Holidays of Russia - Day of the Trans-Baikal Territory

The first day of spring for residents of the Trans-Baikal Territory is not just another calendar date, but an occasion to congratulate each other on another holiday - the birthday of the Trans-Baikal Territory. For those who don’t know: according to official data, the region’s population is more than 1 million people, and its territory is almost 432,000 square meters. km. Transbaikalia is an amazing region that hides deposits of many natural resources in its depths. In its depths there is almost the entire periodic table: deposits of copper, tungsten, lead, uranium, molybdenum, gold, silver, and many others. However, this is not all the wealth; the nature of Transbaikalia is multifaceted and unique: forests and rivers, mountains and caves, thermal springs and lakes. There is something to be surprised here, which is why Transbaikal residents love their Small Motherland and celebrate the birthday of their region on March 1. Transbaikalia has a rich historical past, but the region officially appeared only in 2008, after the merger of the Aginsky Buryat Autonomous Okrug and the Chita Region. The merger of two separate regions into one occurred on the basis of a general referendum. The capital of the Trans-Baikal Territory is Chita, the city's population is 347,000 people. The pioneers were the Cossacks, who organized the first settlement in Transbaikalia in the middle of the 17th century. This is how the Ingonda winter quarters appeared at the confluence of the Chita and Ingonda rivers, and soon the Argun fort was built on this site. At the beginning of the 18th century, Peter I signed two fateful decrees. The Burin Treaty with China marked the border with this state and the second decree limited the places of nomads. Catherine II and Nicholas I also contributed to the history of Transbaikalia, who by his decree awarded Chita the official status of a city. However, the main asset and wealth of the Trans-Baikal region is not gold mines and rich nature, but its people, special people, strong in spirit and love for their Motherland.