2017 will be characterized by numerous events to protect the external natural environment and discussions of many problems of the natural and ecological complex. The Year of Ecology in Russia, along with other significant events, is represented by a significant part of the events.
Calendar of significant dates 2017 2018
You can download and print the calendar of significant dates for 2017-2018 at the bottom of the page. See attached file.
According to tradition, the initial educational stage of the year is September 1, a few days later the plan of significant events is supplemented by the date of solidarity in the fight against terrorist threats and actions - September 3. The theme of gaining knowledge and starting classes in schools, public universities and other educational institutions of various formats continues with International Literacy Day, which is celebrated on September 8.
In another autumn month, the school theme is reflected in congratulations to teachers. But on October 1, pensioners and elderly people receive congratulations on the occasion of the Day of the Elderly.
Teacher's Day is also celebrated in higher educational institutions. Also, former schoolchildren and students rush to congratulate their beloved teachers on October 5th.
October 4, 2017 will mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of an important event in history - the first launch of an artificial satellite from planet Earth into space in 1957. This is also considered to be a memorable day for the space forces.
In November and December, significant and memorable dates 2017 2018 can be divided into categories:
- political – December 12, November 4 and the centenary of the October Revolution of 1917 – November 7;
- Defenders of the Motherland - December 3 is the Day of Unknown Military and Soldiers and December 9 is the Day of Heroes of the Fatherland;
- humanity - November 16, as the most tolerant holiday, Mother's Day and the Day of the Disabled.
For women and children, the most traditional and good significant dates in 2017-2018 will continue to be:
- Mother's day
- Women's Day March 8;
- June 1st.
The entire 2017 will be held under the auspices of ecology and protection of territories with a special status for the country and the world. And 2018 has not yet been determined in an official format - by presidential decree, but there is a high probability of an art theme: ballet or theater.
Memorable dates 2017 2018
Art in 2018 will largely dedicate its works to honor the bicentennial period since the appearance of Marius Petipa. In connection with the anniversary, the leaders of cultural activities in the country propose to name the year of Russian ballet as 2018.
The calendar of memorable dates for 2017-2018 is identified with the history of the Great Wars of the last two centuries. September 8, 2017 will mark 205 years since the Battle of Borodino took place between the armies of France and Russia under the leadership of M.I. Kutuzov. February 2, 2018 will mark 75 years since the end of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Literary dates 2017 2018
Round anniversary dates 2017 2018 in art are complemented by literary events on the occasion of the birth of poets, playwrights, prose writers, writers of Soviet and Russian literary publications:
- September 5, 2017 is the bicentenary of the appearance of Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, a poet and playwright;
- about a century and a half ago - on March 28, 1858 Maxim Gorky (Peshkov) was born.
In the last days of spring, the theme of the Russian language, knowledge of the history of literature, and the foundations of Slavic writing will continue. Russian Language Day in Russia is identified with the most famous writer who personifies the Golden Age of Literature. The Pushkin holiday in Russia, June 6, falls at the blooming beginning of summer to give children and adults the opportunity to once again read the masterpieces of Russian writers during the heyday of nature. The language of the native country in which the citizen was born is especially revered on February 21 all over the world, and this date is not compared with Pushkin Day.
Reading Week for children of all ages will take place in late March 2018. Librarians will prepare exhibitions and introduce the most striking works of writers born on the anniversary date for 2018: L.N. Tolstoy, V.G. Korolenko, S.M. Marshak, A.N. Ostrovsky. Science Day is celebrated earlier - February 8th. Also in March there is another significant date - 18, which was approved after the spring events of 2014, when the Crimea peninsula was officially annexed to Russia through a referendum.
The calendar for library workers for 2017-2018, teachers and organizers of extracurricular educational events may also be useful.
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1 – Enthronement Day Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill - annual holiday of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On February 1, 2009, in Moscow, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the enthronement (entitlement to the patriarchal throne) of the sixteenth Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, elected by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on January 27, 2009, took place.
The Murmansk and Monchegorsk diocese (since 2013 - Murmansk and Monchegorsk Metropolis) was represented at the Council and took part in the election of the patriarch by Archbishop Simon (since 10/08/2013 - Metropolitan), rector of the Ascension Cathedral of the city of Monchegorsk, dean, Archpriest John Bayur (died tragically 01/28/2017), hieromonk, resident of the Trifonov-Pechengsky monastery Geronty (Gennady Chudnevich) and parishioner of the Church of the Intercession in the village of Revda, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, executive editor of the diocesan “Orthodox newspaper” Nadezhda Bolshakova.
The Day of Enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' is an annual holiday of the Russian Orthodox Church along with the Name Day of Patriarch Kirill, which is celebrated on May 24 on the Day of Remembrance of Cyril and Methodius, the enlighteners of the Slavs.
1 – Start World Week of Harmonious Interfaith Relations(World Interfaith Harmony Week).
Installed on October 20, 2010. by the UN General Assembly at the proposal of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Held annually in the first week of February.
2 – Day of Military Glory of Russia: the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943.
Noted in accordance with the Federal Law of March 13, 1995. No. 32-FZ “On the days of military glory (victory 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 block, and the city’s central station 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 the commander of their group, Field Marshal Paulus, on January 31, 1943.
2 – World Wetlands Day(World Wetlands Day).
Celebrated since 1997.
