Military vehicles in Red Square in Moscow: Victory Day is an annual day of commemoration of the pivotal role of Soviet forces in defeating Nazism in World War II. Picture: Getty
When they leave their homes on Sunday morning, Nick Kozlov and Gulnara Gaipova will set off in very different directions. Gaipova, a Kazakhstani native, will make for an unremarkable petrol station off the M6, driving in the direction of Co Meath for an event organised by a Russian community group to commemorate the USSR’s pivotal role in defeating Nazi Germany in the Second World War.