Mikhail Polyachkov, a WWII veteran, during a private parade arranged for him as part of the Supporting Veterans initiative to mark the forthcoming Victory Day in Leningrad Region, Russia on April 30, 2020. This year, Russia is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 (the Eastern Front of World War II). (Photo by Peter Kovalev/TASS)
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