Perhaps there is some degree of injustice in the fact that the military personnel of the internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation received the opportunity to celebrate their holiday only relatively recently - a little over three years ago. On March 19, 1996, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 394 was published, which stated:: "Taking into account the role of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in protecting the interests of individuals, society and the state from criminal and other illegal encroachments, I decree: to establish the day of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and celebrate it on March 27." And this, I note, despite the fact that the law enforcement forces have almost two centuries of history! However, the formations intended to protect the internal state order that existed earlier were subordinate to the civil provincial authorities. Only in 1811, three decrees of Emperor Alexander I were issued one after another: on the transfer of commands that protect the internal state order from the civil to the military department (January 16); on the formation of internal guard troops (March 27 - this date became the Day of the Internal troops) and on the distribution of internal garrison battalions into districts and districts. brigades (in April). By the last decree, the entire territory of Russia was divided into 8 (later 12) internal guard districts. Soon, on July 3, 1811, the emperor approved the "Regulations for the Internal Guard", which defined the main tasks of the newly created power structure: assistance in the execution of laws and court sentences, conducting operations to catch large gangs of robbers, thieves and bandits, protecting order during mass events, including at auctions, Internal guard units were also used to "disperse crowds prohibited by law, to pacify insubordination and rioting, to cat ... Читать далее