What is celebrated on April 22. Holy Resurrection of Christ

It is known that Earth Day is also celebrated in March, but these are 2 completely different holidays. Earth Day, held on April 22, aims to unite humanity in the fight to protect the environment. The date for the holiday was chosen in honor of the fact that on April 22, 1970, the first event dedicated to Earth Day was held in the United States. Traditionally, on this day, all people who want to take part in greening their cities and cleaning them take part in various environmental events. Thematic lectures and various competitive programs are also held. Special attention is paid to educating the younger generation and developing a caring attitude towards the world around them.

This is an old Slavic holiday, also known as St. George's Day, and was associated with the day when cattle are driven out into the fields for the first time after winter. Holidays similar to Lelnik exist among different peoples of the world. So, celebrations on April 22 take place in Italy, but the holiday is known as Primavera - Day of the First Green. Since ancient times, Greece has celebrated the return to earth of the daughter of the fertility goddess Demeter, the goddess Persephone, on April 22.

As for Russia, here the holiday is known as Lelnik, and many associate it with the name of Lel, the hero of the work “The Snow Maiden,” written by A. Ostrovsky. There Lel is a beautiful young man who plays the pipe. It is interesting that in folk tales Lel is still a girl named Lelya.

As mentioned above, Lelnik was closely associated with St. George’s Day. These days were called “Red Hill”, since the location of the festive events was the hills located near the villages. Usually a turf or wooden bench was installed on the hill, on which the most beautiful girl was seated - she was Leleya. Offerings were laid out on both sides of the girl: loaf, cheese, milk, butter, sour cream, eggs.

Wreaths of flowers were also placed around the bench. Other girls began to dance in a circle and sing ritual songs, glorifying the deity. As the action progressed, the girl sitting in the center had to put wreaths placed around her on the heads of the singers. Sometimes after this ritual a fire was also lit, which was called olelia. They could also dance around him with songs.

It is noteworthy that in the ritual actions dedicated to Lelnik, the motive of the funeral was clearly visible. And it can also be seen in a number of summer holidays - Ivan Kupala Day, Mermaid Week, etc.

In Slavic culture, colored eggs were often used for spring rituals. Lelnik is no exception. They were taken for the first plowing, smashed on the head of a horse or ox - it was believed that this would help organize the work in the best possible way and attract good luck.

English writer Henry Fielding, known as a classic of Enlightenment literature, was born on April 22, 1707.

On April 22, 1724, the representative of German classical philosophy of the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant, was born.

On April 22, 1819, the German writer and translator Friedrich Bodenstedt was born, who made a significant contribution to the acquaintance of Germans with Russian literature by translating a large number of Russian works

Revolutionary leader of the Bolshevik revolution and head of the Soviet government Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born on April 22, 1870.

American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, who led the creation of the American atomic bomb, was born on April 22, 1904.

On the spring day of April 22, you can celebrate International Earth Day and the Slavic holiday - Lelnik, the church holiday of Vadim Klyuchnik.

Holidays April 22, 2019

International Earth Day

Today, April 22, can be said to be a global holiday - the day of our common cozy home, International Mother Earth Day, which has been held annually on this day since 2010 under the auspices of the UN. This holiday was established on April 22, 2009 at the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly. The proclamation of this International Day is in fact a recognition that the Earth with its ecosystems is our home, it provides life for all humanity.

Holiday among the Slavs

Lelnik

We have long forgotten what holiday our ancestors, the Slavs, celebrated on April 22.
Lelnik is an Easter Slavic folk tradition of coloring eggs. The Lelnik holiday was usually celebrated on the eve of St. George's Day - April 22. These days were also called “Red Hill” by the Slavs, because on a hill located not far from the village, they installed a small turf or wooden bench, on which the most beautiful girl was seated and she played the role of Lelya (Lyalya). Offerings were placed on the bench where the girl sat, to the right and left of her.
A loaf of bread was always placed on one side, and on the other side there was a jug of milk, cheese, sour cream, butter and eggs. Wreaths were laid out around the bench and the girls sang ritual songs and danced in a circle.
While dancing and singing, a girl sitting on a bench put wreaths on her friends. After the holiday, sometimes a fire was lit on the hill itself and there they danced and sang songs.
Today the name Lelya is associated for us with the fairy tale “The Snow Maiden” by A.N. Ostrovsky, where Lel is a wonderful young man who played the pipes fabulously.
And in folk Slavic songs Lel is Lelya - the character is female and only girls were participants in the holiday.

