Day of the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia

For 73 years in a row, on November 7, the USSR celebrated an important historical event for every Soviet person - the accomplishment of the Great Socialist Revolution. Then the military and workers, taking up arms, pitchforks, shovels and knives, carried out a large-scale uprising in Petrograd. They broke into the Winter Palace, which housed the Provisional Government, arrested its members, and later killed the entire Romanov imperial family. In this way, the rebels managed to establish their power - the Power of the Soviets. In history, this day is also called “Great October”, because the days of the calendar at that time were counted according to the old Julian style. Accordingly, the Petrograd coup occurred on October 25. Since then, from 1918 to 1991, October Revolution Day was marked in red on the calendar and was the most important holiday in the Soviet Union. In his honor, parades of military equipment, demonstrations of the proletariat, as well as other ceremonial events were held annually in all cities of the country. On November 7 and 8, people did not go to work; they had official days off. In addition, industrial production stopped completely. Even in 1941-1945, when the war with the fascist occupiers broke out, the holiday canon of November 7 was strictly observed. The liquidation of the Soviet Union, which occurred in August 1991, reduced the activities and influence of the communists and their party to nothing. The CPSU has actually lost its significance and lost support among the population. Because of this, the situation with the celebration of the “Great October Revolution” has changed radically. Any events previously held on November 7 have been cancelled. Although people secretly devoted to the revolution gathered rallies in the main squares of their cities to celebrate an important holiday for them. Further, in the course of his presidential policy, Boris Yeltsin abolished the October Revolution Day in March 1995. Instead, he established the Day of Harmony and Reconciliation (now the Day of National Unity). In 2004, the head of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a federal law, according to which November 7 turned from the “Great October Revolution” into the Day of Military Glory of Russia. The Day of the October Revolution has lost its former significance, but November 7, 1917 will forever remain an important memorial date in Russian history. Only two former Soviet republics - Belarus and Kyrgyzstan - still celebrate November 7 as October Revolution Day.