Russian Holidays - Russian Press Day

On January 13, Russia celebrates Russian Press Day On this day, all employees related to the printed word accept congratulations Today, more than 50 thousand periodicals are registered in our country People from hundreds of professions work hard every day to create new issues so that everyone has the opportunity to choose a newspaper or magazine to their liking Journalists and editors, writers and proofreaders, photographers, publishers, layout designers, in short, a huge number of people can call January 13 their professional holiday We owe the appearance of the daily fresh press, with the latest news in our country, to Peter I; it was by his order that on January 13, 1703, the first issue of the Russian periodical press, the Vedomosti newspaper, was published The title of the first issue was somewhat longer, and over time it changed several times In tsarist Russia, Vedomosti quickly took root, and people eagerly awaited each new issue And on January 1, 1870, the first subscription to printed publications was carried out as an experiment In addition, it was allowed to subscribe to foreign press Printing developed by leaps and bounds, and by the time the Bolsheviks arrived, more than three thousand different publications were already being published After the revolution, the Soviet government made its own adjustments to this area of ​​life and moved the Russian press day to May 5, coinciding it with the release of the first issue of the Soviet Pravda And only in 1991, historical justice was restored, and the holiday returned to its pre-revolutionary origins, January 13 Since 1997, the most prestigious award in the field of journalism, the State Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of media, has been presented on this day This is a particularly important day for young professionals, since the issuance of federal grants for the implementation of new projects is also scheduled for January 13 In addition to the highest awards, each publication honors its best professionals Especially distinguished employees are awarded bonuses and gifts Often, masters of the printed word gather on this day at conferences of various levels to exchange experiences and support young specialists The results of literary competitions are summed up, the best works become scholarship recipients and receive special certificates, opening the way to the world of the printed word for young talents Russian Press Day is celebrated not only by paper workers, but also by Internet workers With today's development of the World Wide Web, there are no fewer people working on the Internet than in publishing houses And all representatives of this difficult work have one common task - to bring the light of information to the masses, with which the pen workers do an excellent job