1 - Enthronement Day of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill - an annual holiday of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On February 1, 2009, in Moscow, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the enthronement (ascension to the patriarchal throne) of the sixteenth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, who was elected by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on January 27, 2009, took place.
The Diocese of Murmansk and Monchegorsk (since 2013 - Metropolis of Murmansk and Monchegorsk) was represented at the Council and took part in the election of the patriarch by Archbishop Simon (since 08.10. 01/28/2017), hieromonk, resident of the Trifonov-Pechenga Monastery Geronty (Gennady Chudnevich) and parishioner of the Intercession Church in the village of Revda, member of the Writers' Union of Russia, editor-in-chief of the diocesan Pravoslavnaya Gazeta Nadezhda Bolshakova.
Enthronement Day of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is an annual holiday of the Russian Orthodox Church on a par with Patriarch Kirill's Name Day, which is celebrated on May 24 on the Day of Remembrance of Cyril and Methodius, Enlighteners of the Slavs.
1 - Beginning of the World Interfaith Harmony Week.
Installed on 10/20/2010. by the UN General Assembly at the suggestion of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Held annually in the first week of February.
2 - Day of military glory of Russia: the defeat of the Nazi troops by the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943.
It is noted in accordance with the Federal Law of March 13, 1995 No. No. 32-FZ "On the days of military glory (victorious days) of Russia".
The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the largest land battles in World War II. It had not only important strategic, but also political significance. During the 200 days of the heroic defense of Stalingrad, battles were fought literally for every house, for every quarter, and the central station of the city managed to change hands 13 times. The Battle of Stalingrad ended with the complete victory of the Red Army, the encirclement of German troops and the surrender of Field Marshal Paulus, commander of their grouping, on January 31, 1943.
2 - World Wetlands Day.
Celebrated since 1997.
February 2, 1971 In the city of Ramsar (Iran), the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, mainly as habitats for waterfowl, was signed.
Government of the USSR on 10/11/1976. 3 wetlands of international importance have been declared, including the Kandalaksha Bay in the Murmansk region, the area of which is determined to be 208 thousand hectares.
In total, in the Russian Federation, 35 wetlands on the territory of 21 subjects of the federation with a total area of more than ten million hectares belong to the “Ramsar sites”.
2 - Rheumatoid Awareness Day.
Established in 2013 Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissue that predominantly affects small joints. This disease, the causes of which remain unclear, belongs to incurable diseases, the treatment is aimed at slowing down the rate of its development and relieving pain.
3 - Day of creation of the Russian counterintelligence.
Minister of War A. Kuropatkin presented to Emperor Nicholas II "a strictly secret report with a proposal to establish a special intelligence department at the General Staff" (1903).
4 - World Cancer Day. Proclaimed by the "International Union against Cancer", held since 2005.
5 - Day of Remembrance of diplomatic couriers who died in the line of duty. Established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
It is celebrated by employees and veterans of the diplomatic and courier service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the tragic death of the Soviet diplomatic courier Theodor Nette on February 5, 1926.
6 - International Day of the Saami (Day of the Saami people - Saamelaisten kansallispäivä). Announced in 1992 at the 15th conference of the Saami Union, which unites representatives of this nationality in Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula, and was established by the date of the first Saami meeting in the Norwegian city of Trondheim in 1917. It is celebrated in Finland, Norway and Sweden, in Russia - only in the Murmansk region, where more than 1.5 thousand Saami live.
6 - International Bartender's Day - a professional holiday for bartenders and restaurateurs.
The initiators of the establishment of the holiday are the Kyiv rock club "Docker Pub" and the International Center for Bartenders "Planet Z".
It is celebrated in some countries on the Day of St. Amand, one of the Christian apostles, who is considered the patron saint of winemakers, brewers, merchants. Saint Amand is not revered by the Russian Orthodox Church.
6 - International Day of Zero Tolerance for the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
On this day in 2003 In Africa, the First Lady of Nigeria issued an official statement against the practice of female genital mutilation. Held under the auspices of the UN as a day of awareness of this practice.
Female genital mutilation refers to all procedures involving the total or partial removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons, such as religious or cultural reasons.
7 - International Day of the safe Internet (Safer Internet Day).
Established on the initiative of the European Commission in 2004, held on the first Tuesday of the month. It has been celebrated in Russia since 2005.
8 - Day of Russian Science.
Installed on 06/07/1999. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin, "given the outstanding role of domestic science in the development of the state and society, following historical traditions and in commemoration of the 275th anniversary of the founding of the Academy of Sciences in Russia." 08.02. (28.01 - old style) 1724 By decree of the ruling Senate, on the orders of Peter I, the Academy of Sciences was founded in Russia.
