End of DAYS

The Last Soviet Red Square Military Parade took place in 1990 – James Kinnear looks at the reasons for its demise

The BMD-2 airborne combat vehicle made its public debut at the Victory Parade in May 1990, and was again present at the last ever Soviet era Red Square parade in November that year
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‘The highlight of the November parade was without doubt the very last weapon system to be paraded through Moscow’s Red Square’

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