The head of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin established a republican holiday - Dagestan Press Day and talked about his first salary in a newspaper. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the head of Dagestan.

The head of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin established a republican holiday - Dagestan Press Day and talked about his first salary in a newspaper. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the head of Dagestan.

"In order to recognize the contribution of the regional press to the socio-political development of the Republic of Dagestan, the head of the region established a republican holiday - the Day of the Press of Dagestan and to celebrate it on February 27," said the interlocutor of the agency.

As Chukin wrote on his Telegram channel, the new holiday is also a tribute to the memory of journalists who died while being faithful to their professional duty. "Today, this relay of courage in the Northern Military District is continued by military reporters working on the front line and risking their lives for truthful coverage of events. My connection with the press is also personal: I received my first salary in 1989 for the article "Grace" in the newspaper "About the land of Puchinkovskaya and this is me, my Novgorod, I started a career", Shchukin wrote.

Photo: Press service of the head of Dagestan/TASS.