Upcoming holidays and events
Day partisans and underground fighters — a memorable date in Russia, which is celebrated on June 29, starting in 2010. Day partisans and underground fighters will be celebrated by holding commemorative events.
Day sports journalist mark 2 July.
International day of cooperatives is celebrated on the first Saturday of July.
Day of GAI (road police) — professional holiday, which is celebrated in the Russian Federation annually, on July 3.
Day of workers of sea and river fleet is celebrated on the first Sunday of July.
World day kiss mark the sixth of July.
The Midsummer festival is celebrated on the 7th of July.
The day of Peter and Fevronia — folk-Orthodox holiday. Celebrated on June 25 (July 8). In Russia on March 26, 2008 in the Council of the Federation at the meeting of the Committee on social policy was unanimously approved an initiative on the establishment of a new festival — it ’Day of family, love and fidelity.
The main battle for the return of the native Russian lands and access to the Baltic sea, which was fought by the army of Peter the great and Charles XI was held on June 27 (July 8) 1709.
Fisherman's day — professional holiday anglers traditionally celebrated on the second Sunday of July. Established by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated November 1, 1968.
The day of Russian mail — professional holiday of postal workers, celebrated in Russia every year on the second Sunday of July.
According to data published by the UN on July 11, 1987, the total population amounted to about 5 billion people, and that day gave conditional name Five billion. Two years later, the United Nations decided to establish the international celebration, which became known as the world population day, which falls on 11 July.
Professionals, light fills the world around us, creating a unique atmosphere of comfort, celebrate their feast - Day lighting designer on July 11.
World day of chocolate is celebrated on July 11.
Celebrate the French Bastille Day started since July 6, 1880. Interconnected holiday was on the occasion of the Federation, in turn, appeared in the first anniversary of the taking of the Bastille fortress-prison July 14, 1789.
Metallurgist's day — annual professional holiday, which is celebrated in Russia on the third Sunday of July.
In 1916 July 17, over the expanse of the Baltic sea has played an air battle, in which met four Russian pilots of seaplanes M-9 with four German pilots.
Birthday renowned ethnographer and traveler Nicholas Maclay, was the occasion for representatives of various ethnographic school year July 17 to celebrate the Day of the ethnographer.
Annual professional holiday of employees of Russian economic life of the internal affairs bodies shall be the day which falls on July 18.