia and the CIS countries attended.

Speaking on the occasion, President Putin said that May 9 was not just a date or something to remember. On that day the peoples of the Soviet Union won a great victory over barbarity and violence, fear and pain.

The victory came as the main prize for all Soviet citizens, but commanded a very high price – in losses and privations, unbearable trials and ordeals.

In 1945, persistence, fortitude and a love of the homeland helped to overwhelm the enemy and gain the upper hand on Nazism. But all these qualities are also needed now when building a new Russia and addressing the tasks of peaceful life facing the country.

The President raised a toast to “a generation of victors – Great Patriotic War soldiers, to peace and wellbeing on Russian soil.”

See also

Speech at a Reception to Mark the 58th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
May 9, 2003

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Publication date: May 9, 2003, 12:15

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/28607

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