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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 already history that needs to 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 in one article all significant and memorable dates of the Russian Federation for 2017 so that our readers do not miss any significant event.

Memorable and significant dates in Russia in 2017

2017 in Russia

2017 has been declared the Year of the Environment in Russia.

• 1155th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood (862 - the calling of Rurik by the elders of the intertribal state of Northern Russia);
• 1135th anniversary of unification by the prince Prophetic Oleg Northern and Southern Russia in one state with the center in Kyiv (882);
• 980 years ago, Yaroslav the Wise founded the first library of Ancient Russia at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv (1037);
• 775 years ago, Prince Alexander Nevsky defeated the Crusaders on Lake Peipsi (April 5, 1242);
• 870 years since the first annalistic mention of Moscow (1147);
• 405 years of the expulsion of the Polish invaders 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 for all ranks Russian Empire (1722);
• 295 years ago, Peter 1 issued a decree on the creation of the prosecutor's office (1722);
• 260 years since foundation 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 on Biodiversity;
• 2011-2020 - Decade of Action for Road Safety;
• 2010-2020 - United Nations Decade for 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 of the Gregorian calendar are obtained in the Law by adding 13 days to the "old calendar" date. However, the difference between the old and the new style of 13 days accumulated only by the 20th century. And, for example, in the XVII century the difference was 10 days. Therefore, other dates are accepted in historical science than in this law.

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

• January 27, 2017- Day of the complete liberation by the Soviet troops of the city of Leningrad from the blockade of its Nazi troops (1944);
• February 2, 2017- Day of the defeat of the Nazi troops by the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad (1943);
• February 23, 2017- Defender of the Fatherland Day;
• April 18, 2017- The day of the victory of Russian soldiers of Prince Alexander Nevsky over the German knights on Lake Peipus (Battle on the Ice, 1242, actually happened on April 12 according to the new style or April 5 according to the old one);
• May 9, 2017- 71st anniversary of the Victory of the 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 Chesma (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- Day one in Russian history the naval victory 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 - Day of the defeat of the Nazi troops by the 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 according to the new style or August 26 but the 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 (in fact, it happened on September 8-9 according to the new style or August 28-29 according to the old style);
• September 21, 2017- Victory Day 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 the old style);
• November 4, 2017- National Unity Day.;
• November 7, 2017- The day of the military parade on Red Square in the city of 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 according to the new style or November 18 but the old style);
• December 5, 2017- Day of the beginning of the counter-offensive of the Soviet troops against the Nazi troops in the battle of Moscow (1941);
• December 24, 2017- The day of the capture of the Turkish fortress 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 set for 2017:

• The 25th of January - Day of Russian students;
• February, 15 - Day of Remembrance for Russians who performed their official duties outside the Fatherland;
• 12th of April - Cosmonautics Day;
• 26 April - Day of participants in the liquidation of the consequences of radiation accidents and disasters and the memory of the victims of these accidents and disasters;
• April 27 - Day of Russian parliamentarism;
• June, 22 - 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 Russia;
• 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 - Day of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Memorable and significant dates in January 2017

• 180 years ago, the duel of A.S. Pushkin with Dantes on the Black River (1837);
• 170 years ago, in the first issue of the Sovremennik magazine, an essay by I.S. Turgenev "Khor and Kalinich" (1847);
• 145 years ago, the foundation was laid for the formation of a weather service in Russia (1872);
• 75 years ago in the newspaper "Pravda" was published a poem by K. Simonov "Wait for me" (1942);

January 1, 2017 - New Year's holiday; World Peace Day; Day of the 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 - 125 years since the birth of the English writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973);

January 3, 2017 - 90 years since the birth of the literary critic, critic Benedikt Mikhailovich Sarnov (1927-2014); Birthday straws for cocktails. 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: "Bible"; Rabelais F. "Gargantua and Pantagruel" Raspe R. E. "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"; Perro C. "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); "Red Devils", "Moscow on Fire";

January 8, 2017 - Children's Film Day. Established by the Government of Moscow 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 the Russian word "thank you" was born in the 16th century from the often pronounced phrase "God save." Interestingly, the roots of the English counterpart - 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, have been and are extremely important for the culture of any people.

January 11, 2017 - Day of Reserves and National Parks. Celebrated since 1997 at the initiative of the Center for Protection wildlife and the World Wildlife Fund in honor of the first Russian reserve - Barguzinsky, 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 first established under the Senate. The Decree literally read: "The Prosecutor General and the Chief Prosecutor must be in the Senate, as well as in any Collegium for the Prosecutor, 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; It has been 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 - 140 years since the birth of Ivan Alekseevich Novikov, writer, poet (1877-1959).

January 14, 2017 - 190 years since the birth of Petr Petrovich Semyonov-Tian-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, stage art reformer Jean Baptiste Molière (1622-1673);

January 16, 2017 is World Beatles Day, which has been celebrated annually by UNESCO since 2001.

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

January 17, 2017 -170 years since the birth of Nikolai Yegorovich 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 Alexandrovich Florensky, philosopher, theologian (1882-1937);

January 23, 2017 - Handwriting Day (Handwriting Day). The initiator of this holiday was the Association of manufacturers of writing instruments, 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 painter (1832-1883);

January 24, 2017 - 285 years since the birth of the French playwright Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais (1732-1799);

January 25, 2017 - Tatyana'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 January 12 (Old Style) 1755, on the day of memory of the “Holy Martyr Tatiana the Virgin”, 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 turns white”, “Son of the regiment”, “Flower-seven-flower”;

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

January 30, 2017 - Day of Father Frost and Snow Maiden. This is an ancient pagan holiday. These days, fairy tales and legends about Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden are usually told.

