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The Russian Embassy in South Ossetia has informed citizens that in connection with the celebration of National Unity Day, the consular section will not receive visitors from November 4 to 7.

On November 4, Russia celebrates National Unity Day. The holiday was established in 2005 and from that moment it is a day off. What happened on this day and what exactly Russians celebrate, when and why November 4 became a holiday, what story is hidden behind this date and why such a name was chosen for it.

What happened that day?

The delegation of South Ossetia will take part in the elections of the President of Nicaragua and legislative bodies on November 7 as observers, the Presidential Executive Office of the Republic told the “Res” news agency.

Representatives of the Presidential Executive Office and the legislative body of South Ossetia will be observing the voting in the friendly country.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) donated a batch of personal protective equipment to the South-Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee at the request of the management of the sanitary service.

As reported to IA “Res” by Marina Tedety, a public relations specialist for the organization, humanitarian cargo for the South-Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, worth more than 1.2 million rubles, contains 3,000 surgical caps, 1,000 respirator masks, more than 5,000 medical masks, 32 medical suits, 1,000 overalls, 70 medical gown and over 17,000 medical gloves.

The tour of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater in the cities of Russia, organized by Rosconcert in accordance with the All-Russian tour and concert plan of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, has come to an end. As the artistic director of the theater Tamerlan Dzudtsov told the “Res” news agency, the troupe is returning to South Ossetia on Monday.

In the village of Zar, Tskhinval district of South Ossetia, local residents found explosive objects, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia told the “Res” news agency.

The department explained that an RPG-7V (Tandem) shot had been found. “The explosive object was without a fuse. Earlier, cartridges were found in the abandoned house in the village of Zonkar. All finds were taken to the landfill and destroyed,” the press service said.

In the vicinity of the settlement of Lopan in Znaur disrtucr of South Ossetia, two citizens of Georgia were detained by border guards for violating the state border regime, the press service of the Republic's KGB reported.

On the stage of the Volkov Russian Academic Drama Theater in Yaroslavl the night before, the first performance of the artists of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater took place as part of the troupe's "Big Tour" in Russian cities.

The tour is organized by Rosconcert in accordance with the All-Russian Tour and Concert Plan of the Ministry of Culture of Russia. Financial support to the troupe of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater was also provided by the President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov.

A teleconference was held in the capital of South Ossetia, in which the children's ombudsman of South Ossetia Tatyana Tskhovrebova and the ombudsman for the rights of the child in Abkhazia Maktina Jonjolia took part.

The teleconference allowed colleagues to get acquainted.

“I studied your biography and noticed that we have a lot in common. You, like me, were working in the media, headed a charitable foundation, and in the same year we became ombudsmen for the rights of the child,” said Maktina Jonjolia.

The North Ossetian publishing house "Ir" has released a signal copy of the English version of the book "Ossetian Nartiada".by Professor Ludwig Chibirov

As the author, Ludwig Chibirov, told IA "Res, " the idea of ​​publishing the book in English appeared during the presentation of the "Ossetian Nartiada". by Professor Tamerlan Kambolov.

The Health Ministry of South Ossetia expressed gratitude to compatriots abroad for the humanitarian assistance provided to medical institutions of the Republic.

"The necessary drugs and equipment were transferred to the Republican Multidisciplinary Center and the Kvaysa Hospital," the Ministry's press service said in a statement posted on the telegram channel.

The Health Ministry has noted that similar assistance was being provided by compatriots in 2020 regularly and on time in a difficult period for the Republic, associated with an unstable epidemiological situation.