February 2, 1971 The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance primarily as waterfowl habitat was signed in Ramsar, Iran.
By the Government of the USSR on October 11, 1976. 3 wetlands of international importance were declared, including the Kandalaksha Bay in the Murmansk region, the area of which was determined to be 208 thousand hectares.
In total, in the Russian Federation, “Ramsar sites” include 35 wetlands on the territory of 21 federal subjects with a total area of more than ten million hectares.
2 – Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day (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 connective tissue that primarily affects small joints. This disease, the causes of which remain unclear, is an incurable disease; treatment is aimed at slowing down the rate of its development and relieving pain.
3 – Day of the creation of Russian counterintelligence.
Minister of War A. Kuropatkin presented Emperor Nicholas II with “a strictly secret report with a proposal to establish a special intelligence department at the General Staff” (1903).
4 – World Cancer Day(World Cancer Day). Proclaimed as the “International Union Against Cancer”, held since 2005.
5 – Day of Remembrance of Diplomatic Couriers Killed in the Line of Duty. Established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Celebrated by employees and veterans of the diplomatic courier service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, dedicated to the anniversary of the tragic death of the Soviet diplomatic courier Theodor Nette on 02/05/1926.
6 – International Sami Day(Sami People's Day – Saamelaisten kansallispäivä ) . Announced in 1992 at the 15th conference of the Sami Union, which unites representatives of this nationality in Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula, and was established by the date of the first Sami 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 Sami live.
6 – International Bartender Day(International Bartender's Day) is a professional holiday for bartenders and restaurateurs.
The initiators of the establishment of the holiday are the Kiev rock club “Docker Pub” and the International Center of Bartenders “Planet Z”.
Celebrated in some countries on the Day of St. Amanda, one of the Christian apostles, who is considered the patron saint of winemakers, brewers, and merchants. Saint Amand is not venerated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
6 – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
On this day in 2003 In Africa, the First Lady of Nigeria issued an official statement of zero tolerance for 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 complete or partial removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons, such as religious or cultural reasons.
7 – International Safer Internet Day(Safer Internet Day).
Established at the initiative of the European Commission in 2004, it is held on the first Tuesday of the month. It has been celebrated in Russia since 2005.
8 – Day of Russian Science.
Installed 06/07/1999 By decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin, “taking into account 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 government Senate, by order 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 (RAN).
Previously, Science Day was celebrated on the third Sunday in April. When choosing the date, we were guided by the fact that in 1918, between April 18 and April 25, V.I. Lenin drew up a “Sketch of a plan for scientific and technical work.” Many scientific teams celebrate Science Day the old fashioned way - on the third Sunday in April.
8 – Realtor Day in Russia(informal).
Conducted since 2008. on the initiative of the National Council of the Russian Guild of Realtors. Realtor (eng. 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 20th century.
At the suggestion of the Moscow National Guild of Realtors since 1996. celebrated on the third Saturday of December. Both dates are celebrated, or your choice.
8 – Military Topographer Day.
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 topography were approved, which became the basis for the creation of an institute of military topography in the country.
The structure changed its status several times. Nowadays it is the Military Topographical Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
8 – Day of the Young Anti-Fascist Hero.
Installed in memory of children and teenagers who died in battles with the Nazis during the Second World War. It was celebrated en masse in 1964-1990.
The date of the Day was determined by the anniversary of the death of children participating in anti-fascist demonstrations: French schoolboy Daniel Feri and Iraqi boy Fadil Jamal, whose lives were cut short on the same day, a year apart: Feri 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 02/08/1943 are remembered. Soviet Young Guards and French lyceum students.
9 – Internationaldaydentist(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 – Day civil aviation of Russia. Previously - Aeroflot Day.
Professional holiday of pilots, flight attendants, and all civil aviation workers in Russia.
On 02/09/1923, the Council of Labor and Defense of the USSR adopted resolutions “On the organization of the Civil Aviation Council” and “On the assignment of technical supervision of air lines to the Main Directorate of the Air Fleet.” This year, a civil 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 dated November 1, 1988. “On Amendments to the Legislation of the USSR on Holidays and Memorial Days” Aeroflot Day was combined with the USSR Air Fleet Day, and was celebrated first on August 18, and then on the third Sunday in August. However, many Russian civil aviation teams celebrate the holiday on the “old” date – February 9.
10 – Diplomat's Day in Russia .
Established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin No. 1279 of October 31, 2002. to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
February 10 marks the earliest mention of the Ambassadorial Prikaz, the first foreign policy department of Russia (1549).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dates back to 1802, when Emperor Alexander I formed a new department along with others as part of the Cabinet of Ministers.
10 – Memorial Day 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.
First held on 02/07/2015. – on the first anniversary of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (2014). In subsequent years it is held on the first weekend after February 7th.
January marks World Snow Day, or International Winter Sports Day.
11 – World Sick Day(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 appearance of the Mother of God took place. The Holy Virgin, Our Lady of Lourdes, healed the suffering, thereby becoming a symbol of the savior of the sick.
12 – Autism Sunday , or International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Announced 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.
02/13/1946 UN Radio was broadcast for the first time, the station of which was located at the headquarters of the Organization.
13 – International Day Against Epilepsy (International Epilepsy Day).
First celebrated in Poland on February 14, 2009. on Valentine's Day as Epilepsy Day, since this saint is the patron saint of not only lovers, but also people suffering from epilepsy.
