Russia Will Celebrate War's End

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MOSCOW - Gray-haired veterans polish their medals, soldiers practice parade steps, and city workers are scrubbing Moscow's streets for the dozens of world leaders who will join Russia in celebrating the defeat of the Third Reich on the Eastern Front 60 years ago.

Monday's ceremonies, including a parade at Red Square with fighter jets screaming overhead, are shaping up as a show of global acknowledgment of the staggering World War II sacrifice by the Soviet Union, which lost 26.6 million people by official count.

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Russia Will Celebrate War's End

It will also be a display of unity among winners and losers alike...

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