Dude you are so right about this..., I completely understand what's the celebration in hearts of the people themselves and I do fully respect it. Meanwhile you have to understand that quoting Putin with such a "novel" is why people get angry - cuz that quote is full of bullshit.
Saying this - while not only denying occupation and war crime on many ex-soviet union "member" countries as well as even now-days instigating russian people living in those countries against the liberty, language and culture - is like a spit in a face to everyone who had their children..., brother/sister, wife or husband brutally murdered in front of them those many years ago...
Even today Russia deny that there were any deportations, occupation whatsoever or any war crime...
Watch the video up there I posted (includes english subtitles) to know why this is so ironic.
I will repeat myself that this celebration within the people celebrating remembrance for war veterans in Red-amry is honorable and I respect that, tho not that is quoted in this post...
I think they recently barely admitted to having committed the Katyn massacre. Just mentioning.