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We bring to your attention a calendar of significant and memorable dates October 2017, which contains not only historical, cultural, patriotic and international holidays, but also anniversary dates, Andsignificant events.

525 years ago, the expedition of H. Columbus discovered the island of San Salvador (the official date of the discovery of America) (1492);
145 years ago, Russian electrical engineer A.N. Lodygin filed an application for the invention of an electric incandescent lamp (1872);
130 years ago, the premiere of P.I.’s opera took place. Tchaikovsky's "The Enchantress" at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (1887);
120 years since the first football match was held in Russia (October 24, 1897);
95 years ago, the book and magazine publishing house “Young Guard” was created in Moscow (1922);
60 years ago, the film “The Cranes Are Flying” (1957) directed by M. Kalatozov was released on the screens of the country. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or;
60 years ago, the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched in our country (October 4, 1957);

October 1, 2017 is International Music Day. Established in 1975 by decision of UNESCO. One of the initiators of the establishment of International Music Day is composer Dmitry Shostakovich.

October 1, 2017 is International Day of Older Persons. It was proclaimed at the 45th session of the UN General Assembly on December 14, 1990, celebrated since October 1, 1991.

October 1, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilev (1912-1992), Russian historian-ethnologist, geographer, writer;

October 2, 2017 - International Day of Non-Violence. Established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly of June 15, 2007. The date was not chosen by chance: on October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement and the founder of the philosophy of non-violence, was born. According to the UN resolution, the International Day serves as an additional occasion to “promote non-violence, including through educational and public awareness activities.”

October 2, 2017 - World Architecture Day (first Monday in October). This holiday was established International Union architects.

October 3-9, 2017 – International Writing Week. Held annually during the week on which World Post Day falls.

October 4, 2017 - 170 years since the birth of Louis Henri Boussenard (1847-1911), French writer;

October 4, 2017 - Day of the beginning of the space age of mankind (since 1967 by decision of the International Astronautical Federation).

October 7, 2017 - 65 years old Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952), President of the Russian Federation, statesman;

October 8, 2017 - Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers (second Sunday of October, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 1999 No. 679).

October 12, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Koshkin (1912-1992), Soviet engineer-inventor;

October 14, 2017 - 275 years since the birth of Ya.B. Knyazhnin (1742-1791), Russian playwright, poet;

October 14, 2017 is World Egg Day. In 1996, at a conference in Vienna, the International Egg Commission announced that the world egg holiday would be celebrated on the second Friday of October.

October 15, 2017 is World Handwashing Day. Celebrated at the initiative of the UN Children's Fund.

October 19, 2017 - Day of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. All-Russian Lyceum Student Day. This holiday owes its appearance to an educational institution - on October 19, 1811, the Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum opened, where Alexander Pushkin and many other people who glorified Russia were educated.

October 21, 2017 - Apple Day (or the weekend closest to this date). In the UK, this event was first organized in 1990, on the initiative of one of the charitable organizations. Although the holiday is called “Apple Day,” it is dedicated not only to apples, but to all orchards, as well as local island attractions.

October 22, 2017 - White Crane Festival. A holiday of poetry and memory of those who fell on the battlefields in all wars. Appeared on the initiative of the poet Rasul Gamzatov.

October 23, 2017 - International Day school libraries(fourth Monday in October).

October 24, 2017 - 385 years since the birth of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Dutch naturalist;

October 24, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of Imre Kalman (1882-1953), Hungarian composer;

October 25, 2017 - International Women's Day for Peace (since 1980 by decision of the International Democratic Federation of Women).

October 26, 2017 - 175 years since the birth of V.V. Vereshchagin (1842-1904), Russian painter, writer;

October 27, 2017 - 235 years since the birth of Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Italian composer, violinist;

October 28, 2017 is International Animation Day. Established on the initiative of the French branch of the International Animated Film Association in 2002 in honor of the 110th anniversary of the public presentation of the first animation technology.

October 31, 2017 - 385 years since the birth of John Vermeer (Vermeer) of Delphi (1632-1675), Dutch artist;

October 31, 2017 is the 180th anniversary of the birth of Louis Jacolliot (1837-1890), French writer and traveler.

Without the past, there would be no present, which is why it is so important to remember and honor holidays and memorable dates. Culture, politics, sports, science, people and mentality - all this changed over time, traditions and customs were added, holidays were introduced, we won wars and battles, our scientists invented and discovered something new and unusual. And today all this is history that must be remembered. However, there are so many significant events that it is very difficult to keep everything in your head, and even more so in modern world when there is not enough time for anything. Therefore, the editors of our site tried to collect everything in one article significant and memorable dates of the Russian Federation for 2017 so that our readers do not miss a single significant event.

Memorable and significant dates in Russia in 2017

2017 in Russia

2017 in Russia has been declared the Year of Ecology.

1155th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood (862 - the calling of Rurik by the elders of the intertribal state of Northern Rus');
1135th anniversary of the unification of Northern and Southern Rus' by Prince Oleg the Prophet into one state with the center in Kyiv (882);
980 years ago, Yaroslav the Wise founded the first library at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv Ancient Rus' (1037);
775 years ago, Prince Alexander Nevsky Lake Peipsi defeated the Crusaders (April 5, 1242);
870 years since the first chronicle mention of Moscow (1147);
405 years of expulsion of Polish interventionists from Moscow by the militia under the leadership of K. Minin and D. Pozharsky (October 26, 1612);
205 years since the Battle of Borodino in the Patriotic War of 1812;
295 years ago, Peter 1 approved the Table of Ranks of all ranks of the Russian Empire (1722);
295 years ago, Peter 1 issued a decree on the creation of the prosecutor's office (1722);
260 years since its founding Russian Academy Arts (1757);
155 years since the founding of the St. Petersburg Conservatory (September 20, 1862);

Under the auspices of the UN

2015-2024 - International Decade for People of African Descent;
2014-2024 - Decade of sustainable energy for all;
2013-2022 - International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures;
2011-2020 - Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism;
2011-2020 - United Nations Decade of Biodiversity;
2011-2020 - Decade of Action for Road Safety;
2010-2020 - United Nations Decade dedicated to deserts and the fight against desertification;
2008-2017 - Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty;
2017 - in Russia: the year of ecology and the year of specially protected natural areas;
The book capital of 2017 is the West African city of Conakry (the capital of Guinea).

Days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia in 2017

The list is given in accordance with Federal law dated March 13, 1995 No. 32-FZ with subsequent amendments. Dates of battles that took place before the introduction Gregorian calendar, in the Law are obtained by adding 13 days to the “Old Calendar” date. However, the difference between the old and new styles of 13 days accumulated only in the 20th century. And, for example, in the 17th century the difference was 10 days. Therefore, in historical science, dates other than those in this law are accepted.

The following days of military glory of Russia are established in the Russian Federation:

January 27, 2017- Day of the complete liberation of the city of Leningrad by Soviet troops from the blockade by Nazi troops (1944);
February 2, 2017- The day of the defeat of the Nazi-fascist troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad (1943);
February 23, 2017- Defender of the Fatherland Day;
April 18, 2017- Day of the victory of the Russian warriors of Prince Alexander Nevsky over the German knights on Lake Peipsi (Battle of the Ice, 1242, actually happened on April 12 according to the new style or April 5 according to the old style);
May 9, 2017- 71st anniversary of the Victory Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945 (1945);
July 7, 2017- Day of the victory of the Russian fleet over the Turkish fleet in the Battle of Chesme (1770);
July 10, 2017- Victory Day of the Russian army under the command of Peter the Great over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709, actually happened on July 8 according to the new style or June 27 according to the old style);
August 9, 2017- The day of the first naval victory in Russian history of the Russian fleet under the command of Peter the Great over the Swedes at Cape Gangut (1714, actually happened on August 7);
August 23, 2017 - The day of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943);
September 8, 2017- Day of the Borodino battle of the Russian army under the command of M.I. Kutuzov with the French army (1812, actually happened on September 7, new style, or August 26, old style);
September 11, 2017- Victory Day of the Russian squadron under the command of F.F. Ushakov over the Turkish squadron at Cape Tendra (actually happened on September 8-9 according to the new style or on August 28-29 according to the old style);
September 21, 2017- Day of victory of the Russian regiments led by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy over the Mongol-Tatar troops in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380, actually happened on September 16 according to the new style or September 8 but according to the old style);
November 4, 2017- National Unity Day.;
November 7, 2017- The day of the military parade on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (1941);
December 1, 2017- Victory Day of the Russian squadron under the command of P.S. Nakhimov over the Turkish squadron at Cape Sinop (1853, actually happened on November 30, new style, or November 18, old style);
December 5, 2017- The day of the start of the counter-offensive of Soviet troops against Nazi troops in the Battle of Moscow (1941);
December 24, 2017- The day of the capture of the Turkish fortress of Izmail by Russian troops under the command of A.V. Suvorov (1790, actually happened on December 22 according to the new style or December 11 according to the old style).

In the Russian Federation, the following memorable dates for Russia are established for 2017:

The 25th of January - Day of Russian Students;
February, 15 - Day of Remembrance of Russians who performed their official duties outside the Fatherland;
12th of April - Cosmonautics Day;
26 April - Day of participants in the liquidation of consequences of radiation accidents and disasters and the memory of the victims of these accidents and disasters;
April 27 - Day of Russian Parliamentarism;
22nd of June - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - the day of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941);
June 29 - Day of Partisans and Underground Workers:;
July 28th - Day of the Baptism of Rus';
August 1 - Day of Remembrance of Russian soldiers who died in the First World War of 1914-1918;
September 2 - Day of the end of World War II (1945);
September 3 - Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism;
November 7 - Day October revolution 1917;
9th December - Day of Heroes of the Fatherland;
12 December - Constitution Day of the Russian Federation.

Memorable and significant dates in January 2017

180 years ago, a duel took place between A.S. Pushkin with Dantes on the Black River (1837);
170 years ago, the first issue of the Sovremennik magazine published an essay by I.S. Turgenev “Khor and Kalinich” (1847);
145 years ago, the formation of a weather service in Russia began (1872);
75 years ago, the Pravda newspaper published K. Simonov’s poem “Wait for Me” (1942);

January 1, 2017 - New Year's celebration; World Peace Day; Day epic hero Ilya Muromets; 90 years since the birth of Lev Ivanovich Davydychev, children's writer (1927-1988);

January 2, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer, literary critic and public figure Marietta Omarovna Chudakova (b. 1937); “The Cases and Horrors of Zhenya Osinkina”, “Not for Adults: Time to Read!”

