On June 12, Russia celebrates the Day of the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty. As a rule, on this day, not only various festive concerts are held, but also rallies organized by both supporters of the current government and its opponents.
The decree proclaiming June 12 the Day of Adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Russia was signed by the country's first President Boris Yeltsin in 1994. Since then, this day has been celebrated every year, being one of the main public holidays in Russia.
In Moscow, the main event of the Day of Russia was a concert on Red Square, which began at 19.00 and ended after midnight. The concert was attended by about 30 thousand people, popular youth groups and artists performed. In particular, Muscovites and guests of the capital could see the groups "Bi 2", "Mumiy Troll", "Semantic Hallucinations", "Moral Code", "Lube" and many others. The well-known to Russians "Buranovskie Babushki" also spoke. Grigory Leps, Dmitry Koldun, Dima Bilan, Vyacheslav Butusov, Valeria, Pelageya, Potap and Nastya, Philip Kirkorov and other popular artists sang at the concert.
On Revolution Square, within the framework of the Days of Russian Crafts festival, a huge two-by-one and a half meter cake with cherries and apples was baked, after which it was distributed to everyone free of charge. A concert was organized for the guests of the festival, in which the soloists of the Mosconcert, folklore groups, an Orthodox choir and an ensemble of domrists performed.
Traditionally, on the Day of Russia, the opposition also intensifies its performances. So, it was on this day that the widely advertised "March of Millions" took place, which gathered, according to various sources, from 15 to 50 thousand people. It was attended by a variety of political forces, from supporters of "Fair Russia" and "Left Front" to nationalists and anarchists. The oppositionists marched from Strastnoy Boulevard along the Boulevard Ring with a rally on Sakharov Avenue, which began at 15 o'clock. A program document of the opposition was read out - "Manifesto of a Free Russia". Demands were made to release political prisoners, to provide air to the opposition on central channels, to carry out a large-scale political reform and early presidential and parliamentary elections. On the whole, the opposition march passed calmly, no violations of order were recorded.
