Day archives

Description

Day archives in Russia cannot be called an official professional holiday. He had not received such wide distribution, like everyone else, but nonetheless, March 10 workers belongs to the files. In March 2003 he had established a collegiate decision of the Federal archival service, but to become an official holiday, he will need to undergo the procedure your institution by presidential decree.

Look in the history to find out whence went this holiday.

Date of celebration was installed back in the year 1720 in late February. That's when the Great Emperor Peter I adopted the "General rules" requiring archives in all power structures. It was also given the post of actuary. Here's the order of Peter the great and the beginnings of the archival service in our State.

Saving documents was taken from ancient times. Their store in ancient Russia-Treasury, skotnica, Treasury-there was no archive. Handwritten certificates were in maintaining Treasury and books. Even in those days, documents have been the policy instrument.

When capturing foreign possessions, immediately seized the official paper. These were the numerous "krestocelovalnye" of ratification, treaties between the Princes, invitations to reign and other important documents. This is greatly facilitated the process of creating a single State, Moscow.

This fact alone significantly changes relevant to the work of the archives.

But back to Petrovsky times. It is worth noting, Peter helped create the first historical archive, which included documents the legation. No state what time period did not possess such a solid historical foreign policy meeting.

Archival service should bring and keep documentary part of the cultural and historical heritage of our country. The archives critical information needed to ensure Russia's security and the preservation of State sovereignty, the effective work of government structures. Archives constantly, because display spiritual and material life of the society and are of immense cultural significance.

And all of this process, store, receive, monitor the safety of people, employees in the archives-archivists, marking another feast of 10 March.