Russians are becoming less and less courageous people. Literally everything contributes to this. Television and show business are actively creating fashion for effeminate creatures. Children are raised and educated exclusively by women, and far from the best of them. The latest generations of Russian “men” are completely deprived of male education.
It is no coincidence that almost any truly masculine act falls under one or another article of the criminal code. To be labeled a fascist, it is often enough just to be a man.
Is it any wonder that a country where masculinity is suppressed in every possible way is on the verge of extinction and extinction?
According to the outstanding Russian teacher Vladimir Bazarny, all these things are more than interconnected:
“Ask prosperous, healthy, respectable young people aged 30-35 living in stable Germany: why don’t they have children? It is unlikely that you will hear anything intelligible in response: you can’t take discussions about a career and pleasures seriously free life, about the need to see the world, save money... And at this very time, a wedding is being celebrated in a Chechen refugee camp. The young people have no housing - only a nook in a tent, a vague idea of where and when they will be able to work steadily, but there is no doubt that they will have children at the time prescribed by nature.
If only families today were breaking up due to financial difficulties! But the whole point is that trouble and hardship always united and strengthened family groups. And today both the poor and the rich groan and cry from the pains of marriage. Violence is on the rise. We have hundreds of thousands (!) of social orphans and street children. Drunkenness. Addiction. And in explaining this family misfortune, we go through and go through the factors of material life. But we do not take into account the factor of spiritual life. Meanwhile the spiritual gap is growing wider from generation to generation.
Unfortunately, for us, brought up on harsh materialism, the thin veil of interpersonal relationships is sometimes no longer accessible. Yes, there are many reasons for the modern tragedy of the family, and ultimately the people and the state. But among them there is one most important, the root one. This is a genetic extinction of the factors of courage in boys, young men, men and their acquisition of purely feminine characteristics.
Even in ancient times, peoples realized that the masculine in a boy was initially enslaved and will not reveal itself. The liberation of masculine principles is possible only in tests aimed at overcoming fear in oneself, at developing strength, dexterity, courage, endurance, etc.
Look, every year our boys are becoming more and more feminine, and our girls are becoming more and more “masculine”. And these processes have long unfolded at the hormonal-genetic level. According to foreign research, the level of the hormone that determines masculinity and male maturity - testosterone - in the blood of young men by the end of the twentieth century was 24-50%. While to ensure normal reproductive functions it must be at least 80%! Here you have a prosperous West - and they eat well, and everything is in order with the environment...”
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Courage is a special quality of a person’s personality and the ability to show Will, firmness, act decisively and confidently in extreme situations
Manifestation and properties of Courage
Courage in itself is a characteristic that unites enough a large number of positive qualities character.
A person with such a clearly demonstrated personality quality, Courage, has the following integral properties as part of this quality - Self-control, Fortitude, Endurance, Dedication and a mature sense of one’s own Dignity.
The formula for courage is as follows:
Courage = Self-control + Endurance + Perseverance + Selflessness + Dignity + Responsibility - Cowardice (minus)
Courage is based on life experience, established values in society. Courage is needed always, everywhere and in everything. The first thing people remember when they hear the word “Courage” is fulfilling their direct responsibilities to protect the Motherland and the state, but this is not always the case. The concept of Courage extends to other, simpler life situations. Courage includes the ability to overcome one’s own Fear and endure Suffering, including physical pain.
Only a reasonable, strong-willed, mature and holistic person can be courageous
True courage is expressed in calm self-control and in the calm performance of one's duty, regardless of any calamity or danger.
Courage believes: “A battle averted is a battle won.”
One day a commander asked a warrior: “What is most needed in battle?” He answered: “What is needed most is courage!” - What about strength and weapons? Or have you forgotten about them? - asked the commander. “If there is no courage in a warrior’s heart, neither his strength nor his weapons will help him,” he answered.
The difference between Courage and Courage
Courageous man not only brave, but also prudent. Unlike courage, courage presupposes responsibility and rationality. Courage comes from reason and awareness, not from feelings. Unlike impulsive Courage, Courage turns off its own feelings.
Courage is impulsive
A courageous person at the subconscious level has trained himself to perform his duties efficiently in any extreme conditions, he has not left his feelings a single chance to fear, worry, doubt, and calmly does what is necessary.
Courage can be impulsive, or it can come from fear. As an example, a child can be brave, and in a child’s stubbornness there is also will, but what is its quality? This kind of courage is called a defensive reaction. This post is about false courage— our previous generations did for the self-defense of children.
The quality of accumulated will is manifested in Courage
Having developed a responsible, positive and constructive outlook on the world, courage confidently asserts: “I am responsible for everything that happens in my life.”
