In this two photo combination picture, top photo shows local residents carry portraits of their ancestors, participants in World War II, at the Nevsky avenue as they celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, and bottom photo shows Nevsky avenue on the day of the 75th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Victory Day is Russia's most important secular holiday and this year's observance had been expected to be especially large because it is the 75th anniversary, but the Red Square military parade and a mass procession called The Immortal Regiment were postponed as part of measures to stifle the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)