Today, 05/08/2019, the world celebrates the following holidays: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Second World War. In Russia, this day is celebrated as Workers' Day. Federal service on military-technical cooperation and Day of the operative worker of the penal system, and in Norway - Women's Night.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
On May 8, 1928, the official name of the holiday was approved as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day from the International Red Cross holiday, which was established earlier in honor of the birthday of Jean Henri Dunant, a humanist, Swiss businessman and public figure. Since then, this holiday has been celebrated annually on May 8th.
On the initiative of Dunant, in the mid-19th century, groups of volunteers were first created to provide assistance to the wounded on the battlefields, and in 1863 he convened a conference that laid the foundation for the International Committee of the Red Cross. The name International Red Cross was officially approved on the 13th international conference in The Hague in 1928, where the charter of this organization was adopted.
Days of remembrance and reconciliation dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Second World War
The Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation, dedicated to the memory of the victims of World War II, which are celebrated today, May 8, were proclaimed at the UN General Assembly on November 22, 2004. The United Nations has invited all non-governmental organizations, system organizations, Member States and individuals, recognizing that Member States may have their own Victory Days, to observe one or both of these days as a tribute to all victims of the Second World War.
Day of Workers of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation
FSVTS (Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation in Russia) is an executive federal body of the Russian government that exercises functions with foreign states for control and supervision in the field of military-technical cooperation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. This service monitors and coordinates the activities of the Ministry of Defense.
Employees of this Service celebrate their professional holiday on May 8, because it was May 8, 1953 under the Ministry of Internal and foreign trade USSR, according to the order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the State Engineering Directorate (Main Engineering Directorate) was created - an institution of state intermediary in the field of military-technical cooperation (MTC) Soviet Union with foreign countries.
Day of the operational worker of the penitentiary system
In our country, the penal system, as a secret department of the unified state political administration, dates back to 1925. On May 8, employees of the operational units of this system celebrate their professional holiday - the official day of the creation of the operational units of the penal system.
Women's Night in Norway
Only Norwegian women know what holiday is in Norway today. Today, May 8, is Women's Night in Norway - analogue international day March 8. The Women's Night holiday, little known, was invented by feminists from the Norwegian city of Bergen in 2006. Gender discrimination still persists in Norway. The main demands that were put forward by the organizers of this Night are equal wages for men and women and affordable kindergartens.
Unusual funny and cool holidays
Today, May 8, you can celebrate an unusual funny holiday - Stepping Over a Step Day, Nail Sharpeners' Day and the cool holiday Cuckold's Day.
Step Over Step Day
Have you ever tried, like when you were a child, to jump over the steps? Do you know that it is better to climb only one step at a time, in order to burn more calories this way? But jumping over a step will be faster, but you will burn fewer calories. So choose for yourself - speed or getting rid of extra grams.
By walking up to five flights of stairs five times a week without jumping, you can burn 302 calories. And when you step over a step, you will only burn 260 calories.
Nail Sharpeners Festival
It is not known who these nail sharpeners are, to whom this holiday is dedicated, probably those who sharpen nails. But, by the way, I remember one episode from the film “Girls” when Tosya (actress N. Rumyantseva) dragged a whole box of nails up the stairs into the attic, which only two healthy men could lift, because it weighed no less than 90 kg!
Cuckold Day
This cool holiday has its roots in Spain, in the urban village of Corneia de Terri, where well-kept city cottages and civilization with the smell of wildlife are perfectly combined.
Legend says that long ago, if someone was going to have a wedding in Corneia de Terri, they had to take their bride to the baron. This custom continued for a long time - five hundred or even a thousand years. The bride and her relatives could not refuse this custom.
The master and even many employees had fun with the bride, who then colorfully described whether the wife was good or bad to the future husband. The cuckold had to listen to everything in silence. The strange custom has long been abolished, but people left this reason for this cool holiday on May 8th.
Church holiday according to the folk calendar
Mark Klyuchnik
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Apostle of the Seventy, Mark, the faithful companion of Saints Barnabas and Paul.
Saint Mark was popularly called the Keymaker. There was a belief that it was he who kept the keys with which he could unlock the sky and release the rains.
On May 8, they prayed to Mark so that a drought would not happen, and to evoke it among the people there were spells: “Rain, rain! On woman’s rye, on grandfather’s wheat, on girl’s flax - water it with a bucket!”
On this day, they guessed the future based on precipitation: if three good rains fall in May, then they should expect bread for a full three years. A clear day on Mark promised a good spring harvest.
Mark Klyuchnik Day was also popularly called a bird holiday. It was believed that at this time the birds returned in whole flocks to their native lands, and the peasants looked: if birds fly to a hemp field, then the hemp harvest will be good.
Name day May 8 at Vasily, Mark, Sergei
May 8th in history
1905 - In Russia, the national-patriotic, Black Hundred organization “Russian Monarchist Party” was founded by V. A. Gringmut.