January 3, 2017 - 125th birthday English writer John Ronald Ruel Tolkien (1892-1973);

January 3, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of the literary scholar and critic Benedict Mikhailovich Sarnov (1927-2014); Birthday cocktail straws. On January 3, 1888, Marvin Stone patented his invention, the straw. He received documents from the Washington Patent Office for the invention of a paper straw for drinking cocktails and other liquids.

January 6, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of the French graphic artist Gustave Doré (1832-1884); Illustrations for books: “The Bible”; Rabelais F. “Gargantua and Pantagruel” Raspe R. E. “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”; Perrault S. “Tales of Mother Goose”

January 6, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of Alexander Nikolaevich Scriabin, composer, pianist (1872-1915);

January 6, 2017 - 195 years since the birth of Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (1822-1890);

January 7, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian writer Pavel Andreevich Blyakhin (1886-1961); “Little Red Devils”, “Moscow on Fire”;

January 8, 2017 - Children's Cinema Day. Established by the Moscow government on the initiative of the Moscow Children's Fund in 1998 in connection with the centenary of the first screening of a film program for children in Moscow.

January 11, 2017 - World Thank You Day. It is believed that Russian word"thank you" was born in the 16th century from the oft-uttered phrase "God save." It is interesting that the roots of the English analogue - Thank you - also go much deeper than simple gratitude. This suggests that both the Russian “thank you” and “thank you,” pronounced in almost all languages of the world, were and are extremely important for the culture of any people.

January 11, 2017 - Day of Nature Reserves and National Parks. Celebrated since 1997 on the initiative of the Wildlife Conservation Center and the World Wildlife Fund in honor of the first Russian nature reserve - Barguzinsky, which opened in 1916

January 12, 2017 - Prosecutor's Day. On January 12, 1722, by decree of Peter the Great, the post of Prosecutor General was established for the first time in the Senate. The Decree literally stated: “There should be a Prosecutor General and Chief Prosecutor in the Senate, as well as in any Board of Prosecutors, who will have to report to the Prosecutor General.”

January 12, 2017 - 245 years since the birth of Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky, statesman (1772-1839);

January 12, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, designer (1907-1966);

January 13, 2017 - Russian Press Day; Celebrated since 1991 in honor of the publication of the first issue of the Russian printed newspaper Vedomosti by decree of Peter the Great in 1703.

January 13, 2017 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Alekseevich Novikov, writer, poet (1877-1959).

January 14, 2017 - 190 years since the birth of Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov-Tyan-Shan geographer (1827-1914);

January 15, 2017 - World Religion Day. According to the UN initiative, this holiday is celebrated every year on the third Sunday of January.

January 15, 2017 - 395 years since the birth of the French comedian, actor, reformer performing arts Jean Baptiste Moliere (1622-1673);

January 16, 2017 is World Beatles Day, which is celebrated by UNESCO every year since 2001.

January 16, 2017 - 150 years since the birth of Vikenty Vikentyevich Veresaev, writer, translator, literary critic (1867-1945);

January 17, 2017 -170 years since the birth of Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky, mechanical scientist (1847-1921);

January 17, 2017 - Children's Invention Day. This day was chosen in honor of the birthday of the American statesman, diplomat, scientist, inventor and journalist Benjamin Franklin. He made his first invention at the age of 12.

January 18, 2017 -135 years since the birth of the English writer, poet, playwright Alan Milne (1882-1956);

January 21, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of the Russian poet Yuri Davidovich Levitansky (1922-1996);

January 22, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of Pavel Aleksandrovich Florensky, philosopher, theologian (1882-1937);

January 23, 2017 - Handwriting Day (Handwriting Day). The initiator of this holiday was the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association, choosing this date in honor of the birthday of the American statesman John Hancock (1737), who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.

January 23, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of Edouard Manet, French artist (1832-1883);

January 24, 2017 - 285th birthday French playwright Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais (1732-1799);

January 25, 2017 - Tatiana's Day - the day of Russian students. (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On the Day of Russian Students” dated January 25, 2017 - 2005, No. 76). On the day of remembrance of the “Holy Martyr Tatiana the Virgin,” January 12 (old style), 1755, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed a decree “On the establishment of Moscow University.” January 25, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin, artist (1832-1898);

January 27, 2017 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day(since 2005 by decision of the UN General Assembly)

January 27, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian poetess Rimma Fedorovna Kazakova (1932-2008);

January 27, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of the English writer Lewis Carroll (1832-1898);

January 28, 2017 - 120 years since the birth of the Russian writer Valentin Petrovich Kataev (1897-1986); “The Lonely Sail Is White,” “Son of the Regiment,” “The Seven-Flower Flower”;

January 29, 2017 - World Snow Day (initiated by the International Ski Federation). Celebrated annually on the penultimate Sunday of January.

January 30, 2017 - Father Frost and Snow Maiden Day. This is an ancient pagan holiday. These days they usually tell fairy tales and legends about Father Frost and the Snow Maiden.

January 31, 2017 - 220 years since the birth of Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (1797-1828);

January 31, 2017 - 65 years since the birth of Nadezhda Nikolaevna Rusheva, artist (1952-1969);

Memorable and significant dates in February 2017

315 years since the founding of the Baltic Navy (1702);
180 years ago M.Yu. Lermontov wrote the final 16 lines of the poem "The Death of a Poet" (1837);
165 years ago the Hermitage Museum was opened in St. Petersburg (1852);
140 years ago the premiere of P.I.’s ballet took place. Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (1877);
100 years February Revolution in Russia (1917);

February 1, 2017 - 160 years since the birth of Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev, psychiatrist (1857-1927);

February 3, 2017 - World Safer Internet Day (celebrated since 2004 on the first Tuesday of February);

February 7, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of the English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870);

February 8, 2017 - Day Russian science; 120 years since the birth of Alexander Leonidovich Chizhevsky, biophysicist (1897-1964);

February 8, 2017 - Day of Remembrance of the Young Anti-Fascist Hero. Celebrated around the world since 1964, it was approved by the next UN Assembly in honor of dead participants anti-fascist demonstrations - French schoolboy Daniel Fery (1962) and Iraqi boy Fadil Jamal (1963);

February 8, 2017 - Russian Science Day. On this day in 1724, Peter the Great signed a decree establishing the Academy of Sciences in Russia;

February 9, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev, military leader (1887-1919);

February 15, 2017 - Day of Remembrance of Internationalist Soldiers (02/15/1989 - the last column of Soviet troops left the territory of Afghanistan).

February 17, 2017 - Spontaneous Kindness Day is one of the recent initiatives of international charitable organizations. This holiday has global significance and is celebrated regardless of citizenship, nationality and religious beliefs. In Russia this holiday is still little known. On this day, as the organizers urge, you should try to be kind to everyone. And not just kind, but kind infinitely and selflessly.

February 20, 2017 - World Day of Social Justice(since 2009 by decision of the UN General Assembly).

February 20, 2017 - 165 years since the birth of the Russian writer, publicist Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky (1852-1906);

February 21, 2017 - international day native language (proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO on 17 November 1999, celebrated every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity).

February 23, 2017 - Defender of the Fatherland Day. Day of military glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Red Army over the Kaiser's troops in 1918.

February 24, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Aleksandrovich Fedin (1892-1977);

February 25, 2017 - 310 years since the birth of Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (1707-1793);

February 26, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of literary critic, cultural historian Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman (1922-1993);

February 26, 2017 - 215 years since the birth of the French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885);

February 27, 2017 - 210 years since the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet (1807-1882);

February 27, 2017 - 115th birthday American writer John Steinbeck (1902-1969);

February 28, 2017 - 225 years since the birth of Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer (1792-1868);

Memorable and significant dates in March 2017

555 years since the beginning of the reign of Ivan III Vasilyevich, the first sovereign of all Rus', the builder of a united Russian state(27 March 1462);
310 years ago, Peter I issued a decree on the defense of the Fatherland (1707);
295 years ago, by decree of Peter I, systematic weather observations began in St. Petersburg (1722);
100 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Izvestia was published (1917);
95 years ago, the former family estate of the Hannibal-Pushkins became the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin (1922);
75 years ago, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper first published a poem by A.A. Surkov “In the Dugout” (1942);

March 1, 2017 is World Cat Day. The professional holiday of felinologists (felinology is the science of cats), was approved in 2004 on the initiative of the magazine “Cat and Dog” and the Moscow Museum of Cats.

March 1, 2017 - Day of Remembrance of the paratroopers of the 6th parachute company of the 104th regiment of the Pskov Airborne Division, who died heroically in the Argun Gorge on March 1, 2000 (celebrated since 01/31/2013).

March 5, 2017 - International Day children's television and radio broadcasting. Celebrated annually on the first Sunday of March. Established at the initiative of the United Nations Children's Fund in Cannes in April 1994;

March 9, 2017 - Barbie doll's birthday. Barbie (her full name- Barbara Millicent Roberts) first appeared at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. Now this day is celebrated as her birthday. She became a unique phenomenon: There was a time when three Barbie dolls were sold every second in the world. The “mother” of the famous doll is American Ruth Handler.

March 12, 2017 is the Day of Workers of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of Russia.

March 12, 2017 - 280 years since the birth of Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov, architect (1737-1799);

March 13, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Vladimir Semenovich Makanin (b. 1937);

March 15, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Valentin Grigorievich Rasputin (1937-2015);

March 16, 2017 - 230 years since the birth of Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (1787-1854);

March 17, 2017 - World Sleep Day (since 2008). Held annually, on the Friday of the second full week of March, as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) project on sleep and health.

March 18, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of Lydia Yakovlevna Ginzburg, literary critic (1902-1990);

March 18, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the American writer John Updike (John Hoyer Updike); (1932-2009); "The Witches of Eastwick", "Centaur", "Fair in the Almshouse";

March 19, 2017 - Submariner's Day(creation of submarine forces of the Russian fleet).

