Victory Day

[A.K.L.]

Congratulations on Victory Day!

It's my favourite holiday.

What does this day mean to you?
What is your favourite holiday?

[dyadya zu]

I think the Victory Day is one of the greatest holidays. I was born after the war. But my father, my uncle and my grand father were front-line soldiers. My father was twice-wounded. In my childhood some of my neighbours were invalids. One of them moved at wheelchair for he had no legs. From my early years I saw and understood the consequences of the war and this feeling of mine is still staying.

I’m not sure the Victory Day is a real holiday. Really it’s a holiday with the tears on our eyes.  I think young people understand that it’s a holiday but may be they have forgotten about tears. It’s a pity.  

[asil]

I'd prefer to refer to it as the Remembrance Day rather than the V-day.

[Даня]

As for me, Victory day should be very important for all people. But it's very unfair and sad, when teenagers remember about people, who took part in the Second World War only this day. Also I'm very sorry to see, how teenagers wear George's ribbons with incredible pride and don't give a place to old people (even who didn't take part in the Second World War) in underground at the same time.

[A.K.L.]

Даня and dyadya zu, I think people get a true understanding of this day as they get older.

Даня, how do you spend this day?

[Даня]

My family has a tendency to go to Piskaryovskouye cemetery every year, but this year we haven't managed to go there.

[Milika]

Is it a holiday or a kind of "remembrance day" for your family? 

[red apple]

i feel that this day is a holiday. Unfortunately I don’t  attach importance to it, maybe I am too young. I hope that a feeling of a Great Day and a Great Holiday will come soon.

[asil]

Is it a holiday or a kind of "remembrance day" for your family? 

we always toast to those who perished and to those who survived.

[Даня]

I think, that for my family it's more a remembrance day, than a holiday.

[An.net]

Victory Day is the most important day for our country! And it's one of my favourites holiday. Every year I try to visit the cemetery, I go on reviews and spend time with my parents.