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Russian Community Celebrates Victory Day With Dinners And Uniforms

An attendee at the Be Proud Foundation’s Victory Day dinner last week.Immigrants from the former Soviet Union celebrated Victory Day on May 9, honoring those who fought in the Great Patriotic War – better known to Americans as World War II – with uniformed veterans sipping vodka and chowing down

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Victory Day In Brighton Beach, A Cherished Holiday

by Paul Birman This past Sunday was the 65th anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazi regime. Brighton Beach, home to the largest Russian-speaking population in the US, witnessed scores of veterans parade down Brighton Beach Avenue. Traffic stopped, everyone dropped what they were doing and came out to