March 20, 2017 - Trade Workers Day, consumer services for the population and housing and communal services (third Sunday in March).

March 24, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of Lydia Korneevna Chukovskaya, writer (1907-1996);

March 25, 2017 - International campaign "Earth Hour"(celebrated since 2007 at the initiative of the World Wildlife Fund on the last Saturday of March).

March 25, 2017 - Day of the cultural worker of the Russian Federation. Established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation on August 27, 2007.

March 28, 2017 - 425 years since the birth of the Czech thinker, writer and teacher Jan Amos March 31, 2017 - 195 years since the birth of the Russian writer, translator and art critic Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich (1822-1900) “Anton the Miserable”. "Village". "Gutta-percha boy"

March 31, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of the Russian poet, writer and translator Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky (1882-1969).

Memorable and significant dates in April 2017

350 years ago, the peasant war began under the leadership of Stepan Razin (1667);
105 years ago, the superliner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic (04/15/1912);
80 years ago the first issue of the Theater magazine was published (1937);
75 years ago, the legendary pilot ace A.I. accomplished his feat. Maresyev (1942);
25 years ago the Moscow book publishing house Vagrius was founded (1992);

April 1, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of the Russian writer Sergei Petrovich Alekseev (1922-2008);

April 1, 2017 - Brownie Awakening Day. The ancient Slavs believed that the brownie hibernated during the winter and woke up when spring fully came into its own. Over time, everyone forgot about welcoming spring and cajoling the brownie, but the tradition of joking, pranking and deceiving on this day remained.

April 2, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin, statesman (1862-1911);

April 6, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of the Russian writer and publicist Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (1812-1870);

April 6, 2017 - World Cartoon Day. Established in 2002 by the International Animated Film Association and is celebrated throughout the world. Animators from all over globe exchange film programs and arrange screenings for an appreciative public.

April 7, 2017 - World Health Day. Celebrated since 1948 by decision of the UN World Health Assembly.

April 9, 2017 - Troops Day air defense(second Sunday in April).

April 10, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian poetess Bella Akhatovna Akhmadulina (1937-2010);

April 12, 2017 - World Aviation and Space Day. 55 years since the day when senior lieutenant Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, a citizen of the Soviet Union, spaceship“Vostok” made an orbital flight around the Earth for the first time in the world. He made one revolution around the globe, lasting 108 minutes.

From April 15, 2017 to June 5, 2017 - All-Russian days of protection from environmental hazards.

April 15, 2017 - World Culture Day (since 1935, the day of signing of the International Treaty - the Peace Pact, or the Roerich Pact).

April 15, 2017 - 565 years since the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist, scientist, engineer (1452-1519);

April 18, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian writer Yuri Mikhailovich Druzhkov (Postnikov); (1927-1983); “The Adventures of Pencil and Samodelkin”;

April 18, 2017 - International Day of Monuments and historical places. Celebrated since 1984 by decision of UNESCO.

April 19, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian writer Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin (1903-1989);

April 22, 2017 - International Earth Day. Celebrated since 1990 by decision of UNESCO with the aim of uniting people in protecting the environment.

April 25, 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy. composer (1907-1979);

April 26, 2017 - Day of Remembrance for those killed in radiation accidents and disasters (in memory of the events of April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant)

April 27, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian writer Valentina Aleksandrovna Oseeva (1902-1969);

April 29, 2017 - International Dance Day. Celebrated since 1982 by decision of UNESCO on the birthday of the French choreographer, reformer and theorist choreographic art Jean-Georges Nover, who went down in history as the “father of modern ballet.”

April 30, 2017 - International Jazz Day (since 2011 by decision of the General Conference of UNESCO).

Memorable and significant dates in May 2017

325 years ago, the first warship in Russia was launched, the creation of the Russian fleet began (1692);
305 years ago, Peter I moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg (1712);
190 years ago, Russian artist O.A. Kiprensky created one of the first lifetime portraits A.S. Pushkin (1827);
150 years ago the Red Cross Society in Russia was founded (1867);
105 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Pravda was published (1912);
The Russian Book Chamber was founded 100 years ago (1917);
95 years ago the first issue of the Young Guard magazine was published (1922);
95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Physical Culture and Sports” was published (1922);
75 years ago, the Order of the Patriotic War, I and II degrees, was established (1942);

May 1, 2017 - Spring and Labor Day . The first of May, the day of international workers' solidarity, has been celebrated in the Russian Empire since 1890. In the Russian Federation it is celebrated as the Spring and Labor Festival.

May 5, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov, hydrographer, conqueror of the North (1877-1914);

May 9, 2017 - Victory Day of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

May 10, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Galina Nikolaevna Shcherbakova (1932-2010); “You never dreamed of it,” “The door to someone else’s life”;

May 13, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the American science fiction writer Roger Joseph Zelazny; (1937-1995) “Prince of Light”, “Island of the Dead”, “Dream Creator”;

May 15, 2017 - International Day of Families, established by the UN General Assembly in 1993.

May 16, 2017 - 200 years since the birth of Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov, historian (1817-1885);

May 16, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet Igor Severyanin (Igor Vasilyevich Lotarev); (1887-1941);

May 17, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian writer and literary critic Evgenia Aleksandrovna Taratuta (1912-2005);

May 21, 2017 - Polar Explorer's Day (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin No. 502 of May 21, 2013 “On Polar Explorer's Day” in recognition of the merits of people in this profession).

May 21, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Maya Ivanovna Borisova (1932-1996);

May 21, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Teffi (n. f. Lokhvitskaya); (1872-1952) “House without Fire”, “Unliving Beast”;

May 27, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Andrei Georgievich Bitov (b. 1937);

May 27, 2017 - European Neighborhood Day. The holiday was founded in 2000 in Paris, which is celebrated annually on the last Friday of May.

May 27, 2017 - All-Russian Library Day. Established in 1995 by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

May 28, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet, artist, literary critic Maximilian Aleksandrovich Voloshin (1877-1932);

May 29, 2017 - 230 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov (1787-1855);

May 29, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nikolai Nikolaevich Plavilshchikov (1892-1962);

May 30, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov (1892-1975);

May 30, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian songwriter Lev Ivanovich Oshanin (1912-1996);

May 31, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov, artist (1862-1942);

May 31, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky (1892-1968);

Memorable and significant dates in June 2017

205 years since the beginning of the Patriotic War of 1812;
Opened 105 years ago in Moscow State Museum fine arts named after A.S. Pushkin (June 13, 1912);
95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Peasant Woman” was published (1922);

June 1, 2017 - World Milk Day. Celebrated since 2001 at the suggestion of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

June 2, 2017 - Healthy Eating Day (the day of avoiding excess food has been celebrated since 2011).

June 7, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of L.V. Sobinov (1872-1934), Russian opera singer;

June 8, 2017 - 180 years since the birth of I.N. Kramskoy (1837-1887), Russian artist, critic;

June 9, 2017 - 345 years since the birth of Peter I the Great (1672-1725), Russian emperor, statesman;

June 9, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of I.G. Halle (1812-1910), German astronomer who was the first to see Neptune;

June 10, 2017 is World Knitting Day in Public. Celebrated every second Saturday in June 2017 - since 2005. It was held for the first time in Paris. This fun, which has become a tradition, was invented by knitting lover Danielle Landss. It takes place in an unusual way: everyone who loves to knit or crochet gathers in some public place - in a park, in a public garden, in a cafe - and indulges in their favorite pastime.

June 11, 2017 - Day of Textile and Light Industry Workers (second Sunday in June).

June 13, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of I.I. Sreznevsky (1812-1880), Russian philologist, ethnographer, paleographer;

June 15, 2017 is the Day of the creation of the Yunnat movement. On June 15, 1918, the first out-of-school institution for young nature lovers was opened in Moscow.

June 15, 2017 - 150 years since the birth of K.D. Balmont (1867-1942), Russian poet, essayist, translator, critic;

June 18, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of V.T. Shalamov (1907-1982), Russian writer and poet;

June 18, 2017 - 75 years since the birth of D.P. McCartney (1942), English musician, one of the founders of the Beatles;

June 20, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of V.M. Kotenochkina (1927-2000), Russian director- animator;

June 20, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of R.I. Rozhdestvensky (1932-1994), Soviet poet, translator;

June 21, 2017 - 220 years since the birth of V.K. Kuchelbecker (1797-1846), Russian poet and public figure;

June 22, 2017 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. Established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation on June 8, 1996 in honor of the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland and the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

June 23, 2017 - International Olympic Day. Celebrated on the initiative of the International Olympic Committee since 1948.

June 23, 2017 - Balalaika Day - international holiday folk musicians. Balalaika Day was first celebrated in 2008.

June 24, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of S.N. Filippov (1912-1990), Soviet film actor;

June 25, 2017 - 165 years since the birth of N.E. Heinze (1852-1913), Russian prose writer, journalist and playwright;

June 26, 2017 is the International Day against Drug Addiction and Illicit Drug Trafficking.

June 28, 2017 - 440 years since the birth of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the great Flemish painter;

June 28, 2017 - 305 years since the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment;

June 28, 2017 - 150 years since the birth of Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936), Italian writer and playwright;

June 28, 2017 - V.V. died 90 years ago. Khlebnikov (1885-1922), Russian poet and prose writer, futurist theorist;

Memorable and significant dates in July 2017

320 years since the annexation of Kamchatka to Russia (1697);
255 years since the beginning of the reign of Catherine II the Great (July 9, 1762);
90 years ago the first issue of the Roman-Gazeta magazine was published (1927);
75 years ago from the start Battle of Stalingrad(July 17, 1942);
70 years ago the Knowledge Society was founded (1947);

July 2, 2017 - International Sports Journalist Day (since 1995 by decision of the International Sports Press Association).

July 2, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), German novelist, poet, critic;

July 5, 2017 - 215 years since the birth of P.S. Nakhimov (1802-1855), an outstanding Russian naval commander;

July 6, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of A.M. Remizov (1877-1957), writer of Russian diaspora;

July 6, 2017 is World Kissing Day, which was first coined in the UK and then approved by the United Nations.

