This day in Russian history - Today, on the feast of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, on the day of the Battle of Borodino and the day the siege of Leningrad began, we remember Russian generals A.I. Kutaisov and A.A. Tuchkov, as well as the legendary pilot P.N. Nesterovatranslated

The Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos was established in honor of the meeting of the Vladimir Icon when it was transferred from Vladimir to Moscow. In 1395, the terrible conqueror Khan Tamerlane (Temir-Aksak) reached the borders of Ryazan, took the city of Yelets and, heading towards Moscow, approached the banks of the Don.