Since 1925 - Academy of Sciences of the USSR, since 1991. – Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
Previously, Science Day was celebrated on the third Sunday of April. When choosing a date, they were guided by the fact that in 1918, between April 18 and 25, V.I. Lenin drew up an "Outline of a plan for scientific and technical work." Many research teams celebrate the Day of Science "the old fashioned way" - on the third Sunday of April.
8 - Realtor's Day in Russia (unofficial).
Conducted since 2008. on the initiative of the National Council of the Russian Guild of Realtors. Realtor (English realtor) - an agent for the sale of real estate or real estate transactions.
In Russia, the first real estate companies appeared in the early 90s of the XX century.
At the suggestion of the Moscow National Guild of Realtors since 1996. celebrated on the third Saturday in December. Both dates are celebrated, or your choice.
8 - Day of the military topographer.
Installed in February 2003. by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General S. B. Ivanov No. 395.
02/08/1812 in the Russian Empire, the Regulations for military topographical affairs were approved, which became the basis for the creation of the institute of military topography in the country.
The structure has changed status several times. Now - the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
8 - Day of the young anti-fascist hero.
Established in memory of children and teenagers who died in battles with the Nazis during the Second World War. Massively celebrated in 1964-1990.
The date of the Day is determined by the anniversary of the death of children participating in anti-fascist demonstrations: the French schoolboy Daniel Fery and the Iraqi boy Fadil Jamal, whose lives were cut short on the same day, with a difference of a year: Fery was killed in 1962, and Jamal - in 1963- m. Also on the Day of the young anti-fascist hero, those killed by the Nazis on February 8, 1943 are remembered. Soviet Young Guards and French lyceum students.
9 - International Day of the dentist (International Day of dentist).
The professional holiday of dentists is celebrated on the day of veneration by the Catholic Church of the holy Christian martyr Apollonia of Alexandria.
9 - Russian Civil Aviation Day. Previously – Aeroflot Day.
Professional holiday for pilots, flight attendants, all civil aviation workers in Russia.
On February 9, 1923, the Council of Labor and Defense of the USSR adopted resolutions "On the organization of the Council for Civil Aviation" and "On the assignment of technical supervision of air lines to the Main Directorate of the Air Fleet." This year, a civilian air fleet appeared in the country, since 1932. - Aeroflot.
In 1979 By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Aeroflot Day was established, which was celebrated annually on the second Sunday of February. However, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 01.11.1988. “On Amendments to the USSR Legislation on Holidays and Memorable Days” Aeroflot Day was combined with the USSR Air Fleet Day, and was celebrated first on August 18, and then on the third Sunday of August. However, many civil aviation teams in Russia celebrate the holiday on the "old" date - February 9th.
10 - Day of the diplomatic worker in Russia.
Established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin No. 1279 dated October 31, 2002. in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
On February 10, the earliest mention of the Posolsky Prikaz, the first foreign policy department of Russia (1549), falls.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dates back to 1802, when Emperor Alexander I formed a new department along with others within the Cabinet of Ministers.
10 - Day of memory of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin.
02/10/1837 the great Russian poet died after being wounded in a duel.
11 or 12 - Winter Sports Day in Russia.
It was first held on February 7, 2015. - on the first anniversary of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (2014). In subsequent years, it is held on the first weekend after 7 February.
January is World Snow Day, or International Winter Sports Day.
11 - World Day of the sick (World Day of the Sick).
Established on May 13, 1992 on the initiative of Pope John Paul II, who in 1991 was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
On February 11, in the French town of Lourdes, many centuries ago, the apparition of Our Lady took place. The Holy Virgin, Our Lady of Lourdes, healed the suffering, thus becoming a symbol of the savior of the sick.
12 - Autism Sunday, or International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Declared by the British Ivan Corea and Charik Corea in 2002. after their son Charin was diagnosed with autism.
Held on the second Sunday of the month.
13 - World Radio Day.
The decision to hold it was made by UNESCO in 2011.
February 13, 1946 For the first time, UN Radio went on the air, the station of which was located at the headquarters of the Organization.
13 - International Day against epilepsy (International Epilepsy Day).
First recorded in Poland on 14.02.2009. on Valentine's Day as the Day of Epilepsy, since this saint is the patron saint of not only lovers, but also people suffering from epilepsy.
Since 2011 – European Epilepsy Day, the date has been moved to the second Monday of January. Since 2015 – World Epilepsy Day, sponsored by the International Epilepsy Bureau and the International Epilepsy League, supported by WHO, is held on the second Monday of February.
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. Worldwide, it affects about 50 million people.
13th is International Condom Day.
Celebrated since 2007. initiated by organizations fighting AIDS on the eve of Valentine's Day as another reminder of the safety of sexual intercourse.
14 - Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day.
Declared in 496 Roman Pope Gelasius in honor of the clergyman Valentine from the city of Ternia, executed in the Roman Empire, who secretly married soldiers in love with their chosen ones (legionnaires in the Roman Empire were forbidden to marry). Valentine himself was in love with the jailer's daughter, and the day before the execution he wrote a farewell letter to the girl, where he spoke about his love, and signed it "Your Valentine". It was read after he was executed. Valentine was later canonized by the Catholic Church.