July 6, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of V.D. Ashkenazi (1937), Soviet and Icelandic pianist and conductor;

July 7, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of Yanka Kupala (1882-1942), national Belarusian poet, translator;

July 7, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of Robert Hanlein (1907-1988), American science fiction writer;

July 8, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of N.V. Narokova (Marchenko) (1887-1969), prose writer of the Russian diaspora;

July 8, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of Richard Aldington (1892-1962), English writer, poet, critic;

July 10, 2017 - Military Glory Day. Victory of the Russian army under the command of Peter I over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709);

July 13, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of N.A. Rubakin (1862-1946), Russian book scholar, bibliographer, writer;

July 20, 2017 - International Chess Day. Celebrated by the decision of the World Chess Federation since 1966.

July 21, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of David Burliuk (1882-1967), poet, publisher of Russian diaspora;

July 23, 2017 - 225 years since the birth of P.A. Vyazemsky (1792-1878), Russian poet, critic, memoirist;

July 24, 2017 - 215 years since the birth of Alexandre Dumas (father) (1802-1870), French writer;

July 24, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of N.O. Gritsenko (1912-1979), Soviet actor theater and cinema;

July 24, 2017 - Trade Worker's Day(established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2013 N 459 “On Trade Worker Day”).

July 28, 2017 - 195 years since the birth of Apollo Grigoriev (1822-1864), Russian poet, translator, memoirist;

July 28, 2017 - Day of the Baptism of Rus'. On this day Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the day of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir, the baptist of Rus'.

July 29, 2017 - 200 years since the birth of P.K. Aivazovsky (1817-1900), Russian marine painter, philanthropist;

July 31, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of E.S. Piekha (1937), Russian pop singer, actresses;

Memorable and significant dates in August 2017

95 years ago the first issue of the Crocodile magazine was published (1922);
30 years ago, a resolution was adopted on the creation of the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of I.S. Turgenev "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" in the Oryol region (1987);

August 1, 2017 - All-Russian Cash Cashier Day. On this day in 1939, the collection service was created at the State Bank of the USSR.

August 4, 2017 - 260 years since the birth of V.L. Borovikovsky (1757-1825), Russian artist, portrait master;

August 4, 2017 - 225 years since the birth of P.B. Shelley (1792-1822), English romantic poet;

August 4, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of S.N. Trubetskoy (1862-1905), Russian philosopher, public figure;

August 4, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of A.D. Alexandrova (1912-1999), Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher;

August 5, 2017 - International Traffic Light Day. Celebrated in honor of an event that occurred in 1914. On this day, the first predecessor of modern devices appeared in the American city of Cleveland. It had red and green lights, and made a beep when the light switched.

August 6, 2017 - International Doctors of the World Day for Peace. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the terrible tragedy - the day of the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

August 7, 2017 - 180 years since the birth of K.K. Sluchevsky (1837-1904), Russian writer and poet, translator;

August 7, 2017 - 70 years since the birth of S.M. Rotaru (1947), Ukrainian and Russian pop singer;

August 9, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of Sergei Gorny (Otsup Alexander-Mark Avdeevich) (1882-1949), a writer of Russian emigration. Born in Ostrov, Pskov province;

August 10, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of Jorge Amado (1912-2001), Brazilian writer;

August 12, 2017 - International Youth Day. Established by the UN General Assembly on December 17, 1999, at the proposal of the World Conference of Ministers of Youth, held in Lisbon on August 8-12, 1998. The first time International Youth Day was celebrated was on August 12, 2000.

August 12, 2017 - Air Force Day (established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 No. 549).

August 13, 2017 is International Left-Handed Day. International Left-Handed People's Day was first celebrated on August 13, 1992, at the initiative of the British Left-Handers Club, created in 1990. On this day, left-handers all over the world strive to draw the attention of product manufacturers to the need to take into account their convenience, organizing various events and competitions.

August 14, 2017 - 150 years since the birth of John Galsworthy (1867-1933), English novelist and playwright;

August 15, 2017 - 230 years since the birth of A.A. Alyabyev (1787-1851), Russian composer, pianist and conductor;

August 17, 2017 - 180 years since the birth of A.P. Filosofova (1837-1912), Russian public figure;

August 17, 2017 - 75 years since the birth of M.M. Magomayev (1942-2008), Soviet, Azerbaijani singer, composer;

August 19, 2017 - Photography Day. The date of the holiday was not chosen by chance: on August 9, 1839, the French artist, chemist and inventor Louis Daguerre presented to the French Academy of Sciences the process of obtaining a daguerreotype - an image on a light-sensitive metal plate, and on August 19, the French government proclaimed his invention “a gift to the world.”

August 19, 2017 - 75 years since the birth of A.V. Vampilov (1937-1972), Russian playwright and prose writer;

August 20, 2017 - 190 years since the birth of Charles de Coster (1827-1879), Belgian writer;

August 20, 2017 - 170 years since the birth of Boleslaw Prus (1847-1912), Polish writer;

August 21, 2017 - 225 years since the birth of P.A. Pletnev (1792-1865), Russian poet, critic;

August 21, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of Aubrey Beardsley (Beardsley) (1872-1898), English graphic artist, illustrator;

August 22, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer;

August 23, 2017 - Military Glory Day. The defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943);

August 25, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of N.N. Zinin (1812-1880), Russian organic chemist;

August 27, 2017 - Miner's Day in Russia(since 1947, the last Sunday in August).

August 28, 2017 - 105 years since the start of the expedition by G.Ya. Sedov to the North Pole (1912);

August 29, 2017 - International Day of Action against Nuclear Tests (since 2010 by decision of the UN General Assembly).

August 29, 2017 - 385 years since the birth of John Locke (1632-1704), English educator, philosopher;

August 29, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), Belgian writer, playwright, philosopher;

August 30, 2017 - 100 years since the birth of E.N. Stamo (1912-1987), Soviet architect, builder of the Olympic Village for the 1980 Moscow Olympics;

August 31, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of M.F. Kshesinskaya (1872-1971), Russian ballerina;

August 31, 2017 - Blog Day. The idea to celebrate Blog Day on August 31st appeared in 2005.

Memorable and significant dates in September 2017

495 years ago, the first circumnavigation of the world by the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan (1522) was completed;
205 years since the Battle of Borodino in the Patriotic War of 1812 (September 7, 1812);
195 years ago, A.S. Pushkin’s poem “ Prisoner of the Caucasus"(1822);
180 years ago, the inventor of the telegraph apparatus, S. Morse, transmitted the first telegram (1837);
165 years ago, the magazine Sovremennik published a story by L.N. Tolstoy's "Childhood" (1852);
155 years ago the St. Petersburg Conservatory was founded (September 20, 1862);
155 years ago, a monument to the Millennium of Russia was unveiled in the Novgorod Kremlin (sculptor M.O. Mikeshin) (1862);
95 years ago from Soviet Russia Prominent representatives of the intelligentsia, including N.A., were forcibly deported. Berdyaev, L.P. Karsavin, I.A. Ilyin, Pitirim Sorokin and others (1922);
75 years ago, the publication of A.T.’s poem began. Tvardovsky “Vasily Terkin” (1942);

September 2, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of Evgeny Pavlovich Leonov (1926-1994), a famous Soviet theater and film actor.

September 3, 2017 - Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism. This is a new memorable date for Russia, established by the Federal Law “On the Days of Military Glory of Russia” dated July 6, 2005. Connected with the tragic events in Beslan.

September 3, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of A.M. Adamovich (Ales Adamovich) (1927-1994), Belarusian writer;

September 3, 2017 - Day of Oil, Gas and Fuel Industry Workers (first Sunday in September).

September 4, 2017 - Nuclear Support Specialist Day (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 No. 549)

September 4, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of P.P. Soykin (1862-1938), Russian book publisher;

September 5, 2017 - 200 years since the birth of A.K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), Russian poet, writer, playwright;

September 6, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of G.F. Shpalikov (1937-1974), Soviet film screenwriter, poet;

September 8, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of N.N. Goncharova (1812-1863), wife of A.S. Pushkin;

September 8, 2017 is International Literacy Day. Celebrated since 1967 by decision of UNESCO.

September 9, 2017 - World Beauty Day. The initiative belongs to the International Committee of Aesthetics and Cosmetology.

September 10, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of V.K. Arsenyev (1872-1930), Russian explorer Far East, writer, geographer;

September 10, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of V.I. Nemtsov (1907-1994), Russian science fiction writer, publicist;

September 10, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of Herluf Bidstrup (1912-1988), Danish cartoonist;

September 10, 2017 - Lake Baikal Day. It was established in 1999 and since then has been celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of August, but since 2008, by decision of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region, Baikal Day has been moved to the second Sunday of September.

September 11, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of O. Henry (1862-1910), American writer;

September 11, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of F.E. Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926), statesman, revolutionary;

September 11, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of B.S. Zhitkov (1882-1938), Russian children's writer, teacher;

September 11, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of Joseph Kobzon (1937), Russian pop singer;

September 14, 2017 - 170 years since the birth of P.N. Yablochkov (1847-1894), Russian inventor, electrical engineer;

September 15, 2017 - Birthday of the international environmental organization Greenpeace (September 15, 1971 - the day of the first organized action of environmentalists against nuclear testing).

September 16, 2017 - Juliet’s birthday. On this day in Italian city Verona celebrates a holiday - the birthday of Juliet, the famous Shakespearean heroine.

September 17, 2017 - 160 years since the birth of K.E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), Russian scientist and inventor;

September 17, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of G.P. Mengleta (1912-2001), Russian actor theater and cinema;

September 17, 2017 - 100 years since the birth of Maxim Tank (1912-1995), national Belarusian poet;

September 19, 2017 - 65 years since the birth of V.V. Erofeev (1947), Russian prose writer, essayist;

September 19, 2017 - Smiley’s birthday. On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman first proposed using three consecutive characters—a colon, a hyphen, and a closing parenthesis—to represent a “smiling face” in text that is typed on a computer.

September 21, 2017 - International Day of Peace as a day of general ceasefire and renunciation of violence.

September 24, 2017 - World Maritime Day. It was established at the 10th session of the Assembly by the International Maritime Organization, noted since 1978. Included in the UN system of world and international days. Until 1980, it was celebrated on March 17, but then it began to be celebrated on one of the days of the last week of September. In Russia it is celebrated on September 24th.