Unusual holidays

All Leaders Day

All Leaders Day
If you have a favorite leader, you can celebrate his day today.
The era is swarming like flies,
and intertwined into one ornament,
leaders and whores satisfy
your social temperament.

Day of spring brotherhood

Although our passions are very different,
expectations are very similar
and the leader expects the same from the authorities,
What does a lover expect from a date?
Day of spring brotherhood.
Probably everyone knows how to “drink for brotherhood.” Many have even practiced this activity more than once, but what is brotherhood? But not everyone knows that the word brotherhood means “brotherhood.” The tradition of consolidating friendship by drinking glasses from crossed hands simultaneously with a subsequent kiss first appeared in 17th-century literature.

Church holiday according to the folk calendar

Vadim Klyuchnik

On this day, Christians celebrated the day of Vadim Klyuchnik, who lived in Persia in the 4th century and was an archimandrite.
By order of the ruler, Vadim and his seven disciples were thrown into prison, where they were subjected to severe torture and endured four months of torture. The steadfastness of Archimandrite Vadim and his disciples, according to life, made a great impression on the pagans and many of them subsequently converted to Christianity.
On the day of Vadim Klyuchnik, people went to the springs (springs) and cleaned them, saying: “Underground water, we open the spring paths for you.” After this ritual, they took water from the springs, drank it and washed themselves with it. Our ancestors believed that such water would improve their health.
At the springs on this day they wondered about the life and death of sick people. To do this, they went to fetch water at the key and did not talk to anyone, and when they came home, they prayed in all four directions, asking about the sick person: is he alive or dead? The water will be as clear as glass if the person in question has a long life ahead of them. But if the springs were seething strongly, then the patient would die.
On the day of Vadim Klyuchnik, fresh grass grew sufficiently in the meadows and the peasants began grazing their livestock.
Name day April 22 at Vadim, Gabriel
April 22 is also celebrated: International Secretary's Day (Day of Professional Administrative Workers), Cheaters' Day, Opening Day of Brazil.

April 22 in history

1943 - “Prisoner of war Yakov Dzhugashvili, son of Stalin, was shot while trying to escape from special block “A” in Sachsenhausen near Oranienburg.”
1945 - Advanced units of the Red Army entered Berlin.
1952 - 35 million Americans witnessed a live nuclear bomb test in Nevada.
1969 - The first human eye transplant was performed in Houston (USA).
1969 - Robin Knox-Johnson's 312-day solo voyage around the world on the Swahili trimaran ends
1975 - Construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) begins.
1983 - The German magazine Der Spiegel began publishing Hitler's diaries (later it turned out that they were fakes).
1996 - Dzhokhar Dudayev was killed by a direct hit from a missile fired from a federal fighter jet.
1999 - American aircraft bombed a television center in Belgrade.

Today, April 22, 2018, also celebrates the Day of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, International Mother Earth Day and other events.

What holiday is today: April 22, 2018 is the church holiday Vadim Klyuchnik

April 22 marks the national holiday Vadim Klyuchnik. The Church remembers today the Venerable Martyr Vadim of Persia, Archimandrite. The day was nicknamed "key" in honor of the springs, the springs that come out of the ground.

According to legend, Saint Vadim lived in the 4th century. He was from the city of Viflapata in Persia, from a rich and high-born family. Even in his youth, Vadim learned Christian teaching and gave away part of his inheritance. With the remaining money he built a monastery intkbbee in the desert, where he settled. Soon seven people joined him and became his students.

In 376, during the persecution of Christians that was started by the king of Persia, Sapor, Vadim and his disciples were arrested. For four months they were subjected to various tortures every day so that they would renounce their faith and worship idols.

A certain Christian Nirsan was imprisoned in the same prison. The torment to which he was subjected turned out to be unbearable for the man. He denied Christ. They demanded that he kill St. Vadim Klyuchnik as proof.

According to signs, if the sunrise has faded highlights, then there will be no precipitation for another day, and if the wind cannot disperse the fog, a good harvest is expected.

Day of the Myrrh-Bearing Women

On the second Sunday after Easter, the national holiday Day of Myrrh-Bearing Women is celebrated. This year it falls on April 22. The Church today remembers the myrrh-bearing women who came after the crucifixion of Christ to the cave with his body and brought myrrh and aromas. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Salome, Joanna, Mary of Cleopas, Martha and Mary, Susanna and others.

