"Odnoklassniki.ru" go to the state level.
Following Yandex, they want to secure the status of a strategic resource and national wealth.
On February 6, under the auspices of Odnoklassniki, a grand concert with the participation of Russian pop stars will be held at the State Kremlin Palace. According
to "Vzglyad" , there will also be announced the beginning of the collection of signatures in support of the new public holiday - the Day of classmates. If everything works out for them, then every year the first Saturday of February will be an official day off, and the Odnoklassniki.ru project will write its name in the history of the Russian state.
“The first Saturday of February is the traditional day of the alumni meeting in Russian schools, and so far it has all been on a gravity, unorganized,” says Nikita Sherman, the president of the Odnoklassniki company. “Now we want to bring this day to a fundamentally new level.”
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“The collection of signatures will begin in mid-February,” said Sherman. - We face the task of finding the support of at least a million people. If we see that this idea has supporters, then we will initiate the introduction of such a holiday through the relevant government departments. ”