September 24, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of G.A. Duperron (1877-1934), founder of Russian football and the Olympic movement in Russia;

September 25, 2017 -220 years since the birth of I.I. Lazhechnikov (1792-1869), Russian writer;

September 25, 2017 -115 years since the birth of William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and short story writer;

September 29, 2017 - 470 years since the birth of M. Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer of the Renaissance;

September 29, 2017 - 195 years since the birth of A.V. Sukhovo-Kobylin (1817-1903), Russian playwright;

Memorable and significant dates in October 2017

525 years ago, the expedition of H. Columbus discovered the island of San Salvador (the official date of the discovery of America) (1492);
145 years ago, Russian electrical engineer A.N. Lodygin filed an application for the invention of an electric incandescent lamp (1872);
130 years ago, the premiere of P.I.’s opera took place. Tchaikovsky's "The Enchantress" at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (1887);
120 years since the first football match was held in Russia (October 24, 1897);
95 years ago, the book and magazine publishing house “Young Guard” was created in Moscow (1922);
60 years ago, the film “The Cranes Are Flying” (1957) directed by M. Kalatozov was released on the screens of the country. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or;
60 years ago, the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched in our country (October 4, 1957);

October 1, 2017 is International Music Day. Established in 1975 by decision of UNESCO. One of the initiators of the establishment of International Music Day is composer Dmitry Shostakovich.

October 1, 2017 - International Day of Older Persons. It was proclaimed at the 45th session of the UN General Assembly on December 14, 1990, celebrated since October 1, 1991.

October 1, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilev (1912-1992), Russian historian-ethnologist, geographer, writer;

October 2, 2017 - World Architecture Day (first Monday in October). This holiday was established by the International Union of Architects.

October 3-9, 2017 - International Writing Week. Held annually during the week on which World Post Day falls.

October 4, 2017 - 170 years since the birth of Louis Henri Boussenard (1847-1911), French writer;

October 4, 2017 - Day of the beginning of the space age of mankind (since 1967 by decision of the International Astronautical Federation).

October 7, 2017 - 65 years old Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952), President of the Russian Federation, statesman;

October 8, 2017 - Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers (second Sunday of October, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 1999 No. 679).

October 12, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Koshkin (1912-1992), Soviet engineer-inventor;

October 14, 2017 - 275 years since the birth of Ya.B. Knyazhnin (1742-1791), Russian playwright, poet;

October 14, 2017 - World Egg Day. In 1996, at a conference in Vienna, the International Egg Commission announced that the world egg holiday would be celebrated on the second Friday of October.

October 15, 2017 is World Handwashing Day. Celebrated at the initiative of the UN Children's Fund.

October 22, 2017 - White Crane Festival. A holiday of poetry and memory of those who fell on the battlefields in all wars. Appeared on the initiative of the poet Rasul Gamzatov.

October 23, 2017 - International School Library Day (fourth Monday of October).

October 24, 2017 - 385 years since the birth of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Dutch naturalist;

October 24, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of Imre Kalman (1882-1953), Hungarian composer;

October 25, 2017 - International Women's Day for Peace (since 1980 by decision of the International Democratic Federation of Women).

October 26, 2017 - 175 years since the birth of V.V. Vereshchagin (1842-1904), Russian painter, writer;

October 27, 2017 - 235 years since the birth of Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Italian composer, violinist;

October 31, 2017 - 385 years since the birth of John Vermeer (Vermeer) of Delphi (1632-1675), Dutch artist;

October 31, 2017 - 180 years since the birth of Louis Jacolliot (1837-1890), French writer and traveler;

Memorable and significant dates in November 2017

130 years ago, A.K.’s novel was published. Doyle's "Study in Scarlet" (1887);
100 years ago the RSFSR was formed (1917), now the Russian Federation;
55 years ago, a story by A.I. was published in Novy Mir. Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” (1962);
20 years ago, the all-Russian state channel “Culture” went on air (1997);

November 3, 2017 - 220 years since the birth of A.A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky (1797-1837), Russian writer, critic, Decembrist;

November 3, 2017 - 135 years since the birth of Y. Kolas (1882-1956), Belarusian writer, poet and translator;

November 3, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of S.Ya. Marshak (1887-1964), Russian poet, playwright and translator;

November 4, 2017 - National Unity Day. This holiday was established in honor of an important event in the history of Russia - the liberation of Moscow from Polish invaders in 1612.

November 6, 2017 - 165 years since the birth of D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak (1852-1912), Russian writer;

November 7, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of D.M. Balashov (1927-2000), Russian writer, folklorist, publicist;

November 7, 2017 - Day of Accord and Reconciliation. October Revolution Day. The day of the military parade on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (1941).

November 8, 2017 - International KVN Day (since 2001). The idea of the holiday was proposed by the President international club KVN by Alexander Maslyakov. The date of the celebration was chosen to honor the anniversary of the first Merry and Resourceful Club game, which aired on November 8, 1961.

November 9, 2017 - 180 years since the birth of Emile Gaboriau (1832-1873), French writer;

November 11, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), American novelist;

November 13, 2017 - International Day of the Blind. On November 13, 1745, Valentin Hauis was born in France, a famous teacher who founded several schools and enterprises for the blind in Paris and St. Petersburg. According to the decision of the World Health Organization, this date became the basis for the International Day of the Blind.

November 14, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), Swedish writer;

November 15, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), German playwright and novelist;

November 16, 2017 - No Smoking Day (celebrated on the third Thursday of November). It was established by the American Cancer Society in 1977.

November 18, 2017 - 230 years since the birth of Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French artist, inventor, one of the creators of photography;

November 18, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of E.A. Ryazanov (1927-2015), Russian director, screenwriter, poet;

November 20, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of V.S. Tokareva (1937), Russian prose writer, film playwright;

November 21, 2017 - World Welcome Day (since 1973). This holiday was invented by two brothers - Michael and Brion McCormack from the American state of Nebraska in 1973. The rules of this holiday-game are very simple: it is enough to say hello to ten strangers on this day.

November 24, 2017 - 385 years since the birth of B. Spinoza (1632-1677), Dutch rationalist philosopher;

November 25, 2017 - 455 years since the birth of Lope de Vega (1562-1635), Spanish playwright, poet;

November 25, 2017 - 300 years since the birth of A.P. Sumarokov (1717-1777), Russian playwright, poet;

November 26, 2017 - World Information Day. Celebrated annually since 1994 on the initiative of the International Academy of Informatization and the World Information Parliament. On this day in 1992, the first International Informatization Forum took place.

November 28, 2017 - 260 years since the birth of William Blake (1757-1827), English poet and engraver;

November 28, 2017 - 110 years since the birth of Alberto Moravio (1907-1990), Italian writer, journalist;

November 29, 2017 - 215 years since the birth of Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827), German writer;

November 29, 2017 - Foundation Day of the World Conservation Society. On this day, in 1948, the World Conservation Union was founded, which is the largest international non-profit environmental organization. The Union unites 82 states (including the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) into a unique global partnership.

November 30, 2017 - 350 years since the birth of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), English satirist and philosopher;

Memorable and significant dates in December 2017

265 years ago, the Mopsky Cadet Corps was established in St. Petersburg (1752);
205 years since the end of the Patriotic War of 1812;
175 years ago the first production of N.V.’s comedy took place. Gogol's "Marriage" (1842);
145 years ago, the Polytechnic Museum opened in Moscow (1872);
115 years ago, the premiere of M. Gorky’s play “At the Lower Depths” (1902) took place at the Moscow Art Theater;

December 1, 2017 - 225 years since the birth of N.I. Lobachevsky (1792-1856), Russian mathematician;

December 1, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of V.M. Bobrov (1922-1979), Soviet athlete;

December 5, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of Al. Altaeva (M.V. Yamshchikova, 1872-1959), Russian children's writer, publicist;

December 5, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of Ambrose Optinsky (A.M. Grenkov, 1812-1891), Russian religious figure;

December 6, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of N.S. Pimenov (1812-1864), Russian sculptor;

December 6, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of V.N. Naumov (1927), Russian film director, screenwriter, actor;

December 8, 2017 - 215 years since the birth of A.I. Odoevsky (1802-1839), Russian poet, Decembrist;

December 9, 2017 - 175 years since the birth of P.A. Kropotkin (1842-1921), Russian revolutionary anarchist, scientist;

December 10, 2017 is International Human Rights Day. The date was chosen to honor the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948.

December 13, 2017 - 220 years since the birth of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), German poet, prose writer and critic;

December 13, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of E.P. Petrov (E.P. Kataeva, 1902-1942), Russian writer, journalist;

December 14, 2017 - 95 years since the birth of N.G. Basov (1922-2001), Russian physicist, inventor of the laser;

December 15, 2017 is the Day of Remembrance for journalists who died in the performance of their professional duties.

December 15, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of A.G. Eiffel (1832-1923), French engineer;

December 16, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of A.I. Denikin (1872-1947), Russian military and politician;

December 16, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of R.K. Shchedrin (1932), Russian composer and pianist;

December 18, 2017 - 70 years since the birth of Steven Spielberg (1947), American director, screenwriter and producer;

December 20, 2017 - 115 years since the birth of T.A. Mavrina (1902-1996), Russian illustrator and graphic artist;

December 21, 2017 - 100 years since the birth of Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), German short story writer, prose writer and translator;

December 22, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of Eduard Uspensky (1937), Russian writer, screenwriter, author of children's books;

December 23, 2017 - 240 years since the birth of Alexander I (1777-1825), Russian Emperor;

December 25, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of A.E. Rekemchuk (1927), Russian prose writer, film playwright, publicist;

December 26, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of A.V. Amphiteatrov (1862-1938), Russian writer, playwright and feuilletonist;

December 27, 2017 - 195 years since the birth of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist;

December 27, 2017 - 185 years since the birth of P.M. Tretyakov (1832-1898), Russian merchant and philanthropist;

December 28, 2017 - International Cinema Day. On December 28, 1895, the first session of the Lumière brothers' cinematography took place in Paris at the Grand Café on Boulevard des Capucines.