This is the day of the Christian woman who brings peace to this world. On this holiday, both Eve, the first sinner, and the Mother of God, who bestowed great blessings, are remembered.

International Mother Earth Day

International Mother Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22. The holiday was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2009 in resolution No. A/RES/63/278. She invited UN member countries to support this initiative and make it widely publicized. The resolution notes that the expression “Mother Earth” is used in a number of countries. The term characterizes the connection between the ecological systems of the planet and humanity.

Vadim, Gabriel.

• 1370 - construction of the Bastille fortress began.
• 1529 - an agreement was signed in Zaragoza between Spain and Portugal on the division of spheres of influence in the Eastern Hemisphere.
• 1769 - Countess DuBarry was presented to the court of Louis XV as his official mistress.
• 1838 - the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping dropped anchor in the bay of the American state of New Jersey.
• 1864 - The United States began minting bronze coins in denominations of 1 and 2 cents.
• 1906 - Extraordinary Olympic Games opened in Athens.

• Henry Fielding 1707 - English writer and playwright.
• Emmanuel Kant 1724 - German philosopher.
• Germaine de Stael 1766 - French writer.
• Vladimir Lenin 1870 - Soviet politician and revolutionary.
• Otto Rank 1884 - Austrian psychologist.
• Vladimir Nabokov 1899 - Russian and American writer, translator.
• Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - American physicist and creator of the American atomic bomb.
• Jean Vigo 1905 - French film director.
• Ivan Efremov 1908 - Soviet paleontologist.
• Bettie Page 1923 - American fashion model and actress.

