Demonstrations on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
The October Revolution was a socialist revolution that took place in Russia in October 1917. As a result of the revolution, Soviet power was established in Russia. And later (in 1922) the USSR was formed.
Since 1918, October 25 ( November 7 according to the new style) has been celebrated as the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. On this day, demonstrations and/or military parades were held in many cities, including Moscow on Red Square.
In the USSR, some major achievements were timed to coincide with the anniversaries of this holiday, streets were named in honor of the anniversaries, and commemorative medals and badges were issued. For example, the icebreaker “Arktika” made a trip to the Northern polis, which was timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution.
October Revolution Anniversary Badge (Unsplash License)
After the collapse of the USSR, the holiday was officially stopped being celebrated. And since 2005, November 7 has ceased to be a day off in the Russian Federation. But in some settlements, demonstrations dedicated to the October Revolution are still held. Usually, such events as the Communist Party of the Russian Federation are held.
Demonstrations on May 1st.
May Day (or Labor Day) began to be celebrated in 1889 in memory of the Chicago workers’ strike of 1886.
This holiday began to be celebrated in our country on May 1, 1917. Officially – after the revolution in 1918.
The city streets were decorated with posters, red flags and banners. I remember the May Day slogan “Peace Labor May” – it was literally everywhere.
May Day demonstration 1985 (public domain)
May Day demonstration on October 25 Avenue” 1934 (public domain)
Victory parades.
Victory Parades were held (and are still held) on Red Square in Moscow and other cities of the USSR (and the Russian Federation) in honor of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII). Flowers are laid at monuments to soldiers, memorials, eternal flames, mass graves, graves of the unknown soldier, etc. Since 1965, May 9 has become a non-working holiday. In many cities of the USSR and the Russian Federation, fireworks are given on this day in the evening. Previously, the fireworks were watched mainly on TV – the Moscow fireworks. But now each city has its own fireworks.
Sources:
https://www.mos.ru/news/item/89983073/
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B
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