Important Dates

Russia National Day

Russia National Day, 12 June 

Russia Day (День России Den Rossii) National Day, celebrated on June 12. On this day, in 1991, Russian parliament formally declared Russian sovereignty from the Soviet Union. The holiday was officially established in 1992. Initially it was named Day of the Adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation, on 1 February 2002 it was officially renamed to Russia Day (in 1998 Boris Yeltsin offered this name socially).

In Russian society there is a misconception that this holiday is also called "Russia's Independence Day", but it never has had such a name in official documents. According to a survey by Levada Center in May 2009, 44% of respondents named the holiday as "Independence Day of Russia."

History

Epic is the only word for Russia's history, which within the last century alone has packed in an indecent amount of world- shaking events and spawned larger-than-life characters from Rasputin to Boris Yelsin. Even now, over a decade since the end of the Soviet Union is still in flux as long-secret documents come to light and then, just as mysteriously, become classified again. What is clear is that from its very beginnings Russia has been a multiethnic country, its in inhabitants a colorful and exhausting list of native peoples and invaders. The descendants of whom are still around today.

Sources:

Richmond, S. (2006). Russia & Belarus. Lonely Planet.
Public holidays in Russia. (2021, May 31). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russia

Relationship between Assumption University of Thailand and Russia

On the occasion of the Russia National Day (June 12, 2024), the management, administrators, lecturers, staff, students and alumni of Assumption University of Thailand (AU), would like to congratulate and express their sincerest & best wishes for the Russian happiness, successes and prosperity.

Assumption University of Thailand participated in the online First Rectors Forum of Russia and Thailand “Education in Russia and Thailand: Dialogue with the Digital Society”, March 1-5, 2021 ...Read more

Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran, President of Assumption University (AU), Mr. Glen Chatelier, Director, Office of International Affairs, and Dr. Ioan Voicu, Visiting Professor at Assumption University, greeted His Excellency Mr. Kirill Barsky, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Thailand on the occasion of the Day of Russia at a reception hosted at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on June 13, 2018…Read more

"The Director of the Office of International Affairs Mr. Glen Chatelier representing the Rector magnificus of Assumption University and Dr. Ioan Voicu, Viting Professor greeted the Ambassador of Russia, His Excellency Mr. Kirill Barsky and Olga, his wife at the “Day of Russia” reception held on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Royal Ballroom, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok." …Read more

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