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Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky (November 23, [O.S. November 11] 1875 – December 26, 1933) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and the first Bolshevik Soviet People's Commissar (Narkompros) responsible for the Ministry of Education. In addition to his government functions he was an active playwright, critic, essayist, and journalist throughout his career. After Lenin's death, he avoided taking sides in the leadership struggle, representing the Soviet Union in the League of Nations in the early 1930s.

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. While originally religious, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday albeit of historical, legendary, and symbolic significance. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on on the second Monday of October in Canada. In America, Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.