International Post Day will be celebrated on October 9 in 2021, as every year. People associated with this profession are valued and respected - after all, the fate of others depends on them. While there was no mail, people transmitted information using the smoke of fires, pigeons, drums and random travelers. But these methods were unreliable - the signals could be deciphered incorrectly, and the messengers did not always arrive. People have been trying to create a system through which they would transmit information since the 1st century BC. e., but it was possible to organize only in the XVI-XVII. In Russia, they celebrate both a general holiday and for the country's workers.
Holiday tradition
Tradition involves organizing feasts. Colleagues offer congratulations, wishes for health and success in responsible work. Those gathered exchange gifts. Among them are souvenirs and themed products. Management awards the best employees with certificates of honor and diplomas.
On the eve of this memorable date, competitions are held between various departments in numerous categories. One of the most prestigious is “Transport and Logistics”. The winners are awarded valuable prizes and cups. Top officials of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications give speeches. They talk about the achievements and difficulties of the sphere.
Celebrations are moving from work offices to cafes and restaurants. The heroes of the occasion discuss the news, share their accumulated experience, and tell stories from everyday work. Cultural institutions host events in honor of employees. Creative teams perform on stage, and department heads take the floor. The event is mentioned on television and radio stations. Programs are broadcast about the organization, the history of its formation and development.
Russian Post Day 2022 is marked by an outdoor trip for employees, their relatives, acquaintances and friends. Vacationers cook over an open fire, fish, swim in ponds, and organize competitions.
List of films, songs and books about Russian post and postmen
Movies:
- “White Nights of Postman Alexei Tryapitsyn” (2014);
- "The Postman" (2008);
- "Fan" (1999);
- “Envelope” (2012), short film;
- "Volga-Volga" (1938).
Although there are very few films about Russian postmen and mail, postmen appear as episodic characters in many films. The most famous Russian postman, embodied on the screen, is Pechkin from the cartoon “Three from Prostokvashino”.
Rice. 4. Postman Pechkin
Songs:
- "Farewell Letter" (Nautilus Pompilius);
- "The Letter" (Agatha Christie);
- “Air Mail” (Valentin Nikulin);
- “Unsent Letters” (Disco Crash);
- “Postman Pechkin” (Igor Slutsky);
- “Night Postman” (Tatiana and Sergei Nikitin);
- “The Last Letter” (Nikolai Rastorguev).
Books:
- "Mail. From rock painting to email” Mikhail Pegov;
- "Post of St. Valentina" Mikhail Nisenbaum;
- "Mail" Samuil Marshak;
- “The Birthday of Postman Pechkin” Eduard Uspensky;
- “The Postman Hare” by N. Pritulin;
- "The Postman" Maxim Gorky.
Interesting Facts
- In Vanuatu (Pacific country) there is an underwater post office. In a store on land you can buy a waterproof postcard and, having descended to a three-meter depth, give it to the postman in a water diver. There are also underwater post offices in Malaysia, Japan and the Bahamas. Such mail is mostly entertainment for tourists.
- The Pope receives the most letters in the world. Several thousand official and personal letters are delivered to him every day.
- The St. Petersburg Museum of Communications named after Popov houses a huge collection of postcards with stamps from all over the world.
- During the development of rocket science, projects were developed to use rockets for mail delivery. In the 1930s, such programs were launched in Germany, Great Britain and India. At the end of the last century, the Russian military delivered mail to land using rockets. However, this technology has not become widespread due to its high cost.
- The oldest post office is in Scotland, in the city of Sanquier, which has been operating since 1712.
- The longest letter sent to a private person contains 1,402,344 words. It was written by the Englishman Alan Forman to his wife. He worked on this love letter for about 2 years.
The history of the emergence of Postal Day in Russia
If you turn back time, you will notice that the postal service used to be very popular and necessary; only through mail could you contact the right person.
Since the advent of the Internet and mobile phones, post office activities have become less popular, but this does not make them any less in demand. In the outbacks of our vast Motherland there are still post offices, through which people keep in touch with their relatives throughout the country and beyond.
Scientists believe that it was mail that led humanity to a new information era.
Russian post has a very long history. In the 13th century, the first postal stations appeared in Rus'; they were also called “pits”. They were the ones who worked to ensure communications between populated areas. Gradually, the Yamskaya post spread throughout Rus' and by the end of the 15th century there were such stations in all corners. The first postmen were coachmen who delivered letters, dispatches, and parcels to different recipients. The road took a lot of time and effort.
Later, Peter I organized the first post offices in the Russian Empire, in which real postmen began to work even then. It was during the reign of Peter the Great that the postal service became official: workers had their own uniform, their own rules and procedures for service. In addition to letters and parcels, postmen could also send money.
In addition, already in the 18th century, the so-called military field post appeared.
In 1874, the Universal Postal Union , which included the Russian Empire. This made it possible to establish postal relations between 22 countries.
The Great Patriotic War caused a great loss to the postal service; the Nazis destroyed more than 36 thousand communications enterprises. Nevertheless, the soldiers of the Soviet Army received news from their relatives, those very cocked hats. We waited for every news with trepidation and anxiety. After the war, the sphere had to be restored, and by 1950 the postal service was restored to its pre-war level. The post office became part of the USSR Ministry of Communications.
In addition to mail, this included other types of communication: telegraph and telephone. They began installing mailboxes and creating stamps. Each stamp issue was timed to coincide with some event. So-called philatelists appeared who collected these stamps.
After the collapse of the USSR, it was decided to separate postal services as a separate industry. This is how Postal Worker Day officially appeared. However, it began to be considered a separate holiday only in 1992. The holiday was officially approved in 1994 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin and it is called “Russian Post Day”.
