Праздники и памятные даты 25 октября в России и мире

🗓 October 25 in Russia: 🔳 1653 — During the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, the Customs Charter was issued, establishing a uniform ruble duty across Russia. It is now celebrated as Customs Officer Day (since 1995). 🔳 1817 — In Moscow, on the Sparrow Hills, in the presence of Emperor Alexander I, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was laid according to the design of A. L. Vitberg. 🔳 1854 — Crimean War: The Battle of Balaclava (“The Thin Red Line,” “Charge of the Light Brigade”). 🔳 1865 — The abolition of serfdom in the Kutaisi province. 🔳 1917 — The date of the October Revolution in Russia according to the old style. 🔳 1922 — Troops of the People's Revolutionary Army of the Far Eastern Republic, commanded by Uborevich, entered Vladivostok, marking the conclusion of the main theater of the Civil War. 🔳 1962 — Nikita Khrushchev, in a personal message to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, agreed to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba if the U.S. refrained from seizing Cuba and from future missile withdrawals from Turkey. 🔳 1962 - A Tu-104 disaster in Sheremetyevo resulted in 11 fatalities. 🔳 1977 — The title of "People's Doctor of the USSR" was established. 🔳 1977 - The Ministers of Aviation Industry and Civil Aviation of the USSR approved the "Act on the Results of Operational Testing of the Tu-144 Aircraft with NK-144 Engines." 🔳 1989 - Gennady Gerasimov, the Soviet Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, coined the term "Sinatra Doctrine," which signed the Soviet Union's intention to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, including those in the Warsaw Pact. 🔳 1990 — A law on freedom of religion was adopted in the USSR. 🔳 1990 - The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region proclaimed itself a republic within the RSFSR. 🔳 1990 - The TV game show "Field of Wonders" was broadcast for the first time. @llordofwar