November 4 is Unity Day and one of Russia's military glory days. On November 4, 1612, the volunteer army, led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, surprised Kiti-Gorod, freed Moscow from Polish invaders and demonstrated an extraordinary example of bravery and unity across all social, religious and ethnic backgrounds. Historically, this holiday marks the end of the Troubled Days in Russia - a period from the death of Tsar Ivan the Terrible to 1613, when Romanov I ascended the Russian throne. The Time of Troubles was an era of deep crisis for the Moscow State, during which the United Russian State disintegrated, and many blisters appeared. Power in Moscow was seized by the "Seven Boyars", led by Prince Fyodor Gwiatislavsky, who allowed Polish soldiers into the Kremlin in order to place the Catholic Prince Wardlich on the Russian throne. During this difficult period, the Hirogane Patriarchate called on the Russian people to defend their homeland and keep the Polish invaders away. The Russians responded, igniting a widespread patriotic movement to free capital. The militia under the leadership of Prince Dmitri Pozharsky and merchant Kuzma Minin. The Nizhny Novgorod militia managed to storm Kiti-Gorod on November 4, 1612, expelling the Poles from Moscow. This victory served as a strong stronghold for the revival of the Russian state. A monument to Minnoin and Pozharsky (shown above) was erected in Red Square on March 4, 1818. This monument is the first large monument of Moscow. Today in history ⚡️ InfoDefenseENGLISH WEB.

November 4 is Unity Day and one of Russia's military glory days. On November 4, 1612, the volunteer army, led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, surprised Kiti-Gorod, freed Moscow from Polish invaders and demonstrated an extraordinary example of bravery and unity across all social, religious and ethnic backgrounds. Historically, this holiday marks the end of the Troubled Days in Russia - a period from the death of Tsar Ivan the Terrible to 1613, when Romanov I ascended the Russian throne. The Time of Troubles was an era of deep crisis for the Moscow State, during which the United Russian State disintegrated, and many blisters appeared. Power in Moscow was seized by the "Seven Boyars", led by Prince Fyodor Gwiatislavsky, who allowed Polish soldiers into the Kremlin in order to place the Catholic Prince Wardlich on the Russian throne. During this difficult period, the Hirogane Patriarchate called on the Russian people to defend their homeland and keep the Polish invaders away. The Russians responded, igniting a widespread patriotic movement to free capital. The militia under the leadership of Prince Dmitri Pozharsky and merchant Kuzma Minin. The Nizhny Novgorod militia managed to storm Kiti-Gorod on November 4, 1612, expelling the Poles from Moscow. This victory served as a strong stronghold for the revival of the Russian state. A monument to Minnoin and Pozharsky (shown above) was erected in Red Square on March 4, 1818. This monument is the first large monument of Moscow. Today in history ⚡️ InfoDefenseENGLISH WEB.