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 opening of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg took place (1852.);
• 140 years ago, the premiere of P.I. 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 - Russian Science Day; 120 years since the birth of Alexander Leonidovich Chizhevsky, biophysics (1897-1964);

February 8, 2017 - Day of Remembrance of the young anti-fascist hero. Celebrated in the world since 1964, it was approved by the next UN Assembly, in honor of the dead participants in anti-fascist demonstrations - the French schoolboy Daniel Feri (1962) and the 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 commander (1887-1919);

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

February 17, 2017 - Spontaneous Acts of Kindness Day is one of the recent initiatives of international charities. This holiday is of global importance 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, one should try to be kind to everyone. And not just kind, but kind infinitely and disinterestedly.

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 mother tongue (proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference 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 troops in 1918.

February 24, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Alexandrovich 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 the 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 - 115 years since the birth of 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 Russia, the builder of a 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 observations of the weather began in St. Petersburg (1722);
• 100 years ago the first issue of the Izvestia newspaper was published (1917);
• 95 years ago, the former family estate of the Hannibals-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 - World Cat Day. The professional holiday of felinologists (felinology is the science of cats) was approved in 2004 at the initiative of the Cat and Dog magazine and the Moscow Museum of Cats.

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

March 5, 2017 - International Children's Television and Radio Day. It is 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 is Barbara Millicent Roberts) first appeared at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. Today 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 - 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 Russian writer Vladimir Semyonovich Makanin (b. 1937);

March 15, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Valentin Grigoryevich 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 Friday of the second full week of March, as part of the project World Organization Health (WHO) but the problems of sleep and health.

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

March 18, 2017 - 85th birthday of American writer John Hoyer Updike; (1932-2009); Witches of Eastwick, Centaur, Almshouse Fair;

March 19, 2017 - Day of the sailor-submariner(creation of submarine forces of the Russian fleet).

March 20, 2017 - trade workers day consumer services of the population and housing and communal services (third Sunday of 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 "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, a 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 (1937) was published;
• 75 years ago, the legendary ace pilot A.I. 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 for the winter and woke up when spring had already fully come into its own. Over time, everyone forgot about the meeting of spring and the cajoling of the brownie, but the tradition of joking, playing 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, publicist Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (1812-1870);

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

April 7, 2017 - World Health Day. It has been 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 Cosmonautics Day. 55 years from the day as a citizen Soviet Union senior lieutenant Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin spaceship"Vostok" for the first time in the world made an orbital flight around the Earth. He made one revolution around the globe, lasting 108 minutes.

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

April 15, 2017 - World Culture Day (since 1935 on the day of signing international treaty- Peace Pact, or 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 Historic Sites. It has been celebrated since 1984 by the 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. It has been celebrated since 1990 by decision of UNESCO in order to unite people in the cause of protecting the environment.

April 25, 2017 - 100 years since 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. It has been celebrated since 1982 by decision of UNESCO on the birthday of the French choreographer, reformer and theorist of 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 UNESCO General Conference).

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 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 Pravda newspaper was published (1912);
• The Russian Book Chamber was founded 100 years ago (1917);
• 95 years ago, the first issue of the Young Guard magazine (1922) was published;
• 95 years ago, the first issue of the journal "Physical Culture and Sport" (1922) was published;
• 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 solidarity of workers, has been celebrated in the Russian Empire since 1890. In the Russian Federation, it is celebrated as the Holiday of Spring and Labor.

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", "The door to someone else's life";

May 13, 2017 - 80th birthday of American science fiction writer Roger Joseph Zelazny; (1937-1995) "Prince of Light", "Isle of the Dead", "Dream Maker";

May 15, 2017 - International Day of the Family, 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, literary critic Evgenia Alexandrovna Taratuta (1912-2005);

May 21, 2017 - Day of the Polar Explorer (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin No. 502 dated May 21, 2013 "On the Day of the Polar Explorer" 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 Alexandrovna Teffi (n. f. Lokhvitskaya); (1872-1952) "House without fire", "Inanimate 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 Day of Libraries. 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 Nikolayevich 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 Russian songwriter Lev Ivanovich Oshanin (1912-1996);

May 31, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Mikhail Vasilievich 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 start of the Patriotic War of 1812;
• 105 years ago the State Museum was opened in Moscow fine arts named after A.S. Pushkin (June 13, 1912);
• 95 years ago, the first issue of the Peasant Woman magazine (1922) was published;

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

June 2, 2017 - Day healthy eating(Day of refusal of excesses in food is 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 first saw Neptune;

June 10, 2017 is World Public Knitting Day. Celebrated every second Saturday in June 2017 - since 2005. First time in Paris. The knitting lover Danielle Landss came up with this fun, which has become a tradition. It takes place in an unusual way: everyone who loves to knit or crochet gather in some public place - in a park, in a square, in a cafe - and indulge 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 - Day of the creation of the youth movement. On June 15, 1918, the first out-of-school institution was opened in Moscow for young lovers nature.

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. Kotenochkin (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 memory 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. It has been celebrated at the initiative of the International Olympic Committee since 1948.

June 23, 2017 - Balalaika Day - the international holiday of populist musicians. The first Balalaika Day was 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 - 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, 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 magazine "Roman-gazeta" (1927) was published;
• 75 years ago since the start of the Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942);
• The Knowledge Society was founded 70 years ago (1947);

July 2, 2017 - International Sports Journalist Day (since 1995 by decision International Association sports press).

