The country's youngest public holiday, Russia Day, began to be celebrated today in Tomsk. Twenty years ago, on June 12, 1990, a declaration on the state sovereignty of the RSFSR was adopted. Four years later, the first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, by his decree gave the holiday official status, then it was called Independence Day. In 2002, with the adoption of a new labor code, this holiday received a new name. Russia Day. Today a solemn meeting was held at the Drama Theater.