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Knowledge Day, the Glossary

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Knowledge Day (translit), often simply called 1 September, is the day when the school year traditionally starts in Russia and many other former Soviet republics as well as other countries in the former Eastern Bloc (excluding Romania, where it falls on September 11; the former East Germany, where varies in a coordinated fashion; and Azerbaijan and Bulgaria, where it falls on September 15) and Israel.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Academic term, Azerbaijan, Beslan, Beslan school siege, Bulgaria, Chechnya, East Germany, Eastern Bloc, Education in Russia, First grade, Israel, Lists of holidays, Post-Soviet states, Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Public holidays in Russia, Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs, Romania, Russia, 1990s post-Soviet aliyah.

  2. Autumn events in Russia
  3. Education in Russia
  4. Observances in Russia
  5. Public holidays in the Soviet Union

Academic term

An academic term (or simply term) is a portion of an academic year during which an educational institution holds classes.

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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia.

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Beslan

Beslan (Бесла́н; Беслӕн, Beslæn) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia.

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Beslan school siege

The Beslan school siege (also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre) was a Islamic terrorist attack that started on 1 September 2004.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.

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Chechnya

Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Eastern Bloc

The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Socialist Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was the unofficial coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union and existed during the Cold War (1947–1991).

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Education in Russia

In Russia, the state provides most education services regulating education through the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

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First grade

First grade (also 1st Grade or Grade 1) is the first year of formal or compulsory education.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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Lists of holidays

Lists of holidays by various categorizations.

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Post-Soviet states

The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union (FSU) or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta) was the standing body of the highest body of state authority in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

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Public holidays in Russia

The following is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Government of Russia. Knowledge Day and public holidays in Russia are Observances in Russia.

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Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs

Riyad-us Saliheen (Russian: Риядус-Салихийн, also transliterated as Riyadus-Salikhin, Riyad us-Saliheyn or Riyad us-Salihiin) was the name of a small "martyr" (shahid) force of suicide attackers.

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Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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1990s post-Soviet aliyah

In the years leading up to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and for just over a decade thereafter, a particularly large number of Jews emigrated from the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet countries.

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See also

Autumn events in Russia

Education in Russia

Observances in Russia

Public holidays in the Soviet Union

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Day

Also known as Day of Knowledge, The day of Knowledge.