After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Russia, no longer a superpower, put its military spectacles on ice. But in 2005, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII, Putin held a major parade – one that Western leaders, believing that Russia might have a European future, did attend.
苏联解体后，俄罗斯不再是超级大国，也因此暂停举办阅兵式。但2005年，为纪念二战结束60周年，普京举办了盛大阅兵式——当时西方领导人相信俄罗斯未来可能加入欧洲，并因此出席了那次阅兵式。