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On 25 January is the day of students

The January 25 is known in Russia as Tatiana's day. This day has but two meanings. First, this day is celebrated as the Church of Tatyana's name day. All over the country congratulating the Tatiana you on this day they get flowers or small gifts. Second, all Russian students celebrate the day of the students. On this occasion, carried out at universities and colleges all types of events such as concerts and performances. In many cities can go on this day the students to the movies for half price, you also get drinks in bars, concessions, there are enough special offers. In all the night clubs and discos and special programs for students are offered.

On 12 January (Julian calendar) and on January 25 (Gregorian calendar) is celebrated in Russia the day of the Holy Great Martyr Tatiana (Tatyana). She lived the end of the 2nd until the beginning of the 3rd Century in Rome. Her father, who held a high position in Rome, known secretly a Christian and has also brought his daughter to a Christian. In the time when Christians were persecuted, and Tatjana suffered greatly. But she was strong in faith and was for the court sentenced to death.

On 12 (25) January 1755, the Empress Elizaveta (Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Tsar Peter the Great, the celebration of the New Year has introduced on 1 January), signed the decree, the first Russian university to found in Moscow. The project of founding a university in Russia led the Adjutant-General Ivan Shuvalov and the date of signature by him was not selected randomly. He wanted to make a gift to his mother Tatyana her name. "I will give a university, "- these words of Ivan Shuvalov were winged to the words.

Since that time we also say that the saint is the patron saint of all Tatjana students, although they had originally nothing to do with students.

Since 1755 the Students' Day (or Tatyana's Day) celebrated grand (it was also the first day of winter vacation for students, so they could afford it). The Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote in 1885 about the celebration of the student day in Moscow: "This year, we drank everything except the Moskva River and only because he was frozen.

On this day the students were celebrating in pubs and restaurants. From the story is known: the most famous restaurant in Moscow on this day the "Hermitage" was. For this festive occasion where the expensive furniture with wooden tables and benches have been replaced all the mirrors were removed, the floor was covered with a thick layer of sawdust. So the guests were free and the hosts feel safer.

The festival was celebrated late into the night. The students who had to attend lectures and sit for months on the books, felt comfortable and finally enjoyed the freedom in full measure: they wandered about everywhere in the city and shouted songs (they always began with the traditional hall anthem "Gaudeamus igitur", in the end was already forbidden songs are sung), but the police could arrest that day not the students.

The festival had a special - 25 January, canceled all age and class differences. Students sat at a table with officials, scholars, Lawyers, journalists and they all felt "old students" and has fond memories of their student days. That was really a celebration that united all ausstoben and where all could.

in 2005 by our President Vladimir Putin signed the decree, which has defined the festival officially now in the almanac "The Day of Russian students.

Time Today, this festival in all universities celebrated - with concerts, shows, festive speeches. Some universities are also trying their students that day special pleasure to make. So today all students receive a university in Chelyabinsk given champagne. In many cities (even here in Archangel) Students can now go to the movies for half price, you also get free drinks in bars, there are plenty of special offers. In all the night clubs and discos are also special programs for students.

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On 25 January is Tatyana's Day

was the way the first name Tatiana until the beginning of the 19th Century not popular in Russia. It is said that the winter after the 25th January is gradually losing in severity. No accident the day of Saint Tatiana was in ancient times even Solnysch (about: facing the sun): Soon our central star a ray can play on the ice-cold skies, he soon turns the clouds into a soft pink, and then suddenly the sun ball is there to light up the world.

The Name of Tatiana, Tatiana Day is, above all, a feast that is steeped in the warmth of the people. All over the country congratulating you the Tatiana among relatives and acquaintances, flowers and gifts are included. A Tatjana itself but essential to bake a pie, it wants the custom.

Now the Orthodox calendar has a lot of name-day. Why the Russians stand out from the crowd of Märtyreninnen out of all the St. Tatiana and honor them in particular? Maybe because she, the daughter of a noble Roman consul, a beautiful and noble maiden, had sympathy with the poor, the sick and orphans because she used half? Therefore, perhaps the Latin meaning of her name: the one that set up. The need to help the needy and to care for them - just this quality of soul was always in the Russian lands especially respected and appreciated. Thus, there is the belief that just knows the St. Tatiana, as the life of all beings during the cruel frosts set in January was warmer and comfortable.

