Since 2000, Russia celebrates the day of military intelligence. The order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation established that annually this holiday will be celebrated on November 5th.
Military intelligence day in Russia
This date became symbolic when Intelligence Day first appeared. The events of 1918 are a kind of reference in the history of the emergence of the celebration. It was on November 5 that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces began its activities. True, at that time it had a completely different name.
In the modern Russian state, this central authority plays an extremely important role, performing a coordinating function and strengthening the country's power and defense capability. Separate government structure includes several types of paramilitary intelligence. We are talking about undercover, strategic, economic, technical, space reconnaissance activities. Military intelligence, often referred to as the activities of the GRU special forces (incidentally, it is often called holiday Special Forces Intelligence Day), became a separate unit only from November 1918, although it existed for quite a while under the Russian tsars.
The history of intelligence
Long before the Day of Intelligence was designated in Petrograd, many centuries ago in Kievan Rus this area of military affairs was considered one of the most important. Wanting to get any secret information, the authorities gave instructions to the messengers, ambassadors, involved traders, local residents. Only at the end of the XVII century, military intelligence was framed in a separate kind of activity.
Over time, intelligence mechanisms have gone through an incredible path of development and modernization. From the military charter of Peter I in 1716 to the present day, tremendous work has been done in the formation of this component of military affairs.
The most important and difficult test of the emerging military industry was World War II. During this difficult period, the basic military principles and traditions were established, which were useful to state bodies in the post-war times. The experience gained by qualified specialists helped the ruling elite at that difficult time to make the right decisions in order to ensure state security.
Military intelligence today
By the time Intelligence Day became an official holiday, the following main achievements can be distinguished in the process of forming this industry:
- a strategic military intelligence system has been established;
- resolved the main tasks facing the country's military departments in the course of the development of operational and tactical intelligence measures;
- A high level of counterintelligence actions to neutralize espionage agents has been achieved.
Intelligence Day in Russia is a holiday that deserves special attention from the state. Indeed, the importance of intelligence is almost impossible to overestimate. Being real "ears" and "eyes", from which not a single important detail can escape, scouts play a big role in the functioning of a defensive power apparatus.
Over the years of improving the industry, the invaluable experience of professionals of past years has accumulated, which helps today's intelligence officers to successfully complete their tasks. Thanks to the development of modern technologies and a high level of professional training, their work should be appreciated. Therefore, knowing when Intelligence Day is celebrated in Russia, you should definitely congratulate the representatives of this responsible difficult military craft on this holiday.