The holiday contrary to a lot

Today, on June 12, throughout the country - in addition to the Volgograd region, where 11 people were killed last night in a collision of a catamaran with a barge - festive events are held in honor of Russia's Day.

While the vast majority of Russians were still sleeping, the country on its national holiday was congratulated by the North Korean leader Kim Jong -un. He met in Singapore with US President Donald Trump, but did not forget to send a welcoming telegram to Vladimir Putin. “The Russian people have achieved success in creating powerful Russia, boldly meeting all challenges and difficulties,” the DPRK head wrote.

Of course, the Russians were congratulated by Putin himself, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin and astronaut Oleg Artemyev, now on board the International Space Station (ISS).

From the hands of the President of Serbia, A. Vuchich adopted a congratulatory message on the occasion of Russia's Day, addressed to the President of Russia V.V. Putin and the entire Russian people. Sincere friendship between our countries is a good example of bilateral relations in the modern world. pic.twitter.com/ucdx752apv

- Alexander Chepurin (@avchepurin) June 12 , 2018

Traditional congratulations from the heads of the CIS state were received. The official letter for the holiday was sent to Russia by Her Majesty Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II. “I am pleased to direct my best wishes to the Russian people on the occasion of the celebration of the national holiday - the Day of Russia. Queen Elizabeth, ”the British Foreign Ministry quoted her message.

Ukraine submitted to Russia the UN International Court, accusing it of violating the two conventions - on countering the financing of terrorism and the elimination of racial inequality. President of the country Petro Poroshenko noted the coincidence of the date of filing a lawsuit with Russia's Day as a symbolic “joyful event”.

The United States on the eve of the next portion of anti -Russian sanctions was introduced, including three citizens and five companies allegedly cooperating with the FSB in the “black list”. Today, the Russian Foreign Ministry realized that, by a strange coincidence of circumstances, the previous expansion of the sanctions of the American Ministry of Finance was "timed to" to celebrate Victory Day, and concluded that the intentional nature of these actions. The foreign ministry warned that this was a “vicious and dangerous practice”, and the United States, realizing it, are increasingly strengthened in the role of the “world gendarme”.

But the difficult situation in the international arena did not affect the festive mood of the population - in any case, judging by news from different regions of the Russian Federation. In the end, it is not in vain (according to the VTsIOM survey) among the inhabitants of the country go over a sense of patriotism.

In honor of Russia's Day, a large -scale rally was held in Crimea. More than 150 crews from different regions drove along the Crimean bridge: https://t.co/vqamtsgf43 pic.twitter.com/iaaxwunwcn

- TASS (@TASS_AGENCY) June 12, 2018

According to tradition, on June 12, mass presentation of passports of a Russian citizen was held for 14-year-old Russians. The same integral element of the festive program is a concert with the participation of pop stars and folk dance and song groups.

In Karachay-Cherkessia, Rossi Day was celebrated by a procession in national costumes under a 30-meter state flag, bicycle and flash mobs, as well as songs and dances performed by schoolchildren. The highlight of the festive program was the TRP festival (“Ready for Labor and Defense”), in the framework of which residents of the republic could pass sports standards in the parks of Circassian cities.

Residents of Novorossiysk opened the celebration of Russia Day by automobile flash mob - they built a state flag with an area of ​​600 square meters Pic.twitter.com/qwvu9wmkgm from their cars

- Release Kraken! (@rlz_the_kraken) June 12, 2018

In the Urals, the paratroopers jumped with a huge state flag, which was deployed in the sky for public display.

Several dozens of bikers from Vologda went to a festive motorcycle racing, decorating their iron horses with state flags, organized a rally in Kostroma, in Irkutsk - a car driver around the city with a tricolor on the roofs of cars.

In Chelyabinsk, a laser show was arranged on the building of the Ural State University.

Five thousand people gathered on the serfs of Stavropol and sang the state anthem of the Russian Federation in chorus.

In Moscow, despite the rain, the musical and dance festival “Swing Boom”, stylized under the middle of the twentieth century, and the festival “Day of Russia” are actively taking place. Moscow time. " The most popular sites were the area of ​​the revolution, Tverskaya Square and the site in the Parks Sokolniki, Tsaritsyno and Gorky Park, ”the report said.