9 MAY 1945 | VICTORY DAY | ДЕНЬ ПОБЕДЫ

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Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15[1] republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender 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. Although the official inauguration occurred in 1945, the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965, and only in certain Soviet republics.

In East Germany, 8 May was observed as Liberation Day from 1950 to 1966, and was celebrated again on the 40th anniversary in 1985. In 1967, a Soviet-style "Victory Day" was celebrated on 9 May. Since 2002, the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has observed a commemoration day known as the Day of Liberation from National Socialism, and the End of the Second World War.

The Russian Federation has officially recognised 9 May since its formation in 1991 and considers it a non-working holiday even if it falls on a weekend (in which case any following Monday will be a non-working holiday). The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union. Most other countries in Europe observe Victory in Europe Day, 8 May, as a national remembrance or victory day.
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Zafer Günü veya 9 Mayıs, II. Dünya Savaşı'nın sonunda Almanya'nın kayıtsız şartsız teslimiyetini imzaladığı Sovyetler Birliği tarafından ilan edilen ve kutlanan gündür.

Almanya 8 Mayıs 1945'te akşam vakti resmî olarak teslim olmasına karşın (9 Mayıs'ta Moskova zamanına kadar) ilk olarak Sovyetler Birliği'nin on beş cumhuriyetinde törenle açıldı. Sovyet hükûmeti erken zamanda Berlin'de imzalanan teslimiyet anlaşmasında 9 Mayıs'ta zaferi ilan etti.

Sovyetler Birliği'nin çöküşüne yakın tarihte 1988'den itibaren Özbekistan'da bu kutlama sona erdirildi ama 1999'da Anma/Hatırlama Günü adıyla tekrar özel bir gün haline getirildi. Baltık ülkeleri de Sovyetler Birliği'nden ayrıldıktan sonra 8 Mayıs 2002 tarihine kadar bu günü andılar.