Day of the internal troops of the MIA of Russia
Day of the internal troops of the MIA of Russia — professional holiday of all employees and officers of the internal troops of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Day MIA is celebrated in Russia annually, on March 27. Is not a business day, if, depending on the year, misses on output.
Day of the internal troops of the MIA of Russia celebrated according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin No. 394 "On establishing the Day of the internal troops of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation”, which was signed in the Kremlin on March 19, 1996. This presidential decree, in particular, stated: “Given the role of the internal troops of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to protect the interests of individuals, society and the state from criminal and other illegal activities, I hereby order: to Set the Day of the internal troops of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and to celebrate it on March 27.
The celebration of the internal troops of the MIA of Russia is historically associated with one of the decrees of Alexander I about creating Inner guard — the predecessor of the Internal troops. It was the Decree of 27 March 1811 about the device wheelchair mouth and commands. This parallel may seem strange if you don't know that at the beginning of the 19th century, the word "disabled" had the same value as the modern word "veteran". 27 March 1911 on the States. level, was solemnly marked the 100th anniversary of the local troops and escort guards.
27 March 2006, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his speech dedicated to the "day of the internal troops of the MIA of Russia" said: “Today we pay tribute to those who protect the constitutional order, who cares peaceful life and peace of our citizens, who fearlessly gets in the way of criminals, reliably ensures the protection of strategic facilities and transport nodes.»
This quote clearly describes the role of internal forces in modern Russian realities.
Traditionally, the Day of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the country's leaders and top officials of the interior Ministry of the Russian Federation congratulate their employees with this professional holiday, and the most distinguished employees awarded the state prizes of the extraordinary military ranks, gifts, government diplomas of the command.