A courageous person takes responsibility for his actions. He will not shift the blame to other people, circumstances, bad luck, karma, heredity or bad luck.
Thanks to unyielding Will, perseverance, a courageous person is able to overcome all difficulties, learn all the lessons that life offers me, and accept any challenge of fate.
Masculinity is cultivated day after day through persistent resistance to difficulties. A courageous person knows that every problem has a solution. Only two criteria are important to courage, a bad scenario and a good option. Courage makes an analysis, makes a decision, takes steps.
Courage and the antagonist Cowardice are closely adjacent to each other. They are separated by their Determination, located in the space between the fear of danger and the reaction to it.
Both courage and cowardice are afraid, the former in the face of dangerous uncertainty. Courage forces itself to do what it should and therefore is called courage.
Cowardice either didn’t have time, couldn’t, or didn’t want to do it herself. In seconds, everything that Cowardice should have done will be forced to be done by other people. Therefore, this state of indecision and fear is called Cowardice.
It is these moments, short moments of life, that put everything in its place, it is these moments that give shame to some, disgrace to others, and immortality to others.
Courage is characterized by character qualities - Gentleness, Mercy, Generosity.
Courage is not an insensitive block of stone; it usually goes along with gentleness of character, special sensitivity to the difficulties and misfortunes of other people, and generosity.
HEROIC army of courageous people. This is the title of one of the chapters of her book “Peoples” Soviet Union", published in 1945 in New York, by the American writer and journalist Anne-Louise Strong. In this part of her work, there was also a place for Kalmyk soldiers, who, along with other Red Army soldiers, were the first to take the blow of the Nazis...
On June 22, 1941, at 4 a.m., the Great War began with the invasion of the German army into the USSR. Patriotic War- the most grandiose and brutal battle in the history of our state. Strong wrote: “The first comments of the Berlin press were devoted to the “insane heroism” of the Russians. These “crazy people” waged “a war that did not follow the rules.” Russian tank crews crashed their vehicles straight into German tanks, overturning them in a head-on collision. Russian pilots chopped off the tails of enemy planes with propellers. While defending the fortresses, the Russians continued to fight for each bastion, and then blew themselves up along with their enemies. Russian infantrymen attacked tanks with bottles of flammable mixture. By a strange irony of fate, the first Red Army soldiers mentioned in the Berlin press for “crazy heroism” were not Russians, but Kalmyks, representatives of the people from the Volga delta... The Nazi “superior race” had to admit that for some unknown reason from this “lower race” produced war heroes...” (Translation and publication of the weekly newspaper of the Union of Journalists of the USSR newspaper “Abroad”, No. 9 of February 22-28, 1985, p. 6).
In pre-war times, conscripts from North Caucasus, including Kalmyks, were assigned to the western districts and most of them served in units located in the border areas. Fate destined them to experience the full power of the Nazi military machine in the first days and even hours of the fascist invasion.
Already at dawn on June 22, fighter pilot Vasily Darmaev, paired with a flight commander, entered into battle with fourteen German bombers and, having damaged one of them, forced the rest to turn back. And pilots Ani Menkenov and Ochir Buluktaev, from the first days, carried out bombing attacks on concentrations of enemy troops on Romanian territory, in the sky above which their planes were shot down. Unlike the deceased Menkenov, Buluktaev with his crew and army intelligence officers who met along the way still managed to reach their own people. Sergei Vaskin, a private in the anti-aircraft artillery division of the 7th Don-Kuban-Terek Corps, destroyed by the Germans in Western Belarus, also escaped encirclement twice. Not surrendering to the enemy at the beginning of the war, he ended his combat career in 1945 in Manchuria with the rank of lieutenant.
In the battles on the western borders, border guard Karu Shalburov, tankmen Igor Sharmanzhinov, Sanji Garyaev, Deni Badmaev, motorized infantry battalion commander Matsak Bimbaev, cavalryman Vasily Khakhlinov, artilleryman Chucha Dordzhiev, deputy. political instructor Ayur Mantsynov and many, many other of our fellow countrymen.
Infantryman Venitsian Mayorov and gunner Tseren Pasuginov were forever included in the list of hero-defenders of the Brest fortress. His remains, found under the ruins of one of the bastions after the war, were reburied with honors in the heroic citadel in 1992.
The sergeant's artillery gun number 12671, discovered there, is exhibited in the Military Museum of St. Petersburg...
Ilishkin L. Heroes of war: The first Red Army soldiers mentioned in the Berlin press for their crazy heroism were Kalmyks // Steppe mosaic. – 2004. – June 19 (No. 11).