Since 2011 – European Day Against Epilepsy, the date has been moved to the second Monday of January. Since 2015 – International Epilepsy Day, under the auspices of the International Bureau of Epilepsy and the International League Against Epilepsy with the support of WHO, is held on the second Monday of February.
European Epilepsy Day orPurple day is held on March 26.
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. Around 50 million people suffer from it worldwide.
13 – International Condom Day.
Celebrated since 2007. at the initiative of organizations fighting AIDS, on the eve of Valentine's Day as another reminder of the safety of sexual relations.
14 - Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day.
Announced in 496 by Pope Gelasius in honor of the clergyman Valentin from the city of Ternia, executed in the Roman Empire, who secretly married soldiers in love with their chosen ones (legionnaires were forbidden to marry in the Roman Empire). Valentin himself was in love with the jailer’s daughter, and the day before his execution he wrote a farewell letter to the girl, where he told 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 – Geek Day(informal).
In the USA 02/14/1946 The first really working electronic computer ENIAC I was demonstrated to the scientific world and everyone interested. It worked until 23 hours 45 minutes on October 2, 1955, then was disassembled.
14 – Singles Day Singles Awareness Day or Singles Appreciation Day is an unofficial holiday intended as an alternative to Valentine's Day for people who are not in a romantic relationship.
14 – The Gregorian calendar was introduced in Russia(a new style).
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 01/31/1918 In Russia the day immediately arrived on February 14th.
14 – Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day (Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day).
Held on Valentine's Day, one of the symbols of which is the heart.
15 – Day of Remembrance of Russians who performed their official duties outside the Fatherland –Day of Remembrance of Soldiers-Internationalists.
Approved by Federal Law No. 320-FZ “On Amendments to Article 1.1 of the Federal Law “On Days of Military Glory and Memorable Dates of Russia”, signed by the President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev on November 29, 2010.
02/15/1989 The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan was completed.
15 – Orthodox holiday Presentation of the Lord.
15 – World Orthodox Youth Day.
Celebrated since 1953, in which the First General Assembly of the World Orthodox Youth Movement “Syndesmos” took place. The main theme of the forum was unification (this is what the name “Syndesmos” means), and the date of the holiday was February 15, the day of the Presentation of the Lord in Orthodoxy, because “presentation” means meeting.
15 – International Day of Children with Cancer(International Childhood Cancer Day). Conducted since 2001. on the initiative of 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 a month.
16 – World Information Management Day(Global Information Governance Day). The term “information governance”, which is more often translated into Russian as “information management”, implies the development of the desired behavior in the sphere of creation, distribution, storage, use, archiving and deletion of corporate information.
Celebrated on the third Thursday of the month.
17 – Fuel Service Day of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
02/17/1936 By order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 024, the Fuel Supply Directorate was created - the Fuel Service of the USSR Armed Forces.
17 – Spontaneous Kindness Day(Random Acts of Kindness Day). An unofficial international holiday, one of the recent initiatives of international charitable organizations. Born in New Zealand, date suggested by the Spontaneous Acts of Kindness Foundation.
18 – Russian Transport Police Day.
An unofficial professional holiday for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for ensuring law and order in transport.
02/18/1919 In order to “maintain revolutionary order and unity of management on all railways,” the All-Russian Central Executive Committee resolution “On the organization of an interdepartmental commission for the protection of railways” was adopted.
18 – Day of food and clothing service of the Russian Armed Forces – professional holiday of all military personnel involved in the food and clothing service, which is part of the logistics system of the Armed Forces.
02/18/1700 Peter I established a special position of General Provisioner, responsible for the procurement and distribution of grain reserves for the needs of the Russian army, to which the okolnichy S.I. Yazykov was appointed. Similar positions were introduced into each regiment, and those appointed to them were called provisions masters. On the same day, by royal decree, a “Special Order” was formed, which was entrusted with supplying the regiments with uniforms, equipment and salaries, as well as weapons, horses and convoys. At the same time, the first allowance standards for soldiers were established.
19 – International Day for the Protection of Marine Mammals. World Whale Day(World Whale and Dolphin Day).
Established in 1986 02/19/1986 The International Whaling Commission has introduced a ban on whaling.
20 – World Day of Social Justice(World Day of Social Justice). Installed on November 26, 2007. by the 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 social development of modern society were proclaimed.
Celebrated since 2009
A folk holiday cycle that has been preserved by the Slavs since pagan times and is associated with the farewell of winter and the welcoming of spring.
It got its name from the fact that during this period of time - the last week before Lent - the consumption of butter, dairy products and fish is allowed. In the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church it is called Cheese Week.
The start date of Maslenitsa changes every year depending on when Lent begins, in 2017. - February 20th.
21 – Internationaldaynativelanguage(International Mother Language Day). Proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO on November 17, 1999.
The date was chosen to commemorate the events of 02/21/1952, 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 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 of Support for Victims of Crime, informal. 02/22/1990 The government of England published the Crime Victims' Charter.
23 – Day of Military Glory of Russia: Day of the Red Army's victory over the Kaiser's 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 Red Army Day 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 the 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).”
