Biography of an unknown soldier

Holidays in December the day of an unknown soldier in the year: History and tradition in winter in our country celebrate the day of an unknown soldier. Every December in Russia is honored by everyone who fought for their homeland, but did not gain either honor or glory. Those who remained only in the memory of the loved ones of an unknown soldier: history and tradition. Photo: Sergey Kovalev, Globallookpress.

They are considered an unofficial symbol of the date dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the name of the world, but remained nameless. We talk about one of the saddest memorable dates - the day of an unknown soldier. When the date is noted, the day of an unknown soldier from a year in Russia is celebrated on December 3, and a year is no exception.

History takes its beginning a date in the year. The day is chosen for a reason. He was moved here from the mass grave located at the entrance to Zelenograd - now in its place there is a memorial complex "Bayonets". The sculptural composition of the grave of an unknown soldier in Moscow was formed in the year and has not changed since then. It consists of a grave with eternal fire, alleys of heroic cities and steles of cities of military glory.

The soldiers buried by the Kremlin walls were ordinary - it was possible to determine this in the preserved form. There were no documents of identification, under him. The millions of soldiers who died in battles for their homeland did not have them, they remained unnamed forever. The memorial in the Alexander Garden became a place where people, husbands and sons come to honor the memory of the fathers, husbands, brothers and sons who did not know where their relatives rest.

By the way, on guard of history: when Russia celebrates the day of the search engine initiative to establish a memorable date dedicated to the feat of an unknown soldier, belongs to the participants in search organizations and detachments. They seek and identify the dead during the wars in which our country participated. She was supported by at that time the head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov, noting that the world's largest number of soldiers who are missing are missing - in the countries of the former USSR, because for Russia this day will always be of particular importance.

Traditions annually on this day honor the memory of the heroes who gave their lives in the name of victory. Residents of Russian cities have flowers to mass graves, monuments and memorials, in Moscow there is a ceremony of laying flowers to the grave of an unknown soldier in the Alexander Garden. In educational institutions, memory lessons are held. In recent years, the implementation of the All -Russian Patriotic Forum has been dedicated to this day.

During it, various cultural and educational measures are held, related, inter alia, with the history of Russia and the preservation of collective memory. The figures of 4.5 million missing after the Great Patriotic War are the soldiers are listed in the territory of the former Soviet Union. It is interesting what military holidays celebrate in our country in the year the search movement in Russia by the search for missing warriors - not only the Great Patriotic War, but also other wars in which our country participated - both state organizations and private enthusiasts are engaged in.

Participants in the search movement are looking for the remains of the dead and identify them with the help of documents, tokens and other distinctive objects. The origin of the search movement occurred in the USSR in the post -war years, in the area of ​​the years.

Pioneer and Komsomol organizations arranged campaigns in battles in order to search for missing warriors - by that time there were about 4.5 million people. Adult active participants soon joined this initiative. By the age of years, the country established the All -Union Coordinating Council of Search Detachments, uniting disparate organizations and structuring their activities.

Search engines were awarded with commemorative signs and breast medals "For Active Search". Now, perhaps, the largest all -Russian movement to perpetuate the memory of the dead during the defense of the Fatherland - the “search engine of Russia” - exists with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. In just a few years of their activities, members of the movement were able to find the remains of more than thousands of Soviet and Russian soldiers and establish the individuals of more than 6 thousand soldiers.