December 28, 2017 - 120 years since the birth of I.S. Konev (1897-1973), Russian military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union;

December 30, 2017 - 95 years since the formation of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist republics) (1922);

In 2017 literary world will celebrate dozens of anniversaries of geniuses of the pen. Thanks to their works, everyone can plunge into an atmosphere of joy and sadness, forget about pressing problems and find answers to their questions. Literature is the citadel of knowledge and, undoubtedly, the 2017 anniversary writers made a significant contribution to the construction of this eternal wall of inspiration and celebration.

Russian writers

Born April 10, 1937 Bella Akhmadulina- one of the most soulful poetess of the 20th century. Her poems were rewritten and re-sung, and collections of her works flew off bookshelves without having time to dwell on them.

A modern writer celebrates her 80th birthday in 2017 Victoria Tokareva. She is famous for being the author of the script for the beloved film “Gentlemen of Fortune,” as well as for numerous novels and stories that have the genre of modern prose in literature.

I would have celebrated my 85th anniversary on January 27, 2017. Rimma Kazakova- Russian poetess and author of many songs.

Will celebrate its anniversary on March 13 Vladimir Semenovich Makanin- Russian writer, famous for his novel “Underground, or a Hero of Our Time”; the films Danelia and Teacher were based on his novels. His books have been translated into English, German, French and Spanish.

One of the most “high-profile” holidays will be celebrated by Russian literature on March 15, 2017, when the famous “village” writer will celebrate his 80th birthday Valentin Rasputin.

On June 2, a domestic poetess will cross the 80-year-old threshold Yunna Petrovna Marits, known for her creativity for children.

August 19, 2017 to the famous Russian playwright Alexander Vampilov would have turned 80 years old. His comedy "Eldest Son" actually has a tragic background to the trust, sadness and loneliness of an adult. Vampilov’s works still have life in theatrical productions.

Poet and part-time screenwriter Gennady Shpalikov would have celebrated his 80th birthday in September 2017.

The famous front-line poet and participant in the Great Patriotic War would have celebrated his 95th birthday in 2017. Semyon Petrovich Gudzenko.

This month marks the 85th anniversary of the Russian and to a modern writer, auto RU " Monumental propaganda» Vladimir Nikolaevich Voinovich.

Romantic and poet, whose poems sound modern today - Robert Rozhdestvensky would have celebrated his 85th anniversary in 2017.

Famous and beloved children's writers celebrate their anniversary in 2017 - turning 70 years old Grigory Oster and 80 years - Eduard Uspensky.

Contemporary of Sukhovo-Kobylin and Aksakov - a talented poet Alexey Konstantinovich Tolstoy born 200 years ago on September 5, 1817. This is one of the key literary figures in educational literature. Schoolchildren know him from his historical works - a cycle of three works “The Death of Ivan the Terrible”, “Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich”, “Tsar Boris”, as well as the novel “Prince Silver”.

Poetry fans will celebrate a big date in the coming year - the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet, who wrote in the genre of symbolism, one of the main figures of the era Silver Age Konstantin Balmont. His contemporary and colleague in “silver” poetry - Igor Severyanin born 130 years ago.

In 2017, the 120th anniversary will be celebrated by the playwright, author of patriotic works, student of Bunin and author of the military story “Son of the Regiment” - Valentin Petrovich Kataev.

The Russian writer turns 165 on February 20 Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky.

The same month marks the date of the 125th anniversary of Konstantin Fedin- a controversial writer of his time, who persecuted Pasternak and advocated banning the publication of Solzhenitsyn’s novel “ Cancer building" His famous works- political novel “The Rape of Europe”, memoirs “Writer, Art, Time” and “Gorky Among Us”.

Turns 140 in March Alexey Silych (Silantievich) Novikov-Priboy, awarded Stalin Prize for the novel "Tsushima".

The poetess celebrates her 110th birthday on March 10 Lidia Korneevna Chukovskaya- daughter of a famous writer. In the same month, her father, the great children's poet and publicist, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky turns 135 years old.

Soviet and Russian writers

The anniversaries of 2017 in the field of literature are talented Soviet and Russian prose writers and poets.

On November 25, the 300th anniversary of the genius, as Belinsky put it, and the one to whom “the noise rushes to him of solemn praise,” as Pushkin wrote about him, is celebrated - the writer Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov. On April 10, the 200th anniversary of the Russian prose writer, poet, publicist, author of the study “Lomonosov in the history of Russian literature and the Russian language”, which earned him a master’s degree in Russian literature, is celebrated - Konstantin Aksakov. 200th Anniversary Writer 2017 - Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov.

The great Russian playwright, creator of the trilogy “Pictures of the Past” and a man of difficult fate - Alexander Vasilievich Sukhovo-Kobylin born 200 years ago on September 29, 1817.
In 1912 - 105 years ago, the Russian poet and playwright was born Alexander Gladkov.

Anniversary 2017 - Maximilian Aleksandrovich Voloshin, which would have turned 140 years old.

A contemporary and favorite of Pushkin, whose poems he idolized, Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov born 230 years ago. In the same year, 220 years ago, a mutual friend of the poets was born, a classmate of Alexander Sergeevich, a Decembrist who spent 15 years in prison, who wrote his famous works“The Death of Byron” and a poignant poem from the school curriculum “The Fate of Russian Poets” - Wilhelm Karlovich Kuchelbecker.

The 120th anniversary in 2017 will be domestic poet and prose writer Petra Oreshina.

In October, the world of poetry will celebrate a big date - 125 years since the birth of one of the most beloved, soulful and subtle poets - Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva.

November 3 would have been the children's writer's 130th birthday. Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak, awarded the Stalin Prize four times and the Lenin Prize once for books for children.

Writer of the Year 2017 - Vikenty Vikentievich Veresaev- laureate of the last Pushkin Prize for translations ancient greek poetry, author of the novels Sisters and Dead End, January 16 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Foreign writers

Works of foreign writers XVIII-XIX-XX centuries have left a significant imprint in literature, influencing the work of many domestic creators, and to this day being a modern and popular material among readers. Many anniversaries among foreign writers and poets in 2017.

January

January 3 - 125 years - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien- “The Lord of the Rings”, “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again”

January 15 - 395 years - Jean Baptiste Poquelin- known as Moliere "Tartuffe", "Don Juan", "The Miser", "The Bourgeois in the Nobility"

January 24 - 285 years - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais- “The Barber of Seville”, “The Marriage of Figaro”, “Tarare”

February

February 2 - 135 years - Charles Dickens- “The Adventures of Oliver Twist”, “David Copperfield”

February 11 - 100 years - Sydney Sheldon - « Reverse side Midnight", author of hundreds of bestsellers

February 26 - 215 years - Victor Marie Hugo- "Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris", "Les Miserables"

March

March 18 - 85 years - John Updike- The Witches of Eastwick, the Rabbit Novels, the Beck Trilogy

April

April 1 - 320 years - A ntoine Francois Prevost- “The History of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut”

July

July 14 - 150 years - John Galsworthy- “Silver Box”, “The Forsyte Saga”, “Grotesques”

July 24 - 215 years - Alexandr Duma- (father) Author of numerous novels about the Three Musketeers

July 20 - 190 years - Theodore Henri de Coster- “The Legend of Til”, based on which M. Zakharov’s play “The Passion of Til” was staged

September

October

October 3 - 120 years - Louis Aragon Roman- “Rich Quarters”, collection of poems “Eyes of Elsa”

November

November 14 - 110 years - Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren- Children's writer, author of stories about Pippi Longstocking

December

Writers' anniversaries in 2017 are a great occasion to remember their work or read for the first time novels and poems for which there was not enough time or desire.

October is an amazing month. It is known not only for its changeable weather, which actively prepares Russians for the imminent arrival of winter, but also for its festive and significant events. Everything is included in the monthly calendar important dates October 2017, which are diverse in nature, but are of significant importance for each of us.

Anniversaries

What is an anniversary date? This is a festive event that has a round date. Quite a lot of significant events are planned in the fall, we will list them all anniversary dates October 2017.

1 - the date of birth of the most famous Russian actor - Oleg Efremov is celebrated. This year, the outstanding actor of the times would have turned 90 years old.
2 - 100th anniversary is celebrated since the birth of the Russian sculptor - Mikhail Anikushin.
5 - unique historical date- 280th anniversary of the birth of Count Alexei Orlov.
The 5th anniversary event is also celebrated by Russian football player Andrei Zyryanov. The athlete celebrates his 40th birthday.
6 - Anniversary events and entrepreneurs celebrate. For example, the famous Russian entrepreneur Vladimir Gusinsky is celebrating his 65th birthday.
6 - at the same autumn moment, a unique and in demand actress, Elisabeth Shue, celebrates the anniversary event (55 years).

7 - a truly Russian anniversary event - our President Vladimir Putin celebrates 65 years.
8 - holiday creative nature- 125 years since the birth of the famous poetess Marina Tsvetaeva.
A Russian performer celebrates her 12th - 40th birthday popular songs- Jasmine.
14 - 90th anniversary of the birth of actor and artist - Roger Moore.
15 - creative people celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Russian writer Ilya Ilf.
16th is a wonderful date - the world famous singer celebrates his 55th birthday opera stage- Dmitry Hvorostovsky.
16 - actor of our Russia - Ivan Dykhovnichny - celebrates his 70th birthday.
19 - a popular Brazilian actress in recent times, known throughout the world for the TV series “The Rich Also Cry” - Veronica Castro celebrates her 65th birthday this year.
19th - sports anniversary date - 55 years of the famous boxer - Evander Holyfield.
23rd - 85th anniversary meets Russian writer Vasily Belov.
26 - the popular politician of all America - Hilary Clinton - celebrates her 70th birthday.
28 - actress best known for the movie "Pretty Woman" - Julia Roberts - celebrates significant date- 50 years.
30 - Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov celebrates his 100th birthday.
31 - 95 years are celebrated since the birth of the popular Russian actor - Anatoly Papanov.

Important dates

Autumn is also rich in significant dates in October 2017. Festive events are celebrated en masse. If a holiday is considered a cultural value, then it brings together like-minded people at creative evenings. Every Russian keeps dates of a public nature in his heart.

Why is it popular? autumn month?

