Victory Parade

In honour of the 55th aniversary of the end of the Second World War the History Museum presents a fascinating exhibition focusing on the victory parade that marched past Stalin and through Red Square on 24 June, 1945. Exhibits incude many of the original flags and banners that were on show - including the flag raised over the Reichstag in Berlin by Red Army soldiers - and a number of personal accounts and effects of members of the parade including the binoculars and pipe of Stalin himself.