Birthday of Russian Navy (day sailors-nadvodnikov)

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Why is the date of the celebration of this day? The answer is simple: October 20, 1696. at the insistence of Peter the great was taken decision on the establishment of a permanent naval fleet in Russia. Just this day and became his birthday.

We must not forget that the establishment of the Navy, gave us many benefits, among which are not only offensive and defense of our country, but also the mass of geographical discoveries. For example, round-the-world journey to North America, the base of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and other discoveries that have received the names of the discoverers. During the terrible WWII fearless naval fleet was one of the main forces, which attack fascists, to endure severe trials, trashing the enemy on the sea and in the sky and on land.

And today the fleet continues to evolve. Testing the latest fighting guns, new ships-constant striving forward and improving. The Russian Navy is numerous, excellently organized and supports the tradition of fleet, which has even more than 300-year history.

With a nice holiday you!