The abolition of the death penalty in Russia, the mention of the white-blue-red tricolor as the official flag, the anniversary of "Aunt Sonya", not joining NATO, "prohibition", the inauguration of the "medveputov" - this was the day of May 7 in history ...
And this day also brings together the Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and the legend of American cinema Gary Cooper.

May 7, 1744 - Elizaveta Petrovna's decree on the abolition of the death penalty in Russia. The Russian man was kind: while in civilized and enlightened Europe they hung, chopped off their heads, quartered, wheeled, burned alive, poured molten lead down the throat - in a wild and cruel Russia abolished the death penalty. Yes, where are we up to high European culture ...

On May 7, 1883, the tricolor is mentioned as the official flag of Russia. Prior to this, the tricolor has been known since the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich. And on the eve of his coronation Alexander III On April 28, 1883, the "Decree on Flags to Decorate Buildings on Solemn Occasions" established:
“According to the most humble report of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Sovereign Emperor, on the 28th day of April 1883, the Highest command deigned: that in those solemn occasions when it is recognized as possible to allow the decoration of buildings with flags, the Russian flag should be used exclusively, consisting of three stripes: the upper - white, middle - blue and bottom - red; the use of foreign flags is allowed only in relation to buildings occupied by embassies and consulates of foreign powers, as well as in those cases when, in order to honor the members of the reigning dynasties who come to the Empire and, in general, honorary representatives of foreign States, it will be recognized as necessary to decorate houses with flags of their nationality.

Some believe that before that the black-yellow-white flag was official. The confusion is related to the following circumstance. Based on the fact that the state emblem Russian Empire was a golden shield with a black double-headed eagle, with silver crowns, a scepter and an orb, heraldist B.V. Koene believed that according to the rules of heraldry, the heraldic colors of the Russian Empire were black, gold and silver. It was these colors that were used by B.V. Koehne already in 1856 in the design of the state banner in the form of black-gold-silver fringe and tassels. But the use of black-yellow-white decorative flags for decoration and black-yellow-white draperies lasted only 25 years. And on May 7, 1883, the white-blue-red tricolor is already mentioned as the official one.

May 7, 1945 - At 2:41 am in Reims, at the headquarters of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, Dwight Eisenhower, an act of unconditional surrender of Germany was signed.

May 7, 1946 - The Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Company), later Sony, is founded in Tokyo. So, “Aunt Sonya” has an anniversary: ​​65 years old has hit!

On May 7, 1954, the United States, France and England refused the proposal of the USSR to join NATO. Yes, yes, there was such a proposal - the Soviet leaders sometimes cut through a peculiar sense of humor ... I wonder how history would turn if the USA, France and England said: "Yes"?
However, the French had a headache about something else: on the same day, the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the decisive battle of the First Indochina War, ended with the surrender of the French garrison.

May 7, 1985 - Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU on measures to overcome drunkenness and alcoholism. Remember, yes? "Non-alcoholic" weddings, queues at liquor stores... And then Gorbachev was nicknamed "son of juice" by the people. Yes, history tells us that the introduction of "prohibition" in Russia sometimes does not turn out the way the initiators would like ... On the other hand. there are allegations that at that time the mortality rate among Soviet men fell sharply ...

But on May 7, 1992, vodka and alcohol in Russia for the first time began to be sold at free prices.
Well, now we are being scared by the upcoming price increase. Well, personally, I somehow don't care - I don't drink. "Sobriety should become the norm of life" (M.S. Gorbachev) :)

The turbulent years of perestroika-shootout gave way to the apathetic boredom of the 2000s: on May 7, 2000, the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin took place. And he has already rewound two terms in office, and Medvedev is now President ... but they still say that Putin will again become president in the next election. Or maybe, in fact, he is already tired of all this and Vladimir Vladimirovich wants to live a private life for himself?
May 7, 2008 - inauguration of the third President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

And on May 7, 2006, a completely non-political event happened - the last witness to the death of the Titanic died - American Lillian Gertrud Asplund, died at the age of 99 (at the time of the disaster she was 5 years old). After her, two more survivors of the Titanic survived, but they were less than a year old at the time of the disaster, and they do not remember anything about her.
So - from the death of the "Titanic" we are separated by only a period of one human life. By the way, the sinking of the Titanic is again a reason to remember Radio Day. After all, on the Titanic there was already a radio operator who sent distress signals. If there had been no radio transmitter on the ship, the number of victims could have been higher, and Lillian Gertrud Asplund would not have lived to be 99 years old ... So there is reason to kindly mention Popov, Marconi, Hertz ...

1861 — Rabindranath Tagore (Rabindranath Tagore listen)) (d. 1941), Indian writer, philosopher, laureate Nobel Prize in Literature 1913. Today Rabindranath Tagore is 150 years old!

1901 — Gary Cooper(real name Frank James) Gary Cooper — Frank James Cooper) (d. 1961), a famous American film actor, starred in more than a hundred films, received two Oscars for Best Actor (1941, 1952) and an honorary Oscar for his general contribution to the development of American cinema (1961). 110 years since the birth of the legend of American cinema.

On this page you will learn about the significant dates of the spring day on May 7, what famous people were born on this May day, events took place, we will also talk about folk signs and Orthodox holidays of this day, public holidays different countries from around the world.

