And, you know what really struck me out of all of it ?

Apart from some uniformed females in the parade,,,,
I did not see a single natural happy smile anywhere.
Not in the "rent a crowd" behind the barriers anywhere to be seen.
Not in the sad array of geriatric old farts adorned with medals.
Not anywhere amongst the young ? soldiers standing to the rear and either side of Putin. (what a sad forlorn looking couple)
Not anywhere amongst the "elite" uniformed
Not even on the faces of the two little kids that were featured frequently.
Not a single smile amongst the (what appeared to be) hardened old soldiers.
For God Sake,,,,,,,,, it was supposed to be a celebration of the defeat of Hitler and the end of WW 2,,,,,,,,,,


However,,,,,,,,,,, it does make me curios what was making those uniformed marching females smile so brightly
