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1.Great Patriotic War
2.to forget
3.Soviet Union
4.freedom
5.in honour
6.school ball
7.parade
8.Starvation
9.to win
10.Special
11.to die

The 9th of May is a ……1……for all Russian people. This is Victory Day. This is the day when the …….2……. finished (this is how they call in Russia the World War II).
For the …..3…….., the war started on the 22nd of June 1941. A day before, on the 21st of June, in all schools of the country there was a party - the last …..4………. Girls and boys had just finished school. They were dancing, dreaming of the future and did not know that the following day, they would go to war and never come home again.
For the Soviet Union the war lasted for 4 years. It was a very hard time for everyone. In many cities and villages there was……..5….. Millions of Soviet soldiers …6…. in this war. But they …7… and became heroes to every Russian person.
Since then more than 75 years have passed. But Russian people do not …8……. their heroes. In every city concerts are held in …9……the Great Patriotic War. In Moscow in the Red Square you can see a big ……10….. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren thank veterans for ….11…..