[MindBender26]

To this day, the men and women who fought in the Great Patriotic War are considered in major heroes in Russia.

[Mears]

Beautiful pictures-the clarity astonishes me for such old photos.

I actually remember V-E Day and V-J Day---Lord,how the time does go by.

[Cyclopean Squid]

Awesome. Thanks for posting. Color photos always make a scene appear somehow more real--black and white is too dreamy and faraway.

The people of the Soviet Union sacrificed so much for victory in the Great Patriotic War--they are in a brief state of joy in these scenes, for a moment forgetting the hell of the War and the nightmare of Stalinism.

[labette]

Thank you. Those are excellent sixty year old pictures.
Is anyones' Russian sufficient to translate the script next to Stalins' face?

[ccmay]

I love the picture of all the German regimental standards lowered to the ground with flags furled. I've never seen that before; is this kind of desecration usual after a victory? It must be a huge insult and embarrassment to the units that were defeated and lost their battle standards.

-ccm

[patton]

Thank you for posting these colour pictures - it is odd, but my entire impression of WWII is B&W.

What a wierd thing.

[wolficatZ]

Good stills, all from frames of 16mm color film.

Conspicuously missing is Georgi Zhukov on his white horse.

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[beebuster2000]

wow. outstanding post. I like the pic w the captured german standards.

[ampat]

That sailor (second from left in the group shot) looks like Sylvester Stallone.