Day of Unity
It was created in 2004 and celebrates the liberation of
Moscow from Polish troops in 1612, led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry
Pozharsky. This event marked the end of the "time of troubles" and
foreign intervention in Russia. The event was marked by a public holiday which was celebrated in Russia on October 22 from 1649 till 1917.
The name of the day is in recognition that all the
classes of Russian society united to save Russia, even though there was
no Tsar to lead them. It is generally assumed that the day has been
reinstated as a holiday as a replacement for Revolution Day (Nov 7th)
that was removed as a national holiday. Without a replacement, Russians
would have been faced with a stretch from June to January without a
national holiday. Given it's closeness to the old holiday, many
Russians probably haven't noticed that much change and to help the
transition, the holiday is celebrated in the same manner as the old
holiday with fireworks, food, and drink.
Birthdays
Alexei Valeryevich Yashin (Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Яшин; born November 5, 1973) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a free agent. Yashin last played for SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL and has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators (1993–2001) and New York Islanders (2001–2007)
Oleg Vladymyrovych Blokhin (Ukrainian: Олег Володимирович Блохін; born 5 November 1952 in Kiev) is a Soviet football player and Ukrainian football coach. He is currently a head coach of the Ukrainian national team (till October 2012) and FC Dynamo Kyiv. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team. In 1975 he was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or, becoming the second Soviet and the first Ukrainian player to achieve such a feat
The birthday of Ostankino Tower. November 5, 1967, on the eve of 50th anniversary of a Great October socialist revolution, the Act of State Commission was signed about the commissioning of the first part of tower construction. The Ostankino tower started the transmission of four TV- and three radio broadcasting programs. Powerful transmitters "Uragan"for channels 1 and 3, "Len" for TV channels 8 and 11 have ensured the stable reception of the programs apart 120 km from the tower.
ReplyDeleteAlexei Yashin is a famous hockey player of our country. I am amazed of his play. He usually played as a defense forward while teams played five on four. He has a very powerful wrist short. His unpredictable execution of penalty shot shocked many goalkeepers.
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