April 22 in history

1370
Construction of the Bastille has begun
1500
The Portuguese squadron under the command of Pedro Alvares Cabral discovers the coast of the future Brazil
1509
Henry VIII takes the English throne after his father's death
1529
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Zaragoza, according to which the eastern hemisphere is divided between them along a line 297.5 leagues east of the Moluccas
1662
King Charles II approves the charter of the Royal Society of London, which has become an important center of scientific activity in England
1737
Canada's first metallurgical furnace installed in Quebec
1793
George Washington will issue a Declaration of US Neutrality in the European War against Revolutionary France
1799
In St. Petersburg, Paul I ordered the transfer of the Tauride Palace to the barracks of the Life Guards Cavalry Regiment
1814
In St. Petersburg there was the largest fireworks display in the history of the city, which took place on the occasion of the conclusion of peace with France (324 volleys thundered)
1832
By decree of Emperor Nicholas I, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established
1832
Nicholas I issues a manifesto on the introduction of the title of “honorary citizen” in the Russian Empire
1834
The South Atlantic island of St. Helena has been declared a British royal colony
1838
It was the first time a ship had crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The English passenger paddle steamer Sirius arrived in New York Harbor
1863
The first meeting of the Moscow City Duma took place
1864
The US Congress passes a law requiring the inscription “In God We Trust” to appear on all US banknotes.
1864
The world's first icebreaking steam vessel, Pilot, began work in the ice of the Gulf of Finland.
1889
US President Benjamin Harrison allows white settlers to settle in Oklahoma
1898
US Navy Begins Blockade of Cuba Ahead of the Spanish-American War
1913
The publication of the newspaper Pravda, the organ of the RSDLP, begins in St. Petersburg
1915
World War I: Germany expands the use of chemical agents, using chlorine against Anglo-French troops in the area of ​​the city of Ypres
1917
Formation of the Kuban Rada, one of the centers of the Cossack counter-revolution in Kuban
1918
Under pressure from Turkey, the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, independent from Russia, is proclaimed
1918
By decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, universal military training of workers was introduced in Russia
1929
The publication of Literaturnaya Gazeta has been resumed
1930
UK, Japan and US sign London Naval Treaty
1931
The Council of People's Commissars of the USSR adopted a resolution on Soviet citizenship
1931
A gyroplane landed on the lawn in front of the White House. Before the guards could open fire, US President Herbert Hoover resolved the brewing conflict by shaking hands with pilot James Ray and presenting him with a commemorative trophy.
1939
Geoffrey Stephenson made the first flight across the English Channel in the Slingsby Gull glider.
1941
Based on research conducted since 1937, A. M. Lyulka submitted an application for the invention of a bypass turbojet engine
1943
Albert Hofmann makes the first report of the hallucinogenic properties of LSD
1945
Great Patriotic War: during the Berlin operation, advanced units of the Red Army enter the capital of the Third Reich and begin to prepare for the assault on Berlin
1951
In the UK, due to the fact that the government increased defense spending to the detriment of free health care, a number of high-ranking officials resigned: Aneurin Bevan resigned from the post of Labor Minister, the future Prime Minister Harold Wilson from the post of Trade Minister, and John Freeman, among others. and etc
1952
35 million Americans witnessed live coverage of a nuclear bomb test in Nevada
1961
Haitian President Francois Duvalier held elections to a new parliament. The elections were held under military supervision, with soldiers escorting voters to the ballot boxes. On the ballots there was a note: “Dr. Francois Duvalier - President.” After the votes were counted, authorities announced that since Duvalier's name appeared on the ballot, Haitians had "voluntarily" re-elected him to a new six-year term.
1964
Tanganyika and Zanzibar announced their unification into one state - Tanzania
1964
The research station “North Pole-13” was organized under the leadership of A. Ya. Buzuev, V. F. Dubovtsev and Yu. L. Nazintsev
1967
Pink Floyd entered the UK charts for the first time with the song "Arnold Layne"
1969
First human eye transplant performed in Houston
1969
John Winston Lennon changed his middle name to Ono
1969
The English group The Who gave their first performance of their rock opera “Tommy” at a concert in Dolton. No announcements were made about it and the official debut took place two weeks later in London
1969
Robin Knox-Johnston's 312-day solo voyage around the world on the Swahili monohull has been completed.
1970
In order to protect the environment, the first action was carried out at the initiative of the US public, later formalized by the UN General Assembly as International Mother Earth Day
1970
The research station “North Pole-20” was organized under the leadership of Yu. P. Tikhonov, E. Maykhrovsky and I. Boyko
1972
The first people to row a rowboat across the Pacific Ocean, Sylvia Cook and John Fairfax, arrived in Australia (they were at sea for 362 days)
1980
Canada announced its boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games
1983
The German magazine Der Spiegel began publishing Hitler's diaries (later it turned out that they were fakes)
1991
The Jewish cable TV channel “Shalom America” began broadcasting in New York.
1992
Explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city
1993
The first version of the Mosaic web browser has been released
1997
A 126-day hostage hold at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru ends with Peruvian special forces storming and seizing the building. 71 hostages were freed, one died of a heart attack, two military personnel and all 14 militants were killed
2004
At least 150 people die as a result of a collision between two trains and a subsequent explosion in North Korea.
2005
In a suburb of Chongqing, China, an explosion at a chemical plant destroyed three buildings and left 19 people missing.
2010
The collapse of an oil platform after a 36-hour fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the US coast, which grew into the largest man-made disaster

