November 4 Is People's Unity Day in Russia

On November 4, Russians celebrate People’s Unity Day. This is a relatively new holiday, which began to be celebrated only in 2005. 

The date of People’s Unity Day was not chosen by chance - on November 4, 1612, an event occurred that had a serious impact on the formation of the Russian state. On this day the fighters of the people's militia, led by zemsky headman Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, drove the Polish invaders out of Moscow. This event marked the end of the so-called Time of Troubles. 

That is why November 4 became a symbol of unification of all Russians, their desire for independence and love for the Motherland.

In Moscow, it is customary to bring flowers to the monument to Minin and Pozharsky on Red Square on People’s Unity Day. An exhibition Russia dedicated to the cultural traditions of the country’s regions opened today at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre.