A rehearsal of a 1941 parade reconstruction took place in Moscow's Red Square on Friday.
At least 5,500 cadets and young members of patriotic clubs will take part in the ceremonial march on 7 November to commemorate the anniversary of the parade in what was back then a besieged Moscow.
Just over 70 years ago, Red Army soldiers marched to the front to fight Nazi Germany from the country's main square.
The Great Day of Annihilation