Мне тут на хворуме всегда говорили, что у них в школе не отмечали.
я даже засомневался в своей памяти, полез в Иваныча.
Тот сказал, было дело.
Yes, February 8 was observed as Young Hero Anti-Fascist Day.
It was real, institutionalized, and widely taught in Soviet schools.
After the collapse of the USSR, the day largely disappeared from official calendars.
Today it survives mainly as a historical and ideological remembrance, not a public holiday.