The 1st - 105th anniversary is celebrated for the popular Russian historian, as well as geographer and, of course, the author of numerous research work- Gumilyov L.N.
4 - a unique date for the entire country - exactly 60 years ago the first artificial satellite of planet Earth was launched into the depths of space. In honor of the most important event of the year, the country declares a space week, which begins on the 4th and ends on the 10th of October.

October is also unique in that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the release of the film “The Cranes Are Flying” to the general public. Director M. Kalatozov was recognized as one of all the best specialists in his profession at the Cannes Film Festival. The outstanding film received a well-deserved award in 1958 - the Palme d'Or.

October Holidays

For every Russian, significant dates for October 2017 carry vital information. This autumn month also marks other equally significant events of the year.

1 - creative people An international music festival is taking place.
1 - celebrated by the whole world today and a holiday of smiles.
1 - Russia celebrates the day of the elderly.
The 1st - 11th anniversary is celebrated by the Russian ground forces.
2 - date of birth of e-mail, popular and in demand in modern times.
3 - professional holiday of riot police officers and employees.
4 is an international holiday dedicated to animals.

5 - a professional holiday of the greatest importance - Teacher's Day.
5 - criminal investigation officers receive well-deserved congratulations.
6 - date of birth of the emoticon.
8 is a holiday dedicated to rural women.
9 - postal workers and all Russian post offices celebrate a professional festive event.
11 is girls day. World date.
12 - day of the Russian personnel officer.
14 - among Orthodox Christians the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos is found.
16 - chef's holiday.
20th - international holiday of the profession - cook.
24 is a professional holiday for special forces employees.
29 is the date of birth of the Komsomol.
31 - Halloween.

West African city of Conakry (capital of Guinea)

Some anniversary dates of 2017:

1155th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood (862 - the calling of Rurik by the elders of the intertribal state of Northern Rus')

1135th anniversary of the unification of Northern and Southern Rus' by Prince Oleg the Prophet into one state with the center in Kyiv (882)

980 years ago, Yaroslav the Wise founded the first library of Ancient Rus' at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv (1037)

870 years since the first chronicle mention of Moscow (1147)

680 years since the founding of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra (1337)

660 years since the founding of the Andronikov Monastery (c. 1357)

405 years of expulsion of Polish interventionists from Moscow by the militia under the leadership of K. Minin and D. Pozharsky (October 26, 1612)

295 years ago, Peter I approved the Table of Ranks of all ranks of the Russian Empire (1722)

295 years ago, Peter I issued a decree on the creation of the prosecutor's office (1722)

260 years since the founding of the Russian Academy of Arts (1757)

January

180 years ago, a duel took place between A.S. Pushkin with Dantes on the Black River (1837)

170 years ago, the first issue of the Sovremennik magazine published an essay by I.S. Turgenev “Khor and Kalinich” (1847)

145 years ago the formation of a weather service in Russia began (1872)

In January it turns out:

January 2 - 180 years since the birth of M.A. Balakirev (1837-1910), Russian musician, public figure

January 3 - 125 years since the birth of J. Ronald Tolkien (1892-1973), English writer, philosopher, historian of language

January 4 - 205 years since the birth of E.P. Rostopchina (1812-1858), Russian poetess and writer

January 7 - 130 years since the birth of I.I. Golikov (1887-1937), Russian master, founder of the art of Palekh

January 9 - 220 years since the birth of F.P. Wrangel (1797-1870), Russian traveler, admiral, one of the founders of the Russian Geographical Society. Born in Pskov

January 12 - 110 years since the birth of S.P. Korolev (1907-1966), Soviet scientist and designer in the field of rocketry and astronautics

January 15 - 395 years since the birth of Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poclein) (1622-1673), French playwright

January 16 - 150 years since the birth of V.V. Veresaev (1867-1945), Russian prose writer, literary critic

January 16 - 135 years since the birth of A.V. Lentulov (1882-1943), Russian artist, set designer

January 18 - 135 years since the birth of A.A. Milne (1882-1956), English playwright, classic of English children's literature

January 22 - 135 years since the birth of P.A. Florensky (1882-1937), Russian thinker, encyclopedist scientist

January 23 - 185 years since the birth of Edouard Manet (1832-1883), French impressionist artist

January 24 - 285 years since the birth of Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799), French playwright

January 24 - 105 years since the birth of S.A. Dangulov (1912-1989), Russian writer, journalist

January 25 - 185 years since the birth of I.I. Shishkin (1832-1898), Russian painter, master of landscape

January 27 - 185 years since the birth of Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), English writer, philosopher and mathematician

January 28 - 130 years since the birth of Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982), Polish and American pianist

February

315 years since the founding of the Baltic Navy (1702)

180 years ago M.Yu. Lermontov wrote the final 16 lines of the poem “The Death of a Poet” (1837)

165 years ago the Hermitage Museum opened in St. Petersburg (1852)

140 years ago the premiere of P.I.’s ballet took place. Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (1877)

In February it turns out:

February 7 - 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English writer, novelist

February 11 - 115 years since the birth of L.P. Orlova (1902-1975), Russian theater and film actress

February 15 - 155 years since the birth of S.T. Morozov (1862-1905), Russian textile manufacturer, philanthropist

February 17 - 105 years since the birth of A. Norton (pseudonym of Alice Mary Norton, 1912-2005), American science fiction writer

February 20 - 165 years since the birth of N.G. Garin-Mikhailovsky (1852-1906), Russian writer

February 25 - 195 years since the birth of L.A. May (1822-1862), lyric poet, playwright

February 27 - 210th anniversary of the birth of Henry Longfellow (1807-1882), American romantic poet

February 28 - 95 years since the birth of Yu.M. Lotman (1922-1993), Russian literary critic, culturologist and semiotician

March

555 years since the beginning of the reign of Ivan III Vasilyevich, the first sovereign of all Rus', builder of the united Russian state (March 27, 1462)

310 years ago, Peter I issued a decree on the defense of the Fatherland (1707)

295 years ago, by decree of Peter I, systematic weather observations began in St. Petersburg (1722)

100 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Izvestia was published (1917)

95 years ago, the former family estate of the Hannibal-Pushkins became the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin (1922)

75 years ago, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper first published a poem by A.A. Surkov “In the dugout” (1942)

In March it turns out:

March 2 - 100 years ago, Nicholas II signed the abdication of the throne. Fall of the monarchy in Russia (1917)

March 5 - 505 years since the birth of Gerard Mercator (Gerard van Kremer) (1512-1594), Flemish cartographer, geographer

March 24 - 235 years since the birth of O.A. Kiprensky (1782-1836), Russian portrait painter and graphic artist, representative of romanticism

March 27 - 90 years since the birth of M.L. Rostropovich (1927-2007), outstanding cellist and conductor

March 31 - 145 years since the birth of S.P. Diaghilev (1872-1929), Russian theater and artistic figure

March 31 - 135 years since the birth of K.I. Chukovsky (1882-1969), Russian writer, critic, literary critic

April

350 years ago, the peasant war began under the leadership of Stepan Razin (1667)

105 years ago, the superliner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic (04/15/1912)

80 years ago the first issue of Theater magazine was published (1937)

75 years ago, the legendary pilot ace A.I. accomplished his feat. Maresyev (1942)

25 years ago the Moscow book publishing house Vagrius was founded (1992)

In April it turns out:

April 6 - 205 years since the birth of A.I. Herzen (pseudonym Iskander) (1812-1870), Russian writer, philosopher

April 9 - 105 years since the birth of L.Z. Kopelev (1912-1997), critic, literary critic, writer of Russian diaspora

April 12 - 130 years since the birth of E.I. Dmitrieva ( literary pseudonym- Cherubina de Gabriak) (1887-1928), poetess of the Russian diaspora

April 12 - 105 years since the birth of E.Z. Kopelyan (1912-1975), Soviet theater and film actor

April 14 - 155 years since the birth of P.A. Stolypin (1862-1911), Russian statesman

April 15 - 565 years since the birth of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian painter and scientist of the Renaissance

April 16 - 105 years since the birth of E.V. Samoilov (1912-2006), Russian theater and film actor

April 19 - 125 years since the birth of G.V. Adamovich (1892-1972), Russian poet, literary critic, translator

April 22 - 310th anniversary of the birth of Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist and playwright

April 28 - 110 years since the birth of Z.I. Voskresenskaya (1907-1992), Russian children's writer

April 30 - 240 years since the birth of K.F. Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician, astronomer, surveyor

May

325 years ago, the first warship in Russia was launched, the beginning of the creation of the Russian fleet (1692)

305 years ago, Peter I moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg (1712)

190 years ago, Russian artist O.A. Kiprensky created one of the first lifetime portraits of A.S. Pushkin (1827)

150 years ago the Red Cross Society in Russia was founded (1867)

105 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Pravda was published (1912)

The Russian Book Chamber was founded 100 years ago (1917)

95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Young Guard” was published (1922)

95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Physical Culture and Sports” was published (1922)

75 years ago, the Order of the Patriotic War, I and II degrees, was established (1942)

In May it turns out:

May 2 - 115 years since the birth of Alan Marshall (1902-1984), Australian writer, publicist

May 4 - 245 years since the birth of Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772-1823), German publisher, founder of the "dictionary" dynasty and the Brockhaus company.

