A Glowing Russia Resurrects Soviet-Era Parade After Crimea Conquest
 

A Glowing Russia Resurrects Soviet-Era Parade After Crimea Conquest
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MOSCOW — Russia revived its Soviet-era May Day parade on Thursday when more than 100,000 people marched on Moscow's Red Square for the first time since 1991, reveling in their country's annexation of Crimea.

Participants raised signs and banners, brandishing slogans such as "Trust in Putin" or "Let's have a holiday [in] Crimea." Other signs mentioned the "fascist regime" in Ukraine. Members of parliament and Moscow's mayor spoke about various local topics, but there was never mention of the current situation in eastern Ukraine, despite widespread **ds to Crimea

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