Today, as on any day, as you will see, events took place over the centuries, each of them was remembered for something, the spring day of May 7 was no exception, which was also remembered for its own dates and birthdays of famous people, as well as holidays and folklore. You and I must always remember and know about those who left their indelible mark on culture, science, sports, politics, medicine and all other areas of human and social development.

May 7th Day, left its indelible mark on history, events and memorable dates, like who was born on this autumn day, once again confirm this. Find out what happened on the seventh spring May day on May 7, what events and memorable dates he was marked with and what he remembered, who was born, the signs characterizing the day and much more that you should know about, it's just interesting to know.

Who was born on May 7 (seventh)

David Hume , economist and historian, publicist, one of the major figures of the Scottish Enlightenment

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (April 25, 1840, Votkinsk, Vyatka province, Russian Empire - October 25, 1893, St. Petersburg) - Russian composer, conductor, teacher, musical public figure, music journalist

Rabindranath Tagore (Beng. রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, Robindronath Thakur; May 7, 1861 - August 7, 1941) was an Indian writer, poet, composer, artist, public figure. His work has shaped the literature and music of Bengal. He became the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1913). Translations of his poetry were considered as spiritual literature and, together with his charisma, created the image of Tagore the prophet in the West.

Maria Eva Duarte de Peron (Spanish: María Eva Duarte de Perón, also Evita; May 7, 1919, Los Toldos - July 26, 1952, Buenos Aires) - First Lady of Argentina, second wife of the 29th and 41st President Juan Perón (President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974)

Joseph Joubert (fr. Joseph Joubert, May 7, 1754, Montignac, Dordogne department - May 4, 1824, Paris) - French writer

Nikolai Slavyanov (05/07/1854 [Nikolskoye] - 10/17/1897 [Perm]) - Russian engineer, inventor of electric arc welding of metals

Johannes Brahms (05/07/1833 [Hamburg] - 04/03/1897 [Vienna]) - German composer and pianist, one of the main representatives of the romantic period

Jozef Poniatowski (05/07/1763 [Vienna] - 10/19/1813) - Polish general, marshal of France

Nikon (05/07/1605 [v. Veldemanovo] - 08/27/1681 [Tropinskaya Sloboda]) - patriarch, political and church leader who played a central role in the reforms of Russian Orthodoxy in the era of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich

Alexi Clairaut (05/07/1713 [Paris] - 05/17/1765 [Paris]) - French mathematician, geometer and astronomer

in 1960, the actor Viktor Babich was born, who played Gordeev in the series "Alien District" and Volodya in the film "Hurry to Love"

1968 Ohio-born actress Traci Lords, who played Raquel in Blade, Max Norman in Love and the City, and Connie in The Hangover

Breckin Meyer was born in Minnesota in 1974 and played Jared Franklin on The Companions, Joseph Grieble on King of the Hill, and Nick Shaffer in Rat Race.

in 1981, the actress Alena Gorenko was born, who played Gnatyuk in the TV series "Academy" and Galya in the film "How to Breed a Millionaire"

in 1983, the actress Irina Gersht was born in Abakan, who played Marina in the series "Inspector Cooper", Lida in the series "Hounds" and Efremova in the series "Bailiffs"

Actor Alexander Ludwig was born in Vancouver in 1992. He played Bjorn Lothbrok in the TV series Vikings, Seth in the movie Witch Mountain, and Shane Patton in the movie Survivor.

in 1995, the actress Veronika Vernadskaya was born, who played Vika in the film "Phantom", Tanya in the film "Love in the City 3" and Vika Lopatina in the TV series "The Executioner"

in 1997, the actress Daria Balabanova was born, who played Yulia Mayevskaya in the film "Yulenka"

Below, at the end of this page, you will find a table with the days (dates) of the celebration of Orthodox holidays - Ivana Kupala (John the Baptist) , Day of Saints Peter and Fevronia , as well as Peter's Day (Saints Peter and Paul) until 2035...

Dates 7 May

Armed Forces Day

Radio day

Kazakhstan celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day

According to the folk calendar, this day is called Yevsey - oats otsey

Events took place on May 7 - historical dates

Admiral Francis Beaufort, creator of the wind force scale, born in 1774

Antonio Salieri, the composer whose name Mozart made famous, died in 1825

in 1833 another famous composer was born - the German Johannes Brahms, and in 1840 the Russian genius of music - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

in 1861 the Indian educator and poet Rabidranat Tagore was born, the teacher of Iokanaan Marusidze

in 1901, the American actor Gary Cooper was born, so popular in his time that he even became the hero of a famous musical hit

in 1903, the famous poet and translator Nikolai Zabolotsky was born

in 1915, one of the most resonant events of the First World War took place - the sinking of the Lusitania liner by a German submarine, with almost two thousand passengers on board

in 1919 the famous Evita was born - Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, Argentine singer and public figure

in 1934 Jews Soviet Union received their autonomy - the Jewish Autonomous Region, naturally in Transbaikalia

in 1960, the sparkling master of attacking combinations Mikhail Tal became the 8th world chess champion

in 1966, the Polish satirist Stanisław Jerzy Lec died, whose thoughts are still quoted today

in 1997, the premiere of Luc Besson's film "The 5th Element" with Mila Jovovich in the title role took place

in 1999, during the NATO aggression against Serbia, the Chinese embassy was destroyed by a rocket, "by mistake."

