Book lovers from Serpukhov will celebrate the holiday
On October 9, Russia celebrates the Day of Special Fire Protection of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia - a professional holiday of employees who ensure fire safety of specially protected facilities, nuclear power plants and regime organizations.
Also celebrated today is World Post Day, established on the anniversary of the creation of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, and the All-Russian Reading Day, a holiday that arose on popular initiative and supported by libraries and publishing houses.
A separate memorable date is the Day of the defeat of German fascist troops by Soviet troops in the battle for the Caucasus in 1943.
According to the Orthodox calendar, today the memory of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian is honored, and in folk tradition this day is called Ivan the Traveler.
