Thursday, December 13, 2018

Pomp And Ceremony For The Kremlin Cadet Ball In Moscow

Male cadets line the stairs while their ballgown-clad partners pose for a photograph on the staircase at the International Kremlin Cadet ball

Daily Mail: Grab a partner! Russia's soldiers of the future don their finery in a breathtaking display of pomp and ceremony for the Kremlin Cadet Ball in Moscow

* The annual military ball sees around 1,000 troops don their finest dress for a night of ball dancing
* Young soldiers swap the the parade ground for the ballroom to dance the night away with their peers
* Cadets are mainly from Russia but are also from other parts of Europe as far as Spain and Greece
* Taking part in tonight's proceedings were teenagers from orphanages as well as military cadets

Young Russian cadets donned their finery tonight for the International Kremlin Cadet Ball in Moscow.

The Gostiny Dvor ballroom, the city's old merchant court which is situated just a stone's throw from the Kremlin, was transformed into a sea of white and navy at the third annual military soirée on Tuesday evening.

This year's event, held in Moscow's Kitai-gorod district, marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of earliest Suvorov military schools and the 76th anniversary of the establishment of the Nakhimov Naval School in Russia.

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WNU Editor: The times have certainly changed. These events were never permitted when the Soviet Union existed.

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