In 1907, during the time of the Russian Empire, there was the Imperial Russian Military Historical Society. In those years, Nicholas II himself managed the organization. Under his leadership, the society did extensive work in the field of military history. In a short 7 years, many mass graves were found, monuments were erected and much more was done. More than three thousand people were part of the society and worked in it: various scientists, ordinary citizens, and youth. The organization existed until the outbreak of the First World War. Already in 1914, this society ceased to exist.
Today, there is a need to create such a society. Thus, in 2012, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the Russian Military Historical Society was created. The main initiator and part-time chairman of the organization is the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation V. Medinsky. The Russian Military Historical Society has a Board of Trustees,headed by D. Rogozin.
What is the Russian Historical Society?
The Russian Historical Society is a public-state association that was founded voluntarily. The main tasks of the community is to study the military history of Russia. It also regulates issues related to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the Russian Federation.
The executive director of the company is Andrey Nazarov. The Russian historical society is widely represented in the open spaces of the state. It has 58 regional offices in 58 different regions of Russia.
RIO Charter
In fact, the Russian Historical Society performs a number of functions related to the military history of Russia, and not only. He has a charter that everyone unquestioningly fulfills. It says that society is obliged to study the entire military history of Russia, monitor its coverage and stop attempts to distort it. Also, the tasks for this society are the popularization of the achievements of military-historical science and the education of partisanism in young citizens. Thanks to the community, the prestige of the Russian army is growing.
RIO operation costs
The Russian Historical Society has more than 50 branches throughout Russia. Each of them employs about 40 people. The most active branch is Kirovskoye, headed by local deputy Nikita Belykh. Searching for premises for the work of the societyhandled by the Russian Ministry of Culture.
To operate such a large-scale federal project, huge sums of money are required. For example, in 2015 the Ministry of Culture allocated about 330 million rubles for the work of the RVIO, and in 2014 - 290 million rubles. Part of this money, namely almost 50 million rubles, is spent on administrative expenses. Society spends the rest of the money on many activities, such as the restoration of monuments of the Great Patriotic War, mass graves, filming, writing books and songs. Also, from time to time, groups of RVIO researchers go to various archaeological excavations. All this requires a lot of effort and resources. It is noteworthy that ordinary citizens often make contributions to the Russian historical society. The address of the RVIO can be easily found by anyone. The company is located at: Moscow, Victory Square, 3.
Support of the Ministry of Culture and Defense of the Russian Federation
The work of the RVIO and the Ministry of Culture and Defense of Russia are closely interconnected. With his support, the Russian Society of Military Historians periodically conducts mass reconstructions of the destruction of the Second World War. To date, the society has created about 20 children's camps with a military-historical direction. RVIO is engaged in the creation of monuments to the heroes of military operations. Among them are such as a monument to Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, a monument to a front-line dog, a monument erected to the murdered Russian prisoners of war in Gagarin, a monument to the heroes of the First World War and many others.
Single textbook
President Vladimir Putin authorized the historical society to create a single textbook on the history of Russia for all schools in the country, or rather for secondary schools. The main idea of the new textbooks is to write a simple and understandable story without unnecessary doubtful facts and without distorting it. Several of the oldest historical and military societies will also join the RVIO.
It is worth noting that the Russian Historical Society is doing a great job. RIO contributes to the fact that all of Russia remembers its heroes from different eras and does not forget the martyrs of those difficult times for the country. It promotes military service among young people, which is one of the important factors in the army system. It is no wonder that the state allocates such huge sums for the work of the RVIO.
