National Unity Day

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National Unity Day is a Russian public holiday commemorating the 1612 liberation of Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation and celebrating national unity and patriotism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday
public holiday
approvedBy Federal Assembly of Russia
associatedWith Prince Dmitry Pozharsky
surface form: Dmitry Pozharsky

Our Lady of Kazan
surface form: Icon of Our Lady of Kazan

Kuzma Minin
category Autumn events in Russia
Nationalism in Russia
November observances
celebratedIn Russia
commemorates end of the Time of Troubles
events of 1612 in Moscow
liberation of Moscow from Polish–Lithuanian occupation
popular uprising led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky
country Russia
dateObserved 4 November
firstCelebrated 2005
followsCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar
frequency annual
hasCause Polish–Lithuanian occupation of the Moscow Kremlin
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Moscow
hasHashtag #ДеньНародногоЕдинства
hasOppositeNumberInCalendar Russia Day
surface form: Day of Russia
hasTheme national unity
overcoming foreign intervention
patriotism
inception 2005
languageOfName Russian
legalStatus non-working public holiday in Russia
observedBy Russian Orthodox Church
Russian state institutions
citizens of Russia
officialName Den narodnogo yedinstva
День народного единства
partOf public holidays in Russia
relatedTo Polish–Muscovite War
surface form: Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)

Time of Troubles
replaces Day of Reconciliation
surface form: Day of Accord and Reconciliation

November 7 public holiday
anniversary of the October Revolution holiday
signedIntoLawBy Vladimir Putin
significance emphasis on pre-revolutionary Russian history
symbol of post-Soviet historical narrative shift
typeOfCelebration secular holiday with religious elements
typicalActivities official ceremonies
patriotic concerts
political rallies
wreath-laying at monuments
yearEstablishedByLaw 2004

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Prince Dmitry Pozharsky honouredOn National Unity Day
Our Lady of Kazan honoredOnCivilHoliday National Unity Day
this entity surface form: National Unity Day (Russia)
Battle of Moscow (1612) commemoratedBy National Unity Day
this entity surface form: National Unity Day (Russia)
uprising of Minin and Pozharsky hasCommemoration National Unity Day
this entity surface form: Russian Unity Day
Polish–Lithuanian occupation of the Moscow Kremlin commemoratedBy National Unity Day
this entity surface form: Russian Unity Day
Second People’s Militia commemoratedBy National Unity Day
this entity surface form: National Unity Day (Russia)