Events May 7

May 7, 1755 - Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU) solemnly opened its doors

Moscow State University is considered to be one of the oldest surviving universities in Russian Federation. It was designed by the talented mind of the first Russian academician M. Lomonosov. After this project educational institution was presented to the then ruling Elizabeth, she immediately signed the order to found the university.

Its solemn opening for educational purposes took place on May 7, 1755, on the day of the anniversary of Her Majesty's coronation. In accordance with the idea of ​​Lomonosov, three faculties were formed in the building: legal, medical and philosophical.

Each school day began with the study of philosophy, which helped students to get the basis for the subsequent study of natural and humanities. At the end of the 18th century, the final relocation of the educational institution to Mokhovaya took place.

May 7, 1985 - Adoption by the Council of Ministers of the USSR of the resolution "On measures to overcome drunkenness, alcoholism, the eradication of home brewing"

Vodka was sold on special coupons. The decision of the Council of Ministers caused the widest discontent of the people. Radical measures led to very threatening consequences - many began to buy alcoholic beverages illegally, regardless of the mechanism for their production and quality. This, of course, led to mass poisoning.

All distilleries were forced to re-equip themselves into companies producing non-alcoholic products. This resulted in massive financial consequences, jumped the level of speculation and theft.

As a result of losses in the production of alcoholic beverages, the Soviet Union lost more than twenty billion rubles. Then a new time came into force - the abolition of the state monopoly on the sale of alcohol. Gradually, the anti-alcohol "war" completely came to naught.

Signs May 7 - Yevsey's Day

They said: "Yevsey came - on this day, weed out the oats." It was believed that after May 7 frosts could come at night.

If a person was born on May 7, then it was believed that he may have abilities that help fight evil forces.

We observed nature on May 7 and analyzed various phenomena. And a lot of interesting things happened around, because it was during this period that maples, poplars, birches bloomed.

The very day of May 7 was called differently by the people: Evsey, Evseev's day, Stratilat, Savva, Elizabeth the Wonderworker, etc.

Ancestors believed that at the end of the first week of the last spring month, a maeta attacks a person. And you need to pray to St. Elizabeth on May 7 in order to get rid of this scourge.

At this time, they began to sow oats in the fields, although they said that another 12 frosts might appear. The peasants celebrated the feast of the Proletya - the irrevocable end of winter. On May 7, numerous rituals were held, which were designed to finally awaken the earth and bring health to everyone.

They glorified Maya Goldilocks - the Mother of all gods. In her honor, it was customary to light a special fire, symbolizing the return of summer days and the rotation of the white Solstice.

Rites of the so-called ploughing, which, according to people, promised health and good luck, were carried out everywhere.

The games of buffoons, songs, round dances, and other fun were also common. May 7 people played folk musical instruments- pipe, kugiklakh, pipes, drums.

Buds of pears blossomed, apple trees blossomed, mountain ash and poplars began to bloom - it became very beautiful around.

Folk omens May 7

Folk signs on the day of Evsei

The birch blossomed - it's time to sow oats

A lot of mosquitoes - expect a rich harvest of oats

Fluff flies from willow and vine - a sign that the time has come to sow late oats

Sow rye in the rain - there will be many weeds. Therefore, if May 7 was rainy, they tried not to work in gardens and fields

Spring waters are gone - you can sow early spring crops. Late spring crops should be sown when viburnum blooms

In the evening the dawn is colored in yellow- it won't rain anytime soon

White and black corollas around the stars - a sign that says that it will rain

Above the horizon, low clouds hang, and their edges are outlined - expect a strong thunderstorm with wind.

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Holidays

Radio day

On this day in 1895, the Russian physicist Popov made the first radio communication session...
It seems that quite recently the Russian Popov and the Italian Marconi tried to convert electromagnetic vibrations into human speech.

Less than a century ago, detector receivers with headphones were perceived as a miracle. And today, radio, television, mobile communications have become natural attributes of our lives.

Modern information boom - the result of the work of many generations of scientists, engineers, technicians - all those whom fate has connected with the communications industry. And therefore, Radio Day can be safely called a holiday for workers of television, radio broadcasting, postal workers, signalmen, shortwave radio amateurs. Everyone who promptly informs us about the most important events taking place in the country is united by human deeds, thoughts and souls.

May 7

Day of creation of the armed forces of the Russian Federation

On May 7, 1992, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on organizational measures to create the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Armed Forces have a three-service structure, which is more in line with today's requirements and allows you to increase the effectiveness of combat use, seriously simplify the interaction various kinds Armed Forces and reduce the cost of the command and control system.

At present, the Armed Forces structurally include three types: ground forces, air Force, Navy.

Three types of troops: Strategic Rocket Forces; Space Forces, Airborne Forces, as well as troops not included in the types of the Armed Forces, Logistics of the Armed Forces, the Cantonment and Arrangement Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

span

Many have heard that the span is called the end of winter.. On this day, the Slavs perform protective rites of awakening the earth, bringing strength and health.

Maya Goldilocks is famous - the Mother of All Gods. In her honor, a sacred fire is lit, marking the beginning of summer. Rotation of the white solstice. A rite of ploughing, bringing health and good luck.

Buffoons, games, songs and round dances. Dances and songs to traditional Slavic instruments: drum, kugikly, pipes, flutes. The glorification of Maya Goldilocks at the Makosh Temple. Trigla's magical sorcery, which helps a woman to keep the family in harmony. Valiant fun dedicated to Leten.

