The festive events devoted to the 71st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War has begun on May 9. Morning started with creation of staff of troops of the Kazan garrison and a prolog of a holiday in which about 2000 people were involved.
After a live broadcast from Victory Day parade from Red Square in Moscow and president speech started solemn passing of troops of the Kazan garrison at Liberty Square. The good tradition of the Soviet years on passing of columns of soldiers in the uniform of soldiers of Red Army of times of the Great Patriotic War has been carried on.