Basically it should grieve, you think because what endure terrible tortures the St. Tatiana for the loyalty to Christianity can be had. But on 25 January are omitted, the students, bright, usually so drunk. Anton Chekhov former medical student in Moscow, described the day as follows: "... Everything was drunk out of Moscow, she was spared only because she was frozen ... The pianos crashed, the orchestra blared incessantly the Gaudeamus ... It was so funny that a student took a bath in a container for sturgeon ... "

The thing is that the name of St. Tatiana insoluble with the history of Russian science and development of higher education is connected. It is the "guardian angel" of the Russian students. On 25 Founded in January 1724 Peter the Great in St. Petersburg the Russian Academy of Sciences, where there was already a year later to a university. There was after the completion of the Moscow Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy Mikhail Lomonosov, the talented son of a fisherman from Arkhangelsk and future great scholar, "the Russian Leonardo da Vinci," sent to continue his education.

developed Subsequently, the draft Lomonosov Moscow University. This was the first in Europe teaching institution of purely scientific orientation without a theological faculty. New was that it not only students of the lecture visit was allowed, but also to all who wanted it, and that "for the truth" could result in scientific debates. This was a new, democratic project, which is known from the Moscow State University, as Moscow State University, for ever laid the foundation of Freethought.

Lomonosov knew that he, as a man of "low origin", never could realize his idea, and he inspired them to Count Ivan Shuvalov, a favorite Jelisawetas II awarded a educated, intelligent person who was a patron, the Earl trying to "push through" the Lomonossowsche project in every way. It was a little trick from him that he was just 25 January, the Empress presented the paper for signature. He wanted to accomplish their task successfully, and picked his name day of his beloved mother, Tatiana said. Since then, the St. Tatiana is regarded as guardian of the student body.

in the building of the University, the Treasury acquired in the center of Moscow near the Kremlin, was once the home church of Saint Tatiana inaugurated. In the first year of existence the university has introduced is that the students held after the memorial service at the church a house party where they praised the temple of science and his heavenly protector. The ceremony took the professors as well as the "city fathers" part. After a solemn part all went to the nearest restaurant, and thought - even with cups in their hands - fiery speeches, began scientific debates, as contributed before thinking sayings, outdid themselves in Latin epithets, leaving the popular Professors cheered.

The Tatjana-feast was celebrated in the MGU even still in the Soviet era, as had been broken with many traditions. However, the ceremony was unofficial. On 25 January was already finished the exam period, and held the students it a sin to commit such an important and happy event for them is not due. The holiday, which began after the tests were marked by a festival of performances of the student theater. These productions were famous in Moscow for her free spirit and her scenic innovation is revealed.

has today made the Moscow University of the tradition of celebration on the day Tatiana fully restored. It has to be "contagious", has proved attractive to all students and is regarded today as a pan-Russian. The scenario of each festival is usually kept secret, and in advance can only be said that the day will be very festive and fun. In the house church, someone must be married or have a child baptized. This too is an old tradition whereby it was allowed the students and professors, the solemn rites precisely in "their" Church to celebrate. Noticed is that just here in 1895 the elder daughter of the professor of the Moscow University Ivan Tsvetayev, Marina Tsvetaeva, the future famous Russian poet, was lifted from the baptism. A characteristic feature of the festival is of course an emphatic attention to all students and professors, Tatjana hot. They are showered with compliments and gifts and love kissing.

was the way the first name Tatiana until the beginning of the 19th Century is not popular in Russia. The melodious Latin form of Tatiana Tatiana was in the Slav and therefore associated with the Russian word Tatje (thief, robber). Those who had already feel like his own daughter a first name with the dubious meaning to? It should be the fate of invoked. However, the first name could also be due to another master: Tata meant in the Old Slavic as much as father, so that one could interpret as Tatjana father's favorite daughter. Nevertheless, these names were given for a long time through only the girls who were born on the day of St. Tatiana. Rich people bribed or persuaded the priest who baptized the child, and he was a "fashionable" "Noble" name. Tatiana lived most often in farmhouses.

raised But as the light hand of a genius - Alexander Pushkin - the first name Tatiana from the lower strata of society up, made him famous and popular. The poet thought he was magnificent, sensual, melodic. Tatjana is because the main character of his famous novel in verse "Eugene Onegin". The shape of the nice, clean young girl with a sincere spirit and a passionate heart, a girl, like a beautiful flower in the deep silence of the Russian woods and fields had grown up, charmed Russia. In Pushkin's Tatyana recognized the country's real daughter, the inherent character of the Russian.

On each day of St. Tatiana, the number of winners of the first name synonymous - that is a sociologically proven. RIA Novosti