December 9
Fatherland Heroes Day (or Day of Heroes) - a memorable date, which is celebrated every year in Russia, on December 9 ( generally is a working day ) from 2007 year.
Hero of the Russian Federation (Russian: Герой Российской Федерации) is the highest title of honor of the Russian Federation. A person that has been granted the title also receives a Gold Star medal, an insignia of honor that identifies recipients.
The title is awarded to persons that delivered a "service to the Russian state and nation, connected with a deed of a hero valor". The title is bestowed by the President of the Russian Federation. Russian citizenship, and being in state service is not obligatory.
The title was established in 1992, and was awarded more than 970 times since then, including more than 440 times posthumously.
This memorable date was accepted by Vladimir Putin, the President of Russian Federation, as a unique date for all Russian Heroes and as a key stage in "formation of ideals of selfless and disinterested duty to the Fatherland".
Prior to 1917 on this day the day of Knights of St. Georgein was celebrated in Russia. Therefore by the decree of the President of Russia on February 28, 2007 it was determined to continue the tradition and celebrate this day as a day of heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Knights of the Order of Saint George and the Order of Glory.
ReplyDeletePrince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Кропо́ткин; 9 December 1842 – 8 February 1921) was a Russian zoologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher, scientist, revolutionary, economist, activist, geographer, writer, and one of the world's foremost anarcho-communists.
ReplyDeleteKropotkin advocated a communist society free from central government and based on voluntary associations between workers. He wrote many books, pamphlets and articles, the most prominent being The Conquest of Bread and Fields, Factories and Workshops, and his principal scientific offering, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution. He also contributed the article on anarchism to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
If we speak about 'Fatherland Heroes Day' and Knights of St. Georgein, I think it's necessary to mention about one of the most outstanding heroes of our history, it's Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov, as he was the first full holder of the order of St. George. Kutuzov was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as one of the finest military officers and diplomats of Russia under the reign of three Romanov Tsars: Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I. His military career was closely associated with the rising period of Russia from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. Kutuzov contributed much to the military history of Russia and is considered to have been one of the best Russian generals under the reign of Catherine II. He took part in the suppression of the Bar Confederation's uprising, in three of the Russo-Turkish Wars and in the Napoleonic War, including two major battles at Austerlitz and the battle of Borodino.
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