Inspired by Heroes: Murals Painted on Buildings in Russia in Celebration of WWII Victory

The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Artwork paying homage to World War II heroes has been painted on buildings all over Russia in commemoration of Victory Day.

Russia celebrates Victory Day on 9 May — the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany by Soviet forces in 1945. The festivities traditionally include a military parade on Moscow's Red Square. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebration and the parade have been postponed this year and are set to take place on 3 September.

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The mural "Motherland" on the facade of a residential building, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II, in Novorossiysk, Russia.

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A mural depicting Soviet General and Marshal Georgy Zhukov on Stary (Old) Arbat Street in Moscow.

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A copy of a famous photograph of the Great Patriotic War on the surface of a transformer substation in Krasnodar, Russia.

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The mural "The Traffic Guard" by Maxim Toropov painted as part of an art project on the facades of buildings depicting Heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow.

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The mural "Warrior-Liberator" on a house on the Kremlin Embankment in Moscow.

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A mural on the facade of a residential building, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II, in Novorossiysk, Russia.

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The mural "Marshal Nedelin" by artist Sergei Ovseykin on the facade of a residential building, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II in Moscow.

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The mural "Soviet Pilots" by artist Maxim Toropov dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II in Moscow.

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A mural depicting characters in the movie "The Officers".

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A mural on the facade of a residential building.

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The mural "Father's Return to His Son" on the facade of the Lyceum in the Russian city of Orekhovo-Zuyevo.

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The mural "Victory Train" by artist Artem Stefanov, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II in Moscow.

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A mural on the facade of a residential building, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II, in Novorossiysk, Russia.

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A mural in Moscow featuring Russian military pilot Aleksey Maresyev, who became a Soviet fighter ace during World War II despite being a double amputee.

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A mural on the facade of a residential building, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II, in Novorossiysk, Russia.