Days of military glory

     History of Russia is rich in noteworthy events. In all ages the heroism, courage, soldiers of Russia, the power and glory of Russian arms were an integral part of the greatness of the Russian State. In addition to military victories there are events worthy of being immortalized in folk memory. 

April 18 - Victory Day of the Russian soldiers of the prince Alexander Nevsky over the German knights on Lake Chudskoye (The battle on the ice, 1242);

September 21 - Victory Day of the Russian regiments headed by the grand duke Dmitry Donskoy over mongolo-tatar troops in Battle of Kulikovo (1380);

November 7 - Day of holding military parade at Krasnaya Ploshchad in the city of Moscow in commemoration of the twenty fourth anniversary of Great October socialist revolution (1941);

July 7 - Victory Day of the Russian fleet over the Turkish fleet in Chesmensky battle (1770);

July 10 - Victory Day of the Russian army under Peter I's command over Swedes in the Poltava battle (1709);

August 9 - Day of the first in the Russian history sea victory of the Russian fleet under Peter I's command over Swedes at the cape of Gangut (1714);

December 24 - Day of capture of the Turkish fortress Izmail the Russian troops under A. V. Suvorov's command (1790);

September 11 - Victory Day of the Russian squadron under F. F. Ushakov's command over the Turkish squadron at the cape Tendra (1790);

September 8 - Day of the Borodino battle of the Russian army under M. I. Kutuzov's command with the French army (1812);

December 1 - Victory Day of the Russian squadron under P. S. Nakhimov's command over the Turkish squadron at the cape Sinop (1853);

February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day;

June 22 - Day of remembrance and griefs - day of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941);

December 5 - Day of the beginning of counterattack of the Soviet troops against fascist troops in battle of Moscow (1941);

February 2 - Day of defeat by the Soviet troops of fascist troops in the Battle of Stalingrad (1943);

August 23 - Day of defeat by the Soviet troops of fascist troops in the Kursk fight (1943);

January 27 - Day of full relief of Leningrad from fascist blockade (1944);

May 9 - Victory Day of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945 (1945);

September 2 - Day of the end of the second World War (1945);

November 4 - National Unity Day.

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