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), Russian writer abroad;

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

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

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

July 7, 2017 - 110th birthday 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 - Day of military glory. The 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 bibliologist, bibliographer, writer;

July 20, 2017 - International Chess Day. It has been celebrated by decision of the World Chess Federation since 1966.

July 21, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of David Burliuk (1882-1967), poet, publisher of the 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 theater and film actor;

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

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

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

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, actress;

Memorable and significant dates in August 2017

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

August 1, 2017 - All-Russian day of the collector. On this day in 1939, the collection service was established 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. Alexandrov (1912-1999), Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher;

August 5, 2017 - International Traffic Light Day. It is celebrated in honor of an event that took place in 1914. On this day, the first forerunner of modern devices appeared in the American city of Cleveland. It had red and green lights, and when the light switched, it emitted a sound signal.

August 6, 2017 - International Day "Physicians of the World 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), writer of the Russian diaspora. Born in Ostrov, Pskov province;

August 10, 2017 - 105th birthday 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 suggestion of the World Conference of Ministers for Youth Affairs, held in Lisbon on August 8-12, 1998. The first time International Youth Day was celebrated on August 12, 2000.

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

August 13, 2017 - International Left-Handed Day. International Left-Handed Day was first celebrated on August 13, 1992, at the initiative of the British Left-Handed Club, established in 1990. On this day, left-handers around the world seek to draw the attention of manufacturers of goods to the need to take into account their convenience, arrange a variety of 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. Alyabiev (1787-1851), Russian composer, pianist and conductor;

August 17, 2017 - 180 years since the birth of A.P. Philosophova (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 - Photo 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 photosensitive 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 Bolesław 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 - Day of military glory. The defeat of the Nazi troops by the 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 of August).

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

August 29, 2017 - International Day 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 teacher, 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 31 came about in 2005.

Memorable and significant dates in September 2017

• 495 years ago, the first round-the-world voyage of the expedition of Fernando Magellan (1522) ended;
• 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) was published;
• 180 years ago, the inventor of the telegraph apparatus, S. Morse, transmitted the first telegram (1837);
• 165 years ago, the story of L.N. Tolstoy "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 opened in the Novgorod Kremlin (sculptor M.O. Mikeshin) (1862);
• 95 years ago from Soviet Russia prominent representatives of the intelligentsia were forcibly expelled, including N.A. Berdyaev, L.P. Karsavin, I.A. Ilyin, Pitirim Sorokin and others (1922);
• 75 years ago, the publication of A.T. 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. Associated 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 of September).

September 4, 2017 - Day of the nuclear security specialist (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 31, 2006 No. 549)

September 4, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of P.P. Soikin (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 screenwriter, poet;

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

September 8, 2017 - International Literacy Day. It has been celebrated since 1967 by the decision of UNESCO.

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

September 10, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of V.K. Arseniev (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 - 105th birthday of Herluf Bidstrup (1912-1988), Danish cartoonist;

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

September 11, 2017 - 155th birthday 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 Iosif 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, the Italian city of Verona celebrates 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. Menglet (1912-2001), Russian theater and film actor;

September 17, 2017 - 100 years since the birth of Maxim Tank (1912-1995), Belarusian national 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 the use of three consecutive characters - a colon, a hyphen, and a closing bracket - to indicate a "smiling face" in text that is typed on a computer.

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

September 24, 2017 - World Maritime Day. It was established at the 10th session of the Assembly of the International maritime organization, has been celebrated since 1978. Included in the system of world and international days of the UN. 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. September 24th is celebrated in Russia.

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 - 115th birthday 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 applied for the invention of an electric incandescent lamp (1872);
• 130 years ago, the premiere of the opera by P.I. 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 directed by M. Kalatozov "The Cranes Are Flying" (1957) 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 in our country the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched (October 4, 1957);

October 1, 2017 - International Music Day. Established in 1975 by decision of UNESCO. One of the initiators of the institution international day Music is the composer Dmitri 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. Gumilyov (1912-1992), Russian historian-ethnologist, geographer, writer;

October 2, 2017 - International Day of Non-Violence. Established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly on 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. In accordance with the UN resolution, the International Day serves as an additional occasion to "promote non-violence, including through educational and public outreach work."

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 of World Post Day.

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

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

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

October 8, 2017 - Worker's Day Agriculture and processing industry (second Sunday in October, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 31.05.1999 No. 679).

October 12, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Koshkin (1912-1992), Soviet engineer and 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 Day would be celebrated on the second Friday of October.

October 15, 2017 is World Handwashing Day. It is noted but the initiative of the United Nations Children's Fund.

October 19, 2017 - Day of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. All-Russian Lyceum Day. This holiday owes its appearance educational institution- On October 19, 1811, the Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum was opened, in which Alexander Pushkin and many other people who glorified Russia were brought up.

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

October 22, 2017 - White Cranes Festival. A holiday of poetry and memory of the fallen on the battlefields in all wars. Appeared at the initiative of the poet Rasul Gamzatov.

October 23, 2017 - International Day of School Libraries (4th Monday in October).