It is celebrated in many countries as Valentine's Day, despite the fact that in 1969. Saint Valentine was removed from the Catholic liturgical calendar.
14 - Day of the geek (informal).
In the USA on February 14, 1946. The first really working electronic computer ENIAC I was demonstrated to the scientific world and all those interested. It worked until 23:45 on 02.10.1955, then it was disassembled.
14 - Singles Awareness Day or Singles Appreciation Day - an unofficial holiday, conceived as an alternative to Valentine's Day for people who are not in a romantic relationship.
14 - The Gregorian calendar (new style) was introduced in Russia.
01/24/1918 By decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR, the Gregorian calendar was introduced, in accordance with which an amendment of 13 days was introduced. After January 31, 1918 February 14th came in Russia.
14 - Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day.
Held on Valentine's Day, one of the symbols of which is the heart.
15 - Day of Remembrance of the Russians who performed their duty outside the Fatherland - Day of Remembrance of the soldiers-internationalists.
Approved by Federal Law No. 320-FZ “On Amendments to Article 1.1 of the Federal Law “On the Days of Military Glory and Commemorative Dates of Russia”, signed by the President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev on November 29, 2010.
15.02.1989 completed the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
15 - Orthodox feast of the Presentation of the Lord.
15 - World Orthodox Youth Day.
It has been celebrated since 1953, in which the First General Assembly of the World Orthodox Youth Movement "Syndesmos" was held. The main theme of the forum was unification (this is what the name "Syndesmos" means), and February 15, the day of the Presentation of the Lord in Orthodoxy, was chosen as the date for the celebration, because "candlemas" means a meeting.
15 - International Day of Children with Cancer (International Childhood Cancer Day). Conducted since 2001. initiated by the World Confederation of Parents of Children with Cancer.
The first International Day was held on January 15 in Luxembourg, but later it was decided to move the date forward by a month.
16 - Global Information Governance Day. The term "information governance", which is often translated into Russian as "information management", implies the development of the desired behavior in the field of creating, distributing, storing, using, archiving and deleting corporate information.
Celebrated on the third Thursday of the month.
17 - Day of Fuel Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
February 17, 1936 By order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 024, the Fuel Supply Administration was created - the Fuel Service of the USSR Armed Forces.
17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day. An unofficial international holiday, one of the recent initiatives of international charities. Born in New Zealand, date suggested by the Spontaneous Acts of Kindness Foundation.
18 - Day of the transport police of the Russian Federation.
An unofficial professional holiday for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs unit responsible for ensuring law and order in transport.
February 18, 1919 in order to "maintain revolutionary order and unity of management on all railways", the Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee "On the organization of an interdepartmental commission for the protection of railways" was adopted.
18 - Day of the food and clothing service of the Armed Forces of Russia - a professional holiday for all military personnel involved in the food and clothing service, which is part of the rear of the Armed Forces.
02/18/1700 Peter I established a special post of general-provider responsible for the procurement and distribution of grain reserves for the needs of the Russian army, to which the okolnichiy S.I. Yazykov was appointed. Similar positions were introduced into each regiment, and those appointed to them were called food-meisters. On the same day, a “Special Order” was formed by royal decree, which was entrusted with supplying the regiments with uniforms, equipment and salaries, as well as weapons, horses and baggage. At the same time, the first allowances for soldiers were established.
19 - International Day for the Protection of Marine Mammals. World Whale and Dolphin Day.
Established in 1986 February 19, 1986 The International Whaling Commission has banned whaling.
20 - World Day of Social Justice (World Day of Social Justice). Installed on November 26, 2007. UN General Assembly on the initiative of the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who spoke at the Assembly.
At the World Summit in Copenhagen in March 1995. the tasks of the social development of modern society were proclaimed.
Celebrated since 2009
A folk holiday cycle that has been preserved among the Slavs since pagan times and is associated with seeing off winter and welcoming spring.
It got its name from the fact that during this period of time - the last week before Lent, it is allowed to eat butter, dairy products and fish. In the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, it is called Cheese Week.
The start date of Maslenitsa changes every year depending on when Great Lent begins, in 2017. - February 20th.
21 - International Mother Language Day. Proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO on November 17, 1999.
The date was chosen to commemorate the events of February 21, 1952, when in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, students who participated in a demonstration in defense of their native language Bengali, which they demanded to be recognized as one of the state languages of the country, were killed by police bullets.
21 - World Tour Guide Day (World Tourism Day).
Established by the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization in 1979. in the Spanish city of Torremolino.
22 - International Day in Support of Victims of Crime, unofficial. February 22, 1990 The British government published a Charter for the Victims of Crime.
