The excursion "Festive March: The History of Victory Day Parades" returns to the roots of the military ritual and reveals how the tradition was formed. Through lively stories, rare facts, and visual materials, guests will peek behind the scenes of historical memory and understand how parades became a symbol of the era. The annual parades on May 9 seem like something unchanging - solemn marches, precise formations, patriotic anthems. But has it always been this way? The excursion "Festive March: The History of Victory Day Parades" at the Boris Yeltsin Museum breaks stereotypes and immerses visitors in lesser-known pages of modern history. Participants will learn how the tradition of military parades in honor of Victory Day originated, why they were held irregularly in the first post-war decades, and what political and cultural circumstances influenced the transformation of parades into a stable part of public life. Why did only four parades take place in Moscow before 1995? When and where was the first May 9 parade in Sverdlovsk? And what did the unique veterans' parade look like? Find more details on the museum's website. Ideas on where to go in Yekaterinburg are collected on our website.