1916 - Joao Havelange, Brazilian sports figure, long-time president of FIFA (1974-1998), was born.
1923 - England presented Soviet Russia a number of ultimatum demands (“Curzon’s Ultimatum”)
1929 - For the first time in the USSR, forests and fields were sprayed with pesticides.
1945 - In the Berlin suburb of Karlshorst, an act of unconditional surrender Germany in World War II.
1960 - Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the USSR are established.
1965 - March 8th holiday was declared a non-working day.
1965 - The Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was issued on the establishment of regulations on the honorary title of Hero City of the USSR. The first hero cities are Moscow, Leningrad, Volgograd, Kyiv, Odessa, Sevastopol, Brest Fortress.
1976 - L.I. Brezhnev was awarded the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
1984 - The USSR National Olympic Committee decided to boycott the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
2004 - German police arrested the 18-year-old creator of the Sasser computer virus
On this page you will learn about the significant dates of the spring day of May 8, what famous people were born on this May day, what events took place, we will also tell you about folk signs and Orthodox holidays of this day, public holidays different countries from all over the world.
Today, as on any day, as you will see, events have taken place over the centuries, each of them was remembered for something, the spring day of May 8 was no exception, which was also remembered for its own dates and birthdays of famous people, like holidays and folk signs. You and I should always remember and know about those who left their indelible mark on culture, science, sports, politics, medicine and all other areas of human and social development.
The day of the eighth of May left its indelible mark on history, events and memorable dates, as well as those who were born on this autumn day, once again confirm this. Find out what happened on the eighth spring day of May, May 8, what events and memorable dates it was marked and remembered for, who was born, signs characterizing the day and much more that you should know about, it’s just interesting to find out.
Who was born on May 8th (first)
Ninel (Nelly) Konstantinovna Myshkova. Born on May 8, 1926 in Leningrad - died on September 13, 2003 in Moscow. Soviet theater and film actress. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976)
Don (Donald Jay) Rickles (May 8, 1926, New York - April 6, 2017) - American satirist, stage actor, film and television host
Melissa Gilbert (05/08/1964 [Los Angeles, California]) - American actress, screenwriter and producer of film and television
Yuri Mamin (05/08/1946) - Russian director; Betty Faria (05/08/1941) - Brazilian actress
Roberto Rossellini (05/08/1906 [Rome] - 06/03/1977 [Rome]) - Italian film director
Roscoe Hillenkotter (05/08/1897 - 06/18/1982) - third Director of Central Intelligence and first Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency
Andre Lvov (05/08/1902 [Ainey-le-Château] - 1994 [Paris]) - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1965
Arnold Hauser (05/08/1892 - 01/28/1978) - German and Hungarian philosopher
Harry Truman (05/08/1884 [Near Lamar] - 12/26/1972 [Kansas City]) - 33rd President of the United States
Theodor Herzel (05/08/1860 [Budapest] - 07/03/1904) - founder of the Zionist movement
Ivan Paskevich (05/08/1782 [Poltava] - 01/20/1856 [Warsaw]) - Russian commander, Count of Erivan, His Serene Highness Prince of Warsaw, Field Marshal General, Governor of the Caucasus
Vasily Pushkin (05/08/1770 [Moscow] - 09/01/1830 [Moscow]) - Russian poet, uncle of A. S. Pushkin
in 1959, singer Vladimir Markin was born, who had a very difficult childhood
in 1961, actor Vladimir Shevelkov was born in Leningrad, who played Pavel Ikonnikov in the series "Opera", Francis Morgan in the film "Hearts of Three" and Nikita Olenev in the series "Midshipmen Forward"
Singer Enrique Iglesias was born in Madrid in 1975.
Turkish actor Mehmet Günsür, who played Mustafa in the TV series “The Magnificent Century,” was born in 1975.
Vadim Galygin, the funniest man in Belarus, was born in 1976
In 1978, actor Matthew Davis was born in Salt Lake City, playing Alaric Saltzman in the TV series The Vampire Diaries, Joe in the film Pearl Harbor and Warner in the film Legally Blonde.
Actor Stephen Amell, who played Oliver Queen in the TV series Arrow, was born in Toronto in 1981.
Ukrainian singer Potap, or Alexey Potapenko, was born in 1981
Actress Christina Cole, who played Gemma Chaterjee in the film Jupiter Ascending, was born in London in 1982.
in 1983, actor Elies Gabel was born in London, who played Walter O'Brien in the TV series Scorpio, Rakharo in the TV series Game of Thrones and the administrator in the film Interstellar.
in 1987, actor Aneurin Barnard was born in Wales, who played Richard Gloucester in the TV series “The White Queen”, Claude in the film “Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes” and David Bailey in the film “Legends”
in 1987, actress Liliya Khasanova was born, who played Sasha Samadhi in the series “Champions” and Alenka Strogova in the film “I will always wait for you”
Below, at the end of this page, you will find a table with the days (dates) of celebrating Orthodox holidays - Ivana Kupala (John the Baptist) , Day of Saints Peter and Fevronia , and Peter's Day (Saints Peter and Paul) until 2035...
