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Victory Day in the Service of the Regime: How Putin Uses May 9 to Bolster His Own Power Image
The 9th of May in Russia is no longer just a day of commemoration of the end of the Second World War, but is increasingly becoming a spectacle of state propaganda. In the shadow of the war in Ukraine, the Putin regime is using the commemoration of the victory over fascism to reinforce the narrative of the continuity of Russia's historic mission