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Rosenberg: Russians remember WW2 with victory on their minds

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Russia marks 80th anniversary of Soviet victory in World War Two with re-enactment of battle for Berlin .

Victory for Moscow came at an enormous human cost: more than 27 million Soviet citizens were killed in what is known as the Great Fatherland or Great Patriotic War .

But in 2022 it was Russia that launched a large-scale invasion - of its neighbour.

Russia , the country which invaded Ukraine , presents itself as the victim of external aggression.

In Moscow , the Russian word for 'Victory' - 'Pobeda' is everywhere: on giant billboards, on posters in shop windows, even stuck to the side of road-sweepers.

Under Vladimir Putin they have become a key element of what is now Russia 's most sacred national holiday.

The Kremlin says 29 world leaders, including China 's Xi Jinping , will be attending the Victory Day parade.

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