Victory Day Celebration May-08-09-2016 Russia Celebration over Nazi Germany
For the song, see Den Pobedy . For other uses, see V Day . See also: Victory in Europe Day Victory Day Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, 9 May 2005 Official name Russian : День Победы etc. [a 1] Observed by Post-Soviet states (in addition to Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia; see Victory in Europe Day ) Date 9 May Next time 9 May 2016 Frequency annual [ show ] v t e Eastern Front Victory Day [a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union at the end of Second World War , known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War . It was first inaugurated in the 16 [1] republics of the Soviet Union , following the signing of the surrender document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May Moscow Time ). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. [2] Though the official inauguration occurred in 1945 the holiday became