In our country, a large number of holidays andmemorable dates. As a rule, such days are confined to certain events or are devoted to particular groups of people. These dates include the Day of the Medical Worker, the Day of the Driver, the Day of the Teacher, the Day of the Policeman, but the Day of the Veterans of the Ministry of the Interior is not widely known.
Veterans Day as a public holiday
Such a professional holiday as Dayveterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, has a very short history. The order to establish the holiday, celebrated on April 17, was signed by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country Rashid Nurgaliyev in November 2010. Thus, the present Day of veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Air Forces of Russia has only the fourth serial number. The social organization of veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can boast of a longer period of existence - it was founded on April 17, 1992. It was on the date of the 20th anniversary of the public organization that the choice was made, when the government decided on when exactly to appoint the Day of veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
History of glorious deeds
But these figures, of course, are not so important.value. The history of the profession of people, in whose honor the Day of the veteran of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia was formed, has more than one century. It is full of numerous bright pages, heroic feats and accomplishments, many examples worthy of respect and imitation.
Of course, in the long history of domesticThe police were tragic, and even terrible moments and times. There were not only good luck and brilliant operations, but also black pages, the loss of comrades and colleagues. However, on the holiday of veterans of the Department of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, people still want to remember only the good. Although, of course, any veteran on this day will raise a third toast to those who are not around at the festive table and who will never sit for him ...
Their service has always been dangerous and difficult, which is why there is a holiday in their honor.
Police: From Ivan the Terrible to the present day
Unofficially, the history of the police in Russia leadscountdown from the beginning of the XVI century, when, by decree of Ivan the Terrible, special detachments were created, guarding the peace of citizens near the so-called slingshots that divided the city into districts. But the prototype of the current police service was formed already under Peter I, who in 1718 founded a special institution in the then capital, St. Petersburg, called the Main Police. First, in addition to the functions of policing, the police also carried out part of the work of firefighters.
However, some time the police carriedonly patrolling the streets, keeping order and preserving the peace of the citizens. The functions of investigating criminal and administrative crimes were delegated to the police only in 1866, when the detective police was established. It is from this time that the official chronicle of this specific wing of the internal affairs bodies in Russia can be kept.
С тех пор прошло немало времени и в историю law enforcement services were written many glorious pages. The current Russian police can be justly proud of their predecessors. Among the chief police officers who led the service at different times, there were many bright, outstanding figures who left a noticeable mark on the field of purely police activities, and in the field of domestic and foreign policy.
New time - new challenges
Together with the February, and then with the Octoberthe revolution of 1917, the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs experienced serious shocks and perturbations. The functions of the police were constantly expanding - in addition to policing and investigating crimes, the Interior Ministry also had its own military component - internal troops. Since then there has not been a single war or armed conflict in which representatives of the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not take the most active part!
Civil war, the great opposition in the verythe bloody clash that broke the head of the brown plague, maintaining the fragile balance of power emerging at a particular stage of history after the end of the Second World War - in all of this the merit of representatives of law enforcement agencies of the USSR has such a prominent role that it simply cannot be overestimated!
Postcommunist period
However, even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, peoplein the uniform, the Ministry of Internal Affairs remained loyal to the oath, given not to the regime in effect at that time, to a specific government or some region, but to their own country! And the incredibly cohesive fighting brotherhood, the unwritten code of honor and the continuity of the generations for which the police, units of internal troops, special forces and ordinary law enforcement officers are famous are included in the legend! That is why, celebrating the Day of veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Air Force of Russia, experienced fighters can be confident that their young deeds, their honor and high professional reputation will be supported by their young men, for whom duty is not just a beautiful abstract concept but the meaning of life!
Those who are always on duty
Such is the specificity of the service in law enforcement bodiesand in the internal troops, which is not for the staff either holidays or weekends. Many of them, even on the Day of veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, continue to serve, which, no matter how beaten it may sound, is indeed "both dangerous and difficult." Perhaps no other profession is associated with such a high degree of constant risk as service in the system of the Ministry of the Interior!
У нас в стране принято ругать представителей law enforcement agencies, many even consider it a kind of "good taste". However, when people are in danger, the first thing they do is call the police! Since only representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can legally ensure the interests and safety of citizens. And that is why congratulations on the Day of veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia contain absolutely correct words about those who are always on duty!
Даже прекратив свою активную рабочую activities, veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can provide invaluable assistance in the matter of law enforcement and ensuring the safety of citizens. The value of their invaluable experience, deep knowledge and rich experience can not be overemphasized!
Veterans Day of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is a professionala holiday of those who patrolled the night courtyards in besieged Leningrad, who ensured the carefree life of people in the era of "developed socialism", who defended the integrity and sovereignty of the country in Chechnya and other hot spots. It is they who free the hostages, hunt down drug dealers, block the way for KAMAZ, rushing to the bus with children with their cars, save the lives of our children and mothers. Let their work not always be full of romance and heroism - we had to separate drunken fights, calm down our violent neighbors, and draw up boring protocols about the theft of paper clips - they deserve their professional holiday and remember them! Especially since they are still on duty, no matter how lofty it may sound!
Celebration without fanfare and pompousness
Representatives of this profession, as a rule, do notlike excessive noise and fuss, preferring to modestly stand aside. In the same way, they celebrate their holiday without any extra pump. Of course, on April 17, a congratulatory speech will be heard on the day of the veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia from the President and from the Minister of the Interior, to especially distinguished employees, awards will be presented, a small holiday concert will be held. But some grand celebration traditionally will not be - well, these stern, proud and few-faced men do not like excessive attention to their own person!
These are real men with shyness in their eyes andcourage in the heart. We owe much to them, sometimes without realizing it. Sleepless nights on guard for our peace and security, help in difficult, sometimes intractable situations, constant risk and sacrifice are the components of the profession with a capital letter.
And only in the evening, gathered for modestthe holiday table, the veterans of the internal affairs bodies will give free rein to the emotions, recalling past cases, chases, shootouts and detentions. They will recall how the sleeping city did not even suspect that people in uniform were saving him from great misfortune. They will also recall how difficult it was in the trenches or in the mountains, how it was necessary to roam through the service apartments and survive on a very modest salary. And, of course, they will raise that third toast ... Post their comrades-colleagues.
