Twitter and Reddit users have said the appearance of the Texas outlaws at the event could have been mistake or a silent protest done by someone who did not approve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Many social media users outside Russia have reposted the clip, pointing out the mistake and trying to guess if there was a hidden meaning behind it. The photo used in the concert was taken in 1933, a year before the couple met their bloody end at the hands of Texas law enforcement. Russian President Vladimir Putin led a pared-down Victory Day parade in Moscow on Tuesday as he repeated his false assertion that the West had launched a true war against Russia, despite the. Bonnie and Clyde, pictured in 1933, gained notoriety during the Great Depression Getty Images The concert was aired on state-controlled Channel One, which was one of the first channels to be run by the Russian Federation in 1995.Īs of Tuesday, Kremlin officials have not issued any statement regarding the photo.īonnie and Clyde, who were killed several years before the beginning of the Second World War, gained notoriety during the Great Depression for a slew of bank robberies and the deaths of at least 13 people over the course of four years. Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, blamed it on the weather conditions Yuri Kochetkov / EPA-EFE Snipers were. Nobody in the crowd or on stage seemed to recognize the duo or even acknowledge that the pair had no place in Russian history. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters An air display by the Russian airforce had to be cancelled. The star-crossed lovers looked out at the assembled crowd during a performance of “If there was no war” during the closing ceremony of Victory Day celebrations, Newsweek reported. While traditionally a day of introspection and mourning for Europe, the spirit in Russia is diametrically the opposite. Russia celebrates Victory Day to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II. Putin’s remarks Tuesday came just hours after Moscow fired its latest barrage of cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine. Russian Victory Day is on May 9, and the celebrations get grander with every passing year. The Russian leader reprised the familiar refrain at scaled-down Victory Day celebrations that may reflect the toll the Ukraine conflict is taking on his forces. Zelensky may call up 500,000 more troops while insisting US ‘will not let us down’ on added aidīonnie and Clyde made a surprise appearance at Russia’s annual Victory Day concert - as an image of the infamous 1930s criminal couple was shown to the crowd on a big screen among a group of old black and white photos. President Vladimir Putin has declared that the West has unleashed a real war against Russia. ZuckBucks are back, Gay’s record of race ideology and other commentary Biden calls Trump an ‘old pal’ of Putin’s, says ‘Moscow and Mar-a-Lago’ alignedĬhina stepped up election meddling in midterms, didn’t fear Biden: report
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