Now that the Salman circus has left town, time for a lovely read from Rediff.com.

'The Russians had risen to great heights of sacrifice and heroism and won a victory against Hitler and Nazism at such a tremendous cost in spite of being weighed down by the tyranny and oppression of Stalin.


''The casualties suffered in the war were so heavy that in the Soviet days there was a ritual of taking a newly married couple to the war memorial in each town and village immediately after the wedding. The implication was that they should have many children to make up for the lost population."'

Rediff.com re-posts the late K Subrahmanyam's memories of Victory Day that commemorates the end of World War II.  Read