Born on April 22

1451
Isabella of Castile (d. 1504), Queen of Spain
1610
Alexander VIII (in the world Pietro Vito Ottoboni) (d. 1691), Pope
1658
Giuseppe Torelli (d. 1709), Italian violinist, composer
1707
Henry Fielding (d. 1754), English writer
1722
Joseph Wharton (d. 1800), English poet and critic
1724
Immanuel Kant (d. 1804), German philosopher
1766
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (d. 1817), French writer
1819
Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (d. 1892), German writer, translator, who made a significant contribution to the acquaintance of the German reader, in particular, with Russian literature. Translated Russian poetry (A.S. Pushkin, M.Yu. Lermontov), ​​oriental poets. His own compositions were imitative
1834
Gaston Plante (d. 1889), French physicist who invented the first lead battery in 1860
1839
August Wilhelm Eichler (d. 1887), German botanist who developed the first widely used plant classification
1847
Vladimir Romanov (d. 1909), Grand Duke, son of Alexander II, general, commander-in-chief of the Russian Guard (1884-1905), president of the Academy of Arts (1876-1909)
1853
Alphonse Bertillon (d. 1914), French anthropologist, criminologist, author of the forensic identification system
1854
Henri Lafontaine (d. 1943), Belgian politician, head of the International Peace Bureau, winner of the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize
1868
Evlogii (in the world Vasily Semyonovich Georgievsky) (d. 1946), metropolitan, member of the State Duma, head of the Western European Orthodox Church
1870
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (real name Ulyanov) (d. 1924), political and statesman, revolutionary
1876
Robert Barany (d. 1936), Austrian otorhinolaryngologist, winner of the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1884
Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist († 1939)
1887
Harald Bohr (d. 1951), Danish mathematician, author of the Bohr-Landau theorem, brother of physicist Niels Henrik David Bohr
1889
Ludwig Renn (real name Arnold Friedrich Weith von Holsenau) (d. 1979, German writer, opponent of Nazism
1899
Byron Haskin (d. 1984), American director, cinematographer and special effects artist
1899
Vladimir Nabokov (d. 1977), Russian writer
1904
Robert Oppenheimer (d. 1967), American physicist, creator of the atomic bomb
1907
Ivan Antonovich Efremov (d. 1972), Russian Soviet writer, science fiction writer, paleontologist
1909
Vadim Mikhailovich Kozhevnikov (d. 1984), writer (“Towards the Dawn”, “Shield and Sword”, “Meet Baluev!”)
1909
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1912
Kaneto Shindo, Japanese film director (“Children of Hiroshima”, “Lucky Dragon”)
1914
Vadim Vereshchak, Ukrainian cinematographer
1916
Yehudi Menuhin (d. 1999), American violinist and conductor
1917
Yvette Chauvire, French ballerina
1917
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (d. 1992), Australian artist
1919
Donald James Cram (d. 2001), American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1920
Valery Petrov (real name Valery Nasim Mevorakh), Bulgarian poet and playwright
1921
Victor Shulgin (d. 1992), Russian actor
1922
Charles Mingus (d. 1979), prominent American jazz musician
1924
Nasedkin, Anatoly Leonidovich (d. 1994), Nar. artist of Ukraine
1926
Pierre Guffroy, French artist
1928
Vladimir Illarionovich Shinkaruk, Ukrainian philosopher, president of the Knowledge Society of Ukraine
1933
Valery Ivanovich Uskov, film director (“Not Judgmental,” “Shadows Disappear at Noon,” “Eternal Call,” “Ermak”), working with V. A. Krasnopolsky
1937
Jack Nicholson, American actor, screenwriter and director
1937
Jack Nitzsche (d. 2000), American composer
1945
John Waters, American director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer
1947
Goran Paskaljevic, Yugoslav director and screenwriter
1948
Ace Frehley, rock musician (ex-Kiss)
1950
Peter Frampton, English singer, guitarist, composer, member of the bands “The Herd”, “Humble Pie”
1951
Paul Carrack, English rock musician
1956
Natalia Sumskaya, Ukrainian actress
1966
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
1967
Sheryl Lee, American actress
1972
Anna Falchi, Italian actress (originally from Finland)
1982

Kaká, a world-famous Brazilian footballer currently playing for Real Madrid

International Earth Day

It’s so good that in spring there are so many holidays related to environmental protection! So on April 22, the world celebrates another, perhaps the most important in the field of ecology - International Earth Day, which is recognized to encourage the public to pay due attention to the preservation of the earth's ecosystem. The first major action on this occasion was held on April 22, 1970 in several US cities, and, as it turned out later, it was a huge success. The following year, Senator Nelson declared an Earth Day, after which the day became a very popular annual event among Americans. And today, Mother Earth Day has acquired a global scale and is celebrated on almost all continents.

The symbol of the celebration was a flag depicting a “blue” planet. Yes, not just a drawing, but a real photograph taken from space by the crew of Apollo 17 during its journey to the Moon. In the Russian Federation, Earth Day is held as part of a large-scale program to protect the planet from global environmental hazards. This holiday, unlike Earth Hour, held in March, obliges humanity to join efforts to protect the environment and contribute to its restoration.

According to tradition, on April 22, those who wish can take part in the cultivation, landscaping and improvement of their cities, streets and areas. Every year on this day, hundreds of scientists from all over the world gather at a round table to discuss important aspects of a common cause. And many states organize a wide variety of events: these include conferences, exhibitions, as well as planting trees and cleaning areas with the involvement of young people.

April 22 in the folk calendar

Vadim-Klyuchnik

On April 22, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Vadim, who lived in Persia in the fourth century and was an archimandrite. By order of the ruler, he and his disciples were thrown into prison, where the martyrs were tortured for several months. Tradition says that the steadfastness of the saints amazed many pagans to such an extent that after the death of the virgins they turned to Christianity.

