Novezh Professor Dizen published congratulations on Victory Day in Russian

Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of Southeastern Norway, congratulated users on Victory Day in Russian on May 9 on the social network X.

"Happy Victory Day!" he wrote.

He also attached a video to the publication in which you can see junior sergeant of the Red Army Lydia Spivak. In the footage, she is at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in May 1945.

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Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked foreign delegations at an official reception for coming to Moscow to celebrate the anniversary of the Victory on Red Square.

This year, more than 25 foreign leaders, as well as military personnel from countries friendly to Russia and foreign delegations came to the parade in the capital. More than 11 thousand military personnel took part in the parade, including 1.5 thousand special operation soldiers.