June 12 is Russia Day

12 June 2019

June 12 is Russia Day

On 12 June 1990, the First Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR adopted the Declaration on State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation. Since 1992 in the Russian Federation according to the resolution of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation celebrated Day of adoption of the Declaration on the State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation, in 2002 the holiday changed the name for Day of Russia.  

The adopted Declaration of sovereignty of the Russian Federation declares the inalienable right of every citizen  to a decent life, free development and use of the language, and  the right of every nation to self-determination in their chosen national-state and national-cultural forms.  

On a festive day in the Kremlin, the President of the Russian Federation presents State awards.