23 - Day of military glory of Russia: Day of the victory of the Red Army over the Kaiser troops of Germany (1918) - Defender of the Fatherland Day.
Established by the State Duma of the Russian Federation on February 10, 1995.
Since 1923 celebrated as the Day of the Red Army, since 1946. - Day of the Soviet Army and Navy. Since 2002 - non-working day.
01/28/1918 Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars V.I. Lenin signed a decree "On the organization of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA)", 02/11/1918. - Decree "On the organization of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Fleet (RKKF)".
February 18, 1918 Austro-German troops, violating the truce concluded on December 15, 1917, invaded Soviet Russia and on February 21, 1918. occupied Minsk. On the same day, the Soviet government addressed the people with the appeal "The Socialist Fatherland is in danger!". February 23, 1918 in Petrograd, the Day of the Red Army was held and events to collect aid to the Red Army (Red Gift Day) under the slogan of protecting the socialist Fatherland from the Kaiser's troops, the units of the Red Army formed from volunteers immediately entered into battle with the German troops.
26 - International Day of Slowness.
The holiday originated in Italy in 2007. Celebrated in more than 90 cities around the world.
This day should be devoted to doing things for which there is not enough time on weekdays: spend it with your family, visit an exhibition or other cultural event.
26 - Forgiveness Sunday.
In the Russian Orthodox Church - the last Sunday before Lent or the seventh Sunday before Easter (date for 2017). Christians have a custom to ask each other for forgiveness of sins, known and unknown offenses on this day and take all measures to reconcile with the warring.
27 - International Polar Bear Day - Polar Bear Day.
The international ecological holiday is held at the initiative of Polar Bears International (PBI), an international organization fighting for the conservation of the population of polar (polar) bears.
Celebrated in Russia, Norway, Canada, Greenland and the United States of America (Alaska).
According to scientists, today there are approximately 21-25 thousand polar bears in the world, and 5-6 thousand in the Russian Arctic. The number of the Kara-Barents Sea population is estimated at 3-5 thousand individuals, including the Barents Sea part of this population - at 2.6 thousand.
27 - Day of the Special Operations Forces in Russia.
The professional holiday was established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin No. 103 "On the establishment of the Day of the Special Operations Forces" dated February 26, 2015. The informal name is Polite People Day.
The Special Operations Directorate was established in 2009. within the framework of the reform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2012 The Directorate has been deployed to the Command of the Special Operations Forces, since March 2013. their formation began.
The Special Operations Forces of the Russian Federation (SOF of Russia) is a highly mobile grouping of forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the main purpose of which is to perform special tasks both on the territory of the country and abroad.
27 - In the Russian Orthodox Church - the beginning of Great Lent. Clean Monday (date for 2017).
27 - Anosmia Awareness Day. It is run by Fifth Sense, a British charity that helps people with smell and taste disorders.
The term "anosmia" refers to the loss of smell, most often complete.
28 - International Cold Protection Day.
First celebrated in 2011. in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation in order to draw attention to the problem of global warming and the need to keep the planet cold in order to save the rapidly melting Arctic glaciers. Then the idea was picked up by other Russian regions, the Finnish city of Rovaniemi and Canadian Quebec.
28 - World Spay Day, or the World Day of castration and sterilization of pets.
First held in 1995. in USA. The organizer is Humane Society International, a charitable public organization that has existed since 1954.
Held on the last Tuesday of the month.
28 - International Day of Patients with Rare Diseases.
Established and carried out by the European Organization for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) and its coordinating body - the Council of National Alliances since 2008. on the last day of February.
It has been celebrated in Russia since 2009.
Prepared by Mikhail Demin.
Why is it necessary to remember the main events that once happened?Yes, probably for one and quite simple reason:without knowing your past, the past of your country, you cannot dream about the future. This means that historical dates need to be remembered, if only for the anniversaries of people who have not been with us for quite a long time, but we read their names on the covers of books, we see pictures on the corner of the canvas, we notice in the theater program. Each month has enough bright dates. And in this article we will remember significant dates in February 2019.
Anniversaries of writers and poets
- In February, namely the seventh, it is 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens. 19th century London. In England, industry is developing rapidly, and the country is strengthening its position in the world market. Serious passions were seething when, due to the ruin of some, others became richer. In order to feel the trends of this era, its colors and sounds, it is not enough to read some historical works or archival documents. The middle of the 19th century simply comes to life in the books of the writer Charles Dickens.
- The poet Igor Shaferan did not live long, only 62 years old, but how many songs are based on such soulful verses. Eighty-five years from the date of birth is a worthy date to remember the poet in February.
- 165 years since the birth of Nikolai Mikhailovsky, a writer and a lesser-known publicist, the country will celebrate on February 20.
- On this day also anniversary of the famous rock musician Kurt Cobain (50 years).
- Writer Konstantin Fedin was born on February 24, whose 125th anniversary will certainly be remembered by admirers of his talent.