Significant events

(April 27, O.S.) After the death of Tsar FYODOR ALEKSEYEVICH, PETER I (the son of Tsar ALEKSEY MIKHAILOVICH from his second marriage to Natalia NARYSHKINA) was proclaimed Tsar. But the archers, incited by his half-sister SOPHIA, rebelled, and later IVAN V (the son of Alexei Mikhailovich from his first marriage with Marya MILOSLAVSKAYA) was proclaimed the “first” tsar, Peter became the “second” tsar, and Princess Sophia became their regent.

(April 26, O.S.) A galley fleet under the command of P. M. Apraksin set off from St. Petersburg on a campaign to conquer Finland. At the head of the avant-garde was Rear Admiral Pyotr MIKHAILOV (i.e., the tsar himself), Apraksin commanded the corps de battle, and the rear guard was Shoutbenacht I.F. BOTSIS, a Venetian Greek in the service of Russia, a very efficient sailor. Two weeks later, the fleet will approach Helsingfors.

1717

(April 26 O.S.) PETER I arrived in Paris during his second trip abroad. The rooms of the queen in the Louvre were prepared for him, but the king did not like the room because of its splendor, and he demanded that he be given an apartment in a private house. We found a hotel near the arsenal, but even here the furniture seemed too magnificent to Peter, and he ordered to take his camp bed out of the van ...

(April 26 O.S.) Coronation of Empress ELIZABETH PETROVNA in Moscow. On the occasion of the celebrations on this day, the Moscow merchants erected the Red Gate. Elizabeth herself also began to prepare for this event ahead of time, sending a staff-furrier SHAKHTUROV to Kamchatka a year and a half before the coronation with the task of delivering six beautiful, noble Kamchatka girls. But the tsarina's ideas about the size of her own empire were very approximate: only 6 years later (and 4 years after the coronation) the tsarina's envoy with selected girls reached Irkutsk on the way back.

(April 26 O.S.) We know from what rubbish poetry grows, but scientific truth is born in disputes, as evidenced by the following document: “This April 26, 1743, before noon, Lomonosov, drunk and drunk, came to the ward where professors for conferences sit and in which Professor Winsheim was at that time and there were clerks with him. Lomonosov, without congratulating anyone and without throwing off his hat, walked past them to the geographical department, where land maps are drawn, and walking near the professor's table, cursing this professor, he stopped and in a very indecent way dishonored the extremely derogatory sign (fig) in the meanest and most shameless way against having done them, he went to the geographical department, in which there were adjunct Trescott and students.

In that department, where he also did not throw off his hat, he reviled Professor Winsheim and all other professors with many abusive and abusive words, calling them rogues and other nasty words, which is a shame to write. Moreover, he threatened Professor Winsheim, scolding him with all sorts of bad abuse, that he would straighten his teeth, and called Schumacher's adviser a thief. He came back to the conference and scolded all the professors and called them thieves because he was refused a professorial meeting.

According to witnesses, LOMONOSOV said: “What are they imagining? I am the same, and even better than all of them, I am a natural Russian!”

The consequence of this complaint was the arrest of Lomonosov, he was also reminded of his turbulent actions during his stay abroad, at the end of January he was nevertheless released from guard so that he would not disappear for science, but they forced him to ask the professors for forgiveness, and he was ordered to give half the salary.

(April 26, O.S.) On the day of the celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of Empress ELIZABETH PETROVNA, the solemn opening ceremony of classes at Moscow University was held.

(April 26 O.S.) Moscow University began publishing the newspaper Moskovskie Vedomosti. It was the second newspaper in the country, in the middle of the century before last, when it began to appear daily, becoming the largest newspaper in Russia. Its output ceased in 1917.

(April 25, O.S.) Under the leadership of M. M. SPERANSKY, work began on compiling the first Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire.

During the Russian-Turkish war, from May 7 to 12, the Russian army crossed the Prut and occupied Moldavia and Wallachia.

(April 25 O.S.) A treaty was signed between Russia and Japan on the exchange of the Kuril Islands for the southern part of Sakhalin.

(April 24 O.S.) Alexander BLOCK in Ozerki wrote the famous poem "The Stranger", born during his personal drama:

... And every evening, at the appointed hour
(Is it just my dream?)
Maiden's camp, seized by silks,
In the foggy window moves.

And slowly, passing among the drunk,
Always without satellites, alone,
Breathing in spirits and mists,
She sits by the window.

And breathe ancient beliefs
Her elastic silks
And a hat with mourning feathers
And in the rings a narrow hand.

And chained by a strange closeness,
I look behind the dark veil
And I see the enchanted shore
And the enchanted distance.

Deaf secrets are entrusted to me,
Someone's sun has been handed to me...

Second great poet In the first decade of our century, Innokenty ANNENSKY wrote: “Oh, read Blok’s The Stranger as many times as you like, but if you are a bit of a Petersburger, your heart cannot but ache sweetly every time when the Beautiful Lady dissipates and answers from you, finally, all this now definitely pernicious spirit. .. Oh, you are not teased by desire. No, not at all. All this is so close, so accessible that you want, on the contrary, to create a mystery around this narrow hand and girlish camp, to separate, to protect somehow from rabbit eyes, to envelop with a fairy tale.

