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Right now I am in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. And although behind me this looks like just a statue, it actually is a lot more than that. This is a monument to Gregory Zhukov, located just outside the Red Square in Moscow. Now, the soldier on the horse is one of the most decorated and celebrated Soviet military commanders of World War Two, which in Russia is actually known as the Great Patriotic War. Zhukov was instrumental in masterminding the defense of Moscow and Stalingrad, which ultimately led to the Red Army's final successful assault to capture Berlin in 1945. But this statue captures a very specific historic moment during the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 when he was riding a white stallion and led a massive military parade across the Red Square to celebrate the defeat of the Nazis of Germany. Now, here at the base of the monument, I actually missed this before someone told me, but you can see under the hoof is Nazi banners, eagles and swastikas, which is historically accurate because they threw them on the ground as they marched. I just found this incredibly interesting and very historical. Now we're just walking around the Red Square and this lovely granny is playing a song on this traditional Russian instrument and I'm just loving my time here.