For 73 years in a row, on November 7, the USSR celebrated an important historical event for every Soviet person - the accomplishment of the Great Socialist Revolution. Then the military and workers, taking up arms, pitchforks, shovels and knives, carried out a large-scale uprising in Petrograd. They broke into the Winter Palace, which housed the Provisional Government, arrested its members, and later killed the entire Romanov imperial family.

The parade on November 7, 1941 received worldwide publicity and strengthened the authority of the Soviet Union in the international arena, showing the amazing patriotism and cohesion of Soviet society in the fight against the enemy. The news of the parade reached the Fuhrer himself and became a deep shock for him.

The street game, during which participants exchange shots from air pistols with paintballs, appeared at the end of the 19th century. The game is used to develop professional skills among law enforcement officers and departments. But paintball is most popular among fans of extreme entertainment.

This is a typical Slavic dish (sometimes called “studen”), which originated in the 16th century. Cooking recipes changed, spices were added, and as a result a classic recipe was formed, involving pork or beef meat, garlic, horseradish, carrots and mustard.

In winter, a trolleybus or bus window often becomes a canvas for painting pictures with a simple plot, wishing good luck for the passenger who will later take your place. The heroes of old films about love exchange phone numbers, leaving them in a hurry on the glass of the compartment of a departing train.

Drunkenness has long been considered a national problem. In the 12th century. In winter, drunks who could not stand on their feet were picked up on the streets so that they would not freeze. Prototypes of modern sobering-up stations appeared under Peter I. They were located in the cold basements of drinking establishments. In the USSR, the first establishment of this kind opened in 1931 on Marata Street in Leningrad.

The holiday was officially celebrated in the Russian Federation from 1996 to 2004. and was a day off. The celebration was supposed to help achieve agreement between people who believed that the Soviet Union was the greatest power in the world, and its collapse was a huge mistake, and those who shared the change in course from socialism to capitalism.

On this day it was considered necessary to come to the graveyard and decorate the graves of loved ones. In this way, the living pay tribute to the memory of the dead, so that the latter can help them in earthly affairs. It was also considered right to help those in need during Grandfather’s laments - to shelter, feed or warm them.

October Revolution Day in the Republic of Belarus

New Era Day in Tunisia

International Merlot Day

Information and Press Day in Kyrgyzstan

Days of history and memory of ancestors in Kyrgyzstan

Orthodox holidays on November 7:

Memorial Day of the Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios

Memorial Day of Righteous Tabitha of Joppa