In different parts of the world there is a tradition to devote a year to some important event or phenomenon. Russia did not stand aside in this matter; this practice has taken root with us and is becoming increasingly popular and significant.
It is impossible to give an exact date for the establishment of this tradition in Russia, because similar decrees of the President of the Russian Federation existed earlier. They talked about the timing of the year to some event or about closer international relations with a particular country. But the special characteristic scope and scale of the fact that the year will pass under a specific topic happened a little over ten years ago.
This is what these years have been dedicated to …
- 2006 - year of humanities
- 2007 - the year of the Russian language
- 2008 - year of the family
- 2009 is the year of youth
- 2010 - year of the teacher
- 2011 - Year of Cosmonautics
- 2012 is the year of history
- 2013 - year of environmental protection
- 2014 is the year of culture
- 2015 year of literature
- 2016 is the year of cinema
- 2017 - year of ecology
And what does 2018 prepare for us?
At the moment, there are several possible options:
- year of Russian ballet
- theater year
- year of civic engagement and volunteering
- year of unity
- business year
- year of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- engineer year
- cancer control year
Prominent figures in culture and politics offered these options to the President. All these topics are connected with historical memorable dates or are relevant for Russian society. Now it remains only to wait for a special decree of the head of state.
The tradition is useful because it draws the attention of the authorities and society not only to the cultural and historical heritage, but also to the problems of today.
