<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[In Moscow's Shadows]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Mark Galeotti]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com/author/markgaleotti/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Moscow Correspondence (2): Taste and Hear the&nbsp;Patriotism]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>As the 70th anniversary Victory Day celebrations near (counted down on the video display board on Kutuzovsky Bridge), themes of victory, the Great Patriotic War and the St George&#8217;s ribbon proliferate. Here is just a small sample, from concerts to ice creams.</p>

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				<a href='https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/moscow-correspondence-2-taste-and-hear-the-patriotism/img_4544/'><img width="113" height="150" src="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4544.jpg?w=113&#038;h=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Patriotic chocolate!" aria-describedby="gallery-2511-2-2517" data-attachment-id="2517" data-orig-file="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4544.jpg" data-orig-size="2448,3264" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428926842&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0055555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4544" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4544.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4544.jpg?w=768" /></a>
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				Patriotic chocolate!
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				<a href='https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/moscow-correspondence-2-taste-and-hear-the-patriotism/img_4529/'><img width="150" height="113" src="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4529.jpg?w=150&#038;h=113" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Victory icecream" aria-describedby="gallery-2511-2-2516" data-attachment-id="2516" data-orig-file="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4529.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428776522&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4529" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4529.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://inmoscowsshadows.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4529.jpg?w=1024" /></a>
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				Victory icecream
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				The &#8220;Immortal Regiment&#8221;: kids parading with pictures of fallen relatives
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