02/18/1918 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!” 02/23/1918 In Petrograd, Red Army Day and events to collect aid for Red Army soldiers (Red Gift Day) were held under the slogan of defending the socialist Fatherland from the Kaiser’s troops; units of the Red Army formed from volunteers immediately entered into battle with 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 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 the custom of asking each other on this day for forgiveness of sins, known and unknown grievances, and to take all measures for reconciliation with those at war.
27 – International Polar Bear Day(International Polar Bear Day) – Polar Bear Day.
The international environmental holiday is held on the initiative of Polar Bears International (PBI), an international organization fighting to preserve the polar (polar) bear population.
It is observed 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 size 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 – Special Operations Forces Day 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 Special Operations Forces Day” dated February 26, 2015. The unofficial name is “Polite People” Day.
The Directorate of Special Operations was created in 2009. as part of the reform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2012 The department has been deployed to the Special Operations Forces Command since March 2013. their formation began.
The Special Operations Forces of the Russian Federation (SSO of Russia) are a highly mobile group of forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the main purpose of which is to carry out special tasks both in the country and abroad.
27 – In the Russian Orthodox Church – the beginning of Lent. Clean Monday(date for 2017).
27 – Anosmia Awareness Day(Anosmia Awareness Day). Conducted by the British charity Fifth Sense, which provides assistance to people with disorders of smell and taste.
The term “anosmia” refers to loss of smell, most often complete.
28 – InternationalDayprotectioncold(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 maintain cold on the planet 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 Animal Neutering Day(World Spay Day), or World Spay and Neuter Day for Pets.
It was 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 Rare Disease Day.
Established and conducted 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.
2017 in Russia
1155th anniversarythe origins of Russian statehood (Presidential Decree No. 267 of March 3, 2011)
405 years expulsion of Polish interventionists from Moscow by a militia led by Minin and Pozharsky (October 26, 1612)
Besides, RIA Novosti reports what's in government The idea of holding the Year of Theater in Russia in 2017 is being discussed.
2017 has also been declared the Year of Specially Protected Natural Areas (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated August 1, 2015 No. 392 "On holding the Year of Specially Protected Natural Areas in the Russian Federation").
January
3 - 125 years since the birth of Tolkien (Tolkien) (1892-1973), English writer, philosopher, language historian, author of fairy tales “The Hobbit”, “The Lord of the Rings”.
4 - 205th anniversary of the birth of E.P. Rostopchina (1812 - 1858), poetess and writer. The poet P.A. Vyazemsky called her “Moscow Sappho”.
6 (?) - 605 years of Joan of Arc (c.1412 - 1431), French military leader
6 - 145 years since the birth of A.N. Scriabin (1872-1915), Russian composer
6 - 130 years since the birth of I.I. Golikov (1887-1915), Russian master of Palekh miniatures, founder of the art of Palekh.
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 rocketry and astronautics.
13 – Russian Press Day
15 - 395 years since the birth of Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poclein) (1622-1673), French playwright, creator of the genre of so-called high comedy.
16 - 150 years since the birth of V.V. Veresaev (1867-1945), Russian prose writer and 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 Edouard Monet (1832-1883), French impressionist artist.
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) the newspaper “Pravda” published K. Simonov’s poem “Wait for me.”
February
2 - Daniil Kharms (1905-1942), a Russian writer, died in prison 75 years ago.
7 - 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), a classic of English literature.
8 – Day of Remembrance 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 - Memorial Day of A.S. Pushkin. 180 years since his 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 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), Russian portrait painter and graphic artist, 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 Hannibal-Pushkins became the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin (Mikhailovskoye village, Pskov region).
April
10 -80 years since the birth of B.A. Akhmadulina (1937), Russian poetess.
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 and scientist of the Renaissance.
22
- 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 its publication (1957).
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-110 years since the birth of Z.I. Voskresenskaya (1907-1992), Russian writer.
75 years ago(1942) the legendary ace pilot A.I. accomplished his feat. 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 and writer of the Russian diaspora.
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 “Well, wait a minute!”
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, representative of sentimentalism.
28 - V. Khlebnikov (1885-1922), Russian poet, futurism theorist, 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 artist.
24 - 105 years since the birth of N.O. Gritsenko (1912 - 1979), Soviet actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR and USSR, Laureate of State Prizes of the RSFSR and 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 laureate (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, founder of modern cosmonautics.
21 - 70 years since the birth (1947) of Stephen King, American writer.
21 - Day of military glory. Victory of Russian regiments led by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy over 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 “The Ice House”, “Basurman”
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75 years ago(1942) the publication of A.T. Tvardovsky’s poem “Vasily Terkin” began, 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 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 “The Cranes Are Flying”, directed by M. Kalatozov, 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.
