View of the fortified positions of the Whites at the Volochaevskaya hill June–Koran
Photo: State Archive of the Jewish Autonomous Region
February 12, 1922
In the calendar of memorable dates in the Jewish Autonomous Region, February 12, 1922 is listed as the Day of Remembrance of those who fell during the Civil War – the Day of the end of the Volochaevsky Battle.
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
In mid-January 1922, the general plan for the Volochaev operation was developed by the commander of the troops of the Amur Military District S. M. Seryshev and approved by the commander-in-chief of the People's Revolutionary Army V. K. Blucher.
On February 12, 1922, the people's revolutionary army of the Far Eastern Republic decisively captured an important stronghold of the White Guards and Japanese interventionists – the June-Koran hill. Stubborn battles for the Volochaevka station on the outskirts of Khabarovsk, which lasted more than a week, ended in the complete defeat of the White Guards. In 35-degree frost, in deep snow, poorly armed and poorly equipped soldiers continuously attacked for three days, showing examples of endurance and heroism. The Battle of Volochaev went down in the history of the Civil War under the name “Far Eastern Perekop”.
February 12, 1935
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” (12+) on February 12, 1935 published excerpts from a message from the commander of the Eastern Front to the commander of the Trans-Baikal group Tomin and to the headquarters of the Eastern Front on February 12, 1922.
“At 11.32 this day, units of the People's Revolutionary Army occupied the village of Volochaevka. The capture of Volochaevka took place under the following circumstances. At 7:30 a.m. of this day, parts of the combined brigade with the 3rd rifle regiment of the Chita brigade attached to it launched a decisive offensive with the support of two armored cars and after a 4-hour stubborn battle, with the timely support of the Troitskosavsky cavalry The regiment overthrew the enemy, who hastily retreated towards Dezhnevka, pursued by the 5th and 6th rifle regiments, the Petrov-Teterin detachment and the 4th cavalry regiment, which were given the task of gaining a foothold on the line of villages. The 3rd rifle regiment of the Chita brigade, the Special Amur regiment and the Troitskosavsky cavalry regiment were withdrawn from the battle and resting in the village. Volochaevka. Commander of the Eastern Front Seryshev.”
January 12, 1977
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
In the newspaper “Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda” on January 12, 1977, mechanic and chairman of the local committee of the Amurzet dairy plant G. Akimov dedicated the article “Labor Uplift” to the front-line workers and the work of this enterprise. Akimov says that work at the Amurzet dairy plant does not stop for a minute. State farms in the Oktyabrsky district supply up to 24 tons of milk per day. Without delay, the workers of the enterprise accept it, process it and send it to the distribution network.
“In January alone, we sold dairy products worth 112 thousand rubles, much more than in the same period last year. Based on the results of work for the fourth quarter and 1976, the plant’s staff was recognized as the winner in the socialist competition among industrial enterprises of the region. He was included in the regional Board of Honor… There are many leaders in production at the plant, real masters of their craft. The holder of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, a drummer of the communist movement, enjoys well-deserved respect in the team labor, shift foreman M.G. Potapova, oldest worker V.G.
The same newspaper writes about socialist competition for a worthy celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Great October Revolution, which the working people of the region took upon themselves.
“The basics of the planned program are being decided now. They largely depend on how reserves and opportunities are used on farms. The region as a whole successfully fulfilled its obligations to sell livestock products to the state last year. The livestock output plan has been fulfilled.”
February 12, 2004
Governor of the region N. Volkov and Bishop of Birobidzhan and Kuldur Joseph signed an agreement on cooperation between the government of the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Birobidzhan diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The main areas of cooperation between the regional government and the Birobidzhan diocese were the provision of social and medical assistance to low-income groups of the region's population, conducting charity events, educating the younger generation in the spirit of high moral values, countering the spread of drug addiction and alcoholism, and much more. etc.
