90 years since the formation of the civil defense system in Russia

Civil Defense Day of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation is celebrated in Russia annually on October 4th. It was on this day in 1932 that the all-Union system of local air defense of the USSR (LMA) was created by the Decree of the Government and the regulation on it was approved. MPVO was created in large cities, at important industrial, transport, communications facilities, in institutions, educational institutions, and in the residential sector.

In 1940, as the Main Directorate of the MPVO, it was included in the system of the NKVD-MVD of the USSR.

MPVO played a significant role in the Great Patriotic War, reducing the loss of civilians and the destruction of national economy facilities. More than 400,000 air bombs and 3.5 million artillery rounds were neutralized by the MPVO formations.

During the Cold War, with the threat of the use of nuclear weapons and other modern weapons of mass destruction by a potential adversary, a fundamentally new system of defense measures was created to protect the population and economic facilities from the damaging factors of weapons of mass destruction.

In 1961, the Local Air Defense was transformed into the civil defense of the USSR. Theoretical foundations for the protection of the population were developed, and a set of organizational, engineering, technical, sanitary, anti-epidemic and other special measures was carried out throughout the country.

In 1971, the leadership of the civil defense was entrusted to the USSR Ministry of Defense, the daily management of the head of the civil defense - the deputy minister of defense of the USSR (chief of the civil defense troops).

Responsibility for civil defense on the ground was assigned to the Councils of Ministers of the Republics, the executive committees of the Councils of People's Deputies, ministries, departments, organizations and enterprises, the heads of which were the heads of civil defense. Under them, civil defense headquarters and various services were created.

In the civil defense system, the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy (DOSAAF) trained millions of young people in shooting, swimming, driving a car, parachuting, piloting aircraft and radio.

In 1986, after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the civil defense was entrusted with the task of combating natural and man-made disasters.

In 1991, the civil defense system was included in the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (since 1994 - EMERCOM of Russia).

In the civil defense system, the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy (DOSAAF) trained millions of young people in shooting, swimming, driving a car, parachuting, piloting aircraft and radio. In 1986, after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the civil defense was entrusted with the task of combating natural and man-made disasters. In 1991, the civil defense system was included in the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (since 1994 - EMERCOM of Russia). The BAZIS Civil Defense Engineering Center employs people who have contributed to the creation and development of the Civil Defense and continue the work of protecting the population and territories by creating and implementing automated systems for monitoring, warning and preventing emergencies at high-level facilities. We join the congratulations of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia to Markov Sergey Alekseevich, Deputy General Director, who was awarded a commemorative medal in honor of the anniversary.