... and rehearsals continue. Chinese Armed Forces Honor Guards are met as rock stars in Moscow by Chinese tourists and Russian bystanders.
Vietnamese, fresh from celebrating their very own 50th Anniversary of Victory over the US, also march.
Then ...
But Mongols, they occupy a very special place in Russian hearts, a small but heroic nation whose contribution to the Red Army and USSR was immense, ranging from formations who fought at the front, to meat, to horses, to warm clothing (tulups) for the Red Army--they proudly share the glory of Victory. Deservedly so. And now a bitter part ... the US Army could have marched on the Red Square, deservedly so, but Washington chose a different path.
