The Soviet Victory Day or May 9 marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War (also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and some post-Soviet states). It was first inaugurated in the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the surrender document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (9 May by Moscow Time). It happened after the original capitulation that Germany earlier agreed to the joint Allied forces of the Western Front. The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. Though the official inauguration happened in 1945 (which means it has been celebrated since 1946), the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in some of the countries.
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As a result of the Chernobyl disaster in Belarus in 1986 24,7 thousand people were evacuated from the area of 1,7 thousand square km. At the same land in this area have been withdrawn from economic use, and in 1988 - created Polesie State Radiation Ecological Reserve (PSRER).
Then this area was 1,313 thousand square km. After accession in 1993 of the resettlement areas adjacent area of the reserve has increased to 2,154 thousand sq km.
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Special report war correspondent, and Mark Ivanihina, participant of the battle for Berlin
In the editorial office came little known, but some are likely and unpublished photographs taken in Berlin in April and early May 1945 a Soviet war correspondent. The names of authors we are not yet known. Next, we are lucky. The editors found a man whose (presumably!) Katyusha(Gun) fought in Berlin. Ivanihin Mark Pavlovich arrived at the office and several hours of review and comment on the unique photos. Comrade Colonel said: "I like it again." And then, taking a snapshot Katyushas, said: "My! .. My regiment! "
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New success of development of Russian high-tech weapon: a camouflaged quadruple launcher cruise missiles "Turquoise" (export name - «Club-K»)

Buy for only 10 million pounds (15 Megabucks) and hide in the normal (standard, innocent looks) container rail launcher, capable of at the right time (on the ship, on a railway platform on the road tractors) to come into firing position and fire off ( ...