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

October 24, 2017 - 135th birthday of Imre Kalman (1882-1953), Hungarian composer;

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

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 - International Animation Day. Established at 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 Jan Vermeer (Vermeer) of Delphi (1632-1675), Dutch painter;

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

Memorable and significant dates in November 2017

• 130 years ago A.K. Doyle's "Study in Scarlet" (1887);
• 100 years ago, the RSFSR was formed (1917), now the Russian Federation;
• 55 years ago, the novel by A.I. Solzhenitsyn "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" (1962);
• 20 years ago, the all-Russian state channel "Culture" went on the 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 is established in honor of an important event in the history of Russia - the liberation of Moscow from the 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 consent and reconciliation. Day of the October Revolution. 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 of the international club KVN Alexander Maslyakov. The date of the celebration was chosen in honor of the anniversary of the first game of the Club of the cheerful and resourceful, which aired on November 8, 1961.

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

November 11, 2017 - 95th birthday of Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), American novelist;

November 13, 2017 - International Day of the Blind. On November 13, 1745, Valentin Gayuy was born in France - a famous teacher who founded several schools and enterprises for the blind in Paris and St. Petersburg. By 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 - 155th birthday 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, screenwriter;

November 21, 2017 - World Hello Day (since 1973). This holiday was invented by two brothers - Michael and Brion McCormack from the US state of Nebraska in 1973. In this holiday game, the rules 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. It has been celebrated annually since 1994 at the initiative of the International Informatization Academy and the World Informationological 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 - World Conservation Society Foundation Day. On this day, in 1948, the World Conservation Union was founded, which is the largest international non-profit environmental organization. The Union brings together 82 states into a unique global partnership (including the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry natural resources and ecology).

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

Memorable and significant dates in December 2017

• 265 years ago, the Moscow 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 the comedy by N.V. 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 Bottom" (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 sportsman;

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

December 5, 2017 - 205 years since the birth of Ambrose of 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 anarchist revolutionary, scientist;

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

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 line of duty.

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 political figure;

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

December 18, 2017 - 70th birthday 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, 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, screenwriter, publicist;

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

December 27, 2017 - 195th birthday 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. December 28, 1895 in Paris in the "Grand Cafe" on the Boulevard des Capucines, the first session of the Lumiere brothers' cinematograph was held.

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

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

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On April 4, 2017, Russia marks exactly 870 years since the first description of our capital in ancient chronicles. The Ipatiev Chronicle preserved information that on April 4, 1147, Prince Yu. Dolgoruky hosted Svyatoslav Olegovich with his friends and allies in Moscow. Prior to this, there is no mention of the main city of Russia anywhere.

530 years since the founding of the Moscow Kremlin. This is now the Kremlin for us is calling card Moscow.

However, more than five hundred years ago, it began to be erected as a defensive structure.

For this, 2 great architects of those times were invited from Italy - M. Ruffo and P. Sollari. Part of the old Kremlin exists to this day.

The coat of arms of Russia will also mark the round date in 2017. It was in 1747 that the double-headed eagle appeared on the first prints. These seals were placed by Tsar John III on donations to specific princes about the transfer of lands into their possession. At the same time, the coat of arms appeared in the Faceted Chamber of the Kremlin.

Next year marks the 660th anniversary of one of the oldest monasteries in Russia. Spaso-Andronikov Monastery was founded in 1357. However, the original building did not stand for long, it was destroyed by fire. Later, a stone monastery was erected on this site. This monastery is cultural and historical heritage our country. Thousands of pilgrims come here every year to ask for forgiveness and receive healing.

Another ancient monastery near Moscow turns 680 next year. This monastery is called the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. The history of its foundation dates back to 1357. It was in those years that Father Sergius came and settled in the holy lands, later people who shared his views joined him, and they founded a monastery.

620 years will be celebrated in the coming year and the Sretensky Monastery. This desert was founded thanks to a real miracle. In those years, Russia was subjected to frequent raids by the Mongol-Tatar yoke. In 1395, Tamerlane decided to conquer Moscow for himself. It seemed like nothing could stop him.

In order to prevent trouble, a miraculous icon was sent here Mother of God from Vladimir.

We went to meet the holy face simple people headed by Metropolitan Cyprian. The shrine was met and taken to Moscow. A day later, the enemy troops retreated, and the city was safe. It was on the spot where the icon was met by the Metropolitan and the faithful that the Sretensky Monastery was founded.

Several Russian cities will celebrate their 240th anniversary next year. All of them were founded in 1777. You can learn more about the anniversary cities from the calendar of significant dates on our website.

Another interesting anniversary in the coming year will be the 1st century since the October Revolution. This event radically changed the course of events in our country. Today there are many opinions about whether we needed this revolution or not. But it happened and started new history Russia. Moreover, the change of power in tsarist Russia had a significant impact on the entire world history.

Culture and society

2017 marks the 140th anniversary of the masterpiece of the classical ballet Swan Lake. For the first time this ballet was shown on 03/04/1877 on stage Bolshoi Theater. However, that premiere failed miserably. A successful version appeared only 8 years later, staged by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa. Culture dates will be of interest to connoisseurs of art.

2017 marks 340 years since the invention of the first copper engraving machine. This event could have remained unnoticed if this machine had not become the path to the discovery of musical notation in Russia. It was thanks to the machine tool of Simon Gutovsky that the era of music printing began in Russia.

3 centuries and 30 years next year celebrates the birth and higher education in our homeland. In 1687, at the initiative of Simion of Polotsk, a teacher of the royal children, the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy was founded in Russia. A feature of the academy was that children from all walks of life could study there. The Academy gave our country a lot of great scientists and artists, among them V. Bazhenov, M. Lomonosov, A. Kantemir and others.

