Today is the anniversary of the opening of the 1941 Soviet offensive at the Battle of Moscow: the first major defeat suffered by Nazi Germany and perhaps the most important turning point of World War II in Europe. It is a day to remember the immense losses that Russians and other peoples under Soviet rule suffered in the war, and to acknowledge their central role in Allied victory.
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People walk to lay flowers at the memorial of the Red Army soldiers in Lviv on May 9, 2015 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. People walk to lay flowers at the memorial of the Red Army soldiers in Lviv on May 9, 2015 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII.