- On the stages of the country and abroad On February 25, the performances of the famous Italian playwright C. Goldoni dedicated to the anniversary will appear. But 310 years have passed since his birth.
- And, of course, the public will not be able to ignore Anniversary of Victor Hugo February 26th. Thematic exhibitions will open in libraries, memorable evenings will be held in connection with the 215th anniversary of his birth.
- Admirers of the American poet G. Longfellow and the American writer John Steinbeck (February 27 - 210 and 115 years of birth) will celebrate anniversaries.
- On all famous stages of the world stage operas by Gioachino Rossini. The great Italian was born on February 28, 225 years ago. Anniversaries February 2019ends with this event.
Important events in February
- In autumn and almost the whole winter, the battles for Stalingrad continued. The Nazis could not be allowed to pass to the Volga. And the Soviet soldiers fought to the death, defending every street, every house. All that remains after the continuous bombing. But the army of Paulus was morally and physically destroyed, and on the second of February, the defenders of Stalingrad celebrated the victory over the fascist fanatics. On this day, let's not forget to remember all the soldiers and their officers who stood up to defend the glorious city. As the dead, and very few survivors.
- On February 8, Peter the Great signed his well-known decree that the first Academy of Sciences in Russia would henceforth begin its work. And although 93 years is not an anniversary at all, students have a reason to celebrate an important event for young scientists.
- There is reason to congratulate favorite dentist. Exactly On February 9, they celebrate their international professional holiday.
- On February 11, it would be nice to visit some social institution, for example, a boarding school for the elderly and congratulate grandparents on the holiday. May not be happy with the day of the elderly, but they will be pleased. And also on the Internet you can find appeals to people about providing all possible assistance to a particular patient and send even a small amount to his address. There is a reason for mercy. Because it's celebrated Sick day.
- The holiday of February 14 is not even worth reminding once again. All age groups of the population know about the now fashionable Valentine's Day.
- On February 15, we will honor the memory of the soldiers - Afghans, and on February 17 we will celebrate the holiday of selfless kindness. Maybe someday in the very near future it will become as popular as the holiday of lovers.
- The UN General Assembly proclaimed two holidays in February - Social Justice Day (20th) and Mother Tongue Day (21st).
- And on the 20th - Maslenitsa. Holiday of spring and gluttony. Last days of entry into Great Lent. You can still eat everything, go for pancakes to your beloved mother-in-law, walk and have fun with might and main before moral and physical abstinence for the next forty days.
- A man can forget about all the February holidays, but not about what 23rd - Defender of the Fatherland Day. This is the best for them significant date for February 2019.
- February 27 Forgiveness Sunday. You should go to the cemetery and visit the deceased friends and relatives there. And then visit the church and put a yellow candle for their repose. And also ask for forgiveness from people you know, even they or you do not remember any offense inflicted.
Important dates February 2019is not only in the calendar. They can be in any family. Some memorable event or birthday. It is important not to forget about this and to try to make your days happy.
2017 in Russia
1155th anniversarythe birth of Russian statehood (Presidential Decree No. 267 of March 3, 2011)
405 years the expulsion of the Polish interventionists from Moscow by the militia under the leadership of Minin and Pozharsky (October 26, 1612)
Besides, RIA Novosti reports that in government the idea of holding the Year of Theater in Russia in 2017 is being discussed.
2017 is also declared the Year of Specially Protected Natural Areas (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 1, 2015 No. 392 "On holding the Year of Specially Protected Natural Territories in the Russian Federation").
January
3 - 125 years since the birth of Tolkien (Tolkien) (1892-1973), English writer, philosopher, historian of language, author of fairy tales "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings".
4 - 205 years since the birth of E.P. Rostopchina (1812 - 1858), poetess, writer. The poet P.A. Vyazemsky called her "Moscow Sappho".
6 (?) - 605 years of Jeanne D "Arc (c. 1412 - 1431), French military commander
6 - 145 years since the birth of A.N.Skryabin (1872-1915), Russian composer
6 - 130 years since the birth of I.I. Golikov (1887-1915), Russian master of Palekh miniatures, founder of Palekh art.
9 - 220 years since the birth of F.P. Wrangel (1797-1870), Russian traveler, admiral, one of the founders of the Russian Geographical Society. Born in Pskov.
12 -110 years since the birth of S.P. Korolev (1907-1966), an outstanding scientist and designer in the field of rocket science and astronautics.
13 – Russian Press Day
15 - 395 years since the birth of Molière (Jean Baptiste Poklein) (1622-1673), French playwright, creator of the so-called high comedy genre.
16 - 150 years since the birth of V.V. Veresaev (1867-1945), Russian prose writer, literary critic.
18 -135 years since the birth of Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956), English humorist, playwright, classic of English children's literature.
23 -185 years since the birth of Édouard Monet (1832-1883), French Impressionist painter.
