1935: A great tank parade, during which hundreds of lumbering forts on caterpillars rolled through the square and airplanes created a deafening roar as they flew above. Here, the giant propaganda plane Maxim Gorki is seen flying above the square, escorted by two Gad-Fly two-seatersPhotograph: Bettman/Corbis1942: Rockets roll into Red Square for the parade, which was reviewed from Lenin's Tomb by the Soviet premier, Nikita KhrushchevPhotograph: AP1951: Crowds cheer the annual paradePhotograph: Yevgeny Khaldei/Corbis
1957: Nearly every Communist leader in the world was on hand to see the parade which began with the booming of 40 cannonsPhotograph: Bettman/Corbis1958: Paratroopers of the Civilian Air ClubPhotograph: Howard Sochurek/Getty1960: Floats display missiles Photograph: Bettman/Corbis1960: Troops of the Moscow garrisonPhotograph: Bettman/Corbis1961: A T-5B tactical missile mounted on a tank in front of dignitaries watching from Lenin's mausoleumPhotograph: James Whitmore/Getty1965: An inter-continental missile passing crowds on Red SquarePhotograph: Central Press/Getty1966: A gigantic inter-continental missile, mounted on a cartridgePhotograph: Central Press/Getty1986: A flag processionPhotograph: Sipa/Rex Features1990: The parade coincides with the 45th anniversary of the end of the second world warPhotograph: Sipa/Rex FeaturesVladimir Putin's decision to revive this symbol of the cold war is, critics fear, a step closer to turning Russia into a pastiche of the Soviet UnionPhotograph: Maxim Marmur/AFP
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