Victory Day (Russia)

E449914

commemorative day military holiday public holiday

Victory Day (Russia) is a major national holiday celebrated on May 9 commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, marked by military parades, remembrance ceremonies, and patriotic events.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Victory Day	3
Victory Day in Russia	3
Victory Day (9 May)	2
День Победы	2
Victory Day (9 May) in other post-Soviet states	1
Victory Day (Kazakhstan)	1
Victory Day (Russia) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4518717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victory Day (Russia)
Context triple: [Navy Day of Russia, relatedTo, Victory Day (Russia)]

A. Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
B. Defender of the Fatherland Day
Defender of the Fatherland Day is a national holiday in Kazakhstan that honors the country’s military personnel and celebrates the establishment of its armed forces.
C. Russia Day
Russia Day is a national holiday celebrated on June 12 to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation.
D. Victory Day (Turkey)
Victory Day (Turkey) is a national holiday observed on August 30 in Turkey to celebrate a decisive Turkish victory in the War of Independence and honor the armed forces.
E. Pik Pobedy
Pik Pobedy is the highest peak in the Tian Shan mountain range, straddling the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and known for its extreme climbing conditions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victory Day (Russia)
Target entity description: Victory Day (Russia) is a major national holiday celebrated on May 9 commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, marked by military parades, remembrance ceremonies, and patriotic events.

A. Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
B. Defender of the Fatherland Day
Defender of the Fatherland Day is a national holiday in Kazakhstan that honors the country’s military personnel and celebrates the establishment of its armed forces.
C. Russia Day
Russia Day is a national holiday celebrated on June 12 to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation.
D. Victory Day (Turkey)
Victory Day (Turkey) is a national holiday observed on August 30 in Turkey to celebrate a decisive Turkish victory in the War of Independence and honor the armed forces.
E. Pik Pobedy
Pik Pobedy is the highest peak in the Tian Shan mountain range, straddling the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and known for its extreme climbing conditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative day ⓘ military holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Den Pobedy ⓘ linked to: Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 День Победы ⓘ linked to: Victory Day (Russia)
associatedWith	Immortal Regiment marches ⓘ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow ⓘ linked to: Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
commemorates	end of the Great Patriotic War in Europe ⓘ victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany ⓘ
conflict	Great Patriotic War ⓘ linked to: World War II World War II ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
dateObserved	9 May ⓘ
firstObserved	1945 ⓘ
hasPart	Victory Day Parade on Red Square ⓘ linked to: Victory Day parades broadcast of war films ⓘ laying flowers at war memorials ⓘ
keyEventCommemorated	German Instrument of Surrender in 1945 ⓘ linked to: German Instrument of Surrender
legalStatus	national holiday ⓘ non-working day ⓘ
mainLocation	Moscow ⓘ Red Square ⓘ
mediaCoverage	nationwide television ⓘ state media ⓘ
observedBy	Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Russia citizens of Russia ⓘ
organisedBy	Government of Russia ⓘ linked to: Government of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ⓘ
partOf	Russian state patriotic tradition ⓘ
politicalSignificance	affirmation of Soviet role in defeating Nazism ⓘ central element of Russian national identity narrative ⓘ
precededBy	Day of Remembrance and Sorrow (22 June) in commemorative calendar context ⓘ
relatedTo	Victory Day (9 May) in other post-Soviet states ⓘ linked to: Victory Day (Russia)
symbol	Ribbon of Saint George ⓘ Soviet and Russian military banners ⓘ red carnations ⓘ
theme	military glory ⓘ patriotism ⓘ remembrance of war dead ⓘ
timePeriodCommemorated	1941–1945 ⓘ
typicalEvent	fireworks displays ⓘ military parade ⓘ moments of silence ⓘ patriotic concerts ⓘ televised presidential address ⓘ veterans’ commemorations ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ

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