24 - 285 years since the birth of Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799), French playwright.
25 - 185 years since the birth of I.I. Shishkin (1832-1898), Russian painter, master of landscape.
27 - 185 years since the birth of Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), English writer, professor of mathematics at Oxford University.
28 - 120 years since the birth of V.P. Kataev (1897-1986), Russian writer.
31 - 220 years since the birth of F. Schubert (1797 - 1828), the great composer
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180 years ago(1837) a duel between A.S. Pushkin and Dantes took place on the Black River.
170 years ago(1847) in the magazine "Sovremennik" in the first issue, an essay by I.S. Turgenev "Khor and Kalinich" was published.
75 years ago(1942) in the newspaper "Pravda" was published a poem by K. Simonov "Wait for me."
February
2 - 75 years ago, Daniil Kharms (1905-1942), Russian writer, died in prison.
7 - 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), classic of English literature.
8 – Memorial Day of the young anti-fascist hero
9 - 130 years since the birth of V.I. Chapaev (1887-1919), the legendary hero of the civil war.
10 - Day of memory of A. S. Pushkin. 180 years from the date of death (1799-1837).
20 - 165 years since the birth of N. Garin (N. G. Mikhailovsky) (1852-1906), Russian writer.
25 - 105 years since the birth of V.V. Sanaev (1912 - 1996), Russian actor
26 -215 years since the birth of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer.
27 - 85th birthday of Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - March 23, 2011), American actress
165 years ago(1852) the opening of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg took place.
140 years ago(1877) the premiere of P.I. Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" took place.
March
6 - 80 years since the birth (1937) V.V. Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut.
15 - 80 years since the birth of V. G. Rasputin (1937), Russian writer
24 - 235 years since the birth of O. A. Kiprensky (1782-1836), a Russian portrait painter and graphic artist, a representative of romanticism.
24 -140 years since the birth of A.S. Novikov-Priboy (1877-1944), Russian writer.
27 - 90 years since the birth of M.L. Rostropovich (1927-2007), an outstanding cellist and conductor.
27 – International Theater Day
31 - 135 years since the birth of K.I. Chukovsky (1882-1969), Russian writer, critic, literary critic.
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95 years ago(1922) the former family estate of the Hannibals-Pushkins became the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin (village Mikhailovskoe, Pskov region).
April
10 -80 years since the birth of B.A. Akhmadulina (1937), Russian poet.
12 - 90 years since the birth of Harper Lee (1927), American writer.
15 - 565 years since the birth of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), a brilliant Italian painter, scientist of the Renaissance.
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- 110 years since the birth of I.A. Efremov (1907-1972), Russian science fiction writer, author of the socio-philosophical novel "The Andromeda Nebula" - 55 years since the publication (1957).
28
-110 years since the birth of Z.I. Voskresenskaya (1907-1992), Russian writer.
75 years ago(1942) the legendary ace pilot A.I. Maresyev (1916-2001).
May
16 - 130 years since the birth of Igor Severyanin (1887-1941), Russian modernist poet, translator, memoirist.
22 -145 years since the birth of Teffi (N.A. Lokhvitskaya) (1872-1952), poetess, writer of Russian abroad.
28 - 140 years since the birth of M.A. Voloshin (1877-1932), Russian poet, critic, artist.
29 -230 years since the birth of K.N. Batyushkov (1787-1855), Russian lyric poet, representative of sentimentalism.
29 - 120 years since the birth of I.S. Sokolov-Mikitov (1892-1975), Russian writer.
June
1 - 85 years since the birth of B.A.Mozhaev (1932-1996), Russian writer, publicist.
9 - 345 years since the birth of Peter I the Great (1672-1725), Russian emperor, statesman.
15 - 150 years since the birth of K.D. Balmont (1867-1942), Russian poet, critic, representative of symbolism in Russian poetry.
18 -205 years since the birth of I.A. Goncharov (1812-1891), Russian writer.
18 - 75 years since the birth of D.P. McCartney (1942), English musician, one of the legendary Beatles
20 - 90 years since the birth of V.M. Kotenochkin (1927 - 2000), Russian animator, director of "Nu, pogodi!"
20 - 85 years since the birth of R.I. Rozhdestvensky (1932-1994) Russian poet.
28 - 305 years since the birth of Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment, a representative of sentimentalism.
28 - V. Khlebnikov (1885-1922), Russian poet, theorist of futurism, died 95 years ago.
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July
1 - 110 years since the birth of V.T. Shalamov (1907-1982), Russian writer, poet, author of Kolyma Tales.
7 - 130 years since the birth of M.Z. Chagall (1887-1985), Russian painter.
24 - 105 years since the birth of N.O. Gritsenko (1912 - 1979), Soviet actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR, Laureate of State Prizes of the RSFSR and the USSR.