(April 24, O.S.) At a meeting of the III State Duma, the Minister of Finance of Russia, Vladimir Nikolaevich KOKOVTSOV, uttered the phrase: "We don't have a parliament, thank God, yet." (Another version of these words, cited in Soviet times: “We, thank God, do not have a parliament.” The accuracy of the facts, quotes, figures and dates given is generally a special issue in today's journalism. Especially on radio and television, when they speak hastily, at random, in the hope of saying "not caught - not a thief").

1915

(April 24 O.S.) Beginning of the correspondence of poets Sergei Yesenin and Nikolai KLYUEV.

1920

During the Soviet-Polish war, the Poles occupied Kyiv, which was liberated only on June 11

The Kremlin regiment was created, whose tasks include the protection of the country's leadership, the most important state facilities, as well as participation in military rituals. AT new Russia became known as Presidential.

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR introduced general and admiral ranks in the Red Army.

The title of Marshal of the Soviet Union was awarded to Semyon Konstantinovich TIMOSHENO and Boris Mikhailovich SHAPOSHNIKOV.

Troops of the 1st Belorussian Front reached the Elbe River north and southeast of Magdeburg, while occupying the cities of Genthin, Zerbst and large settlements Schonhausen, Bergtsov, Parey, Shartau, Gervish, Leitzkau, Gerden, Walterningburg, Steutz.

The troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, as a result of a long siege on May 7, completely captured the city and the fortress of Breslavl (Breslau).

Garrison German troops, defending the city, led by the commandant general of infantry von Nihof and his headquarters, stopped resistance, laid down their arms and surrendered.

Troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front, continuing the offensive to the west and southwest the cities of Moravska Ostrava, with battles occupied the cities of Freudenthal, Friedland on Morau, Merish-Neistadt, Shtepanov and large settlements of Wildgrub, Shumvald, Medlov, Hvalkovice, Schmeil, Spalov, Odry, Palachov, Leshna.

1945

The German delegation, which arrived early in the morning at the headquarters of General Eisenhower in Reims(France), signed the act of unconditional surrender. But at the insistence of STALIN, the next day in Berlin, occupied by Soviet troops, the second ceremony of signing the act of unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany took place.

The International Olympic Committee invited the USSR to take part in the 1952 Olympic Games.

L. I. BREZHNEV took over the post of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR instead of the resigned K. E. Voroshilov.

1960

The USSR adopted a law on the introduction of a seven-hour working day.

Northern, Black Sea and Pacific Fleets awarded the Order of the Red Banner. The Baltic Fleet became twice Red Banner. So the merits of sailors in the Great Patriotic War were noted.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to a large group of generals and admirals - participants in the Great Patriotic War.

The Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a resolution "On measures to overcome drunkenness and alcoholism, the eradication of moonshine." Unless there is an error in these data, then, apparently, before the holiday they decided not to worry the people, and it was published 10 days later.

2000

Vladimir Putin took the oath and officially assumed the office of President of the Russian Federation.

On the same day, he appointed Mikhail Kasyanov Acting Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and three days later proposed his candidacy for approval by the State Duma.

Vladimir Putin took the oath as President of Russia for the second time.

Born on this day

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1840 - 6.11.1893),
composer.

Dmitry Nikolaevich SADOVNIKOV
(1847 - 31.12.1883),
folklorist, ethnographer, poet, compiler of the most complete and scientifically best collection "Mysteries of the Russian people" (1876).

Artur Arturovich KELLER
(1867 - 17.6.1915),
count, major general. From an ancient German family, whose descendants have earned honor and glory in military service in Russia. Participated in the Chinese company 1900-01, Russian-Japanese and World War I. In the latter, he commanded the 1st Astrakhan Cossack Regiment, a brigade of the 4th Don Cossack Division.

Mikhail Borisovich SANDOMIRSKY
(1891, Yekaterinoslav - 30.1.1973, Moscow),
poet, translator.

Pavel Sergeevich ALEKSANDROV
(1896 - 16.11.1982),
Academician-mathematician, founder of the Soviet topological school, Hero of Socialist Labor.

Nikolai Alekseevich ZABOLOTSKY
(1903, Kazan - 10/14/1958, Moscow),
poet.

Boris Abramovich SLUTSKY
(1919 - 23.2.1986),
poet.

Igor Semenovich BEZRODNY
(1930, Tbilisi - 30.9.1997, Helsinki),
violinist, conductor, People's Artist of the USSR.

Anatoly Ivanovich LUKYANOV
(1930),
former speaker of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, now one of the leaders of the communist opposition in the State Duma. Also known as a poet under the pseudonym Osenev. The period after the August events of 1991, when he was arrested along with the Gekachepists, turned out to be especially favorable for Lukyanov's poetic work.

Evgeny Grigorievich YASIN
(1934),
former Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Vladimirovich BORTKO
(1946),
film director ("Blonde around the corner", "Heart of a Dog", "Gangster Petersburg"). In 2003, the attention of all viewers was attracted by his adaptation of The Idiot, but it was not possible to fully breathe life into Bulgakov's heroes of The Master and Margarita.

Lyubov Alekseevna GERMANOVA
(1961),
film actress. Younger sister of Evdokia.

Her name became known after playing the role of Empress Evdokia LOPUKHINA in the films "At the Beginning of Glorious Deeds" and "Peter's Youth". And then, it so happened, the most high-profile work was voicing the role of Agent Scully from the X-Files.

Mikhail IGNATIEV
(1985),
cyclist, Olympic champion in 2004 in the group track race on points. He dreams of participating in the Tour de France, and even though he does not talk about victories on the highway, his former desires have come true.

