Item Summary

Belarus, Minsk, May 9, 2008.

A parade and rally dedicated to Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1845.

The holiday was first declared across the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following Germany's signing of the capitulation agreement on the evening of May 8, 1945 (May 9 Moscow time).

The Soviet government announced the victory early on May 9, after the signing ceremony in Berlin.

Although the official inauguration of the holiday took place in 1945, it became a public holiday on in 1965.

Descriptive Information

Title
Untitled-39
Sort Title
untitled-39
Creator of work
Liankevich, Andrei
Language
Belarusian
English
Date Created
05.09.2008
Format
Photographs
Rights Statement
In Copyright

Discovery Information

Subject
Arts and culture
Holidays
Photography
Geographic Subject
Belarus
Geographic Origin
Belarus

Physical Characteristics

Height
40
Width
60
Page Count
1
File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Princeton Slavic Collections
Box number
Digital box #1
Folder number
39
Barcode
00000000000000
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/ephemera_folders/ab3de4b9-1f7e-458e-bb72-292fd1e18baf/manifest