29 -200 years since the birth of P.K. Aivazovsky (1817-1900), Russian marine painter.
31 - 80 years since the birth of E.S. Piekha, pop singer
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August
8 - 90 years since the birth of Yu.P. Kazakov (1927-1982), Russian writer.
17 - 75 years since the birth of M.M. Magomayev (1942 - 2008), Azerbaijani singer, People's Artist of the USSR
19 - 145 years since the birth of M.F. Kshesinskaya (1872-1971), Russian ballerina
19 - 80 years since the birth of A.V. Vampilov (1937-1972), Russian playwright, author of the plays "Duck Hunt", "Elder Son", etc.
20 - 85 years since the birth of V.P. Aksenov (1932-2009), Russian writer.
29 - 155 years since the birth of Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), Belgian writer, playwright, philosopher, Nobel Prize winner (1911).
September
5 - 200 years since the birth of A.K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), Russian poet, writer, playwright, author of the historical novel Prince Silver.
8 - Day of military glory. Battle of Borodino (1812)
10 - 110 years since the birth of V.I. Nemtsov (1907-1993), Russian science fiction writer.
11 -135 years since the birth of B.S. Zhitkov (1882-1938), Russian children's writer.
11 -80 years since the birth (1937) of Joseph Kobzon, pop singer.
17 -160 years since the birth of K.E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), an outstanding Russian scientist and inventor, the founder of modern cosmonautics.
21 - 70 years since the birth (1947) of Stephen King, American writer.
21 - Day of military glory. The victory of the Russian regiments led by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy over the Mongol-Tatar troops in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380)
25 -225 years since the birth of I.I. Lazhechnikov (1792-1869), Russian writer, author of the novels "Ice House", "Basurman"
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75 years ago(1942) the publication of A.T. Tvardovsky's poem "Vasily Terkin" began, which is considered to this day the best poem about a soldier of the Great Patriotic War.
October
1 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilyov (1912 - 1992), Russian historian, geographer, author of the work "Ethnogenesis and the biosphere of the Earth"
4 - 60 years ago (1957) the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched in our country. The beginning of the space age.
7 - 65 years of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952), Russian statesman
8 - 125 years since the birth of M.I. Tsvetaeva (1892-1941), Russian poetess.
9 - 470 years since the birth of M. Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer of the Renaissance.
31 - 115 years since the birth of E. A. Permyak (1902-1982), Russian writer.
60 years ago(1957) the film directed by M. Kalatozov "The Cranes Are Flying" was released on the screens of the country, recognized as one of the best films of world cinema. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or.
November
2 - 220 years since the birth of A.A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky (1797 - 1837), Russian prose writer, poet, critic, Decembrist.
3 -130 years since the birth of S.Ya. Marshak (1887-1964), Russian poet, translator, classic of children's literature.
1st of February-165 years since the birth of Lev Alexandrovich Tikhomirov (1852-1923), Russian politician, thinker, philosopher, founder of the Narodnaya Volya party.
60 years since the birth of Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (1857-1927), Russian medical psychiatrist, neuropathologist, physiologist, psychologist, founder of reflexology and pathopsychological trends in Russia.
75 years since the birth of Lev Valeryanovich Leshchenko (Lev Valeryanovich Leshchev) (1942), Russian singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1983).
February 2-Day of military glory of Russia. The defeat of the Nazi troops by the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad (1943).
315 years since the founding of the Baltic Fleet (1702) by Peter I.
February 3rd- 85 years since the birth of Alexander Evgenievich Shaposhnikov (1932-2010), Russian librarian.
February 4 - 295 years since the approval of the "Table of Ranks" by the Russian Emperor Peter I (1722).
145 years since the birth of Alexander Sergeevich Raevsky (1872-1924), Russian scientist, designer of steam locomotives.
February 5th-180 years since the birth of Konstantin Konstantinovich Arsenyev (1837-1919), Russian publicist, public and zemstvo figure, writer, lawyer, best encyclopedist.
February 7 - 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English writer.
120 years since the birth of Alexander Leonidovich Chizhevsky (1897-1964), Soviet biophysicist, inventor, creator of the "Chizhevsky chandelier", author of the theory of the Sun's influence on biological and social processes on Earth.
February 9th - 130 years since the birth of Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev (Chepaev) (1887-1919), Soviet military commander, legendary commander, hero of the Civil War.
11 February - 170th Birth Anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American electrical inventor and entrepreneur. He improved the telegraph, telephone, film equipment, developed one of the first commercially successful versions of the electric incandescent lamp, built the first electric locomotives, laid the foundation for electronics, and invented the phonograph. It was he who suggested using the word "hello" at the beginning of a telephone conversation.
130 years since the birth of Sigismund Dominikovich Krzhizhanovsky (1887-1950), Russian writer, literary critic, art critic, poet, prose writer, playwright, translator, critic, aesthetics, theater critic, screenwriter, philosopher, historian and theater theorist.