That day was gone

1682

FEDOR ALEKSEEVICH
(9.6.1661 - 1682),
Russian tsar (1676-82). During his reign, a number of progressive reforms began to be carried out, but due to poor health, the king stayed on the throne for only six years.

1889

Dmitry Andreevich TOLSTOY
(13.3.1823 - 1889),
count, statesman, member of the State Council.

A graduate of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum is considered one of the pillars of the political reaction of the 80s. 19th century, supporter of strong power. His combination of posts is interesting: at first he was chief prosecutor of the Synod (1865-80) and minister of public education (since 1866), then president of the Academy of Sciences and at the same time minister of the interior and chief of gendarmes (1882-89). After the gymnasium reform of 1871, classical education became predominant, with an emphasis on the study of Greek and Latin, as the president of the Academy of Sciences hampered the development of science, the “temporary rules” he introduced significantly limited the freedom of the press.

Alexander Dmitrievich Apraksin
(26.2.1851, Vienna - 1913, Udelnaya station, near St. Petersburg),
writer.

Belonged to the famous count family and up to 35 years old was a black sheep in the family. From the preparatory classes of the School of Law and the gymnasium, he was expelled for laziness and extravagance. In a private boarding school, where he was placed under strict supervision, he stole and fled twice. At the age of 20, he was exiled to the Arkhangelsk province for fraud and insulting an officer. When two years later he was pardoned by the tsar, he returned to the capital, began to publish, and made a long-term journey through Europe. In 1886, he again found himself on trial and was sentenced to exile in Siberia for forging a bill. The king again pardoned him, but deprived him of the count's title. It was then that the rebirth of Apraksin took place, who devoted himself entirely to literary work. Critics of his book evaluated negatively, but recognized their entertaining and instructive. The general public accepted them favorably, since the author "served the tastes of the street crowd" in his description of secular life and criminal plots.

Boris Viktorovich SAVINKOV
(31.1.1879 - 1925),
SR, terrorist, writer.

Nikolay Vissarionovich NEKRASOV
(1.11.1879 - 1940),
leader of the left wing of the Cadets party, comrade of the chairman of the 4th State Duma, member of the Provisional Government. After October, he was arrested three times: the first time he was released after a meeting with LENIN, the second time he was released ahead of schedule, the third time he was sentenced to death. In 1990, Nekrasov was rehabilitated.

Serafim Ivanovich Znamensky
(2.2.1906 - 1942),
famous runner who died at the front.

Vasily Vasilievich ULRICH
(13.7.1889, Riga - 1951, Moscow),
Chairman of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR (1926-4, Colonel General of Justice.

The biography of one of the main cogs who carried out the Stalinist repressions (Ulrich's signature is on the death warrant for tens of thousands of people), from birth to death, consists entirely of contradictory facts. Somewhere it is said that he was born in the family of a professional revolutionary, in another place - honorary citizens. In the encyclopedic dictionary "Stalin's Empire", which dares to call itself an encyclopedic dictionary, we are assured that in 1950 Ulrich was arrested and died in custody. In fact, a solemn funeral was arranged for him at the Novodevichy cemetery, and an obituary was published in Krasnaya Zvezda.

Alexey Makarovich SMIRNOV
(28.2.1920 - 1979),
film actor (“Striped Flight”, “Business People”, “Operation “Y” and other adventures of Shurik”, “Wedding in Malinovka”, “Only “old men” go into battle”), holder of two Orders of Glory and the Order of the Red Star.

May 7 - Day of the Presidential Regiment
May 7 - Radio Day
May 7 - Day of creation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The events of May 7 that took place in the world, in different years

Every year on May 7, Russia celebrates the Day of the Presidential Regiment. On this day, the regiment is presented to the President of Russia - the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The presidential / Kremlin / regiment is a unique military unit. It solves specific combat missions to ensure the security of the first persons of the state and the preservation of the Kremlin's valuables. The regiment is part of Federal Service protection of the Russian Federation and has the status of a special unit. Reports directly to the President of the Russian Federation - the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
The date of birth of the Presidential Regiment is April 8, 1936, when the Battalion special purpose was reorganized into the Special Purpose Regiment.
The Kremlin regiment has a rich history and glorious military traditions...
In April 2006, the President of Russia signed a decree on the Battle Banner of the Presidential Regiment, which was presented to the military unit during the celebration of its 70th anniversary. The banner became "the official symbol and military relic of the Presidential Regiment", the personification of his honor, valor, glory and military traditions. A bronze bas-relief dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the regiment was unveiled in the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Kremlin.
On May 7, 2011, the Presidential Regiment of the Service of the Commandant of the Moscow Kremlin of the FSO of Russia celebrated its 75th anniversary.

On May 7, Russia celebrates Radio Day - a professional holiday for workers in all branches of communications. On this day in 1895, the Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov made the first radio communication session and demonstrated the first radio receiver to the world.
For the first time this date was solemnly celebrated in our country in May 1925. It was the thirtieth anniversary of radio. Previous round dates have gone unnoticed. This can be explained by the complexity of the political situation in Russia in those years. The twentieth anniversary of radio coincided with the height of the First World War, during the twenty-fifth anniversary there was a civil war in the country.
The 50th anniversary of radio coincided with the victorious conclusion of the war against Nazi Germany. On May 2, 1945, the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR was issued on the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of radio by A.S. Popov. Given the role of radio in the cultural and political life of society and in the defense of the country, the government decided to establish May 7 as an annual "Radio Day".
To date, radio communication has come a long way in its development, and today communication technologies are an integral part of our daily lives.