May 5 - 155 years since the birth of Niko Pirosmani (N.A. Pirosmanishvili) (1862-1918), Georgian artist

May 5 - 140 years since the birth of G.Ya. Sedov (1877-1914), Russian hydrographer and Arctic explorer

May 28 - 140 years since the birth of M.A. Voloshin (1877-1932), Russian poet, critic, artist

June

105 years ago the State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. was opened in Moscow. Pushkin (June 13, 1912)

95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Peasant Woman” was published (1922)

In June it turns out:

June 9 - 345 years since the birth of Peter I the Great (1672-1725), Russian emperor, statesman

June 9 - 205 years since the birth of I.G. Halle (1812-1910), German astronomer who was the first to see Neptune

June 13 - 205 years since the birth of I.I. Sreznevsky (1812-1880), Russian philologist, ethnographer, paleographer

June 15 - 150 years since the birth of K.D. Balmont (1867-1942), Russian poet, essayist, translator, critic

June 18 - 75 years since the birth of D.P. McCartney (1942), English musician, one of the founders of the Beatles

June 20 - 85 years since the birth of R.I. Rozhdestvensky (1932-1994), Soviet poet, translator

June 25 - 165 years since the birth of N.E. Heinze (1852-1913), Russian prose writer, journalist and playwright

June 28 - 440 years since the birth of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the great Flemish painter

June 28 - 305 years since the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment

June 28 - 150 years since the birth of Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936), Italian writer, playwright

June 28 - 95 years ago V.V. died. Khlebnikov (1885-1922), Russian poet and prose writer, futurist theorist

July

320 years since the annexation of Kamchatka to Russia (1697)

90 years ago the first issue of the Roman-Gazeta magazine was published (1927)

70 years ago the Knowledge Society was founded (1947)

July marks:

July 2 - 140 years since the birth of Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), German novelist, poet, critic

July 6 - 80 years since the birth of V.D. Ashkenazi (1937), Soviet and Icelandic pianist and conductor

July 7 - 135 years since the birth of Yanka Kupala (1882-1942), national Belarusian poet, translator

July 7 - 110th anniversary of the birth of Robert Hanlein (1907-1988), American science fiction writer

July 8 - 130 years since the birth of N.V. Narokova (Marchenko) (1887-1969), prose writer of Russian diaspora

July 8 - 125 years since the birth of Richard Aldington (1892-1962), English writer, poet, critic

July 10 is Military Glory Day. Victory of the Russian army under the command of Peter I over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709)

July 13 - 155 years since the birth of N.A. Rubakin (1862-1946), Russian book scholar, bibliographer, writer

July 21 - 135 years since the birth of David Burliuk (1882-1967), poet, publisher of Russian diaspora

July 28 - 195 years since the birth of Apollo Grigoriev (1822-1864), Russian poet, translator, memoirist

July 29 - 200 years since the birth of I.K. Aivazovsky (1817-1900), Russian marine painter, philanthropist

August

95 years ago the first issue of the Krokodil magazine was published (1922)

30 years ago, a resolution was adopted on the creation of the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of I.S. Turgenev "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" in the Oryol region (1987)

In August it will be:

August 4 - 260 years since the birth of V.L. Borovikovsky (1757-1825), Russian artist, portrait master

August 4 - 155 years since the birth of S.N. Trubetskoy (1862-1905), Russian philosopher, public figure

August 4 - 105 years since the birth of A.D. Alexandrov (1912-1999), Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher

August 7 - 70 years since the birth of S.M. Rotaru (1947), Ukrainian and Russian pop singer

August 9 - 135 years since the birth of Sergei Gorny (Otsup Alexander-Mark Avdeevich) (1882-1949), a writer of Russian diaspora. Born in Ostrov, Pskov province

August 14 - 150 years since the birth of John Galsworthy (1867-1933), English novelist and playwright

August 15 - 230 years since the birth of A.A. Alyabyev (1787-1851), Russian composer, pianist and conductor

August 17 - 75 years since the birth of M.M. Magomayev (1942-2008), Soviet, Azerbaijani singer, composer

August 19 - 80 years since the birth of A.V. Vampilov (1937-1972), Russian playwright and prose writer

August 21 - 145 years since the birth of Aubrey Beardsley (Beardsley) (1872-1898), English graphic artist, illustrator

August 23 – Military Glory Day. The defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943)

August 29 - 155 years since the birth of Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), Belgian writer, playwright, philosopher

August 30 - 105 years since the birth of E.N. Stamo (1912-1987), Soviet architect, builder of the Olympic Village for the 1980 Moscow Olympics

September

495 years ago, the first circumnavigation of the world by Fernando Magellan's expedition ended (1522)

195 years ago, A.S. Pushkin’s poem “Prisoner of the Caucasus” (1822) was published

180 years ago, the inventor of the telegraph apparatus, S. Morse, transmitted the first telegram (1837)

165 years ago, the magazine Sovremennik published a story by L.N. Tolstoy's "Childhood" (1852)

155 years ago, a monument to the Millennium of Russia was unveiled in the Novgorod Kremlin (sculptor M.O. Mikeshin) (1862)

95 years ago, prominent representatives of the intelligentsia, including N.A., were forcibly expelled from Soviet Russia. Berdyaev, L.P. Karsavin, I.A. Ilyin, Pitirim Sorokin and others (1922)

In September it turns out:

September 3 - 90 years since the birth of A.M. Adamovich (Ales Adamovich) (1927-1994), Belarusian writer

September 5 - 200 years since the birth of A.K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), Russian poet, writer, playwright

September 6 - 80 years since the birth of G.F. Shpalikov (1937-1974), Soviet film screenwriter, poet

September 10 - 145 years since the birth of V.K. Arsenyev (1872-1930), Russian explorer of the Far East, writer, geographer

September 10 - 110 years since the birth of V.I. Nemtsov (1907-1994), Russian science fiction writer, publicist

September 10 - 105th anniversary of the birth of Herluf Bidstrup (1912-1988), Danish cartoonist

September 11 - 140 years since the birth of F.E. Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926), statesman, revolutionary

September 11 - 135 years since the birth of B.S. Zhitkov (1882-1938), Russian children's writer, teacher

September 14 - 170 years since the birth of P.N. Yablochkov (1847-1894), Russian inventor, electrical engineer

September 17 - 160 years since the birth of K.E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), Russian scientist and inventor

September 17 - 105 years since the birth of G.P. Menglet (1912-2001), Russian theater and film actor

September 17 - 105 years since the birth of Maxim Tank (1912-1995), national Belarusian poet

September 24 - 140 years since the birth of G.A. Duperron (1877-1934), founder of Russian football and the Olympic movement in Russia

September 25 - 120 years since the birth of William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and short story writer

September 29 - 470 years since the birth of M. Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer of the Renaissance

October

525 years ago, the expedition of H. Columbus discovered the island of San Salvador (the official date of discovery of America) (1492)

145 years ago, Russian electrical engineer A.N. Lodygin filed an application for the invention of an electric incandescent lamp (1872)

130 years ago, the premiere of P.I.’s opera took place. Tchaikovsky “The Enchantress” at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (1887)

95 years ago, the book and magazine publishing house “Young Guard” was created in Moscow (1922)

60 years ago, the film “The Cranes Are Flying” (1957) directed by M. Kalatozov was released on the screens of the country. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or.

60 years ago, the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched in our country (October 4, 1957)

In October it turns out:

October 1 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilev (1912-1992), Russian historian-ethnologist, geographer, writer

October 7 - 65 years of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952), President of the Russian Federation, statesman

October 12 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Koshkin (1912-1992), Soviet engineer-inventor

October 24 - 385 years since the birth of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Dutch naturalist

October 26 - 175 years since the birth of V.V. Vereshchagin (1842-1904), Russian painter, writer

October 27 - 235 years since the birth of Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Italian composer, violinist

October 31 - 385 years since the birth of John Vermeer (Vermeer) of Delphi (1632-1675), Dutch artist

October 31 - 180 years since the birth of Louis Jacolliot (1837-1890), French writer, traveler

November

130 years ago, A.K.’s novel was published. Doyle's "Study in Scarlet" (1887)

100 years ago the RSFSR was formed (1917), now the Russian Federation

In November it turns out:

November 3 - 220 years since the birth of A.A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky (1797-1837), Russian writer, critic, Decembrist

November 3 - 135 years since the birth of Y. Kolas (1882-1956), Belarusian writer, poet and translator

November 3 - 130 years since the birth of S.Ya. Marshak (1887-1964), Russian poet, playwright and translator

November 7 - 90 years since the birth of D.M. Balashov (1927-2000), Russian writer, folklorist, publicist

November 15 - 155 years since the birth of Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), German playwright and novelist

November 18 - 230 years since the birth of Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French artist, inventor, one of the creators of photography

November 18 - 90 years since the birth of E.A. Ryazanov (1927-2015), Russian director, screenwriter, poet

November 24 - 385 years since the birth of B. Spinoza (1632-1677), Dutch rationalist philosopher

November 28 - 260 years since the birth of William Blake (1757-1827), English poet and engraver

November 28 - 110 years since the birth of Alberto Moravio (1907-1990), Italian writer, journalist

November 30 - 350 years since the birth of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), English satirist, philosopher

December

265 years ago, the Mopsky Cadet Corps was established in St. Petersburg (1752)

205 years since the end of the Patriotic War of 1812

175 years ago the first production of N.V.’s comedy took place. Gogol's "Marriage" (1842)

145 years ago, the Polytechnic Museum opened in Moscow (1872)

115 years ago, the premiere of M. Gorky’s play “At the Lower Depths” (1902) took place at the Moscow Art Theater

In December it turns out:

December 5 - 205 years since the birth of Ambrose Optinsky (A.M. Grenkov, 1812-1891), Russian religious figure

December 6 - 90 years since the birth of V.N. Naumov (1927), Russian film director, screenwriter, actor

December 9 - 175 years since the birth of P.A. Kropotkin (1842-1921), Russian revolutionary anarchist, scientist

December 13 - 220 years since the birth of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), German poet, prose writer and critic

December 13 - 115 years since the birth of E.P. Petrov (E.P. Kataeva, 1902-1942), Russian writer, journalist

December 14 - 95 years since the birth of N.G. Basov (1922-2001), Russian physicist, inventor of the laser

December 16 - 145 years since the birth of A.I. Denikin (1872-1947), Russian military and political figure

December 18 - 70th birthday of Steven Spielberg (1947), American director, screenwriter and producer

December 20 - 115 years since the birth of T.A. Mavrina (1902-1996), Russian illustrator, graphic artist

December 21 - 100 years since the birth of Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), German short story writer, prose writer and translator

December 22 - 80 years since the birth of Eduard Uspensky (1937), Russian writer, screenwriter, author of children's books

December 25 - 90 years since the birth of A.E. Rekemchuk (1927), Russian prose writer, film playwright, publicist

December 26 - 155 years since the birth of A.V. Amphiteatrov (1862-1938), Russian writer, playwright and feuilletonist

December 27 - 195 years since the birth of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist

December 28 - 120 years since the birth of I.S. Konev (1897-1973), Russian military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union

December 30 - 95 years since the formation of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (1922)

The exact date of birth has not been established

230 years of A. Pogorelsky (1787-1836), Russian writer

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