Civil Aviation Day in Russia.
On February 9th Russia celebrates its national civil aviation anniversary. It has been 90 years since Vladimir Lenin signed a special decree marking the start of Russian air fleet on 9th of February, 1923.
The first scheduled passenger flight was conducted on July 15th, 1923 from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod. In 1932, the civil aviation flag, staff uniIn 1979, the Supreme Soviet Presidium of the USSR named 9th of July “The day of Aeroflot”.
On February 9th Russia celebrates its national civil aviation anniversary. It has been 90 years since Vladimir Lenin signed a special decree marking the start of Russian air fleet on 9th of February, 1923.
The first scheduled passenger flight was conducted on July 15th, 1923 from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod. In 1932, the civil aviation flag, staff uniIn 1979, the Supreme Soviet Presidium of the USSR named 9th of July “The day of Aeroflot”.
It's also a birthday of Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya (Russian: Ири́на Эдуа́рдовна Слу́цкая Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya (listen) (help·info); born February 9, 1979) is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World Champion (2002, 2005), two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2002, bronze in 2006), seven-time European Champion (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006), a four-time Grand Prix Final Champion (2000–2002, 2005) and a four-time Russian National Champion (2000–2002, 2005). Slutskaya, known for her athletic ability, was the first female skater to land a triple lutz-triple loop combination.[1] She is also known for her trademark double Biellmann spin with a foot change, which she also invented. She is generally considered to be the most successful ladies' singles skater in Russian history.
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