23 of February - the Defender of Fatherland day!

[alexandral]

This is one of the strangest and also one of the biggest Russian holidays. The history of the holiday itself is interesting. In 23 February 1918, during the First World War, an enrolment into the newly created Soviet "Red" army was announced because of the wide advancement of Kaiser German troops and fleeing of Soviet Russian troops. But this was

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[jenlev]

Wow, those are just incredible. Thank you for sharing this.

[alexandral]

I am glad you found this interesting. The history is so sad, in a way. I remember thinking "OK, Russian army was founded on 23 of February. How did they manage to have a victory on the same day?". Really strange when you think about it.

[jenlev]

The people in power write the history? ;)

[alexandral]

They do, in a way, but it always manages to bounce back.

[jenlev]

Indeed. :)