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Every day in Russia, ordinary citizens perform feats and do not pass by when someone needs help. The exploits of these people are not always noticed by officials, they are not awarded certificates, but this does not make their actions any less significant.
A country should know its heroes, so this selection is dedicated to brave, caring people who have proven by deeds that heroism has a place in our lives. All events occurred in February 2014.
Schoolchildren from the Krasnodar region Roman Vitkov and Mikhail Serdyuk saved an elderly woman from a burning house. While heading home, they saw a building on fire. Running into the yard, the schoolchildren saw that the veranda was almost completely engulfed in fire. Roman and Mikhail rushed into the barn to get a tool. Grabbing a sledgehammer and an ax, breaking out the window, Roman climbed into the window opening. An elderly woman was sleeping in a smoky room. They managed to get the victim out only after breaking the door.
“Roma is smaller in build than me, so he easily got through the window opening, but he couldn’t get back out with his grandmother in his arms in the same way. Therefore, we had to break down the door and this was the only way we managed to get the victim out,” said Misha Serdyuk.
Residents of the village of Altynay, Sverdlovsk region, Elena Martynova, Sergey Inozemtsev, Galina Sholokhova, saved children from the fire. The owner of the house committed the arson by blocking the door. At this time, there were three children aged 2–4 years and 12-year-old Elena Martynova in the building. Noticing the fire, Lena unlocked the door and began to carry the children out of the house. Galina Sholokhova and the children’s cousin Sergei Inozemtsev came to her aid. All three heroes received certificates from the local Ministry of Emergency Situations.
And in the Chelyabinsk region, priest Alexey Peregudov saved the life of the groom at a wedding. During the wedding, the groom lost consciousness. The only one who was not at a loss in this situation was Priest Alexey Peregudov. He quickly examined the man lying down, suspected cardiac arrest and provided first aid, including chest compressions. As a result, the sacrament was successfully completed. Father Alexey noted that he had only seen chest compressions in movies.
A veteran distinguished himself in Mordovia Chechen war Marat Zinatullin, who saved an elderly man from a burning apartment. Having witnessed the fire, Marat acted like a professional firefighter. He climbed up the fence onto a small barn, and from there climbed onto the balcony. He broke the glass, opened the door leading from the balcony to the room, and got inside. The 70-year-old owner of the apartment was lying on the floor. The pensioner, who was poisoned by smoke, could not leave the apartment on his own. Marat, opening front door from the inside, carried the owner of the house into the entrance.
An employee of the Kostroma colony, Roman Sorvachev, saved the lives of his neighbors in a fire. Entering the entrance of his house, he immediately identified the apartment from which the smell of smoke was coming. The door was opened by a drunk man who assured that everything was fine. However, Roman called the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The rescuers who arrived at the scene of the fire were unable to enter the premises through the door, and the uniform of an EMERCOM employee prevented them from entering the apartment through the narrow window frame. Then Roman climbed up the fire escape, entered the apartment and pulled out an elderly woman and an unconscious man from a heavily smoky apartment.
A resident of the village of Yurmash (Bashkortostan), Rafit Shamsutdinov, saved two children in a fire. Fellow villager Rafita lit the stove and, leaving two children - a three-year-old girl and a one-and-a-half-year-old son, went to school with the older children. Rafit Shamsutdinov noticed smoke from the burning house. Despite the abundance of smoke, he managed to enter the burning room and take out the children.
Dagestani Arsen Fitzulaev prevented a disaster at a gas station in Kaspiysk. Only later did Arsen realize that he was actually risking his life.
An explosion unexpectedly occurred at one of the gas stations within the boundaries of Kaspiysk. As it turned out later, a foreign car driving at high speed crashed into a gas tank and knocked down the valve. A minute of delay, and the fire would have spread to nearby tanks with flammable fuel. In such a scenario, casualties could not be avoided. However, the situation was radically changed by a modest gas station worker, who, through skillful actions, prevented the disaster and reduced its scale to a burnt-out car and several damaged cars.
And in the village of Ilyinka-1, Tula region, schoolchildren Andrei Ibronov, Nikita Sabitov, Andrei Navruz, Vladislav Kozyrev and Artem Voronin pulled a pensioner out of a well. 78-year-old Valentina Nikitina fell into a well and could not get out on her own. Andrei Ibronov and Nikita Sabitov heard the cries for help and immediately rushed to save the elderly woman. However, three more guys had to be called in for help - Andrei Navruz, Vladislav Kozyrev and Artem Voronin. Together the guys managed to pull an elderly pensioner out of the well.
