November 30

Birthdays.

Eduard Artemyev was born in1937 in this day. He is a Russian composer of electronic music and film scores. Outside of Russia he is mostly known for his film scores from films such as “Solaris”, “Siberiade”, “Stalker” or “Burnt by the Sun”.

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nikitin was born in Kharkov, USSR in 1939, is a Russian science fiction and fantasy writer. Although he was active in science fiction before perestroika, he became famous when he wrote a fantasy with a Slavic motif, “Three from the Forest”.

Olga Yuryevna Krasko is a Russian actress, born 30 November 1981, Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). She has starred in Russian theater productions and is noted that as the heroine in “The Turkish Gambit” (2005), she is the only female in a lead role in that film. 

November 29

We celebrate the Day of the Letter "yo" or "ё" (Russian).

The letter was included in the Russian Alphabet on the 29th, October 1783.
18th, November (Old Style) - in the house of the director of the St. Petersburg Academy of Science - Princess Ekaterina Dashkova, one of the first meetings of new-established Academy was held. There were lots of visitors among who were Derzhavin, Fonvizin, Lepyohin, Knyazhnin and metropolitan Gavrilin. The project of full definition Slavic-Russian dictionary was discussed.
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November 28

Konstantin Simonov (real name - Cyril) was born in St. Petersburg (15) November 28 , 1915. His father died at the front in World War I, so he brought his stepfather, a military profession. All childhood Constantine held in military camps and command dormitories. He was soviet writer and poet.

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was born (16) November 28 , 1880 in St. Petersburg, the son of a professor of philosophy and law. Education of boys engaged grandfather, the famous botanist A. Beketov. Almost all childhood Sasha lived in his estate under the wedge. For five years, Alexander began to write poetry. They say poetic gift he inherited from his father. He was russian poet of the Silver Age.

November 27

Appraiser's Day in Russia 

 

On November 27, the members of the Russian society of appraisers (RSA) celebrate their professional holiday. On this day in 1996 the Decree of the Ministry of labour and social development of the Russian Federation approved the job description for the position of «Appraiser» - an expert in the evaluation of property. The main activity of appraisers is connected with the analysis of active assets and determination of the amount of tools, spent on their creation. They also determine the cost of the maintenance of active assets at the present time and what profit they can bring to its owner in the future. As for the appraiser's qualities, the one must be professional, have a good qualification and education, the high IQ level, good individual and business qualities and resistance to stress.

November 26

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November 25

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

 The United Nations' (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is an occasion for governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations to raise public awareness of violence against women. It has been observed on November 25 each year since 2000. 

  Background

On November 25, 1960, three sisters, Patria Mercedes Mirabal, María Argentina Minerva Mirabal and Antonia María Teresa Mirabal, were assassinated in the Dominican Republic on the orders of the Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo. The Mirabel sisters fought hard to end Trujillo's dictatorship. Activists on women's rights have observed a day against violence on the anniversary of the deaths of these three women since 1981.

On December 17, 1999, November 25 was designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by the UN General Assembly. Each year observances around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women concentrate on a particular theme, such as “Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles” (2008).

 What do people do?

Various activities are arranged around the world to draw attention to the need for continuing action to eliminate violence against women, projects to enable women and their children to escape violence and campaigns to educate people about the consequences of violence against women. Locally, women's groups may organize rallies, communal meals, fundraising activities and present research on violence against women in their own communities.

An ongoing campaign that people are encouraged to participate in, especially around this time of the year when awareness levels for the day are high, is the “Say NO to Violence Against Women campaign”. Through the campaign, anyone can add their name to a growing movement of people who speak out to put a halt to human rights violations against women.

 

Mother's' Day in Russia

Do not forget to THANK you mothers!!!

November 24

Alfred Schnittke (Russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке (Al'fred Garrievič Šnitke); Engels, November 24, 1934 – Hamburg, August 3, 1998) was a Soviet composer. Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic First Symphony (1969–1972) and First Concerto Grosso (1977). In the 1980s, Schnittke's music began to become more widely known abroad with the publication of his Second (1980) and Third (1983) String Quartets and the String Trio (1985); the ballet Peer Gynt (1985–1987); the Third (1981), Fourth (1984), and Fifth (1988) Symphonies; and the Viola (1985) and 1st Cello (1985–1986) Concertos. As his health deteriorated, Schnittke's music started to abandon much of the extroversion of his polystylism and retreated into a more withdrawn, bleak style.

November 23

KonstantinAlekseyevich Korovin (November 23 1861, Moscow – September 11, 1939, Paris) was a leading Russian Impressionist painter. Constantin Korovin was born in Moscow on December 5th, 1861 into the family of businessmen. His grandfather, a self-made man was the founder of the family business; his father, Alexey Mikhailovich, after graduating from the University had to go into business as well, though he never liked it and was more interested in art and music. As a result, soon after the grandfather’s death the family went bankrupt and had to move into the country. Constantin and his younger brother, Sergey, also a future artist, were brought up in an artistic atmosphere, they received drawing and painting lessons since their childhood.

Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky (November 23 1875 – December 26, 1933) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and the first Soviet People's Commissar of Enlightenment responsible for culture and education. He was active as an art critic and journalist throughout his career. Lunacharsky was known as an art connoisseur and a shrewd critic. He was interested in philosophy (not only Marxist dialectics) since he was a student (for instance, he was fond of the ideas of Fichte, Nietzsche, Avenarius).He could read six modern languages and two dead ones. Lunacharsky corresponded with such significant figures of world culture as H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw, and Romain Rolland.