Dates May 8
International dates
Red Cross and Crescent Day
Victory Day in Europe and America
Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation
National dates
Liberation Day (Veteran's Day) in Norway
Jerusalem Day
Yerkrapah Day in Armenia
Women's Night in Norway
Hidalgo Day in Mexico
Ferry Day is a spring festival celebrated since Druid times in the county of Cornwall in England.
Religious dates
In Orthodoxy, on this day they honor the memory of the Apostle Evangelist Mark, the blessed Queen Tamara of Georgia, and the memory of the holy myrrh-bearing women
According to legend, this saint is the keeper of the keys to heaven, which can release rains
On this day, they asked Mark through prayers for intercession from the drought. This day was also called the bird holiday - at this time birds in whole flocks returned to their native lands
Events occurred on May 8 - historical dates
in 1713 the Russian capital was moved to the city of St. Petersburg
in 1794, the father of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier, was executed (he was accused of corruption)
in 1923, Great Britain presented Soviet Russia with the so-called “Curzon Ultitatum”, which demanded that Russia abandon its anti-British policy
in 1945, in the suburbs of Berlin, the signing of the act of unconditional surrender of Germany took place
in 1949, the Soldier-Liberator monument was opened in Berlin's Treptower Park
in 1965 Brest Fortress was awarded the honorary title of Hero Fortress, the hero cities of Odessa, Volgograd, Sevastopol were awarded the Order of Lenin, the hero cities of Leningrad and Kyiv were awarded the Gold Star medal
in 1967, the memorial architectural ensemble "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" opened
In 2004, the 18-year-old creator of the Sasser computer virus was arrested in Germany.
Events of May 8
May 8, 1945 - The Act of the final surrender of Germany was signed in Berlin, and early in the morning of May 9 it was announced on the radio
In one of the suburbs of Berlin, late in the evening (local time, in Moscow the next day had already arrived) on May 8, the Act of Final military surrender Germany. Several representatives of the German High Command took part in its signing. The Soviet Union was represented by Marshal of the USSR G. Zhukov, and the allies by Marshal of Britain Tedder.
Even before signing the Act of Surrender, Stalin approved May 9 as Victory Day, which was announced on the radio in the morning of that day. After the final surrender German troops began to lay down their arms.
Thus ended the fierce Great Patriotic War, which became for our people the most terrible and protracted life lesson for the entire period of the 20th century. For those who visited the front, memories of military events forever remained an indelible stain in the memory of old people, making their hearts tremble until their death.
May 8, 1965 – The Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces approved a new Regulation on the introduction of the honorary title “Hero City”
For the first time in the USSR, the title of “Hero City” was given to such cities as Leningrad, Sevastopol, Stalingrad and Odessa. The list included cities of the Soviet Union that showed massive heroism and courage during the Second World War, defending their homeland from the onslaught of the enemy. This Regulation also stated that, in addition to the highest rank, the city was also awarded the Gold Star medal, the Order of Lenin, and also a special diploma was awarded on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Council.
The “Gold Star” medal and the Order of Lenin were imprinted on the signs of the Hero Cities, and an obelisk with the image of these awards and a solemn text was installed in the cities themselves. Over the following years, several more cities were awarded the title of “Hero City”: Minsk, Kerch, Tula, Novorossiysk, Smolensk and Murmansk.
May 8, 1984 - The USSR National Olympic Committee adopted a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
The decision to boycott was determined by the danger of violence against athletes of the Soviet Union. However, many were well aware that this step was in response to the boycott of some Western countries, as well as the United States of America. On May 10, IOC President Juan Samaranch visited Moscow.
The purpose of the visit was the hope of a meeting with the first person of the state to resolve the mistake decision taken. The visit of the IOC President led to absolutely nothing. However, Samaranch did not become upset and told the public: “God be with them, because they are the injured party.”
Signs May 8 - Mark's Day, Mark of the Keykeeper
The Orthodox Church celebrates St. Mark's day and performs appropriate prayer services in honor of him.
There was a widespread belief among the people that it was on Mark, May 8, that songbirds return from warmer climes.
Of course, this phenomenon was associated a large number of various signs.
They said that by May 8, the buds of cherries, pears and aspens should open. People called the holiday differently: Mark the Keykeeper, Mark's Day, Women's Holiday, Bird Fasting.
On May 8, St. Mark's Day was celebrated and he was considered the lord of the spring rains. They said that if it rains for at least three days in May, you can expect a rich harvest.
Therefore, May thunderstorms were always very happy. By the way, the name of the day “Keymaker” arose precisely for the reason that, according to ancient beliefs, Mark had the keys to the sky, which he unlocked so that the rain would fall.
On this day they prayed to Saint Mark to protect the crops from drought, they asked him to send strong rains, saying that a small rain only pollutes the earth, but a strong one, on the contrary, cleanses it.
They sowed buckwheat and greeted migratory birds by throwing them hemp seeds.
