Russian Holidays - Day of Education of the Russian Police

The state service for the protection of public order was organized in the Russian Empire in 1715 Three years later, Peter I issued a decree establishing the post of Chief of Police of St Petersburg He was in charge of the office, which included soldiers and officers of the Semenovsky and Preobrazhensky regiments The activities of the law enforcement agency were regulated by a document entitled “Points Given to the St Petersburg Chief of Police” The final version of the service charter was developed under Catherine II The date of the decree issued by Peter I in 1718 is considered the Day of the Education of the Russian Police, which is celebrated on June 5 The holiday does not have state status In 2016, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation developed a draft Decree “On establishing the Day of Education of the Russian Police,” but the document was not signed The employees of the department, which received the status of a ministry under Alexander I in 1802, did not have a professional holiday However, in 2018, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, by internal decree, declared June 5 as the Day of Education of the Russian Police In the same year, for the 300th anniversary of the memorable date, a commemorative breastplate and medal, silver and gold coins in denominations of 3, 25 and 50 rubles were issued On June 5, funeral services were held in all churches of the country for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who died in the line of duty Before Peter the Great, representatives of law enforcement agencies in the state were governors and governors In large settlements there was a position of mayor, who was responsible for “deanery” In 1715, with the establishment of the police chancellery in St Petersburg, the names and structure of the bodies monitoring law and order changed In 1740, 22 years after the publication of the famous decree, police institutions operated in 23 cities of the Russian Empire They were in charge of imposing fines and arresting criminals, placing them in correctional or workhouses, and using corporal punishment against violators In its more than 300-year history, the police changed its name only once This happened as a result of the October Revolution In 1917, “to protect revolutionary public order,” a workers’ militia was created by decree of the People’s Commissar of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR Under this name, the law enforcement body existed until March 1, 2011, when the Law “On the Police” was adopted Today, like centuries ago, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are engaged in maintaining public order in the country and fighting crime The professional activity of workers involved in criminal investigation is associated with a risk to life Despite this, department employees continue to guard the law, searching for offenders and preventing crimes of varying severity Therefore, every year on June 5, colleagues, relatives and friends sincerely congratulate all professionals of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the Day of Education of the Russian Police