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Archive for the ‘Russia’ Category August 22
They’re waving the red, white and blue over in Russia today, though not necessarily in that order. The white-blue-red Russian tri-color flag dates back to the 1660s when Czar Alexei Mikhailovich ordered ships to fly a similar banner for identification. Historians speculate it may have been inspired by the Dutch flag, [...]  August 19
Before you grab your towel and get undressed, no, this has nothing to do saunas or back rubs, so put your pants back on. This is a family blog. No. Spas in Russian means “savior”. The ‘Spases‘ are three folk holidays celebrated in August, that bring the Russian summer season to a [...]  July 17 Tsar Nicholas II It’s not an official holiday yet, but with the Russian Orthodox Church’s beatification of the last Russian Tsar and his family in 2000, the Romanovs do have their own saint day—July 17—the anniversary of the day they were executed in 1918. Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar, is a touchy [...]  June 12
In the grand saga of the Russian Empire, Russia Day is a relatively new holiday, eagerly burrowing into the Russian consciousness to create roots and establish traditions. In the early 1990′s it was known as “Russian Independence Day”. June 12th marks the day in 1990 that the Congress of People’s Deputies of [...]  May 9
In Russia and in several of the countries that were formally part of the Soviet bloc (including Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova), today is Victory Day. It celebrates the surrender of Germany in 1945 and the end of World War II in Europe. France, the United Kingdom, and other Western European countries celebrate [...]  May 7 radio (adj.): (1) of, relating to, or operated by radiant energy; (2) of or relating to electric currents or phenomena (as electromagnetic radiation) of frequencies between about 3000 hertz and 300 gigahertz. — Webster’s Dictionary I turn the switch and check the number  April 12 The Motherland hears, the Motherland knows —Russian song whistled by Yuri Gagarin during the first manned space flight Yuri Gagarin For thousands of years, humans stared at the skies wondering about the composition of the stars, lights that shined through pinpoints in the banner of [...]  February 23 Today Russia celebrates Defenders of the Fatherland Day.
February 23rd, 2010 | Tags: history, politics | Category: February holidays, Russia | Leave a comment |
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