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Putin spoke with children of soldiers killed in the Northern Military District, noted the courage of their fathers
The date of commemoration was established in memory of the events of 1612, when the people's militia led by Kuzma (Kozma) Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky liberated Moscow from the Polish invaders.
Historically, this holiday is associated with the end of the Time of Troubles in Russia in the 17th century.