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Thank you. Greetings, comrades, and welcome to the eastern border.

And I want to talk about the 23rd of February in Russia, which is officially a national holiday and is called the Defender of the Fatherland Day.

See, many people believe that Russia is so fond of holidays that there are even national holidays created especially for men, February 23rd, and women, 8th of March.

Indeed, on February 23rd, men of all professions and ages,

including the youngest ones, are being celebrated and congratulated.

But that's all a lie.

So, what's the background of this? Because there is the thing that really hurts the situation.

During its existence, the holiday of February 23rd has changed names many times, starting

with Red Army Day until its current moniker of Defender of the Fatherland Day.

However, despite the fact that these strong-sounding names,

the history of this holiday is not as glorious as it made seem at first glance.

It is believed that this day was originally devoted to the decree

of the establishment of the Red Army in 1918

when the government of the new Soviet the Red Army in 1918, when the government of the new

Soviet state had just been only formed, and the country experienced attacks from German

and Austro-Hungarian troops. Despite the loud and encouraging slogans, the army was not formed

in the end, as many of the volunteers deserted while the troops continued

to move forward.

As a result, in the same year, the German ultimatum was adopted, and the Treaty of Bresdletovs

was subsequently signed on German terms.

The date of the holiday, according to modern historians, was fixed entirely by accident.

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