This day in Russian history and the History of the world.

November 10

November 10, 1980: Day of Militsiya in Russia.

Established in 1980. The history of this holiday dates back to 1715 when Peter the Great founded Russian policing service.

In 1917 right after the October revolution, Workers' and Peasants' Militsiya was established as opposed to "bourgeois class protecting" police.

Eventually, it was replaced by Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russian: , MVD; Ukrainian: , MVS; Belorussian: , MUS), which is now the official full name for the militsiya forces in the respective countries. The short term for a police officer (regardless of gender) is militsioner.

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