It was also a common tradition to catch siskins on St. Mark's Day, May 8, as they bring good luck. By the way, this custom is still alive in Tula. Old people usually did this.
Folk signs on May 8
Folk signs on Mark's Day
The cuckoo crows on this day - there will be no more frosts
Good weather and sunshine portend a bountiful harvest of spring crops
Warm evening and starry sky - expect a bountiful harvest
Clear weather is a sign that the summer will be hot
A tall rainbow in the sky - the weather will be warm and clear in the coming days
Three good rains in May - a lot of grain will be harvested
Clear day - expect a rich spring harvest
Birds have appeared in the vegetable garden and garden - there will be a good harvest on the trees and beds
A tall, steep rainbow is a sign that the weather will be good
The aspen stands in catkins - expect a rich harvest of oats
If rain falls through the sun's rays ("blind rain"), it will soon end
Cold and frequent rains – don’t expect honey
The greener the rainbow, the heavier the precipitation will be.
Cumulus clouds in the morning, and stratus clouds visible in the evening - a thunderstorm will begin soon
Birds fly to hemp fields - there will be a rich hemp harvest
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Holidays on May 8, 2018 in Russia
The list of Russian holidays on May 8, 2018 will introduce state, professional, international, folk, church, and unusual holidays that are celebrated in the country on this day. You can select an event of interest and learn its history, traditions and rituals.
Holidays May 8
Day of the operational worker of the penitentiary system
At one time, Russian cinema was overwhelmed by a wave of specific series about police officers. You all must remember very well such “soap operas” as “Streets of Broken Lanterns”, “Cops”, “Opera” and others in the same spirit. Such series demonstrate the dangerous workdays of operational department workers and their dedication to the common cause. Representatives of the profession deserve to be honored annually. On May 8, Russians celebrate the day of the operational worker of the penitentiary system.
Day of Workers of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia
The holiday “Day of Workers of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation” or “Day of Workers of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation” in 2018 is celebrated on May 8, Tuesday.
Not an official holiday.
FSMTC is an executive authority in the Russian Federation. The main task of this structure is to coordinate the institutions of Russian military representation on the territory of other states, control the arms trade between Russia and friendly countries, and establish military trade routes. This structure is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
International Red Cross Day
Every year on May 8th World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated. On this day, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a Swiss humanist and public figure, laureate of the first Nobel Prize world of Henri Dunant (1828-1910).
The modern International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose aims and objectives are exclusively humanitarian in nature and are to protect the life and dignity of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.
By promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal principles of humanity, the ICRC strives to prevent human suffering.
The headquarters of the ICRC is in Geneva (Switzerland). The ICRC currently has approximately 16,000 staff and operates in more than 80 countries.
It is financed mainly by voluntary donations from governments and national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
The governing bodies of the ICRC are the assembly, the assembly council (a subsidiary body to which the assembly delegates a number of its powers) and the directorate (executive body). The Assembly and its council are headed by ICRC President Peter Maurer.
Mark Klyuchnik
The national holiday “Mark Klyuchnik” is celebrated on May 8 (according to the old style - April 25). In Orthodox church calendar This is the day of honoring the memory of the Apostle of 70 Mark of Alexandria, evangelist, bishop. Other names of the holiday: “Mark”, “Mark’s day”, “Bird fasting”, “Woman’s holiday”, “Stanislav”. St. Mark the Keymaster was popularly nicknamed because, according to legend, he owns the keys to the rains. It was believed that from this day onwards a rainbow appears in the sky.
Mark of Alexandria was born in Jerusalem. His uncle was the Apostle Barnabas. From a young age the boy was surrounded by Christians. Even in his youth, he became a disciple of the Apostle Peter. Mark built the first Church in Egypt and became Bishop of Alexandria. The pagans, who were against the Orthodox religion, decided to exterminate him. One morning they burst into the temple, grabbed Mark and threw him into prison. The next day he was taken to trial. The saint died on the way.
In Rus' on this day, people prayed to Saint Mark and asked him to prevent drought, which could destroy the sunrises, and to send down the rain, which was so necessary at this time. The peasants looked at the sky and told a saying that three heavy rains in May would give three years of harvest. They also prayed to Saint Mark for various ailments, for the love and peace of spouses, for the protection of the family hearth.
Birthday of the Coca-Cola drink
Story
Coca-Cola appeared in 1886. The “father” of this soft drink was John Stith Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta (a city in Georgia, USA). In one of the interviews, he hinted that he bought the recipe from an unknown farmer. It is still not clear whether this is true or fiction.
The name of the drink and the design of the letters were developed by Pemberton's accountant F. Robinson. He also made the inscription (logo), which still adorns glass, plastic bottles and cans of carbonated drinks.
Coca-Cola was created using coca leaves, water and tropical kola nuts. Later, the narcotic substance cocaine was synthesized from coca leaves. The drink itself was submitted for patenting as a medicine for colds and coughs and was sold in local pharmacies.