West African city of Conakry (capital of Guinea)
Some anniversary dates of 2017:
1155th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood (862 - the calling of Rurik by the elders of the intertribal state of Northern Rus')
1135th anniversary of the unification of Northern and Southern Rus' by Prince Oleg the Prophet into one state with the center in Kyiv (882)
980 years ago, Yaroslav the Wise founded the first library of Ancient Rus' at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv (1037)
870 years since the first chronicle mention of Moscow (1147)
680 years since the founding of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra (1337)
660 years since the founding of the Andronikov Monastery (c. 1357)
405 years of expulsion of Polish interventionists from Moscow by the militia under the leadership of K. Minin and D. Pozharsky (October 26, 1612)
295 years ago, Peter I approved the Table of Ranks of all ranks of the Russian Empire (1722)
295 years ago, Peter I issued a decree on the creation of the prosecutor's office (1722)
260 years since the founding of the Russian Academy of Arts (1757)
January
180 years ago, a duel took place between A.S. Pushkin with Dantes on the Black River (1837)
170 years ago, the first issue of the Sovremennik magazine published an essay by I.S. Turgenev “Khor and Kalinich” (1847)
145 years ago the formation of a weather service in Russia began (1872)
In January it turns out:
January 2 - 180 years since the birth of M.A. Balakirev (1837-1910), Russian musician, public figure
January 3 - 125 years since the birth of J. Ronald Tolkien (1892-1973), English writer, philosopher, historian of language
January 4 - 205 years since the birth of E.P. Rostopchina (1812-1858), Russian poetess and writer
January 7 - 130 years since the birth of I.I. Golikov (1887-1937), Russian master, founder of the art of Palekh
January 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
January 12 - 110 years since the birth of S.P. Korolev (1907-1966), Soviet scientist and designer in the field of rocketry and astronautics
January 15 - 395 years since the birth of Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poclein) (1622-1673), French playwright
January 16 - 150 years since the birth of V.V. Veresaev (1867-1945), Russian prose writer, literary critic
January 16 - 135 years since the birth of A.V. Lentulov (1882-1943), Russian artist, set designer
January 18 - 135 years since the birth of A.A. Milne (1882-1956), English playwright, classic of English children's literature
January 22 - 135 years since the birth of P.A. Florensky (1882-1937), Russian thinker, encyclopedist scientist
January 23 - 185 years since the birth of Edouard Manet (1832-1883), French impressionist artist
January 24 - 285 years since the birth of Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799), French playwright
January 24 - 105 years since the birth of S.A. Dangulov (1912-1989), Russian writer, journalist
January 25 - 185 years since the birth of I.I. Shishkin (1832-1898), Russian painter, master of landscape
January 27 - 185 years since the birth of Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), English writer, philosopher and mathematician
January 28 - 130 years since the birth of Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982), Polish and American pianist
February
315 years since the founding of the Baltic Navy (1702)
180 years ago M.Yu. Lermontov wrote the final 16 lines of the poem “The Death of a Poet” (1837)
165 years ago the Hermitage Museum opened in St. Petersburg (1852)
140 years ago the premiere of P.I.’s ballet took place. Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (1877)
In February it turns out:
February 7 - 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English writer, novelist
February 11 - 115 years since the birth of L.P. Orlova (1902-1975), Russian theater and film actress
February 15 - 155 years since the birth of S.T. Morozov (1862-1905), Russian textile manufacturer, philanthropist
February 17 - 105 years since the birth of A. Norton (pseudonym of Alice Mary Norton, 1912-2005), American science fiction writer
February 20 - 165 years since the birth of N.G. Garin-Mikhailovsky (1852-1906), Russian writer
February 25 - 195 years since the birth of L.A. May (1822-1862), lyric poet, playwright
February 27 - 210th anniversary of the birth of Henry Longfellow (1807-1882), American romantic poet
February 28 - 95 years since the birth of Yu.M. Lotman (1922-1993), Russian literary critic, culturologist and semiotician
March
555 years since the beginning of the reign of Ivan III Vasilyevich, the first sovereign of all Rus', builder of the united Russian state (March 27, 1462)
310 years ago, Peter I issued a decree on the defense of the Fatherland (1707)
295 years ago, by decree of Peter I, systematic weather observations began in St. Petersburg (1722)
100 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Izvestia was published (1917)
95 years ago, the former family estate of the Hannibal-Pushkins became the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin (1922)
75 years ago, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper first published a poem by A.A. Surkov “In the dugout” (1942)
In March it turns out:
March 2 - 100 years ago, Nicholas II signed the abdication of the throne. Fall of the monarchy in Russia (1917)
March 5 - 505 years since the birth of Gerard Mercator (Gerard van Kremer) (1512-1594), Flemish cartographer, geographer
March 24 - 235 years since the birth of O.A. Kiprensky (1782-1836), Russian portrait painter and graphic artist, representative of romanticism
March 27 - 90 years since the birth of M.L. Rostropovich (1927-2007), outstanding cellist and conductor
March 31 - 145 years since the birth of S.P. Diaghilev (1872-1929), Russian theater and artistic figure
March 31 - 135 years since the birth of K.I. Chukovsky (1882-1969), Russian writer, critic, literary critic
April
350 years ago, the peasant war began under the leadership of Stepan Razin (1667)
105 years ago, the superliner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic (04/15/1912)
80 years ago the first issue of Theater magazine was published (1937)
75 years ago, the legendary pilot ace A.I. accomplished his feat. Maresyev (1942)
25 years ago the Moscow book publishing house Vagrius was founded (1992)
In April it turns out:
April 6 - 205 years since the birth of A.I. Herzen (pseudonym Iskander) (1812-1870), Russian writer, philosopher
April 9 - 105 years since the birth of L.Z. Kopelev (1912-1997), critic, literary critic, writer of Russian diaspora
April 12 - 130 years since the birth of E.I. Dmitrieva (literary pseudonym - Cherubina de Gabriak) (1887-1928), poetess of the Russian diaspora
April 12 - 105 years since the birth of E.Z. Kopelyan (1912-1975), Soviet theater and film actor
April 14 - 155 years since the birth of P.A. Stolypin (1862-1911), Russian statesman
April 15 - 565 years since the birth of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian painter and scientist of the Renaissance
April 16 - 105 years since the birth of E.V. Samoilov (1912-2006), Russian theater and film actor
April 19 - 125 years since the birth of G.V. Adamovich (1892-1972), Russian poet, literary critic, translator
April 22 - 310th anniversary of the birth of Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist and playwright
April 28 - 110 years since the birth of Z.I. Voskresenskaya (1907-1992), Russian children's writer
April 30 - 240 years since the birth of K.F. Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician, astronomer, surveyor
May
325 years ago, the first warship in Russia was launched, the beginning of the creation of the Russian fleet (1692)
305 years ago, Peter I moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg (1712)
190 years ago, Russian artist O.A. Kiprensky created one of the first lifetime portraits of A.S. Pushkin (1827)
150 years ago the Red Cross Society in Russia was founded (1867)
105 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Pravda was published (1912)
The Russian Book Chamber was founded 100 years ago (1917)
95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Young Guard” was published (1922)
95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Physical Culture and Sports” was published (1922)
75 years ago, the Order of the Patriotic War, I and II degrees, was established (1942)
In May it turns out:
May 2 - 115 years since the birth of Alan Marshall (1902-1984), Australian writer, publicist
May 4 - 245 years since the birth of Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772-1823), German publisher, founder of the "dictionary" dynasty and the Brockhaus company.
