Our military historian Damien Fenton joins us once again and with the Victory Day holiday in Russia approaching (9 May) which celebrates Russia's role in the victory over Nazi Germany, Damien’s discusses the 'Great Patriotic War' as it was known in the old USSR …and again today in Putin's Russia.
Russian Su-25 jet fighters fly in formation during the rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow. Photo: AFP/Sputnik