In the first year of sales, the product was unprofitable. The income was $50, taking into account investments of $70. In 1888, Pemberton sold the rights to Coca-Cola to A.G. Candler. 4 years later, under the leadership of a new owner, The Coca-Cola Company appeared, which still holds the right to manufacture and sell the drink.
Every day something happens in the world, leaving a bright mark on history.
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Holidays May 8, 2014
Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation
This day is dedicated to the memory of the victims of World War II. It was established by the UN General Assembly on November 22, 2004.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
The holiday was established in honor of the Swiss businessman, public figure and humanist Jean-Henri Dunant, who was born on this day. On his initiative in mid-19th century, the formation of groups of volunteers began to help the wounded on the battlefields.
Day of Workers of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia
The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia exercises control and supervision in the field of military-technical cooperation Russian Federation with foreign countries in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. This service is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Women's Night in Norway
The holiday was invented eight years ago by feminists from the city of Bergen. The organizers of the Night demand equal wages for women and men and the creation of affordable kindergartens.
Name day May 8
Angel Day is celebrated by bearers of the names: Vasily, Mark, Sergey.
Folk signs for May 8
Mark-Klyuchnik. On this day, Orthodox Christians remember the Apostle Mark of the Seventy, who was the companions of Saints Paul and Barnabas. He received the nickname “Keymaker” from the belief that this saint has keys that can open the sky and release the rains. On this day they prayed to avoid drought.
Significant events that occurred on May 8
Nikolai Gumilyov and Anna Gorenko got married near Kiev (1910). The ritual was performed in the St. Nicholas Church in the village of Nikolskaya Slobodka. Then Gumilyov was already famous poet. A year later, the pseudonym “Akhmatova” will appear under Gorenko’s poems.
The final act of unconditional surrender of Germany was signed in Berlin (1945). The document was signed at 22:43 in the Berlin suburb of Karshorst. Moscow time it was 00:43 on May 9, which is why in our country Victory Day falls on this date.
The grand opening of the monument-ensemble to soldiers of the Soviet Army in Berlin (1949). The memorial is dedicated to the 20 thousand Soviet soldiers who died during the capture of the capital of the fascist state. At the same time, the monument is a military burial ground.
The Regulations on the honorary title “Hero City” in the USSR were approved (1965). The first hero cities were Leningrad, Sevastopol, Stalingrad and Odessa - back on May 1, 1945. In 1965, this status became a state award.
Opening of the memorial architectural ensemble “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” in Moscow (1967). The memorial was built near the walls of the Kremlin in the Alexander Garden. The Eternal Flame of Glory was lit from the flame Eternal Flame on the Champ de Mars in St. Petersburg.
Born on May 8
French satirist and novelist Alain Rene Lesage(1668), educator, publisher, journalist Nikolay Novikov (1744), Grand Duke, Tsesarevich, adjutant general Konstantin Romanov(1779), 33rd President of the United States Harry Truman(1884), Soviet pianist, teacher, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Vladimir Sofronitsky(1901), French microbiologist, Nobel laureate Andre Lvov(1902), Italian film director Roberto Rossellini(1906), theater and film director, TV presenter, screenwriter Yuri Mamin(1946), director, producer, actor Valery Todorovsky (1962).
In the photo - Memorial "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" in Moscow
Holidays
Day of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women
On this day, the holy myrrh-bearing women are remembered and honored. Who are they, the holy myrrh-bearing women, and why does the Russian Orthodox Church honor their memory on the second Sunday after Easter?
Myrrh-bearers are the same women who, out of love for the Savior, received Him in their homes, and later followed Him to the place of crucifixion at Golgotha. They were witnesses of Christ's suffering on the cross. It was they who hurried in the dark to the Holy Sepulcher to anoint the body of Christ with myrrh, as was the custom of the Jews. It was they, the myrrh-bearing women, who were the first to know that Christ had risen. For the first time after his death on the cross, the Savior appeared to a woman - Mary Magdalene.
Since ancient times this holiday has been especially revered in Rus'. Noble ladies, rich merchant women, poor peasant women led strictly pious lives and lived in faith. The main feature of Russian righteousness is the special, purely Russian type, chastity of Christian marriage as a great Sacrament. The only wife of the only husband is the life ideal of Orthodox Rus'.
Another feature of ancient Russian righteousness is the special “rite” of widowhood. Russian princesses did not marry a second time, although the Church did not prohibit second marriage. Many widows took monastic vows and entered a monastery after the burial of their husbands. The Russian wife has always been faithful, quiet, merciful, meekly patient, and all-forgiving.
The Holy Church honors many Christian women as saints. We see their images on the icons - the holy martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia, the holy venerable Mary of Egypt and many, many other holy martyrs and saints, the righteous and blessed, equal to the apostles and confessors...
Every woman on Earth is a myrrh-bearer in life- brings peace to the world, to her family, to her home, she gives birth to children, and is a support to her husband. Orthodoxy exalts the woman-mother, the woman of all classes and nationalities.
