Day of Accord and Reconciliation November 7: beautiful pictures and greeting cards

For several generations of Soviet people, November 7 was the most important day of the year. The anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution was celebrated on a grand scale: grand parades, mass demonstrations with portraits of leaders and a sea of red banners. For many, this holiday still remains a warm symbol of youth and a bygone era.

However, after the collapse of the USSR, the attitude to the events of 1917 changed dramatically. The October coup, which led to a brutal and bloody Civil War, was no longer perceived as an unambiguous triumph. Society is divided: is this a tragedy or a great historical achievement? To smooth out these sharp contradictions, in 1996 the holiday was officially renamed the Day of Accord and Reconciliation. The idea was noble: to forget old quarrels and unite the nation.

In 2005, November 7 lost the status of a state holiday. The main autumn holiday was relayed on November 4 – National Unity Day, which refers to the events of 1612 and the expulsion of the interventionists from Moscow.

However, the echo of the past still rings. On this day, veterans still gather at the monuments to Vladimir Lenin, lay flowers and remember Soviet times. For them, this date remains an important day of historical memory, reminding them of how difficult and contradictory the path of our country was.