The 90th anniversary of the first space exhibition also falls in 2017. On April 21, 1927, the world's first exhibition of space vehicles, materials and mechanisms was opened in Moscow.

It was not a state event.

The exposition was organized by A. Fedorov to draw attention to the inventions of his friend K. Tsiolkovsky. Scientists - inventors from the USA, Romania and France also took part in the exposition.

On October 4, 2017, the launch of the first artificial earth satellite Sputnik-1 celebrates its 60th anniversary. The launch was carried out under the leadership of S. Korolev and his staff. Today, October 4 is considered the day of the Space Forces.

10 years later, on April 23, the first manned spacecraft Soyuz-1 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This launch is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. Managed the ship M. Komarov. Unfortunately, this launch cannot be called successful, although it has become a landmark in the history of Russian cosmonautics. Then the ship crashed, and the pilot died tragically. But it was this flight that determined further way development of space exploration in our country and thanks to him, the more famous flight of Yu. Gagarin became possible.

Also, the 50th anniversary in Russia in 2017 will be celebrated by the Ostankino TV Tower. Its construction was completed on November 4, 50 years ago.

At that time it was the tallest building in the world.

The main architect of the building was N. Nikitin, who saw the future tower in an inverted lily flower.

On April 1, one of the most beloved Soviet comedies, The Prisoner of the Caucasus, celebrates its 50th anniversary. This movie masterpiece still attracts the eyes of viewers to TV screens. There is not a single person in our country who has not seen this film. The film was directed by L. Gaidai. Until now, many phrases from this film are pronounced by us in Everyday life. The anniversary of the film will be celebrated by all film lovers.

Literature

There are many events among the literary dates for 2017, but we have tried to collect the most significant and interesting ones for you. In 2017 such great people will celebrate their anniversaries literary works as:

• The story "About Peter and Euronia of Murom". Yermolai-Erasmus. 470 years.
• The poem "Borodino". Y. Lermontov. 180 years.
• The novel "Gadfly". L. Voynich. 120 years.
• The story "Scarlet Sails". Author A. Green. 95 years old.
• The story of the fate of man. M. Sholokhov. 60 years.
• The novel "Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin". A.N. Tolstoy. 90 years old.
• The story "Republic of SHKID". L. Panteleev. G. Belykh. 90 years old.

Other significant dates

The list of significant dates in 2017 contains not only anniversaries, there are simply days that everyone needs to know about, because for some of us they are very important. These include memorial days, professional holidays or birthdays of great people for Russia, among them the dates of 2017:

• 09/21/2017 - International Day of Peace.
• 10/01/2017 - Day of the elderly.
• 11/08/2017 - KVN Day.
• 11/16/2017 - Day of Tolerance and Tolerance.
• 04/07/2017 - Health Holiday.
• 09/03/2017 - Anti-Terrorism Day.
• 11/27/2017 - Mother's Day.
• 12/03/2017 - Day of the Disabled.
• 10/05/2017 - Russian Teacher's Day.

Also in the calendar of significant events you will find birthdays of great actors and politicians, anniversaries of composers, professional holidays and significant historical and cultural dates.

Our world does not stand still. Every year we have something to remember, something to be thankful for and something to be sad about. And every year many significant dates are celebrated, which, in one way or another, are connected with the development of mankind. It is necessary and important to remember them, because without this our history would have sunk into oblivion. There can be no future without the past, so one should remember and honor memorable dates.

Mentality, politics, culture, sports, people, science - all this inevitably changed over time, new customs and traditions were added, we won battles and wars, our scientists discovered something new, inventions appeared that could surprise and shock ...

And now this is all history, which must be remembered. It is clear that it is impossible to always keep everything in mind, so our site will tell you which significant and memorable dates in 2017 to be noted Russia. Some past events will resonate in the heart with joy, others will cause far from cheerful emotions. But they are also a small part of our lives.

Anniversary historical dates in 2017

• 1050 years since the beginning of the war between Prince Svyatoslav and Byzantium (967-971);
• 920 years since the first congress of princes in Lyubech (1097);
• 870 years from the first mention of Moscow in chronicles (1147);
• 815 years since the founding of the Livonian Order (Order of the Sword) (1202);
• 780 years from the date of the unification of the Livonian and Teutonic orders (1237);
• 780 years from the invasion of Batu Khan to North-Eastern Russia (1237-1238);
• 775 years since the "Battle on the Ice" on Lake Peipsi: the battle between the knights of the Livonian Order and the Russians, led by Alexander Nevsky (April 5, 1242);

• 755 years from the uprising against the Mongol-Tatars in Vladimir, Rostov, Yaroslavl and Suzdal (1262);
• 690 years from the uprising against the Mongol-Tatars in Tver (1327);
• 650 years from the date of construction of the stone Kremlin in Moscow (1367);
• 635 years since the campaign of Khan Tokhtamysh against Moscow (1382);
• 505 years from the beginning of the war between the Muscovite state and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1512-1522);
• 470 years from the wedding of Ivan IV to the kingdom (1547);
• 465 years from the date of the capture of Kazan by the Russian troops of Ivan the Terrible and the annexation of the Kazan Khanate (with the cessation of its existence as such) to the territory of Moscow Russia (1552);
• 435 years since the truce of the Russian state with the Commonwealth in Zapolska Pit (January 15, 1582);
• 405 years since the legendary liberation of Moscow from the Poles thanks to the militia of Minin and Pozharsky; the end of the Time of Troubles (October 26, 1612);
• 365 years from the date of Nikon's consecration in the patriarchy (1652);
• 350 years since the Andrusovo truce between Russia and Poland, as a result of which Smolensk and Left-Bank Ukraine went to Russia (January 30, 1667);
• 335 years from the date of the Streltsy uprising in Moscow (May 1682);

