It would be retrospective, since this is about now. That dovetails with their whole current national myth. Never mind that Ukraine was there fighting the Nazis too.
For anyone else reading, this is how all Russian toasts work AFAIK. “С Новым годом” for celebrating New Years is one I learned pretty early on.
Most likely, considering the context, yes. But there were posters made during WWII with the slogan “Ждем с победой” (“Waiting for [you to return bringing] victory” or something like that. Here’s one by Nina Nikolayevna Vatolina, for example, maybe there were more).
It would be retrospective, since this is about now. That dovetails with their whole current national myth. Never mind that Ukraine was there fighting the Nazis too.
For anyone else reading, this is how all Russian toasts work AFAIK. “С Новым годом” for celebrating New Years is one I learned pretty early on.
Most likely, considering the context, yes. But there were posters made during WWII with the slogan “Ждем с победой” (“Waiting for [you to return bringing] victory” or something like that. Here’s one by Nina Nikolayevna Vatolina, for example, maybe there were more).
But it’s not like it really matters lol