On June 12, the whole country celebrates its public holiday – Russia Day. As a rule, this day is declared a public holiday. What are we listening for? Let’s talk about the meaning of the holiday!
Russia Day has been celebrated annually since 1992, when the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR was adopted on June 12, 1990 (it was made a holiday a year earlier).
What did this document mean? First, a new name for the country was adopted – the Russian Federation or Russia, secondly, it was given the task of developing a new Constitution, which was ready for the first time until 1993 and is still in force, thirdly, equal rights were provided. The principle of separation of powers is affirmed in the Declaration for all citizens, parties and organisations.
By 1990, many republics that were previously part of the USSR had also declared their independence, but what is considered an important event in the dissolution of the Union is the acceptance of Russian sovereignty.
By the way, Russia won not only its independence, but also the first president in the history of the country, Boris Yeltsin, on June 12 (however, this was a year after the Declaration was adopted in 1991). It was he who, by decree of June 2, 1994, established the holiday, which until 2002 was called the Day of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR.
Source: People Talk
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