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Alexei Samokhin, a 90-year-old World War Two veteran and companion of the Order of Glory, cleans his medals at his apartment as he prepares for the upcoming Victory Day, the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in the Siberian town of Divnogorsk, Russia May 7, 2015. The Order of Glory is the Soviet Army's highest acknowledgement for bravery in the face of the enemy. Samokhin, who served as a signaller and a scout, took part in many battles of the Red Army as a soldier, including Operation Bagration in Belarus and Western Ukraine, battles for Warsaw and for Berlin. The end of World War Two found him in Germany on the river Elbe, where he met with U.S. Army soldiers. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)
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