May 5 - 155 years since the birth of Niko Pirosmani (N.A. Pirosmanishvili) (1862-1918), Georgian artist
May 5 - 140 years since the birth of G.Ya. Sedov (1877-1914), Russian hydrographer and Arctic explorer
May 28 - 140 years since the birth of M.A. Voloshin (1877-1932), Russian poet, critic, artist
June
105 years ago the State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. was opened in Moscow. Pushkin (June 13, 1912)
95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Peasant Woman” was published (1922)
In June it turns out:
June 9 - 345 years since the birth of Peter I the Great (1672-1725), Russian emperor, statesman
June 9 - 205 years since the birth of I.G. Halle (1812-1910), German astronomer who was the first to see Neptune
June 13 - 205 years since the birth of I.I. Sreznevsky (1812-1880), Russian philologist, ethnographer, paleographer
June 15 - 150 years since the birth of K.D. Balmont (1867-1942), Russian poet, essayist, translator, critic
June 18 - 75 years since the birth of D.P. McCartney (1942), English musician, one of the founders of the Beatles
June 20 - 85 years since the birth of R.I. Rozhdestvensky (1932-1994), Soviet poet, translator
June 25 - 165 years since the birth of N.E. Heinze (1852-1913), Russian prose writer, journalist and playwright
June 28 - 440 years since the birth of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the great Flemish painter
June 28 - 305 years since the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment
June 28 - 150 years since the birth of Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936), Italian writer, playwright
June 28 - 95 years ago V.V. died. Khlebnikov (1885-1922), Russian poet and prose writer, futurist theorist
July
320 years since the annexation of Kamchatka to Russia (1697)
90 years ago the first issue of the Roman-Gazeta magazine was published (1927)
70 years ago the Knowledge Society was founded (1947)
July marks:
July 2 - 140 years since the birth of Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), German novelist, poet, critic
July 6 - 80 years since the birth of V.D. Ashkenazi (1937), Soviet and Icelandic pianist and conductor
July 7 - 135 years since the birth of Yanka Kupala (1882-1942), national Belarusian poet, translator
July 7 - 110th anniversary of the birth of Robert Hanlein (1907-1988), American science fiction writer
July 8 - 130 years since the birth of N.V. Narokova (Marchenko) (1887-1969), prose writer of Russian diaspora
July 8 - 125 years since the birth of Richard Aldington (1892-1962), English writer, poet, critic
July 10 is Military Glory Day. Victory of the Russian army under the command of Peter I over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709)
July 13 - 155 years since the birth of N.A. Rubakin (1862-1946), Russian book scholar, bibliographer, writer
July 21 - 135 years since the birth of David Burliuk (1882-1967), poet, publisher of Russian diaspora
July 28 - 195 years since the birth of Apollo Grigoriev (1822-1864), Russian poet, translator, memoirist
July 29 - 200 years since the birth of I.K. Aivazovsky (1817-1900), Russian marine painter, philanthropist
August
95 years ago the first issue of the Krokodil magazine was published (1922)
30 years ago, a resolution was adopted on the creation of the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of I.S. Turgenev "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" in the Oryol region (1987)
In August it will be:
August 4 - 260 years since the birth of V.L. Borovikovsky (1757-1825), Russian artist, portrait master
August 4 - 155 years since the birth of S.N. Trubetskoy (1862-1905), Russian philosopher, public figure
August 4 - 105 years since the birth of A.D. Alexandrov (1912-1999), Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher
August 7 - 70 years since the birth of S.M. Rotaru (1947), Ukrainian and Russian pop singer
August 9 - 135 years since the birth of Sergei Gorny (Otsup Alexander-Mark Avdeevich) (1882-1949), a writer of Russian diaspora. Born in Ostrov, Pskov province
August 14 - 150 years since the birth of John Galsworthy (1867-1933), English novelist and playwright
August 15 - 230 years since the birth of A.A. Alyabyev (1787-1851), Russian composer, pianist and conductor
August 17 - 75 years since the birth of M.M. Magomayev (1942-2008), Soviet, Azerbaijani singer, composer
August 19 - 80 years since the birth of A.V. Vampilov (1937-1972), Russian playwright and prose writer
August 21 - 145 years since the birth of Aubrey Beardsley (Beardsley) (1872-1898), English graphic artist, illustrator
August 23 – Military Glory Day. The defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943)
August 29 - 155 years since the birth of Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), Belgian writer, playwright, philosopher
August 30 - 105 years since the birth of E.N. Stamo (1912-1987), Soviet architect, builder of the Olympic Village for the 1980 Moscow Olympics
September
495 years ago, the first circumnavigation of the world by Fernando Magellan's expedition ended (1522)
195 years ago, A.S. Pushkin’s poem “Prisoner of the Caucasus” (1822) was published
180 years ago, the inventor of the telegraph apparatus, S. Morse, transmitted the first telegram (1837)
165 years ago, the magazine Sovremennik published a story by L.N. Tolstoy's "Childhood" (1852)
155 years ago, a monument to the Millennium of Russia was unveiled in the Novgorod Kremlin (sculptor M.O. Mikeshin) (1862)
95 years ago, prominent representatives of the intelligentsia, including N.A., were forcibly expelled from Soviet Russia. Berdyaev, L.P. Karsavin, I.A. Ilyin, Pitirim Sorokin and others (1922)
