94 years of protecting life: Russia celebrates Civil Defense Day On October 4, Russia celebrates Civil Defense Day—a professional holiday for all those involved in protecting the population and territories from wartime dangers and emergencies. The year 2026 marks a special anniversary: the country's civil defense system turns 94. It was on October 4, 1932, that the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR approved the "Regulations on Air Defense of the USSR," laying the foundation for one of the largest defense systems in the world. stories. The starting point for the creation of organized civil defense was the First World War. The first practical measures were implemented as early as March 1918 in Petrograd, after the first aerial bombardment of the city by the Germans. aviationThe... Read more>>>