National Unity Day is a national holiday that Russians celebrate on the fourth of November.The holiday commemorates the events of 1612, when the Russian people united to defend their country. At that difficult time, foreign invaders captured Moscow and brought many hardships to the Russian land. Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky organized a people's army. People of different social classes joined this army and fought together against the invaders. Thanks to their courage and unity, the people's army liberated Moscow in 1612.In 1818, a monument to Minin and Pozharsky was built in the centre of Moscow. It was the first monument in Russia dedicated to ordinary people, not to a tsar.On this day, people take part in concerts, festivals and charity events.Unity Day reminds us that our strength lies in unity and that we must respect the history of our country.