On Friday, June 12, events are held throughout the country in honor of the Day of Russia. In particular, on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, a state flag raising ceremony was held, in which President Vladimir Putin took part.
The head of state congratulated all the citizens of the country and compatriots living abroad on a holiday: “For each of us, the Motherland is a family and a father’s home, native land from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands, from the northern, Arctic seas to Sevastopol and Crimea.”
“Our millennium-long history, filled with pages of great glory and pride, unsurpassed courage of our ancestors, their faith and love for the Fatherland, was created in these vast expanses,” the president said.
He noted that the "bright, piercing feeling of the motherland" at all times helped the Russians to go through adversity, to withstand, to preserve themselves in severe trials and to answer any challenges.
According to the president, the multinational people of Russia have a common historical code and moral principles, such as unconditional respect for a working man and defender of the Fatherland, for centuries-old history, traditions and culture. Among the key values for Russians, Putin also named the preservation of the memory of their ancestors, reverence for parents and family, love for their land and the inviolability of the borders of the Russian Federation.
“These are the foundations that determine the nature and fate of our people, the development of the country - today and in the future. And therefore, it is logical that so often proposals were made to introduce these fundamental, pivotal principles into the Constitution of Russia. I am convinced that the absolute majority of our citizens share and support this position, ”the president added.
“For us, love for the Motherland and for the mother who gave us life — feelings of the same order. They give us strength and inspire hope, inspire feats of arms and great labor achievements. It has always been so, in all historical eras, ”Putin emphasized.
Presentation of awards
During the ceremony on Poklonnaya Hill, the head of state also handed the golden stars of the Heroes of Labor to four Russians who were awarded this highest state award.
“Today, on the Day of Russia, we commemorate the Heroes of Labor of the Russian Federation ... you are fully committed to your vocation, to your chosen cause, to achieve outstanding results in industry, sports, healthcare and culture, by your successes you will contribute to the sustainable development of our country”, - said the president, moving on to presenting awards.
Back in April, the head of state signed a decree on conferring the title “Hero of Labor” to Leonid Roshal, president of the Scientific Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, Moscow State Medical University, and Yury Solomin, People's Artist of the USSR and artistic director of the State Academic Maly Theater of Russia, and director of Ulan AO -Udensky Aviation Plant ”to Leonid Belykh.
The awards were also awarded to the operator of the control post of the hot rolling mill of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Alexander Motorin and the trainer of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Sports Training Center Dmitry Mindiashvili.
The ceremony was attended by four of the five awarded, with the exception of Dmitry Mindiashvili, who could not be in Moscow. The head of state emphasized that the award will be given to the outstanding coach later.
Putin thanked those awarded for their labor valor and wished them to continue to inspire Russians for good deeds and real achievements.
“This is necessary and important for our country, because the well-being and prosperity of Russia depends, no doubt, on the person of work in the broadest sense of the word: doctors, teachers and cultural figures, athletes, trainers, workers and farmers, engineers, production directors “From all the citizens of the country who set high, constructive goals,” the president said.
He also emphasized the importance of providing a person with all the opportunities for self-realization, as well as the need to protect his labor rights.
“Such attention, special support of working people is an indispensable condition for our progress in all directions: in the economy, and in the social sphere, in technological development, in culture and sports,” the president said.
On the Day of Russia, fellow citizens were also congratulated by the head of government Mikhail Mishustin: “June 12 is an important, symbolic day for our statehood. "The sovereignty of the country and the social state, laid down in our Constitution, began its reckoning from that day thirty years ago."
The Prime Minister also expressed confidence that together the inhabitants of Russia will be able to overcome any difficulties and implement their plans.
“Today, responsibility for the fate of the Motherland, for its future unites all of us. The prosperity of the Fatherland and the well-being of millions of people depend on our actions, clear and well-coordinated work, energy and hard work, ”Mishustin added.