<sod>'''Victory Day'''<ref group="a" name="NameUkrRusetcVD">{{lang-ru|День Победы, ''Den' Pobedy''}}; {{lang-uk|День Перемоги, ''Den' Peremohy''}}; {{lang-be|Дзень Перамогі, ''Dzień Pieramohi''}}; {{lang-kk|Жеңіс Күні, ''Jeñis Küni''}}; {{lang-ky|Жеңиш майрамы, ''Jengish Mayramy''}}; {{lang-uz|Gʻalaba kuni}}; {{lang-az|Gələbə günü}}; {{lang-ka|გამარჯვების დღე, ''gamarjvebis dghe''}}; {{lang-hy|Հաղթանակի օրը, ''Haght’anaki ory''}}; {{lang-lt|Pergalės diena}}; {{lang-mo|Ziua Victoriei}}; {{lang-lv|Uzvaras diena}}; {{lang-tg|Рӯзи Ғалаба, ''Rūzi Ghalaba''}}; {{lang-et|Võidupäev}}; {{lang-tt|Җиңү көне|Ciñü köne}}</ref> or '''9 May''' is a holiday that commemorates the [[Capitulation (treaty)|capitulation]] of [[Nazi Germany]] to the [[Soviet Union]] at the end of [[World War II|Second World War]], known in the Soviet Union as the [[Great Patriotic War]]. It was first inaugurated in the 16<ref>There were 16 republics in the USSR on May 8, 1945. The [[Karelo-Finnish SSR]] was abolished in 1956 only.</ref> republics of the [[Soviet Union]], following the signing of the surrender document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May [[Moscow Time]]). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin.<ref>Ziemke [[#Further reading|Further reading]][http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/other/us-army_germany_1944-46_ch15.htm#b3 CHAPTER XV:The Victory Sealed] Page 258 last 2 paragraphs</ref> Though the official inauguration occurred in 1945 the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in certain Soviet republics.<eod>
<sod>'''Victory Day'''<ref group="a" name="NameUkrRusetcVD">{{lang-ru|День Победы, ''Den' Pobedy''}}; {{lang-uk|День Перемоги, ''Den' Peremohy''}}; {{lang-be|Дзень Перамогі, ''Dzień Pieramohi''}}; {{lang-kk|Жеңіс Күні, ''Jeñis Küni''}}; {{lang-ky|Жеңиш майрамы, ''Jengish Mayramy''}}; {{lang-uz|Gʻalaba kuni}}; {{lang-az|Gələbə günü}}; {{lang-ka|გამარჯვების დღე, ''gamarjvebis dghe''}}; {{lang-hy|Հաղթանակի օրը, ''Haght’anaki ory''}}; {{lang-lt|Pergalės diena}}; {{lang-mo|Ziua Victoriei}}; {{lang-lv|Uzvaras diena}}; {{lang-tg|Рӯзи Ғалаба, ''Rūzi Ghalaba''}}; {{lang-et|Võidupüha}} ("Victory Holiday"); {{lang-tt|Җиңү көне|Ciñü köne}}</ref> or '''9 May''' is a holiday that commemorates the [[Capitulation (treaty)|capitulation]] of [[Nazi Germany]] to the [[Soviet Union]] at the end of [[World War II|Second World War]], known in the Soviet Union as the [[Great Patriotic War]]. It was first inaugurated in the 16<ref>There were 16 republics in the USSR on May 8, 1945. The [[Karelo-Finnish SSR]] was abolished in 1956 only.</ref> republics of the [[Soviet Union]], following the signing of the surrender document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May [[Moscow Time]]). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin.<ref>Ziemke [[#Further reading|Further reading]][http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/other/us-army_germany_1944-46_ch15.htm#b3 CHAPTER XV:The Victory Sealed] Page 258 last 2 paragraphs</ref> Though the official inauguration occurred in 1945 the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in certain Soviet republics.<eod>