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August 22 is a special date for all citizens of Russia. On this day we celebrate the National Flag Day, which was officially established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1714 of August 20, 1994.

The history of state symbols begins in ancient times. When the first states appeared, the need for special signs that would personify the power and sovereignty of the country arose.

During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, Russian soldiers used the scarlet flag in battle. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the father of the future reformer Peter I, after whom the Polytechnic bears his name, approved a tricolor flag in 1667, consisting of white, blue and red stripes. It was first raised in 1668 on the military vessel Oryol.

In the early period of Peter I's reign, the predominant color of the banners remained red, and the canvases themselves were decorated with embroidery and decorative elements. In the summer of 1693, Peter I, while in Arkhangelsk, first raised the "flag of the Moscow Tsar" on the yacht "Saint Peter", decorated with white-blue-red stripes and a golden double-headed eagle. This flag is kept in the Central Naval Museum of St. Petersburg.

On January 20, 1705, Peter I issued a decree approving the tricolor as the flag of the Russian merchant fleet. The emperor drew the sample himself.

The appearance of the Russian flag changed several times. The double-headed eagle and St. Andrew's cross appeared on it, their location and composition changed. Only in 1709 was the tricolor without additional elements first documented, used as a flag for Russian merchant ships.

In 1858, Emperor Alexander II approved a new state flag of the empire – black, yellow and white, intended to decorate state institutions. At the same time, the traditional white, blue and red flag continued to be used for private homes and festive events. In 1865, a decree was issued officially proclaiming black, orange (gold) and white colors as state symbols of the Russian Empire.

On April 28, 1883, Alexander III issued a decree ordering the use of the white-blue-red flag as the state symbol for ceremonial occasions. The final approval of the tricolor as the state flag of Russia took place before the coronation of Nicholas II in 1896. However, already in April 1918, it was replaced by the red flag, which became the symbol of the RSFSR, and then the USSR.

A new milestone in the history of the Russian flag began on August 22, 1991, when the Supreme Council of the RSFSR decided to return the traditional tricolor flag as the official state symbol.

Today, everyone who sincerely loves their homeland, is proud of its history and achievements, who feels personal responsibility for its future, strives for its development and prosperity, pays tribute to the symbol of our state.

Happy holiday, Polytechnicians, Happy Russian National Flag Day!

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Russian Navy Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of July, and each time these are different dates. But in 2025, we have the opportunity to congratulate the sailors on the day established by the founder of the Russian fleet, Emperor Peter the Great, after whom the Polytechnic University is named. During Peter's reign, it was on July 27 that they honored the sailors in memory of the great victories of the Russian fleet at Cape Gangut in 1714 and Grengam Island in 1720. On this day, ships were decorated with flags, fireworks were fired, and parades were held.

The creation of the fleet was one of Peter's main achievements. The first ships were built in Voronezh. And on December 1, 1699, Peter approved the St. Andrew's naval flag. In 1702, they began building galleys on the Syas, Luga and Svir rivers. In 1704, the tsar founded the Admiralty shipyards in the future capital. Ships were built all over Russia: in Voronezh, Kazan, Pereslavl, Arkhangelsk, Olonets, St. Petersburg and Astrakhan. By 1725, the Russian fleet numbered 130 sailing ships, 253 galleys and 143 brigantines.

Peter not only created the Russian navy, but also laid the foundation for engineering in the country. Years later, the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute became a prominent representative of engineering education. One of the first departments opened there was shipbuilding. It was headed by a talented engineer Konstantin Boklevsky.

In 1930, the shipbuilding faculty was transformed into the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute, which became the ancestor of the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, the famous Korabelka.

Strong ties with the Navy have always been an important part of Polytechnic University's activities – from the creation of the first submarines to marine robotics today. A special place in the life of the university is occupied by friendship with the crew of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy – the flagship of the Northern Fleet. And the first congratulations on this day are to them, those who serve today, and those who are waiting on the shore. Happy Russian Navy Day!

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On July 23, Deputy Director of the Institute of Nuclear Energy (branch) of SPbPU in Sosnovy Bor, former director of the Leningrad NPP Valery Ivanovich Lebedev passed away. He devoted more than 54 years to the cause of his life, nuclear energy.

Valery Ivanovich was born on November 3, 1947 in the city of Teikovo, Ivanovo Region. In 1971, he graduated from the Ivanovo Power Engineering Institute, specializing in "Automation of Thermal Power Processes" and was assigned to the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant in Sosnovy Bor. At first, he worked as an engineer of control and measuring instruments and automation, then became a senior engineer of the Skala information system, a senior repairman of the Skala IVS, head of the thermal automation and measurements shop, and chief engineer of the station. And in 1996, he headed the Leningrad NPP.

Under the leadership of Valery Lebedev, the enterprise underwent large-scale modernization, many safety systems were improved and created, and for the first time in the industry, the service life of RBMK power units No. 1 and 2 was successfully extended. Valery Ivanovich actively supported cooperation with the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), the IAEA and other international organizations on issues of reconstruction and improving the safety level of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant.

In 1998, V. I. Lebedev received the academic degree of candidate of technical sciences, and in 1999 – doctor. Since 2000, he worked as a professor of the department of "Nuclear and thermal power plants" of the power engineering faculty of the St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, passing on his professional experience and knowledge to new generations of power engineers.

After 14 years of managing the Leningrad NPP, Valery Lebedev moved to work at the Institute of Nuclear Energy (branch) of SPbPU in Sosnovy Bor, where he was its director until 2018, then deputy.

V. I. Lebedev is the author of three scientific discoveries, 80 inventions, five monographs and over 150 scientific articles. He was a full member of the International Academy of Sciences of Ecology, Human and Nature Safety (MANEB), a full member of the Academy of Inventions and Discoveries, a full member of the International Academy of Informatization, vice-president of the Baltic Academy of Informatization, a member of the dissertation doctoral council of the All-Russian Research and Design Institute of Power Technologies (VNIPIET).

Valery Ivanovich is a laureate of the Russian Government Prize, and for his work and scientific achievements he was awarded the Order of Glory to Russia, the 1st degree honorary badge of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, the Peter I, P. L. Kapitsa, N. K. Roerich medals of the Manastino Institute of Nuclear Biology and Ethnography "For Contribution to Ecology", and the departmental badge "Veteran of Nuclear Power and Industry".

The passing of Valery Ivanovich Lebedev was a great loss for the scientific school of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, for Russian energy, and a huge loss for his family and friends. The Polytechnic University expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Valery Ivanovich.

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