In Rus', Vadim was nicknamed the Keyholder, because on this day it was customary for peasants to go to the springs (springs) and clean them, saying: “Underground water, we open the spring path for you.” After the ritual words, they washed themselves with healing water from the springs, and also drank several sips of it to improve their health. In addition, it was possible to tell fortunes from the sources. This is how they looked at the life and death of seriously ill people. While guessing the name of the sick, they observed the behavior of the water: if it remained clean, the person would recover, but if the source bubbled up, one should expect the worst. Spring water was also used to water livestock and sprinkle land plots.

Historical events of April 22

On the day we indicated, by order of Charles V (the French king), the first stones were laid in the foundation of the Bastille fortress. The structure was supposed to carry out defensive functions and, with its walls, hold back British attacks on Paris. At first it was so: eight huge towers more than thirty meters high, surrounded by high walls and a wide moat, proudly towered over the city, protecting it. Under Cardinal Richelieu, the Bastille began to be used as a state prison, until 1789. A few years later, the Constituent Assembly decided to demolish the fortress. Since then, an official holiday has been celebrated in France every year on July 14 - Bastille Day, which is accompanied by large-scale military parades on the Champs-Elysees.

April 22, 1864– The United States began minting bronze money in denominations of one and two cents

The then Secretary of the Treasury, Salman Portland Chase, ordered that the inscription “In God We Trust” appear on American two-cent coins. Over time, this motto moved onto dollar bills, and simultaneously with the innovation, a ban on the private minting of money was established for the first time in the United States. In 1865, the government passed legislation to issue copper-nickel three- and five-cent coins. Some of them, for example, a bronze one-color five-cent coin, are still in circulation.

The resolution on Soviet citizenship confirmed that every person who was on the territory of the Soviet Union was recognized as a full citizen, but only if he was not a citizen of another state. The document also had an additional clause stating that if a citizen of the Soviet Union was also a citizen of another union republic (where he lived), then the choice of citizenship was determined by the prerogative of each individual individually.

Born on April 22

Vladimir Ulyanov(1870-1924) - founder of the first socialist state, leader of the proletariat Ulyanov is better known to us under the pseudonym Lenin. He is one of those political figures who does not have an autobiography. A man of mystery, a man of legend! What was he really like? First, the people were presented with an icon, and then, many years later, at the end of perestroika, this icon was rolled into the dirt. One thing is obvious: Lenin was an ambiguous and, in a sense, tragic figure. Hoping to change the fate of his homeland, he received a very different result. Brilliant and extraordinary, he overturned Soviet power; millions of people were influenced by his ideas, and many remain to this day. Thus, the opinion of most historians is unanimous: Lenin’s role in the history of our state is enormous. Due to severe overload at the beginning of 1924, his condition deteriorated greatly, and Ulyanov soon died. The official cause of death was advanced vascular atherosclerosis, which explains the presence of symptoms such as paralysis, speech impairment, etc. during his lifetime.

Vladimir Nabokov(1899-1977) – talented writer. The author of such famous works as “King, Queen, Jack”, “Mashenka”, Lolita”, Camera Obscura”, “The Defense of Luzhin”, etc. Nabokov considered himself an American writer of Russian origin, he wrote about himself: “My mouth speaks English , the heart is in Russian, and the ear is in French..."

Julius Robert Oppenheimer(1904-1967) - an outstanding American physicist, the “parent” of the atomic bomb. Subsequently, he became her opponent, for which in 1954 he was deprived of the right to access secret materials and tests. Robert Oppenheimer later declared that he had done “the work of the devil.”

Ivan Efremov(1907-1972) – paleontologist, Russian science fiction writer, traveler-discoverer. At the age of 19 he made his first discovery, and at 30 he already became a doctor of science. Efremov approached literature completely unexpectedly, when he was acutely worried about the strong “tilt” of society towards technology and science. He boldly said that science without philosophical support is empty and meaningless. Some of his outstanding novels are: The Windy Road, Andromeda, The Serpent's Heart, The Razor's Edge, Starships, The Hour of the Ox and several others.

Name day April 22

Name days on April 22 are celebrated by: Gabriel, Ilya, Disan, Vadim, Luka, Leon, Ivan, Yuliana, Irina, Denis.