Nikolai(y) Nikolaevich Nosov (23 November [1908 Kiev - 26 July 1976 Moscow) was a Soviet children's literature writer, the author of a number of humorous short stories, a school novel, and the popular trilogy of fairy tale novels about the adventures of Neznaika and his friends. The most popular works became his stories for teenagers Merry Family (1949), The Kolya Sinitsyn's Diary (1950), Vitya Maleev at School and at Home (1951). This last one received State Stalin Prize in 1952.

November 22

November 21

November 20

Birthdays

Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin was a Russian admiral noted for his diplomatic missions to Japan and China which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855

                                                                                                         

Maya Mikhaylovna Plisetskaya was born November 20, 1925 is a Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Plisetskaya danced during the Soviet era at the same time as the great Galina Ulanova, and took over from her as prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi in 1960

Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Soviet and Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1989

Kirill, or Cyril (secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev) was born 20 November 1946 is a Russian Orthodox bishop who has been Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church since 1 February 2009. Prior to becoming Patriarch, Kirill was Archbishop (later Metropolitan) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad beginning on 26 December 1984; and also Chairman of the Orthodox Church's Department for External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod beginning in November 1989

Dmitri Olegovich Bulykin was born 20 November 1979 in Moscow, is an association footballer who plays as a striker for FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie. Before joining Twente, he played for AFC Ajax, ADO Den Haag (loan), Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan), Anderlecht, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow and Dynamo Moscow. In 2003–2005, he played regularly in the Russian national team

November 19

Day of Missile Forces and Artillery

 

Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russian: День ракетных войск и артиллерии) is a holiday celebrated in Russia and Belorussia on 19 November.

 

The holiday was first established by a Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union decree on 21 October 1944 as Artillery day of Red Army (Russian: День артиллерии Красной Армии). The date was chosen because Red Army started a successful counter-attack in Stalingrad battle (Operation Uranus) on 19 November 1942, with much help from artillery of the Red Army. Since 1964, the holiday bears its present name. In modern Russia, the holiday has a status of memorable day.

November 18

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Ded Moroz’s Birthday

November 18th is the birthday of Ded Moroz, a traditional Slavic character similar to Santa Claus.

November 17

The day of district police officers

The national commissariat ofinternal affairs of RSFSR had been confirmed on November, 17th, 1923 the Instruction to the divisional police inspector. This standard legal document has begun formation of institute of divisional police inspectors in the Russian militia.

An extract from the decree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation «About the announcement of day of district police » from September, 6th, 2002: Now in city regional bodies of  internal affairs serve more than 54 thousand district police officers. They every second solve a crime in the area of police of public safety and about a quarter of crimes in the area of criminal police. Under their control are more than 4 million of the persons consisting on preventive accounts of law-enforcement bodies.

November 16

Birthdays

Alexander Malinin - Soviet and Russian singer, People's Artist of Russia and Ukraine; was born November 16 , 1958 in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg ), in a working class family career of Alexander started in 1976 with the pop-studio at the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic

Alexander Menshikov- Russian statesman and military leader, a close associate of Peter the Great; was born (6) 16 November 1673 in Moscow. Coming from a poor family, as a child he was selling cakes in the dressing, an assistant pieman

November 15

Holidays

The Day of Conscript

The Day of Conscript - the day of men at the age from 18 to 27 years, who according to the Federal Law № 53-FZ of March 28, 1998 «On military duty and military service» are called up for military service in the ranks of armed forces of the Russian Federation.

Birthdays

Vladimir Alexandrovich Rusanov ( 15 November 1875 – 1913) was an experienced Russian geologist who specialized in the Arctic. In 1909–1911 V. A. Rusanov carried out explorations in Novaya Zemlya. He was helped by Tyko Vylka, his guide, who later became the Chairman of the Novaya Zemlya Soviet

Igor Livanov (born on 15 November, 1953) is a Soviet and Russian actor. He famous for his strong characters, actually militarymen and policemen, in the following films - 72 metres, Diversant, Grozovye Vorota and others

November 14

World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes mellitus world and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world. World Diabetes Day is a campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.

Each year, World Diabetes Day is centred on a theme related to diabetes. Topics covered have included diabetes and human rights, diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and obesity, diabetes in the disadvantaged and the vulnerable, diabetes in children and adolescents and talking about Diabetes

For 2009–2013, the theme is Diabetes Education and Prevention

In Russia, the care of diabetes is managed through local hospitals. Doctors are hindered by inadequate supplies and lack of materials in order to treat the problem. Strip provision is low, and in many cases blood testing two or three times a week is the norm.

Strips are for sale in Moscow and other large cities, but the cost is disproportionate to salaries. Furthermore, foot complications and the risk of amputation are enormous in Russia.

It is thought that Russia may place as high as third in the register of countries with the highest number of diabetics in the world, with an estimated 9,613,000 cases.

However, the disease is thought to be undiagnosed in as many as fifty per cent of cases. The lack of management by undiagnosed patients is a major contributing factor to the number of amputations per year. The awareness of the danger of diabetic foot ulcers is simply not there.

November 13

The Day of Radioprospecting Troops

In the early 20th century a new way of reconnaissance appeared in Russia. This is a radioprospecting which is linked with invention of radio. On March 21, 1904 the commander of Pacific Squadron, vice-admiral, S. O. Makarov ordered naval signallers to record enemy messages by means of radio. Officially radioprospecting was established as a body of Russian intelligence service in 1909. But on November 13, 1918 there was the first radioprospecting unit which was created in the post-revolutionary Russia.