In the state Duma vowed not to change the calendar of Russian holidays
Moscow. March 1. INTERFAX.RU — the state Duma has no plans to change the calendar of Russian holidays, despite regular initiatives by individual members, said the first Deputy head of the faction “United Russia” in legislative activities Andrei Isayev.
“We believe that it makes no sense. Here is a calendar, it has been at some time of the audit, as a little to another state passed all, let’s dwell on this and some time to touch it will not. We will not touch,” — Isayev said to journalists during the working visit in Udmurtia on Wednesday.
He recalled that in 2000 years the calendar of holidays was introduced the Day of people’s unity as “the attempt to make November 7 a day of national reconciliation and consensus had failed”, a holiday established June 12, and resolved the issue with winter break and the holidays. “That’s it. After that, we believe that everything is quite settled,” — said Isayev. He recalled that some state Duma deputies are regularly put forward initiatives on the transfer of Russia Day, the Day of defender of the Fatherland and for the establishment of new holidays.
“Yes, February 23 is the date associated with the appearance of the worker-peasant red army, it had a certain ideological character before. But now it has what is called acquired national tradition”, — said the MP. Therefore, according to him, even if this occasion will be postponed from February 23, people will continue to celebrate this day.
On the eve of a state Duma Deputy from the LDPR Ivan Sukharev said that he had prepared amendments to the Labour code, according to which the defender of the Fatherland Day is invited to note 29 Aug
The Deputy explained that this was the day before the revolution celebrated the Day of memory of the Russian army, which was installed during the Russo-Turkish war in 1769. “This celebration was inherited from narkomaania of Leon Trotsky and not a Russian national holiday. I think that we should return to a military holiday in the summer,” said Sukharev.