In September it turns out:
September 3 - 90 years since the birth of A.M. Adamovich (Ales Adamovich) (1927-1994), Belarusian writer
September 5 - 200 years since the birth of A.K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), Russian poet, writer, playwright
September 6 - 80 years since the birth of G.F. Shpalikov (1937-1974), Soviet film screenwriter, poet
September 10 - 145 years since the birth of V.K. Arsenyev (1872-1930), Russian explorer of the Far East, writer, geographer
September 10 - 110 years since the birth of V.I. Nemtsov (1907-1994), Russian science fiction writer, publicist
September 10 - 105th anniversary of the birth of Herluf Bidstrup (1912-1988), Danish cartoonist
September 11 - 140 years since the birth of F.E. Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926), statesman, revolutionary
September 11 - 135 years since the birth of B.S. Zhitkov (1882-1938), Russian children's writer, teacher
September 14 - 170 years since the birth of P.N. Yablochkov (1847-1894), Russian inventor, electrical engineer
September 17 - 160 years since the birth of K.E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), Russian scientist and inventor
September 17 - 105 years since the birth of G.P. Menglet (1912-2001), Russian theater and film actor
September 17 - 105 years since the birth of Maxim Tank (1912-1995), national Belarusian poet
September 24 - 140 years since the birth of G.A. Duperron (1877-1934), founder of Russian football and the Olympic movement in Russia
September 25 - 120 years since the birth of William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and short story writer
September 29 - 470 years since the birth of M. Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer of the Renaissance
October
525 years ago, the expedition of H. Columbus discovered the island of San Salvador (the official date of discovery of America) (1492)
145 years ago, Russian electrical engineer A.N. Lodygin filed an application for the invention of an electric incandescent lamp (1872)
130 years ago the premiere of P.I.’s opera took place. Tchaikovsky “The Enchantress” at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (1887)
95 years ago, the book and magazine publishing house “Young Guard” was created in Moscow (1922)
60 years ago, the film “The Cranes Are Flying” (1957) directed by M. Kalatozov was released on the screens of the country. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or.
60 years ago, the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched in our country (October 4, 1957)
In October it turns out:
October 1 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilev (1912-1992), Russian historian-ethnologist, geographer, writer
October 7 - 65 years of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952), President of the Russian Federation, statesman
October 12 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Koshkin (1912-1992), Soviet engineer-inventor
October 24 - 385 years since the birth of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Dutch naturalist
October 26 - 175 years since the birth of V.V. Vereshchagin (1842-1904), Russian painter, writer
October 27 - 235 years since the birth of Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Italian composer, violinist
October 31 - 385 years since the birth of John Vermeer (Vermeer) of Delphi (1632-1675), Dutch artist
October 31 - 180 years since the birth of Louis Jacolliot (1837-1890), French writer, traveler
November
130 years ago, A.K.’s novel was published. Doyle's "Study in Scarlet" (1887)
100 years ago the RSFSR was formed (1917), now the Russian Federation
In November it turns out:
November 3 - 220 years since the birth of A.A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky (1797-1837), Russian writer, critic, Decembrist
November 3 - 135 years since the birth of Y. Kolas (1882-1956), Belarusian writer, poet and translator
November 3 - 130 years since the birth of S.Ya. Marshak (1887-1964), Russian poet, playwright and translator
November 7 - 90 years since the birth of D.M. Balashov (1927-2000), Russian writer, folklorist, publicist
November 15 - 155 years since the birth of Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), German playwright and novelist
November 18 - 230 years since the birth of Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French artist, inventor, one of the creators of photography
November 18 - 90 years since the birth of E.A. Ryazanov (1927-2015), Russian director, screenwriter, poet
November 24 - 385 years since the birth of B. Spinoza (1632-1677), Dutch rationalist philosopher
November 28 - 260 years since the birth of William Blake (1757-1827), English poet and engraver
November 28 - 110 years since the birth of Alberto Moravio (1907-1990), Italian writer, journalist
November 30 - 350 years since the birth of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), English satirist, philosopher
December
265 years ago, the Mopsky Cadet Corps was established in St. Petersburg (1752)
205 years since the end of the Patriotic War of 1812
175 years ago the first production of N.V.’s comedy took place. Gogol's "Marriage" (1842)
145 years ago, the Polytechnic Museum opened in Moscow (1872)
115 years ago, the premiere of M. Gorky’s play “At the Lower Depths” (1902) took place at the Moscow Art Theater
In December it turns out:
December 5 - 205 years since the birth of Ambrose Optinsky (A.M. Grenkov, 1812-1891), Russian religious figure
December 6 - 90 years since the birth of V.N. Naumov (1927), Russian film director, screenwriter, actor
December 9 - 175 years since the birth of P.A. Kropotkin (1842-1921), Russian revolutionary anarchist, scientist