The Week (Sunday) of the Myrrh-Bearing Women is a holiday for every Orthodox Christian, Orthodox Women's Day.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
Red Cross and Red Crescent Day was established in honor of the Swiss humanist Henri Dunant, who was born on this day in 1828. In the middle of the last century, on his initiative, groups of volunteers began to be created for the first time to provide assistance to the wounded on the battlefields. In 1863, on his initiative, a conference was convened, which laid the foundation for the International Society of the Red Cross.
The name International Red Cross was officially adopted in 1928 at the 13th international conference in The Hague, where the organization's charter was adopted, which was subsequently changed in 1952 and 1965.
At the 25th International QC Conference, held in October 1986, the new name of the organization was approved - the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC)
The mission of the ICRC is to provide assistance to the wounded, sick and prisoners of war during armed conflicts, and to assist victims of natural disasters. The basic principles of the movement are humanity, impartiality, voluntariness, unity, universality.
In Russia, the Red Cross Society was created in May 1867 under the name “Society for the Care of Wounded and Sick Soldiers.” In 1918 it was transformed into the Proletarian Red Cross, and in 1925 the Union of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of the USSR was formed. The legal successor of SOKK and KP since March 1992 is the Russian Red Cross.
Today the Red Cross operates in 176 countries around the world.
Days of remembrance and reconciliation dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Second World War
On 22 November 2004, the General Assembly proclaimed 8 and 9 May as days of remembrance and reconciliation and, Recognizing that Member States may have their own days of victory, liberation and celebration, invited all Member States, United Nations organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals to annually commemorate one or both of these days in an appropriate manner as a tribute to all victims of the Second World War.
Excerpt from the speech of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN A.I. Denisov:
“We are proud that the peoples of our countries made a decisive contribution to achieving victory and saving humanity from Nazi enslavement. We pay tribute to the enormous role that all states of the anti-Hitler coalition played in the defeat of fascism. Many tens of millions of people gave their lives in the name of achieving Victory.
Today we bow our heads to the memory of those who died on the battlefields and in death camps, in cities and villages. We all owe a huge debt to those who fell in the just struggle for human freedom and dignity. We pay tribute to the veterans of World War II."
Significant Events
1634
(April 28, O.S.) Voivode Mikhail SHEIN was executed by the verdict of the Boyar Duma. Together with him, the okolnichy Artemy Vasilyevich IZMAILOV and his son Vasily were executed, and the younger governors, Prince S.V. PROZOROVSKY and Prince M.V. BELOSELSKY, were sentenced to exile in Siberia, but then the first was sent to Nizhny Novgorod, and the second was left behind due to a serious illness under arrest in Moscow.
The daughter of Lieutenant General I. A. BIBIKOV, Ekaterina, married Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Illarionovich GOLENISCHEV-KUTUZOV.
(April 26, O.S.) A rescript from NICHOLAS I was issued to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, V.S. LANSKY, about the need to take a signature from all officials and employees of the nobles about non-belonging to secret societies with the following content: “I, the undersigned, declare that I do not belong to any Masonic lodges or other secret societies within or outside the Empire that can exist and that in the future I will not belong to them.”
1910
(April 25, O.S.) In the St. Nicholas Church in the village of Nikolskaya Slobodka, the wedding ceremony of Nikolai GUMILOV with hereditary noblewoman Anna Andreevna GORENKO, better known under the pseudonym AKHMATOVA, took place. A week later, the couple went on a honeymoon to Paris, and in the fall Gumilyov went on another trip to Africa.
1945
In the Berlin suburb of Karlshorst, at 22:43 Central European time (in Moscow the next day had already arrived), the final Act of Military Surrender of Germany was signed. On behalf of the German Supreme High Command, the act was signed by the Chief of Staff of the Wehrmacht High Command Field Marshal W. KEITEL, commander in chief naval forces Admiral VON FRIEDEBURG, Colonel General of Aviation G. Yu. STUMPF.
The Soviet Union was represented by the Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union G. K. ZHUKOV, Allies - British Air Chief Marshal A. TEDDER. Present as witnesses were the commander of strategic air force USA General K. SPAATS and Commander-in-Chief of the French Army General J. M. DE LATRE DE TASSIGNY. Even before the act was signed, JV STALIN signed a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declaring May 9 Victory Day. On the morning of May 9, the Decree was read by announcer LEVITAN on the radio.
1961
In England, 38-year-old diplomat George BLAKE was sentenced to 42 years in prison for spying for the Soviet Union. For nine and a half years he handed over documents that passed through his hands to the USSR. He began collaborating with Soviet intelligence after years Korean War was captured by the communists in Seoul, where he served as British vice-consul. In the fall of 1966, Blake makes a stunning escape from prison in its audacity and beauty and ends up in the USSR.
The Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council issued decrees approving the Regulations on the honorary title “Hero City”; on awarding the cities of Moscow, Leningrad, Kyiv, Volgograd, Sevastopol, and Odessa the honorary title “Hero City” with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal; on awarding the Brest Fortress the honorary title “Hero-Fortress” with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
The 20th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was celebrated for the first time in the USSR as the main national holiday. The main award was the awarding of the title “Hero Cities” to the cities named above for mass heroism and courage of their defenders. In 1973, the honorary title was awarded to the cities of Kerch and Novorossiysk, in 1974 - to Minsk, in 1976 - to Tula, and in 1985 - to Smolensk and Murmansk.
Liepaja could also be in this row, whose defenders held off the enemy for a week and where, for the first time during the war, a people's militia was formed. But death interrupted the work on collecting material from the writer Sergei SMIRNOV, thanks to which we know about the heroes of the Brest Fortress.
IN new Russia The honorary title “City of Military Glory” was introduced, which has now been awarded to 27 cities: Belgorod, Kursk, Orel, Vladikavkaz, Malgobek, Rzhev, Yelnya, Yelets, Voronezh, Meadows, Polyarny, Rostov-on-Don, Tuapse, Velikiye Luki, Veliky Novgorod, Dmitrov, Vyazma, Kronstadt, Naro-Fominsk, Pskov, Kozelsk, Arkhangelsk, Volokolamsk, Bryansk, Nalchik, Vyborg, Kalach-on-Don, near whose walls the enemy was stopped or defeated.
The grand opening of the monument “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” took place at the Kremlin wall
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1969
Viktor TREGUBOVICH’s film “In War is Like in War” was released.
The outstanding commander of our time L. I. BREZHNEV was awarded the title of Marshal of the Soviet UNION. Not much time will pass - and the Secretary General will become a Hero of the Soviet Union four times, and his chest will be decorated with the Order of Victory.
The USSR National Olympic Committee decided to boycott the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The decision was justified by threats of violence against Soviet athletes, although in fact it was a purely political decision in response to the boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
Born on this day
Nikolai Ivanovich NOVIKOV
(1744 - 12.8.181,
writer, journalist, publisher.
The son of a state councilor who had previously served in the navy, at the age of 14 he was taken to Moscow and placed in a noble gymnasium, from where, after a three-year stay, he was expelled “for laziness and not going to class.” In January 1762, he entered the Izmailovsky regiment and was sent back to Moscow to study writing at the Commission to draw up a draft of a new code. Novikov became known to Empress Catherine II. Leaving service in 1768 with the rank of lieutenant, he became the publisher of a number of satirical magazines ("Drone", "Painter", "Wallet"), then organized printing houses, libraries, schools in Moscow, and bookstores in 16 cities. Moral quests led him to Freemasonry.
The magazine "Morning Light" (1777) was devoted to issues of morality and self-knowledge, and with the income from the magazine he opened two schools in St. Petersburg for poor and orphaned children. Freethinking and criticism of the empress herself led to persecution of the publisher: The printing company was liquidated, the magazines were closed, and Novikov himself was arrested. By a decree of August 12, 1792, “the most severe and merciless execution,” to which he was subject “by force of law,” was replaced by imprisonment in the Shlisselburg fortress for 15 years. After the accession of PAUL I, Novikov was released from prison, but he was forbidden to engage in journalism. He spent the rest of his days in his native village of Avdotyino, where he died.
Vasily Lvovich PUSHKIN
(1766 - 1.9.1830),
poet, uncle of A. S. PUSHKIN, who made an invaluable contribution to Russian culture, for in childhood the great Russian poet often listened to his uncle’s poems, “recorded some by heart and thus pleased the venerable relative,” and later admitted that his uncle had wooed the “muses.”
KONSTANTIN PAVLOVICH
(1779 - 27.6.1831),
Grand Duke, second son of Emperor PAUL I, younger brother of ALEXANDER I, governor of the Kingdom of Poland.
Participant last campaigns A. V. SUVOROVA, war of 1812, after a morganatic marriage to the Polish Countess Joanna GRUDZINSKA, he renounced his claims to Russian throne. But after the death of their father and the proclamation of their younger brother NICHOLAS I as emperor during the Decembrist uprising, officers called on the soldiers to swear allegiance to Emperor CONSTANTINE and the constitution, the latter, however, was an unknown concept for ordinary soldiers, and some of them considered her the prince’s wife. Constantine died of cholera without seeing how the uprising that broke out in Poland at the end of 1830 was suppressed.
Alexander Viktorovich POGGIO
(1798 - 18.6.1873),
Decembrist, retired lieutenant colonel of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment.
Inessa / Elizaveta Fedorovna / ARMAND / born. STEFFEN/
(1874 - 24.9.1920),
Bolshevik, close friend of Lenin. She died of cholera and was buried near the Kremlin wall.
Boris Nikolaevich LIVANOV
(1904 - 22.9.1972),
theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR (194), laureate of five Stalin Prizes and a State Prize.
