1990 Moscow Victory Day Parade Explained

The 1990 Moscow Victory Day Parade was held on May 9, 1990 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War. The parade was inspected by the USSR Minister of Defense Marshal Dmitry Yazov, and was commanded by the Commander of the Moscow Military District Colonel general Nikolai Vasilyevich Kalinin.

Overview

12.5 thousand people and 429 units of equipment took part in the parade. It was the last parade in the USSR on Red Square, dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. This is the first Victory Day parade which did not depict Vladimir Lenin's portrait on the Red Square and this practice continues to the present. This parade also featured a float featuring the Soldier-liberator Statue, the first-of-its-kind for a Soviet Victory Day Parade.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] On the eve of the parade, Gorbachev laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A small parade featuring the Waltham American Legion Band was also held on Red Square following the massive parade, becoming the first American Band to ever play in Moscow.[6] [7]

Full order of the marchpast

Military bands

Ground column

During the transition period from the ground to mobile columns, 30 cadets from the Suvorov and Nakhimov schools marched to the grandstand to bring flowers to the Soviet leadership who attended.[8]

Mobile Column

Music

The military band of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union was commanded by Major General Nikolay Mikhailov.

Inspection and address
Infantry Column
Mobile Column and Conclusion

Other parades held in other cities

For many republics, this was the last parade held before the independence day of their republic. Among these was the Latvian SSR, whose parade of the Baltic Military District took place on the bank of the Daugava in Riga, being received by Colonel General Fyodor Kuzmin, the commander of the district's troops.[9] Parades were also held in cities such as Minsk (Belarusian SSR) and Kyiv Ukrainian SSR).[10] [11]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Как проходили парады Победы в 1945–2016 годах. www.dp.ru. 2019-02-04.
  2. Web site: День Победы: история военных парадов. ТАСС. 2019-02-04.
  3. Web site: Victory Day Parade - 09 May. . 2019-02-04.
  4. News: Moscow Parade Marks Date of WWII Victory. Associated Press. 1990-05-09. Los Angeles Times. 2019-02-04. en-US. 0458-3035.
  5. Web site: Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow and St. Petersburg. 2015-05-10. Travel All Russia. en. 2019-02-04.
  6. Web site: History - WALTHAM AMERICAN LEGION BAND.
  7. Web site: The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA.
  8. Book: Айрапетян, Б. В. . ru: Военные парады на Красной площади . Moscow . Красная Звезда . 2015 . 158 . 978-5-88727-123-1.
  9. Web site: 1990. gada 9. maijā. Pēdējā parāde. 2020-07-30. LA.LV. lv.
  10. Святкування Дня Перемоги в Києві 1985 року . Маґістеріум. Випуск 54. Історичні студії . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426194426/http://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/6848/Klymenko_Sviatkuvannia_Dnia_Peremohy.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y . 93 . 477 . 2022-04-26 . 4448 . live.
  11. http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/129966/07-Pastushenko.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwi2jInx2LTqAhVZbc0KHTnVDOcQFjASegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1LnSbudW6-iFq3VKAw9gWn

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