December 13 - 220 years since the birth of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), German poet, prose writer and critic
December 13 - 115 years since the birth of E.P. Petrov (E.P. Kataeva, 1902-1942), Russian writer, journalist
December 14 - 95 years since the birth of N.G. Basov (1922-2001), Russian physicist, inventor of the laser
December 16 - 145 years since the birth of A.I. Denikin (1872-1947), Russian military and political figure
December 18 - 70th birthday of Steven Spielberg (1947), American director, screenwriter and producer
December 20 - 115 years since the birth of T.A. Mavrina (1902-1996), Russian illustrator, graphic artist
December 21 - 100 years since the birth of Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), German short story writer, prose writer and translator
December 22 - 80 years since the birth of Eduard Uspensky (1937), Russian writer, screenwriter, author of children's books
December 25 - 90 years since the birth of A.E. Rekemchuk (1927), Russian prose writer, film playwright, publicist
December 26 - 155 years since the birth of A.V. Amphiteatrov (1862-1938), Russian writer, playwright and feuilletonist
December 27 - 195 years since the birth of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist
December 28 - 120 years since the birth of I.S. Konev (1897-1973), Russian military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union
December 30 - 95 years since the formation of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (1922)
The exact date of birth has not been established
230 years of A. Pogorelsky (1787-1836), Russian writer
- 265 years ago, the Mopsky Cadet Corps was established in St. Petersburg (1752);
- 205 years since the end of the Patriotic War of 1812;
- 175 years ago the first production of N.V.’s comedy took place. Gogol's "Marriage" (1842);
- 145 years ago, the Polytechnic Museum opened in Moscow (1872);
- 115 years ago, the premiere of M. Gorky’s play “At the Lower Depths” (1902) took place at the Moscow Art Theater;
December 1, 2017 - 225 years since the birth of N.I. Lobachevsky (1792-1856), Russian mathematician;
December 1, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of V.M. Bobrov (1922-1979), Soviet athlete;
December 5, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of Al. Altaeva (M.V. Yamshchikova, 1872-1959), Russian children's writer, publicist;
December 5, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of Ambrose Optinsky (A.M. Grenkov, 1812-1891), Russian religious figure;
December 6, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of N.S. Pimenov (1812-1864), Russian sculptor;
December 6, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of V.N. Naumov (1927), Russian film director, screenwriter, actor;
December 8, 2017 - 215 years since the birth of A.I. Odoevsky (1802-1839), Russian poet, Decembrist;
December 9, 2017 - 175 years since the birth of P.A. Kropotkin (1842-1921), Russian revolutionary anarchist, scientist;
December 10, 2017 is International Human Rights Day. The date was chosen to honor the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948.
December 13, 2017 - 220 years since the birth of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), German poet, prose writer and critic;
December 13, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of E.P. Petrov (E.P. Kataeva, 1902-1942), Russian writer, journalist;
December 14, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of N.G. Basov (1922-2001), Russian physicist, inventor of the laser;
December 15, 2017 is the Day of Remembrance for journalists who died in the performance of their professional duties.
December 15, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of A.G. Eiffel (1832-1923), French engineer;
December 16, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of A.I. Denikin (1872-1947), Russian military and political figure;
December 16, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of R.K. Shchedrin (1932), Russian composer and pianist;
December 18, 2017 - 70 years since the birth of Steven Spielberg (1947), American director, screenwriter and producer;
December 20, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of T.A. Mavrina (1902-1996), Russian illustrator and graphic artist;
December 21, 2017 - 100 years since the birth of Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), German short story writer, prose writer and translator;
December 22, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of Eduard Uspensky (1937), Russian writer, screenwriter, author of children's books;
December 23, 2017 - 240 years since the birth of Alexander I (1777-1825), Russian Emperor;
December 25, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of A.E. Rekemchuk (1927), Russian prose writer, film playwright, publicist;
December 26, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of A.V. Amphiteatrov (1862-1938), Russian writer, playwright and feuilletonist;
December 27, 2017 - 195 years since the birth of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist;
December 27, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of P.M. Tretyakov (1832-1898), Russian merchant and philanthropist;
December 28, 2017 - International Cinema Day. On December 28, 1895, the first session of the Lumière brothers' cinematograph took place in the Grand Café on Boulevard des Capucines in Paris.
December 28, 2017 - 120 years since the birth of I.S. Konev (1897-1973), Russian military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union;
December 30, 2017 - 95 years since the formation of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (1922);