Russian wordlists: Victory Day & World War II
A solemn parade on the Red Square, honoring veterans and mourning the dead and bright salutes that color the night sky. Polls say about 77 percent of Russians consider Victory Day to be the country's main public holiday. Check out our list of words that will come in handy when talking about this historic date.
- Victory – победа (Pobeda)
- Victory Day - День Победы (Den Pobedy)
- Parade – парад (parad)
- World War II – Вторая мировая война (Vtoraya mirovaya voina), most frequently referred to as Great Patriotic War – Великая Отечественная война (Velikaya otechestvennaya voina)
- Peace – мир (mir)
- Hero – герой (geroi)
- Feat – подвиг (podvig)
- Memory – память (pamyat)
- Grief – скорбь (skorb)
- Military – военный (voyenny)
- Red Army – Красная Армия (krasnaya armiya)
- Veteran – ветеран (veteran)
- Order – орден (orden)
- Medal – медаль (medal)
- Eternal flame – вечный огонь (vechniy ogon)
- Wreath – венок (venok)
- Carnations – гвоздики (gvozdiki)
- Banner – знамя (znamya)
- Flag – флаг (flag)
- Minute of silence – минута молчания (minuta molchaniya)
- Holiday – праздник (prazdnik)
- Festive salute – праздничный салют (prazdnichny salyut)
- Joy – радость (radost)
- Pride – гордость (gordost)
- History – история (istoriya)
- Happy Victory Day! – С Днем Победы! (S dnyom pobedy!)