“I tried to climb out, the well is shallow - I even reached the edge with my hand. But it was so slippery and cold that I couldn’t grab the hoop. And when I raised my hands, ice water poured into the sleeves. I screamed, called for help, but the well is located far from residential buildings and roads, so no one heard me. I don’t even know how long this lasted... Soon I began to feel sleepy, I last bit of strength raised her head and suddenly saw two boys looking into the well!” – said the victim.
In the village of Romanovo, Kaliningrad region, twelve-year-old schoolboy Andrei Tokarsky distinguished himself. He saved his cousin who fell through the ice. The incident occurred on Lake Pugachevskoye, where the boys and Andrey’s aunt came to skate on the cleared ice.
A policeman from the Pskov region Vadim Barkanov saved two men on. While walking with his friend, Vadim saw smoke and flames of fire escaping from the window of an apartment in a residential building. A woman ran out of the building and began to call for help, since two men remained in the apartment. Calling the firefighters, Vadim and his friend rushed to their aid. As a result, they managed to carry two unconscious men out of the burning building. The victims were taken by ambulance to the hospital, where they received the necessary medical care.
Nowadays you can often hear about courage. Moreover, sometimes even representatives of the fair sex are endowed with this quality. Each of us will have our own opinion as to whether this is right or wrong. What is courage and what does it look like? courageous man We invite you to find out now.
Courage - what is it?
It is generally accepted that a person with this quality of character is truly strong and strong-willed. Courage is one of the positive traits everyone, manifested in the readiness to come to the aid not only of themselves and their loved ones, but even to strangers. This noble quality of character can manifest itself in any area of life:
- a team;
- At work;
- in public life;
- at war.
What does courage look like? Each of us has our own understanding of what action can be considered masculine. However, most men and women tend to believe that a courageous act is manifested in courage and willingness to sacrifice one's own life for the good of other people. An example of such an act could be saving a person during a fire or some other natural disaster. While for some this act of bravery may seem like a normal human step, for others it is truly a respectable feat.
What is courage for?
Some people live well without it, but for others it has already become life principle. Such courageous people are found everywhere:
- During a natural disaster. Sometimes you can see when people who are not very physically strong, but really brave, save those who are in trouble.
- At war. Even here one can distinguish between strong, brave people and cowards who are ready to betray a friend in difficult times.
- IN Everyday life. Sometimes it happens that a person is in danger, but only a few can come to the rescue and help the victim. Such brave people can rightfully be called courageous.
What kind of courage is there?
The following types of courage are distinguished:
- Psychological– a person’s ability to see himself not as he really is, recognizing his strengths and weaknesses. Such a person’s courage allows him to outline a strategy for his development and life.
- Civil– the ability to protect oneself, as well as one’s own rights in society, at work, in a team. Such people are not afraid to appear different from everyone else and stand up for their own rights.
- Combat or instinctive– a person’s willingness to get into a fight. This is, first of all, a psychological ability. Such courage may be innate, but is often corrected during education. Here a lot depends on the parents and all those people who take part in.
How to become courageous?
It also happens that a person does not have such character qualities, but he has a desire to learn what courage is, becoming braver and bolder. You can develop such traits in yourself and become a truly strong and strong-willed person. To do this you need:
- Increase self-esteem. It is clear that a person who is insecure is unlikely to be able to protect someone and prove to others that he is a courageous person.
- Learn martial arts. This will be especially true for boys. So if a child with early years will grow up strong and be able to stand up for himself, then it will not be a problem for him to protect others.
- Learn to be caring about others and what is happening around you. Such people cannot be left behind if someone is in trouble.
Courage in our time
You can still meet a person who is truly ready to help someone in trouble. Courage is shown these days not only during military operations, but also in everyday life. A courageous person will not refuse anyone if they ask him for help. Moreover, sometimes such people help others without being asked, but simply seeing such a need.
Each of us can name a lot of examples of how a person who does not have special physical strength saves a child during a fire or protects a victim on the street. In addition, courageous actions can very often be observed in war, when a person is able to prove that he is ready at the cost of own life protect another. Courage is the character quality of a person who overcomes difficulties in life every day for the benefit of his loved ones.
What is courage in Orthodoxy?
Orthodoxy speaks positively about such qualities as courage and nobility. By such qualities, religion understands sacrifice, a person’s ability to come to the rescue in difficult times. Moreover, these terms do not mean impudence or daring. So courageous can be called a person who is ready to sacrifice a lot for his family. When a person is ready to help those who are in trouble, he can also be called courageous and even a hero. By courage, Orthodoxy understands a benefactor, which consists in showing love for others.