130 years since the birth of Ivan Dmitrievich Shadr (Ivan Dmitrievich Ivanov) (1887-1941), Soviet sculptor. Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1952, posthumously).
115 years since the birth of Lyubov Petrovna Orlova (1902-1975), Soviet actress, first screen star. Winner of the State Prize of the USSR (1950), People's Artist of the USSR (1950).
100 years since the birth of Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007), American writer, screenwriter, Guinness World Record holder, Oscar winner (1947).
February 13 - 85 years since the birth of Igor Davydovich Shaferan (1932-1994), Soviet songwriter, writer.
The 14th of February - 190 years since the birth of Alexei Egorovich Viktorov (1827-1883), Russian archaeologist, archeographer, book critic,
bibliographer.
125 years since the birth of Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky (1892-1984), Soviet architect, restorer, restorer of ancient temples, researcher.
220 years since the birth of Henry (Heinrich) Steinwein (Steinway) (real name Steinweg) (1797-1871), a German piano master.
February 17 - 150 years since the birth of Pyotr Petrovich Schmidt (1867-1906), Russian revolutionary figure, lieutenant of the Black Sea Fleet, one of the leaders of the Sevastopol uprising of 1905.
70 years since the birth of Vyacheslav Evgenievich (Efimovich) Malezhik (1947), Russian pop singer, poet, composer, Honored Artist of Russia (2004).
February 18 - 210 years since the birth of St. Ignatius (Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov) (1807-1867), Russian theologian, spiritual writer, poet, translator. In 1988, the Russian Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint.
175 years since the birth of Alexander Ivanovich Chuprov (1842-1908), Russian economist, teacher, professor, one of the founders of Russian statistics.
95 years since the birth of Mikhail Andreyevich Savitsky (1922-2010), Belarusian Soviet artist, laureate of the USSR State Prize (1973).
February 19 - 300 years since the birth of David (David) Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, stage reformer.
165 years since the birth of Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky (1852-1906), Russian writer.
75 years since the birth of Vera Valentinovna Alentova (1942), Russian theater and film actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1982), People's Artist of Russia (1992).
February 22- 160 years since the birth of Heinrich Rudolfovich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist. The unit of frequency of a periodic electromagnetic process is named after him, at which one cycle occurs in one second.
120th birthday of Leonid Alexandrovich Govorov (1897-1955), Soviet military commander, defender of Leningrad. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944), Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
February 23-Defender of the Fatherland Day. Day of military glory of Russia. Day of the victory of the Red Army over the Kaiser troops (1918).
24 February-210 years since the birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), American writer, poet, translator.
125 years since the birth of Konstantin Alexandrovich Fedin (1892-1977), Russian Soviet writer, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1949), Hero of Socialist Labor (1967), holder of four Orders of Lenin.
85 years since the birth of Michel Jean Legrand (1932), French composer, pianist, arranger, conductor, singer.
85 years since the birth of Maya Vladimirovna Kristalinskaya (1932-1985), Soviet singer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1974).
70 years since the birth of Elena Yakovlevna Solovey (1947), Russian theater and film actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1981), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1990).
25 February- 310 years since the birth of Carlo Galdoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, one of the founders of the national comedy.
250 years since the birth of Joachim Murat (1767-1815), French military figure, Napoleonic Marshal, Grand Duke of Berg, King of the Kingdom of Naples (1808-1815).
215 years since the birth of Fyodor Ivanovich Inozemtsev (1802-1869), Russian doctor, doctor of medicine, surgeon. He performed the first operation in the history of the Russian Empire using ether anesthesia.
105 years since the birth of Vsevolod Vasilyevich Sanaev (1912-1996), Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
February 26- 215 years since the birth of Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885), French writer, poet, publicist, prose writer and playwright, head and theorist of French romanticism.
95 years since the birth of Nikolai Semenovich Evdokimov (1922-2010), Russian writer.
95 years since the birth of Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman (1922-1993), Soviet literary critic, culturologist, semiotician.
February 27- 130 years since the birth of Pyotr Nikolaevich Nesterov (1887-1914), Russian military pilot, founder
aerobatics.
85th birthday of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011), American actress, Oscar winner (1960).
28th of February - 285th Birth Anniversary of George Washington (1732-1799), American statesman, first
US President.
225 years since the birth of Karl Maksimovich Baer (Karl-Ernst von Baer) (1792-1876), Russian librarian.
225 years since the birth of Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (29.02.1792-1868), an outstanding Italian composer, author of 39 operas, sacred and chamber music.
170 years since the birth of Nikolai Stepanovich Avdakov (1847-1915), Russian businessman, mining engineer, statesman.
85 years since the birth of Yuri Iosifovich Bogatikov (1932-2002), Soviet Ukrainian pop singer (baritone), People's Artist of the USSR (1985).
85 years since the reorganization of the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House) (1932).
