May 9 Is a Revered Day in Russia. For Many, Putin Has Hijacked It. (Published...
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/world/europe/russia-may-9-victory-day-ukraine.html
Under President Vladimir V. Putin, Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, has come to celebrate modern Russian military might. The war in Ukraine is shifting its meaning further.
