When is Scout Day celebrated in our country?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-17 18:33

November 5 is Military Intelligence Day, perhaps one of the most mysterious professions on Earth. The history of this holiday in our country dates back to 2000. In Russia, thanks to the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the day of the scout has been celebrated since that time, the date and month were fixed later, in 2006, by presidential decree.

Why November 5th?

The date when the Scout's Day is celebrated in Russia is not chosen by chance. This day was dated the secret order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the RSFSR, which included the Registration Directorate in the staff of the Field Headquarters - at that time the first main body of military intelligence and counterintelligence of the Russian Republic. The formation of this particular structure can be considered the beginning of the emergence of Soviet, and later, Russian intelligence.

A bit of history

The need for valuable information that gives certain advantages in a particular case has always existed, especially when it came to stateadvantage or superiority in hostilities. Intelligence activity gives the leadership of the state a noticeable predominance and begins its existence hardly earlier than such a form of interaction between people as war appeared. Merchants, ambassadors and messengers, as well as residents of the border areas, often became collectors of particularly significant information in ancient times. Much later, the legislative and legal foundations were laid and whole structures began to appear, which became the prototypes of the modern intelligence service. An example is the Order of Secret Affairs of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. According to this Order, special people carried out various assignments at the will of the king, for example, they followed ambassadors on trips abroad or carried out investigations on matters of national importance.

At the moment, the Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU for short, has become the full-fledged successor of the Regupra created in 1918. Since its inception, the department has undergone several reorganizations. Today, the GRU is a single system that broadly covers all known methods of conducting intelligence both within Russia and beyond its territories. The role of the GRU cannot be overestimated, because military intelligence makes a significant contribution to the security of the state. It is not surprising that for all its effectiveness, little is known about this service, because the data it has is of national importance and often plays a decisive role in making decisions about the country's security.

Who are these people?

As the “eyes and ears” of the army, intelligence officers of our country receive and analyze military and political information that develops around Russia, make forecasts for the development of events and report in time to the highest authorities about real and possible threats that affect the interests of the Russian Federation. Every day, at the risk of their lives and often at the limit of their capabilities, scouts carry out their quiet service. Unfortunately, the country, most likely, will never recognize the majority of its heroes, who carry out their service with high patriotism and dedication, putting the interests of the Fatherland above their own. But such is the payment for the highest secrecy of the information obtained, and therefore they deserve their own professional holiday, and it is called Scout's Day. These people include personnel of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), conscripts and contract servicemen, junior and command-level officers, and heads of the General Staff.

Famous intelligence officers of the country

In the public domain, you can find information only about some outstanding scouts. In honor of the holiday - Scout's Day - it will be right to remember them and their great deeds.

Richard Sorge - revealed Germany's plans to attack the Soviet Union, which the top leadership warned about, but they did not believe him.

Yan Chernyak - organized one of the best intelligence networks during the Great Patriotic War, which managed to obtain a large amount of valuable information about the plans of the enemy.

Arthur Adams - During the war, he obtained and shipped materials related to America's atomic project.

Georges Koval - as an employee of the nuclear center in America, he obtained all the comprehensive information on the development of the atomic bomb.

Ivan Kolos - a participant in multiple operations in the German and Polish rear during the Great Patriotic War. Member of the Berlin operation.

Maria Polyakova - during an operation in Switzerland, she obtained information about the Oerlikon cannon used by the Germans. Prepared to carry out special operations in the event of the capture of Moscow. Trained new scouts, organized undercover intelligence.

Vera Voloshina - together with Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya participated in the operation behind enemy lines. She was ambushed and executed. She was the model for the famous sculpture "Girl with an oar".

How Scout Day is celebrated

This holiday is considered their own not only by military personnel, but also by cadets, teachers of specialized universities of the Ministry of Defense. Despite the long history of intelligence, servants of this profession began to celebrate Scout Day in Russia quite recently. Due to the specifics, one has to serve secretly, and even relatives and friends do not always know what a person is really doing. Therefore, military intelligence officers most often celebrate Scout Day with colleagues quietly and modestly. But, despite this, such a profession is very respected and worthy of admiration. And like everything mysterious, of course, there is a tendency to romanticize this profession, but we must not forget that, first of all, military intelligence officers are serious, diversified people of high endurance and fortitude, deeply patrioticand almost every day they are ready to risk their lives for the security of the Motherland.