If we were to pick one the most confusing question from the history of the USSR, no doubt it would have to be the Christmas date issue. Despite the fact that the Russian Orthodox Church branches out of the Christian community, the traditional day to observe Christmas is different to the rest of the Christian world. The Russian Christmas day is celebrated on the 7th of January, not December 25th, and it is not easy to explain why it is so.
The xplanation comes from the two different calenders. In the Tsarist Russia Christmas was celebrated on December 25th, althouth there was a difference in days - as the Gregorian calendar was accepted after the October Revolution of 1917 - on 24 January 1918 the new Soviet government issued a decree that Wednesday, 31 January 1918 was to be followed by Thursday, 14 February 1918. But the Church, due to its open conflict with the newly pronounced state, decided to keep the day where it was - and so ever since Christmas is celebrated in early January. Go figure.
Nevertheless, the team of Realussr is delighted to announce our very first festive season together - we are a very young blog yet we have ambitions to grow and prosper. We were only born in June/July this year, yet we see a wonderful life ahead of us. And today we present you with a present - a collection of Soviet Christmas/New Year's Eve postcards. Please click on the flash bit below, zoom in and explore. A bunch of warm wishes from all of us! Thank you.
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