Putin names 70th anniversary of Great Victory as main event in 2015

The main event of the year was the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, speaking at a New Year reception in the Kremlin.

"We are summing up the results of the past year and making plans for next year. There were a lot of events last year, but the most significant was the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory,’’ RIA Novosti cites President Putin as saying.