On June 12, the skyscraper Burj Khalifa was highlighted with the colors of the Russian tricolor.
Dubai, UAE. June 12, at 20.20 local time, the tallest building in the world - the skyscraper Burj Khalifa - was highlighted with the colors of the Russian national flag. In this way, Dubai congratulated all Russians - residents and guests of the emirate - on a public holiday - Russian Day.
Russia Day is an important state holiday of the Russian Federation, celebrated annually on June 12. Until 2002, it was referred to as the Day of the adoption of the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Russia. This is one of the "youngest" public holidays in the country.
On this day in 1990, the first Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR adopted the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Russia, which proclaimed the primacy of the Constitution of Russia and its laws.