On May 7, 1992, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on organizational measures to create the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Armed Forces have a three-service structure, which is more in line with today's requirements and makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of combat use, greatly simplify the interaction of various branches of the Armed Forces, and reduce the cost of the command and control system.
At present, the Armed Forces structurally include three types: ground forces, air force, and navy; Three types of troops: Strategic Rocket Forces; Space Forces, Airborne Forces, as well as troops not included in the types of the Armed Forces, Logistics of the Armed Forces, the Cantonment and Arrangement Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

1104 - The Crusaders are defeated at the Battle of Haran.
1253 - A French embassy headed by the Franciscan monk Willem Rubrouck (Guillaume de Rubrouck) set off from Constantinople to the Mongols.
1610 - Galileo Galilei discovered the first three moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede).
1663 - The Theater Royal opens in central London. It burned down nine years later, but was re-erected at its current location on Drury Lane. Today it is the oldest theater in England.
1742 - Moscow merchants built the Red Gate to enter the coronation celebrations of Empress Elizabeth. In 1934, during the reconstruction of Moscow, they were destroyed.
1744 - Decree of Elizabeth Petrovna on the abolition of the death penalty in Russia
1780 - Catherine II officially granted the coat of arms to St. Petersburg.
1785 - Frenchman Jean Pierre François Blanchard, together with American John Jeffreys, crossed the English Channel for the first time in a balloon.
1824 - The first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony took place in Vienna. Dedicated to the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm III (Friedrich Wilhelm III), she was greeted by the public with a standing ovation.
1826 - the beginning of work on the compilation (1826-1830) of the first Complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire under the leadership of M. M. Speransky.
1832 - Greece becomes an independent kingdom.
1861 - Tennessee decides to secede from the United States.
1875 - The signing of the Russian-Japanese agreement on the exchange of territories, according to which the Kuril Islands were ceded by Russia to Japan in exchange for the island of Sakhalin.
1887 - American Thomas Stevens (Thomas Stevens) completed the first trip around the world on a bicycle, traveling 13,500 miles and having been on the road for more than three years.
1890 - Laws of 1882 and 1885 are revised in Russia. on the work of minors and adolescents in the direction of their deterioration: nine-hour work was allowed for minors, as well as work on holidays with the permission of the inspection; night work of teenagers is allowed; manufacturers also received the right to dismiss a worker if he did not show up for work more than six days a month, etc.
1895 - In St. Petersburg, Russian physicist and electrical engineer Alexander Popov demonstrated an invention that became the prototype of the radio.
1904 - The abolition in the Russian Empire of the ban on Lithuanian printing in Latin script (introduced in 1864); In Lithuania, it is celebrated as the Day of the Return of the Seal.
1915 - The German submarine "U-20" attacked the English passenger ship "Lusitania"; 1,198 passengers died.
- The beginning of the correspondence of poets Sergei Yesenin and Nikolai Klyuev.
1917 - The Provisional Government granted the Catholic Church the right to carry out religious propaganda in Russia.
1918 - The Don Cossacks who rebelled against the Bolsheviks and the arrived detachment of Colonel Drozdovsky liberate Novocherkassk from the Bolsheviks. The end of the campaign of the First Separate Brigade of Russian volunteers from Romania to the Don, known as the "Drozdovsky campaign".
1920 - A peace treaty was signed between the RSFSR and independent Georgia.
- Ukrainian and Polish troops entered Kyiv.
1927 - The Brazilian airline VARIG is founded - the largest airline in Latin America today.
1934 - Creation of the Jewish Autonomous Region on the Amur with its center in Birobidzhan.
1940 - Moscow state university named after Mikhail Lomonosov.
1941 - The Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded one of their most popular tunes, "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
1945 - At 2:41 am in Reims at the headquarters of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, Dwight Eisenhower, an act of unconditional surrender of Germany was signed.
1946 - Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Company), later Sony, founded in Tokyo.
1951 - The International Olympic Committee invited the USSR to take part in the 1952 Olympic Games.
1954 - The USA, France and England refused the offer of the USSR to join NATO.
- The battle of Dien Bien Phu, the decisive battle of the First Indochina War, ended with the surrender of the French garrison.
1956 - The British Minister of Health refused to launch an anti-smoking campaign, saying that he was not personally convinced of its harm.
1960 - Mikhail Tal became the 8th world chess champion.
1965 - Archbishop Alexy (future Patriarch Alexy II) appointed Chairman of the Study Committee.
1971 - "Black Sabbath" received the "Golden Disc" for the album "Paranoid".
1985 - Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU on measures to overcome drunkenness and alcoholism.
1988 - Beginning of the constituent assembly of the "Democratic Union", the first opposition political party to the CPSU. Leader - Valeria Novodvorskaya.
1992 - A decree was issued by Yeltsin - the first president of the Russian Federation - on the creation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is celebrated as the Day of the Russian Armed Forces.
- In Latvia, Latvian rubles were put into circulation, which the people immediately began to call "repshiks" by the name of the president of the Bank of Latvia, Einar Repshe.
- In Russia, vodka and alcohol for the first time began to be sold at free prices.
- A decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was issued on the creation of the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Celebrated as the Day of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan and the Day of Defender of the Fatherland
1995 - The National Bank of Ukraine issued a coin worth 200 thousand karbovanets.
1996 - The Riga City Council renamed the street "Kosmonavtikas gatve" into the street named after Dzhokhar Dudayev.
1997 - Intel officially introduced the Pentium II microprocessor.
- Luc Besson's The Fifth Element premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
1999 - For the first time since the split of the Christian Church in 1054, the Pope visited an Orthodox country (Romania).
2000 - Inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2003 - Carnegie Mellon University intends to create The Robot Hall of Fame to honor both the robots themselves, whether real or fictional, and their creators.
- The inhabitants of the Earth could observe a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs only a few times a century. Mercury moved between the Earth and the Sun.
2004 - The US selects 16 of the world's poorest countries to receive assistance for economic and democratic reform. The list includes mainly countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, as well as several former Soviet republics, which, according to Washington, have begun to take active steps to eradicate corruption and comply with civil rights citizens. The State Department statement said economic assistance would be provided to Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Bolivia, Honduras, and Nicaragua. A long-term program of assistance to the poorest countries, according to some estimates, could cost the US treasury up to $5 billion annually.
- The website of Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was launched.
2008 - Inauguration of the third President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

