Russian President Boris Yeltsin (2nd from L) and the Russian Defence Minister Pavel Grachev (L) stand by the monument to the Soviet World War Two commander Georgi Zhukov as they watch Russian soldiers with a Russian state flag goosestep by that as they participate the ceremony of the monument opening in the centre of Moscow on May 8. The ceremony launched two days of festivities to mark Russia's huge contribution to the Allied Victory over Nazi Germany