Military parades and memory wars: China and Russia commemorate history to reimagine international order

Kainan Gao and Margaret M. Pearson- Brookings August 27, 2025 The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia share an obsession with history, an obsession played out in military parades. Both countries have a tradition of grand military parades, held in their national capitals on important dates. In Russia, the Victory Day parade in Red … Continue reading Military parades and memory wars: China and Russia commemorate history to reimagine international order