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On November 4th Vologda Region will mark National Unity Day.
03.11.2017 15:43
The public holiday was established in honour of events of 1612 when Russian voluntary troops commanded by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky liberated Moscow from foreign invaders. In the church calendar this is Day of Our Lady of Kazan whose icon was the main relic of the voluntary troops. In 2005, the Russian government made November 4th a public holiday.
The holiday is linked with the heroic pages in the history of the Russian people; it implicates the idea of national consent, cohesion and unity.
The Vologda Oblast is a diverse assemblage of ethnicities, languages and faiths. But marking national occasions like People’s Unity Day helps all Russian citizens realize that they are one people with a shared past and a shared future.
National diasporas that live on the territory of the Vologda Region participate in various holidays and events, round tables, conferences, business meetings, festivals, sports events. They cooperate with state authorities and local self-government.