ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY... 2️⃣8️⃣ 988 Day of the Baptism of Russia (988) - on the Day of Remembrance of St. Prince Vladimir (died in 1015). The Day of the Baptism of Rus’ is celebrated on July 28 on the basis of the Law of May 31, 2010, and the first celebration was held in 1888. 1697 In the last days of July, Cossack Vladimir Atlasov , clerk of the Anadyr fort, erected a cross in the center of the Kamchatka Peninsula, annexing it to Russia. Before this, Atlasov traveled 1,100 km by reindeer, dog sleds and along rivers, reaching the southern tip of Kamchatka 1942 Order of the People’s Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 227, which went down in history as the order “Not a step back!” 1944 Troops of the 1st Belorussian Front (Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky) liberated the Brest Fortress . Moscow saluted the liberation of Brest with twenty salvoes from 224 guns. 1957 The World Festival of Youth and Students opened in Moscow. ? Boost here Please boost the channel Join... Source: ??IL RUSSO??