Rosenberg: Russians remember WW2 with victory on their minds2 days ago Share Save Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia editor Share SaveBBCEighty miles from Moscow, a park echoes to the sound of explosions and gunfire. It led to the capitulation of Nazi Germany and what Moscow still refers to as The Great Victory. A new monument in the town Khimki shows a soldier from World War Two and a soldier fighting in UkraineIconography underpins the ideology. In the run up to Victory Day, Russia has been awash with reminders of The Great Victory. Underground, special "victory trains" on the Moscow Metro have been decked out with World War Two imagery and the words: "Be proud!"