Day of the Security Authorities of the Russian Federation

Various security agencies of the country celebrate their professional holiday on December 20th This day acquired its official status as a holiday thanks to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 20, 1995 “On the establishment of the Day of Security Agencies Worker of the Russian Federation” Of course, long before the release of this Decree, this holiday was celebrated as Chekist Day It is not by chance that it is celebrated on December 20th The formation of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VChK) fell precisely on December 20, 1917 The head of this commission was Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky Their main tasks were to prevent counter-revolutions and sabotage Over time, this commission was reorganized and redistributed many times Some of the latest reorganizations were: - The Ministry of Security was liquidated and, in its place, the Federal Counterintelligence Service was created These actions were enshrined in the Decree of the first president, Boris Yeltsin, dated December 21, 1993; - in April 1995, the FSK was transformed into the FSB This holiday is celebrated by such services as: - Federal Security Service (FSB) - Federal Security Service (FSO) - Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) - Main Directorate of Special Programs of the President of the Russian Federation The average citizen can only hear about the professional activities of security service workers from the news When terrorist attacks prevented and crimes suppressed are reported This is explained by one of the main rules of security officials - secrecy Service in these bodies can be either military or civilian Their main tasks are: protecting the national and economic interests of the country, as well as the rights and freedoms of the country’s residents They are empowered to conduct intelligence activities, conduct preliminary investigations, and other actions Not everyone can serve in the security forces A person must have a special character Have certain business and moral qualities An employee must have a patriotic attitude, as well as high intelligence and good physical fitness There is no widespread celebration on this day And it is not marked on the calendar as an official holiday, unless, of course, December 20 falls on a Saturday or Sunday Employees accept congratulations from the President of the Russian Federation and local authorities