May 7th is celebrated in many countries around the world. international holiday- Radio Day, today is a holiday among the Slavs - Proletye, in Kazakhstan they celebrate the Defender of the Fatherland Day, and in Russia - the Day of the Creation of the Armed Forces

Radio day

Radio Day, as a holiday, is celebrated every year on May 7 and entered the history of world technology and science as the Birthday of Radio, because in 1895 it was on this day that the Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov at a meeting of the Russian Physical and Chemical Society demonstrated the first radio receiver in the world and carried out the first radio communication session. On May 7, 1945, the USSR celebrated the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first radio, and the country's government decided to annually consider May 7 as Radio Day.

Armed Forces Day

Russian Armed Forces (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) - state military organization, whose main task is the fulfillment of the tasks recorded in the international treaties of Russia, the armed protection of the inviolability and integrity of the territory of our country, as well as the repulse of any aggression that will be directed against the Russian Federation.
May 7 became the Day of Creation of the Armed Forces of Russia in 1992, when the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on measures to create the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense.

Defender of the Fatherland Day

In Kazakhstan, May 7 is a public holiday. On this day, May 7, every year since 1992, after the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree on the creation of national armed forces, the country celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day. By tradition, on this day the President of Kazakhstan and at the same time the Supreme Commander of the country presents awards and issues a decree on awarding military ranks distinguished military personnel.

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The Slavs celebrate the Proletye on May 7 - the final end of winter. On this day, the Slavs perform rituals of awakening the earth, which bring strength and health. They also glorify Maya Goldilocks - the Mother of All Gods, who was worshiped at the Temple of the goddess of fate Makosh and in her honor a sacred fire was lit, which marked the beginning of summer.
In Proletye, for the glory of the coming summer, large bonfires were lit and a plowing ritual was performed, which, as our ancestors believed, brought health and good luck, as well as Trigla’s magical sorcery, which helps a woman to keep her family in harmony for the whole year.

Unusual holidays

Today, on May 7, 2 unusual and funny holidays can be celebrated at the same time - Open Windows Day and Blue Holiday

open windows day

Open your window today! May the warm May wind bring something new and unknown into your life, may the gentle sun warm your heart, frozen during the long winter, and may your life shine with all the colors of the rainbow !!!

blue holiday

This day is like a blue sky, blue in your beautiful eyes, a brook murmurs blue, a bluish alley carries along.

Church holiday according to the folk calendar

Evsey - Ovsy otsey

There was an opinion among the people that Yevsey was oppressed by everyone to the ground, and the maet sticks to people, and therefore, in order to get rid of this scourge, they washed themselves with holy water and prayed.
May 7 is the day by which the peasants tried to finish the sowing of oats, so the holiday was nicknamed Yevsey - Ovsy otsey.
People said about oats that, regardless of the weather and the condition of the soil, it must be sown strictly in certain time. There were such special signs on this day: you need to sow oats when the birch blossoms and when fluff flies from the willow and winged ants appear.
On this day, the future harvest was judged by some signs: if there are a lot of mosquitoes on Yevsey, then the harvest will be rich.
Our ancestors believed that if the weather is good at the beginning of May, then you should not rush to rejoice - after Evseev's day, another 12 days of frost are very likely.
Name day May 7 at Alexei, Valentine, Elizabeth, Innokenty, Yevsey, Joseph, Leonty, Nikolai, Savva, Sergei, Susanna, Thomas

May 7th in history

1960 - Law on the gradual abolition of the payroll tax is passed.
1960 - Law introducing the 7-hour day.
1966 - Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Polish satirist, poet, aphorist, died.
1985 - The Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a resolution "On measures to overcome drunkenness and alcoholism, to eradicate moonshine."
1996 - The Riga City Council renamed the street "Kosmonavtikas gatve" into the street named after Dzhokhar Dudayev.
1999 - For the first time since the split of the Christian Church in 1054, the Pope visited an Orthodox country (Romania).
2000 - Inauguration ceremony of Boris Yeltsin's successor V.V. Putin.
2003 - The inhabitants of the Earth could observe a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs only a few times a century. Mercury moved between the Earth and the Sun.
2008 - Inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev.
2012 - Inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin.