Russia celebrates end of WW II first time
22:10, September 02, 2010 
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Military officials and soldiers attend a gathering celebrating 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Lu Guodong)
Russia on Thursday formally celebrated the end of the Second World War for the first time.
Earlier this year, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law about the days of military fame in Russia. This law for the first time included the day of Sept. 2 when Japan surrendered in 1945, thus putting the end to the WWII.
In the far eastern city of Vladivostok, the construction of the Museum of WWII started Thursday, local media reported.
The museum will be devoted to the liberation of Sakhalin and the disputed Kurils islands in the final days of the war. Military parade also took place in this southernmost Russian port. War veterans put a wreath into the sea, according to a naval tradition.
The former Soviet Union declared war on Japan on Aug. 9, 1945. Japanese forces surrendered to the Soviet command on Aug. 18.
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（Editor：张茜）
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