Ivan Karpovich GOLUBETS
(1916, Taganrog - 25.3.1942, Sevastopol),
senior sailor, Hero of the Soviet Union.
He served in a detachment of border vessels as a helmsman on the patrol boat SK-0183. When, during enemy shelling, a fire broke out on a nearby boat, gas tanks exploded and there was a threat of depth charges exploding and destroying ships standing nearby in the bay, Golubets rolled bombs overboard until there was an explosion. At the cost of his life, he saved dozens of others; the title of Hero was awarded to him posthumously.
Grigory Ustinovich DOLNIKOV
(1923 - 23.3.1996),
fighter pilot, Honored Military Pilot of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union (197, Colonel General of Aviation, Candidate of Historical Sciences.
At the front since July 1943. In September, he shot down one enemy plane, rammed another, landed by parachute and was captured. He tried to escape three times, but only the fourth attempt was successful. He fought in a partisan detachment and returned to his regiment in April 1944. In total, during the Great Patriotic War he made 160 combat missions, shot down 15 personally and 1 enemy aircraft in the group. Mikhail SHOLOHOV wrote “The Fate of Man” based on the front-line biography of Dolnikov.
Ninel Konstantinovna MYSHKOVA
(1926 - 13.9.2003),
film actress. She became famous for her roles in fairy tale films “Sadko”, “Ilya Muromets”, “Marya the Mistress”.
Vladimir Methodievich MATROSOV
(1932, the village of Shipunovo, Altai Territory),
specialist in the field of control processes, director of the Center for Research on Stability and Nonlinear Dynamics at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician (1987).
Viktor Petrovich DYOMIN
(1937 - 19.6.1993),
film scholar and film critic. Thanks to his impressive appearance and, perhaps, because last years Life was one of the secretaries of the Union of Cinematographers and editor of the magazine “Ekran”; he acted in episodes for famous film directors.
Vladimir Grigorievich DEINEKA
(1940),
Colonel General of Aviation, former commander of naval aviation.
Yuri MAMIN
(1946),
film director (“Feast of Neptune”, “Fountain”).
Boris Khabalovich SHUKHOV
(1947),
cyclist, 1972 Olympic champion in the 100 km team race, Honored Master of Sports.
On this day it was gone
1634
Artemy Vasilievich IZMAILOV
(unknown - 1634),
statesman and military leader, diplomat, okolnichy. During the Russian-Polish War of 1632-34 he was the second governor of the Russian army and together with his son Vasily the same fate awaited him as the boyar Mikhail SHEIN.
Mikhail Borisovich SHEIN
(unknown - 1634),
boyar, voivode.
In 1606-1607 he suppressed the BOLOTNIKOV uprising, for two years (1609-11) he led the defense of Smolensk during the Polish-Lithuanian intervention, and was captured while wounded. Upon his return, he became the closest associate of Patriarch FILARET, and supervised a number of orders. During the new Russian-Polish war of 1632-34 he himself besieged Smolensk, but was surrounded and capitulated. The Boyar Duma accused him of mistakes and treason and sentenced him to death penalty with confiscation of property and exile of family members.
Ivan Semenovich DOROKHOV
(4.10.1762 - 1815),
hero Patriotic War 1812, Lieutenant General. Particularly distinguished himself in the Battle of Borodino, then commanded partisan detachment, who liberated Vereya, was the first to inform Kutuzov about the beginning of the withdrawal of NAPOLEON's troops. In the battle of Maloyaroslavets he was seriously wounded. (Other sources call the date of death May 7.)
Elena Petrovna BLAVATSKAYA
(12.8.1831 - 1891),
occult writer, founder of the Theosophical Society.
Vera Ivanovna ZASULICH
(8.8.1849 - 1919),
revolutionary.
Alexander Dmitrievich TSYURUPA
(1.10.1870 - 192,
Bolshevik, from January 1918 People's Commissar of Food, from December 1921 Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and the Council of Labor and Defense of the RSFSR (then the USSR). He was buried near the Kremlin wall.
Mikhail Stepanovich OLMINSKY /ALEXANDROV/
(14.10.1863 - 1933),
revolutionary, publicist, historian. He was the organizer and first head of the Commission on the History of the October Revolution and the RCP (b), chairman of the Society of Old Bolsheviks.
Sergey Vladimirovich OBRAZTSOV
(5.7.1901 - 1992),
the head of the Central Puppet Theater, who was the first to raise the question in defense of animals: “Who needs him, this Vaska?”
Valentin Ivanovich EZHOV
(21.1.1921, Samara - 2004, Moscow),
film screenwriter (“Ballad of a Soldier”, “Wings”, “Thirty-three”, “White Sun of the Desert”, “This sweet word is freedom!”, “Siberiada”, “Red Bells” - all co-authored).
Ninel (Ninella) Aleksandrovna KURGAPKINA
(13.2.1929, Leningrad - 2009),
ballerina of the Theater. Kirova, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR (1974). Died as a result of an accident. Judging by the facts, she was the victim of a hit-and-run.
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