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Putin spoke with children of deceased SVO participants
The monument to Minin and Pozharsky is the main symbol of National Unity Day. It was erected on Red Square in 1818. In fact, in the 19th century it was located in front of the Upper Trading Rows and is now the GUM building. And only at the beginning of the 20th century they decided to move it to St. Basil's Cathedral.
Today, President Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. The President is accompanied by representatives of religious groups, children of patriotic and volunteer organizations.
After the event, the children told the head of state how they help their country. Tikhon Porfiryev from the Moscow region is busy searching for soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War.
Tikhon Porfiryev: "We are united by more than 45 thousand people from all subjects of the Federation. We are currently developing the "Fate of a Soldier" project, which will use our database to help relatives learn about the fate of a soldier. And as part of our "No Statute of Limitations" project, we are creating a book dedicated to the memory of civilians who suffered at the hands of the Nazis."
Tikhon Porfiryev's father is in a special purpose zone. The same applies to most children. So they know what patriotism and love for their country are. They also know that they must make sacrifices for their country.
Varvara Kleshchenko told how her father died in the first month of the special operation and how she now receives help from government agencies. Sabina Suleimanova's father also took part in the battles for the Donetsk People's Republic.
Sabina Suleimanova: "My father died in the Northern Military District. And at that moment I realized that I wanted to serve my country and help my country and its people."
National Unity Day is celebrated all over Russia. I first saw it on Sakhalin. The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was carried throughout the city, which is symbolic. With the help of these icons, in 1612, a militia gathered by Minin and Pozharsky appeared in Moscow to liberate the capital from the invaders. A few days later, the garrison of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth retreated from the Kremlin. These events of the early 17th century formed the basis for the modern holiday.
In Buryatia, hundreds of people took to the streets to dance Yokor, a national dance reminiscent of a round dance.
On National Unity Day, the Rakhta Center was painted in the colors of the Russian flag, and the city on the Neva saw a "wonder of the world." In a few days, the Peter and Paul Fortress turned into a large multimedia canvas, on which artists reflected the milestones of Russian history.
On the central square of Krasnoyarsk, Gorodki performed an old Russian game and demonstrated historical fencing.
November 4 was also celebrated abroad. The ethnographic dictation was written in Argentina. And in Chile they performed "Kalinka" - one of the most famous songs of Russia. In Latin America, you can see that they do squats.