Day the employee of the internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Day the employee of the internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (November 10) (prior to 1991 — the Day of the Soviet militia, until 2011 — the Day of Russian police).
October 28 (November 10), 1917 was the decision of the NKVD of the RSFSR " About the working of the police. The holiday has been celebrated s years after the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from September 26, 1962.
Since 1980, the Day of the Soviet militia was considered to be an official holiday, in accordance with the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 3018-Hot October 1, 1980 ’On holidays and memorial days", as amended by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 9724-XI dated November 1, 1988 "On amendments to the law of the USSR on holidays and memorial days.
The name of the holiday was changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the entry into force of the law of the Russian Federation "police" from 18.04.1991 No. 1026-1: Day of the Soviet militia was the Day of the Russian police.
After the entry into force of the new law "police" March 1, 2011 the name of the holiday again outdated, and in anticipation of the next holiday dates November 10, by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 13 October 2011 No. 1348 installed a new holiday — the Day the employee of the internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.