During the years of perestroika, in 1996, commercial postal organizations appeared that took over the functions of the post office. Such companies did not exist for long, and already in 2002 Russian Post officially became a state unitary enterprise with a single symbol.
Toasts
“Happy Russian Post Day! The duty of your profession is to bring news to people. So, I wish that the news is only good, and that work brings satisfaction and joy exactly on time, just as you do your important and necessary work. Happy holiday, dear postmen!
“With all my heart I want to congratulate you on your professional holiday - Happy Post Day! May you receive letters more often containing only goodness, happiness and love. And the parcels will be filled only with prosperity and joy!
“On Postal Day, I would like to congratulate all workers in this field on their professional holiday and wish them patience and understanding. Mail connects people; a message sent by mail can inspire and inspire, give hope or convey important news. Your work is priceless and infinitely important! And on behalf of all the people of the planet, I would like to say a big human “Thank you” for him!
When is Postal Worker's Day in 2021 in Russia?
Postal Day is officially celebrated on the second Sunday of July. This year the holiday falls on July 11, 2021 . This day is not an official day off, however, it is a public holiday.
The holiday is celebrated by all postal workers, from officials of the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation to postmen. The significance of the holiday is emphasized by how important postal services are for the country; the work of postal workers is valued very highly. After all, thanks to them, communication is maintained throughout Russia and beyond its borders.
Present
Postcard. A postcard with a sincere wish will serve as a thematic present on a professional holiday. An original idea would be a musical, chocolate or flower card.
Postman's bag. A small bag, designed in the style of a messenger bag, will serve as an original and stylish present.
Package. A wooden box made in the style of a parcel box will be a creative surprise. You can put sweets, tea, coffee, alcohol, and small souvenirs in such a box.
Who's celebrating?
Postal Day in Russia is a professional holiday and is celebrated by all employees working in this area. These are not only postmen and office workers, but also logistics, distribution, warehouse and support staff. Also joining the celebration are employees of the Ministry of Communications, relatives and friends of postal workers, as well as retired people who have worked in the postal service and teachers, pupils and students of relevant specialties in universities.
At the state level, cultural meetings and events are always organized, where the best employees are awarded certificates, prizes and other types of encouragement. Also, competitions between departments are held for employees, they go out into nature to unite the team and celebrate a professional holiday.
Competitions
Draw a stamp Competition participants are given paper and drawing supplies. The presenter invites the contestants to feel like a postage stamp designer. Guests of the holiday evaluate the finished works. The most creative participant wins the competition.
What's in the parcel The presenter takes out and places in front of the guests of the holiday a parcel box in which some item is hidden, and asks them to guess what is in it. You are allowed to ask questions that can be answered “Yes” or “No”. To make it more difficult, you can take a large box and put a small object in it.
Send a parcel The participants of the competition are given a box of the same size. The presenter invites the competition participants to fill their parcels with some things. On command, the contestants begin to search around the hall or venue for things that they could put in their package. You can only bring one item at a time. At the end of the competition, participants count the number of items in their parcel. The one who has the most wins.
About the profession
One of the ways of communication between people is sending correspondence. It is used not only for communication, but also in business life. Its delivery is critical for many areas, primarily for legal.
Russian postal workers deliver letters, parcels, and telegrams. Their tasks include making money transfers, selling goods, accepting payments, and transporting goods. In the Russian Federation, along with the state postal service, private functions that duplicate it are being developed. This is often due to poor quality of service, damage or loss of valuables.
The path to the profession begins directly in the structure or after graduating from the specialized specialty of an educational institution. In it, the rules and features of the functioning of the organization are mastered, and a wealth of knowledge of basic disciplines is obtained.
The graduate can work in a leadership position in departments, departments or the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications. Postal employees are involved in ensuring the transportation of goods by road, air or rail.
Russian Postal Holiday: the origins of the holiday and profession
Since ancient times, humanity has been looking for unique ways to deliver information, using smoke from fires, sound signals, and carrier pigeons for these purposes.
But the most reliable method of transferring letters, parcels, and letters from hand to hand has always been delivery by messengers.
These first ancient postmen paid with their own heads more than once for bringing bad news.
Or, on the contrary, they received unique and expensive rewards for bringing long-awaited news.
For the first time, the work of the post office is mentioned in documents with a thousand-year history. In Russia, the origin of the postal network is associated with the construction of the Arkhangelsk port.
To create regular communication between Moscow - Pereslavl Zalessky - Veliky Rostov - Yaroslavl - Vologda - Arkhangelsk, the first postal route was created by Decree of Peter the Great.
Responsibility for organizing the postal message fell on the Viceroy of the Northern Land, who lived in Yaroslavl at that time.
The Decree thoroughly spelled out all the features of the postal service, starting from responsibility for the construction and maintenance of the road route, and including requirements for work regulations, responsibility for transportation, equipping inns, as well as the selection of personnel and the uniform of coachmen.
Over the course of several centuries, the work of post offices improved and the scope of activity expanded.
The duties of the post office were entrusted with some financial transactions in the form of pension payments, postal transfers, and acceptance of utility bills.
The arrival of the postman was awaited with anxiety and joy both in every home and at the front during the Great Patriotic War. After all, it was the cocked-cornered letters brought by the postman that were the only way to receive news from relatives.
Selflessly and fearlessly, postal workers, in the rain and scorching sun, hiding from enemy bullets, hurried to houses and trenches to bring the long-awaited news.
The role of the postal service in the economic development of the country and the volume of services provided, even in the age of virtual communication and electronic methods of communication, has not become less.
It is worth imagining that humanity has lost the opportunity to send postcards to lovers, send congratulations to business partners, receive parcels and parcels, pay payments without charging huge fees for services, subscribe to your favorite magazines and newspapers, and the role of mail in the modern world will immediately become clear.
