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Russia marks Fatherland Defenders Day Wed
MOSCOW, February 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russia marks the Fatherland
Defenders' Day on Wednesday. Unofficially, people regard the Defenders' Day as a festive occasion for all men.
In 1922, February 23 was officially declared to be a Day of the
Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Subsequently, it was marked in the Soviet Union as a Day of the Soviet Army and Navy. In present-day Russia, the date has acquired the significance of a day of the military glory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the Federal law "On the Days of Military Glory" and has been a dayoff since 2002.
Nowadays people in Russia pay a tribute of respect and recognition to
the service members, army and navy veterans, Afghan War veterans, and to the families of those who have been or remain in the ranks.
On the eve of the holiday, the youth organizations of Moscow spruced
up the military cemeteries and commemorative landmarks in the Russian
capital and, together with veterans of the Great Patriotic War of
1941-1945, toured places associated with combat glory in the Moscow Region.
On the festive day, a 30-salvo salute is to be fired in the capital,
the cities of military glory and main administrative centers of Russia in memory of the country's defenders who perished and and for the glory of those who stay alive.
Defenders' Day on Wednesday. Unofficially, people regard the Defenders' Day as a festive occasion for all men.
In 1922, February 23 was officially declared to be a Day of the
Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Subsequently, it was marked in the Soviet Union as a Day of the Soviet Army and Navy. In present-day Russia, the date has acquired the significance of a day of the military glory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the Federal law "On the Days of Military Glory" and has been a dayoff since 2002.
Nowadays people in Russia pay a tribute of respect and recognition to
the service members, army and navy veterans, Afghan War veterans, and to the families of those who have been or remain in the ranks.
On the eve of the holiday, the youth organizations of Moscow spruced
up the military cemeteries and commemorative landmarks in the Russian
capital and, together with veterans of the Great Patriotic War of
1941-1945, toured places associated with combat glory in the Moscow Region.
On the festive day, a 30-salvo salute is to be fired in the capital,
the cities of military glory and main administrative centers of Russia in memory of the country's defenders who perished and and for the glory of those who stay alive.
