Putin Restores Soviet-Era Labor Day Celebrations on Red Square
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Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated May 1 by “restoring traditions,” as he said, from the Soviet era: a parade of trade unions and medals for “heroes of labor” awarded in the Kremlin.
In the first Labor Day march across Red Square since the Soviet Union collapsed, workers carried banners saying “I’m proud of my country,” “In Putin we trust,” and “We’re going to vacation in Crimea,” under the Kremlin walls.