• 335 years from the beginning of the reign of Peter the Great (1682-1725);
• 290 years from the death of Catherine the First (1727);
• 255 years from the beginning of the reign of Catherine II (1762-1796);
• 205 years since the Battle of Borodino (August 26 (September 7), 1812);
• 200 years from the start of the Caucasian War (1817-1864);
• 140 years from the beginning Russian-Turkish war(1877-1878);
• 100 years from the date of the February and October revolutions: after the fall of the monarchy, power passed into the hands of the Provisional Government (February); through a coup, the Bolsheviks (Reds) came to power (October) (1917);
• 95 years from end date civil war, which ended with the victory of the Bolsheviks and the creation of the Soviet state (1918-1922).

• 1155 years to the city of Murom (founded in 862);
• 985 years of the city of Kursk (founded in 1032);
• 870 years of Moscow, the capital of Russia (founded in 1147);
• 870th anniversary of the city of Vologda (founded in 1147);
• 870 years of the city of Veliky Ustyug (founded in 1147);
• 865 years to the city of Kostroma (founded in 1152);
• 865 years of the city of Zvenigorod (founded in 1152);
• 680 years of the city of Sergiev Posad (founded in 1337);
• 370 years of the city of Novy Oskol (founded in 1647);
• 365 years of the city of Shadrinsk (founded in 1652);
• 295 years of the city of Kuibyshev (founded in 1722);
• 110 years of the city of Tynda (founded in 1907);
• 100 years of the city of Orekhovo-Zuyevo (founded in 1917);
• 60th anniversary of the city of Neftekamsk (founded in 1957);
• 60 years of the city of Mirny (founded in 1957);

• 50 years of the Golden Ring of Russia. The most popular tourist route, which includes 8 cities (Kostroma, Ivanovo, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Vladimir, Suzdal, Sergiev Posad), celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2017. The cities of the Golden Ring of Russia belong to five regions: Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Vladimir and Moscow. A set of events has been planned to mark the celebration of this significant date for Russia.

In January:

• Screenwriter, actress, director, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation celebrates 50 years - Renata Litvinova(January 12, 1967);
• 40 notes actor Orlando Bloom(January 13, 1977).

In February:

• 40th anniversary of the musician, composer, singer, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador - Shakira(February 2, 1977);
• Vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, one of the founders of the band Linkin Park celebrates 40 years - Mike Shinoda(February 11, 1977);
• 30 years old singer Yulia Savicheva(February 14, 1987);
• People's Artist of the Russian Federation, vocalist of the Lyube group celebrates 60 years - Nikolai Rastorguev(February 21, 1957).

In March:

• 30 years old singer Polina Gagarina(March 27, 1987);
• Actor celebrates 60 years Christopher Lambert(March 29, 1957).

In April:

• Actor, TV presenter, radio host celebrates 50 years - Dmitry Nagiev(April 4, 1967);
• 30 years old singer Anastasia Prikhodko(April 21, 1987);
• 90 years since the birth of the actor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation - Lev Polyakov(April 24, 1927 - January 26, 2001);
• 90 years since the birth of the actor, producer, people's artist of the Russian Federation - Evgenia Morgunova(April 27, 1927 - June 25, 1999);
• 60 years old actress celebrates Michelle Pfeiffer(April 29, 1957);
• Singer celebrates 50 years Philip Kirkorov(April 30, 1967).

In May:

• Director, actor, TV presenter celebrates 50 years Fedor Bondarchuk(May 9, 1967);
• 50th anniversary of the actress, TV presenter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation - Maria Shukshina(May 27, 1967).

In June:

• Actor celebrates 80 years Morgan Freeman(June 1, 1937);
• 50th anniversary of the actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Elena Sparrow(June 5, 1967);
• 50 years old TV presenter, singer - Valdis Pelsh(June 5, 1967);
• Producer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation celebrates 70 years - Bari Alibasov(June 6, 1947).

In July:

• 50 years old actress, fashion model celebrates - Pamela Anderson(July 1, 1967);
• 80 years old actress, People's Artist of the USSR - Ada Rogovtseva(July 6, 1937);
• 70 years since the birth of a TV presenter, actor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation - Ilya Oleinikov(July 10, 1947 - November 11, 2012);
• 200 years since the birth of the artist Ivana Aivazovsky(June 17 (29), 19817 - April 19 (May 2), 1900);
• Actor, screenwriter, director celebrates 50 years Vin Diesel(July 18, 1967);
• 80 years old singer, People's Artist of the USSR - Edita Piekha(July 31, 1937).

2017 in Russia

1155th anniversarythe birth of Russian statehood (Presidential Decree No. 267 of March 3, 2011)

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

Besides, RIA Novosti reports that in government the idea of ​​holding the Year of Theater in Russia in 2017 is being discussed.

2017 is also declared the Year of Specially Protected Natural Areas (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 1, 2015 No. 392 "On holding the Year of Specially Protected Natural Territories in the Russian Federation").

January

3 - 125 years since the birth of Tolkien (Tolkien) (1892-1973), English writer, philosopher, historian of language, author fairy tales The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings.

