Russian soldiers take part in a rehearsal of a military parade at Red Square in Moscow on Nov. 2, 2012. The event, which takes place on Nov. 7, markst he 71st anniversary of a historical parade of 1941, when soldiers left for the front line just after marching here, as Nazi German troops were fighting with Soviet soldiers a few kilometers from Moscow.

A Russian soldier warms up prior to the parade rehearsal.

A Soviet World War II period tank rolls through Red Square.