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title: "Victory Day in Semey"
description: "Celebrating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany."
url: "https://michael-k.uk/victory-day-in-semey"
published: "2024-03-22T17:00:00Z"
updated: "2025-09-14T10:57:14Z"
authors: ["Michael-K"]
---

# Victory Day in Semey

Celebrating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

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Victory Day is a holiday commemerating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany celabrated across the former USSR. These photos were taken in Semey, Kazakhstan in 2023.

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The Immortal Regiment is a massive civil event in most former republics of the USSR and elsewhere around the world.

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People come out on the streets carrying images of relatives or friends who served in the Soviet Army or were part of the wider war effort from 1942 - 1945.

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