4 - 205 years since the birth of E.P. Rostopchina (1812 - 1858), poetess, writer. The poet P.A. Vyazemsky called her "Moscow Sappho".

6 (?) - 605 years of Jeanne D "Arc (c. 1412 - 1431), French military commander

6 - 145 years since the birth of A.N.Skryabin (1872-1915), Russian composer

6 - 130 years since the birth of I.I. Golikov (1887-1915), Russian master of Palekh miniatures, founder of Palekh art.

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.

12 -110 years since the birth of S.P. Korolev (1907-1966), an outstanding scientist and designer in the field of rocket science and astronautics.

13 – Russian Press Day

15 - 395 years since the birth of Molière (Jean Baptiste Poklein) (1622-1673), French playwright, creator of the so-called high comedy genre.

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

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

23 -185 years since the birth of Édouard Monet (1832-1883), French Impressionist painter.

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

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

27 - 185 years since the birth of Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), English writer, professor of mathematics at Oxford University.

28 - 120 years since the birth of V.P. Kataev (1897-1986), Russian writer.

31 - 220 years since the birth of F. Schubert (1797 - 1828), the great composer

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

170 years ago(1847) in the magazine "Sovremennik" in the first issue, an essay by I.S. Turgenev "Khor and Kalinich" was published.

75 years ago(1942) in the newspaper "Pravda" was published a poem by K. Simonov "Wait for me."

February

2 - 75 years ago died in custody Daniil Kharms(1905-1942), Russian writer.

7 - 205 years since the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), classic of English literature.

8 – Memorial Day of the young anti-fascist hero

9 - 130 years since the birth of V.I. Chapaev (1887-1919), the legendary hero of the civil war.

10 - Day of memory of A. S. Pushkin. 180 years from the date of death (1799-1837).

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

25 - 105 years since the birth of V.V. Sanaev (1912 - 1996), Russian actor

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

27 - 85th birthday of Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - March 23, 2011), American actress

165 years ago(1852) the opening of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg took place.

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

March

6 - 80 years since the birth (1937) V.V. Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut.

15 - 80 years since the birth of V. G. Rasputin (1937), Russian writer

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

24 -140 years since the birth of A.S. Novikov-Priboy (1877-1944), Russian writer.

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

27 – International Theater Day

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

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95 years ago(1922) the former family estate of the Hannibals-Pushkins became the State Memorial Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin (village Mikhailovskoe, Pskov region).

April

10 -80 years since the birth of B.A. Akhmadulina (1937), Russian poet.

12 - 90 years since the birth of Harper Lee (1927), American writer.

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

22 - 110 years since the birth of I.A. Efremov (1907-1972), Russian science fiction writer, author of the socio-philosophical novel "The Andromeda Nebula" - 55 years since the publication (1957).
28 -110 years since the birth of Z.I. Voskresenskaya (1907-1992), Russian writer.

75 years ago(1942) the legendary ace pilot A.I. Maresyev (1916-2001).

May

16 - 130 years since the birth of Igor Severyanin (1887-1941), Russian modernist poet, translator, memoirist.

22 -145 years since the birth of Teffi (N.A. Lokhvitskaya) (1872-1952), poetess, writer of Russian abroad.

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

29 -230 years since the birth of K.N. Batyushkov (1787-1855), Russian lyric poet, representative of sentimentalism.

29 - 120 years since the birth of I.S. Sokolov-Mikitov (1892-1975), Russian writer.

June

1 - 85 years since the birth of B.A.Mozhaev (1932-1996), Russian writer, publicist.

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

15 - 150 years since the birth of K.D. Balmont (1867-1942), Russian poet, critic, representative of symbolism in Russian poetry.

18 -205 years since the birth of I.A. Goncharov (1812-1891), Russian writer.

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

20 - 90 years since the birth of V.M. Kotenochkin (1927 - 2000), Russian animator, director of "Nu, pogodi!"

20 - 85 years since the birth of R.I. Rozhdestvensky (1932-1994) Russian poet.

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

28 - V. Khlebnikov (1885-1922), Russian poet, theorist of futurism, died 95 years ago.

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July

1 - 110 years since the birth of V.T. Shalamov (1907-1982), Russian writer, poet, author of Kolyma Tales.

7 - 130 years since the birth of M.Z. Chagall (1887-1985), Russian painter.

24 - 105 years since the birth of N.O. Gritsenko (1912 - 1979), Soviet actor, People's Artist RSFSR and the USSR, Laureate of the State Prizes of the RSFSR and the USSR.

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

31 - 80 years since the birth of E.S. Piekha, pop singer

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August

8 - 90 years since the birth of Yu.P. Kazakov (1927-1982), Russian writer.

17 - 75 years since the birth of M.M. Magomayev (1942 - 2008), Azerbaijani singer, People's Artist of the USSR

19 - 145 years since the birth of M.F. Kshesinskaya (1872-1971), Russian ballerina

19 - 80 years since the birth of A.V. Vampilov (1937-1972), Russian playwright, author of the plays "Duck Hunt", "Elder Son", etc.

20 - 85 years since the birth of V.P. Aksenov (1932-2009), Russian writer.

29 - 155 years since the birth of Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), Belgian writer, playwright, philosopher, Nobel Prize winner (1911).

September

5 - 200 years since the birth of A.K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), Russian poet, writer, playwright, author of the historical novel Prince Silver.

8 - Day of military glory. battle of Borodino (1812)

10 - 110 years since the birth of V.I. Nemtsov (1907-1993), Russian science fiction writer.

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

11 -80 years since the birth (1937) of Joseph Kobzon, pop singer.

