On November 7, every year since 2005, the Russian Federation celebrates the Military Parade Day in Red Square in Moscow to mark the 24th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1941. The holiday has the status of a military glory day, established by the Federal Law of December 29, 2004 "On Amendments to Article 1 of the Federal Law "On Days of Military Glory (Victory Days) of Russia". A historic parade On November 7, 1918, a festive parade of soldiers took place in Red Square in Moscow in honor of the first anniversary of the October 1917 revolution. After that, military parades were held regularly on the anniversary of the October Revolution. One of the most memorable was the parade in 1941, which took place during the Great Patriotic War. At this time, German soldiers were 50-100 km from Moscow, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants was fighting heavy defensive battles. The capital of the Soviet Union was under siege, part of the population was evacuated. The German command prepared an operation to capture Moscow. Preparations for the parade were carried out in strict secrecy by order of the Supreme Commander Joseph Stalin. On November 6, at the "Mayakovskaya" metro station in Moscow, after a meeting dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution, Stalin informed the members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Bolshevik Communist Party and the secretaries of the regional and city party committees in Moscow about the date of the start of the military parade on November 7. Until late at night on November 6, the commanders and people of the selected units did not know that they would participate in the parade. On the morning of November 7, the stars on the Kremlin towers on Red Square were unveiled and illuminated, and the camouflage was removed from Lenin's mausoleum. The parade started at 08:00 Moscow time. It was headed by the commander of the Moscow Military District, Lieutenant General Pavel Artemyev, and the parade was directed by the First Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Union, Marshal Semyon Budyonny. Joseph Stalin gave a solemn speech.

On November 7, every year since 2005, the Russian Federation celebrates the Military Parade Day in Red Square in Moscow to mark the 24th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1941. The holiday has the status of a military glory day, established by the Federal Law of December 29, 2004 "On Amendments to Article 1 of the Federal Law "On Days of Military Glory (Victory Days) of Russia". A historic parade On November 7, 1918, a festive parade of soldiers took place in Red Square in Moscow in honor of the first anniversary of the October 1917 revolution. After that, military parades were held regularly on the anniversary of the October Revolution. One of the most memorable was the parade in 1941, which took place during the Great Patriotic War. At this time, German soldiers were 50-100 km from Moscow, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants was fighting heavy defensive battles. The capital of the Soviet Union was under siege, part of the population was evacuated. The German command prepared an operation to capture Moscow. Preparations for the parade were carried out in strict secrecy by order of the Supreme Commander Joseph Stalin. On November 6, at the "Mayakovskaya" metro station in Moscow, after a meeting dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution, Stalin informed the members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Bolshevik Communist Party and the secretaries of the regional and city party committees in Moscow about the date of the start of the military parade on November 7. Until late at night on November 6, the commanders and people of the selected units did not know that they would participate in the parade. On the morning of November 7, the stars on the Kremlin towers on Red Square were unveiled and illuminated, and the camouflage was removed from Lenin's mausoleum. The parade started at 08:00 Moscow time. It was headed by the commander of the Moscow Military District, Lieutenant General Pavel Artemyev, and the parade was directed by the First Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Union, Marshal Semyon Budyonny. Joseph Stalin gave a solemn speech.