17 -160 years since the birth of K.E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), an outstanding Russian scientist and inventor, the founder of modern cosmonautics.

21 - 70 years since the birth (1947) of Stephen King, American writer.

21 - Day of military glory. The victory of the Russian regiments led by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy over the Mongol-Tatar troops in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380)

25 -225 years since the birth of I.I. Lazhechnikov (1792-1869), Russian writer, author of the novels "Ice House", "Basurman"

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75 years ago(1942) the publication of A.T. Tvardovsky's poem "Vasily Terkin" began, which is considered to this day the best poem about a soldier of the Great Patriotic War.

October

1 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilyov (1912 - 1992), Russian historian, geographer, author of the work "Ethnogenesis and the biosphere of the Earth"

4 - 60 years ago (1957) the world's first artificial Earth satellite was launched in our country. The beginning of the space age.

7 - 65 years of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952), Russian statesman

8 - 125 years since the birth of M.I. Tsvetaeva (1892-1941), Russian poetess.

9 - 470 years since the birth of M. Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer of the Renaissance.

31 - 115 years since the birth of E. A. Permyak (1902-1982), Russian writer.

60 years ago(1957) the film directed by M. Kalatozov "The Cranes Are Flying" was released on the screens of the country, recognized as one of the best films of world cinema. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1958, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or.

November

2 - 220 years since the birth of A.A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky (1797 - 1837), Russian prose writer, poet, critic, Decembrist.

3 -130 years since the birth of S.Ya. Marshak (1887-1964), Russian poet, translator, classic of children's literature.

West African city of Conakry (capital of Guinea)

Some anniversaries in 2017:

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

1135th anniversary of the unification of North and South Russia by Prince Veshchim Oleg into one state with the center in Kyiv (882)

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

870 years since the first annalistic 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 the expulsion of the 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 for all the 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, the duel of A.S. Pushkin with Dantes on the Black River (1837)

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

145 years ago, the foundation was laid for the formation of a weather service in Russia (1872)

January marks:

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, writer

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

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 rocket science and astronautics

January 15 - 395 years since the birth of Molière (Jean Baptiste Poklein) (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, scientist-encyclopedist

January 23 - 185th birthday of Édouard Manet (1832-1883), French Impressionist painter

January 24 - 285th birthday 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 - 185th birthday 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 opening of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg took place (1852)

140 years ago, the premiere of P.I. Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (1877)

February marks:

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 stage 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 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. Mey (1822-1862), lyric poet, playwright

February 27 - 210 years since 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 Vasilievich, the first sovereign of all Russia, the 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 observations of the weather began in St. Petersburg (1722)

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

95 years ago, the former family estate of the Hannibals-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 marks:

March 2 - 100 years ago, Nicholas II signed the abdication of the throne. The 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), an outstanding cellist and conductor

March 31 - 145 years since the birth of S.P. Diaghilev (1872-1929), Russian theatrical 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 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 ace pilot A.I. Maresyev (1942)

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

April marks:

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. Kopeleva (1912-1997), critic, literary critic, writer of the 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, 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 - 310 years since 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 launch of the first warship in Russia took place, 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 Pravda newspaper 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 journal "Physical Culture and Sport" was published (1922)

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

Performed in May:

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

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

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 explorer of the Arctic

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. Pushkin (June 13, 1912)

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

June marks:

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 first saw 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 novelist, 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 - V.V. died 95 years ago. 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 magazine "Roman-gazeta" was published (1927)

The Knowledge Society was founded 70 years ago (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. Ashkenazy (1937), Soviet and Icelandic pianist and conductor

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

July 7 - 110 years since 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 the Russian diaspora

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

July 10 - Day of military glory. The 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 bibliographer, bibliographer, writer

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

July 28 - 195 years since the birth of Apollon 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 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 "Spasskoe-Lutovinovo" in the Oryol region (1987)

August marks:

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. Aleksandrov (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), writer of the 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 - Day of military glory. The defeat of the Nazi troops by the 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 completed the first circumnavigation of the expedition of Fernando Magellan (1522)

195 years ago A.S. Pushkin's poem "Prisoner of the Caucasus" (1822) was published

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

165 years ago, the story of L.N. Tolstoy "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 were forcibly expelled from Soviet Russia, including N.A. Berdyaev, L.P. Karsavin, I.A. Ilyin, Pitirim Sorokin and others (1922)

September marks:

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 screenwriter, poet

September 10 - 145 years since the birth of V.K. Arseniev (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 birthday 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 stage and film actor

September 17 - 105 years since the birth of Maxim Tank (1912-1995), Belarusian national 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 - 120th birthday 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 the discovery of America) (1492)

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

130 years ago, the premiere of the opera by P.I. Tchaikovsky's "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 directed by M. Kalatozov "The Cranes Are Flying" (1957) was released on the screens of the country. The film was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.

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

October marks:

October 1 - 105 years since the birth of L.N. Gumilyov (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 - 385th birth anniversary of Anthony 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 Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), Italian composer, violinist

October 31 - 385 years since the birth of Jan 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. Doyle "Study in Scarlet" (1887)

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

November marks:

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 Ya. 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 - 155th birthday 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 Moscow 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 the comedy by N.V. 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 Bottom" (1902) took place at the Moscow Art Theater

December marks:

December 5 - 205 years since the birth of Ambrose of 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 anarchist revolutionary, 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, graphics

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, screenwriter, publicist

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

December 27 - 195th birthday of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist

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