You can argue about which nation is the bravest for a very long time, and everyone will be right in their own way. If you go into detail historical facts, then in each century different nationalities showed frantic heroism and courage. Therefore, it is unlikely that it will be possible to compile a rating of the bravest nation, but it is quite possible to consider some moments of courage.
Perhaps we can start with Russia. , to the extent of his inherent restlessness, differed very often. Starting from Kievan Rus, constant princely feuds led to regular battles and wars. Brother went against brother, taking away lands and appropriating property. Naturally, people were driven by a thirst for profit, but one must have great courage to decide on such an act.
If we consider the events of more recent eras, we can see that Russia, which suffered during the First World War (1914-1918) and the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), has not lost the spirit of freedom and morality. Thanks to the courage of the Russian people, the country not only won battles, but also expanded its territories and gained allies in other states.
Accordingly, the following is worth considering German (German) people, since the provocateurs of the last two and most brutal wars It was Germany.
The thought of capturing the great Russian Empire excited no ruler, but only the German authorities tried to implement it twice. Moreover, the defeat in the first war did not stop the people, and a second attempt was made. The manifestation of great courage, and maybe even some kind of madness, inspired desperate steps from the side of the German nation. And it cannot be said that the highest echelons of power commanded the common people, because if the people were not ready, they would hardly have submitted to such a fate.
The great writer A. I. Solzhenitsyn, who in his work “The Gulag Archipelago” more than once mentions Chechens, considers them not only a brave and rebellious nation, but unyielding and rebellious.
Few people have experienced as much trouble and suffering as these people have experienced. If after the Civil War the Chechens were given land and the development of national writing and culture began, then literally after a couple of decades they were expelled from their permanent place of residence to Central Asia.
Courage of spirit Chechen people forces them to challenge those who constantly oppress them. The events of the 90s of the 20th century are still alive in the hearts of many who had to be present on the battlefield.
Someone reading this article will grin, remembering Mongol-Tatar yoke, which held the countries of Europe in an “iron fist” for more than 300 years, someone will cite as an example African tribe Tuareg. All these arguments will be true. Every nation has its own heroes who need to be remembered, honored and respected.
Courageous people are the very definition of the heroes of our today's selection. They lived and almost died in circumstances that we are afraid to even think about. They fought wars, danced with death, performed acts of miraculous heroism and lived to tell the tale.
Hugh Glass
In 1823, while hunting game along the banks of the Grand River with his fellow trappers, Glass came face to face with a grizzly bear and her cubs. Finding himself without his rifle at hand, he could not stop the bear from almost tearing him to pieces. She left deep lacerations on his face, chest, arms and back. Surprisingly, Glass was able to scare her off with just a hunting knife. Unfortunately, they were in hostile Indian territory, and Glass was so wounded that his fellow hunters had no choice but to cover his dying body and leave him behind. But Glass didn't die. He regained consciousness, set his broken leg, wrapped himself in a bear skin and crawled along the river bank. Glass had his own hiccups. At one point, he had to collect maggots from a rotting log so that they would eat the dead flesh on his leg to avoid gangrene. He had to kill and eat snakes in order to support himself. However, six weeks later (six weeks!) he reached civilization, alive and in good health.
Simo Hayha
He was nicknamed "The White Death". Simo was a Finnish sniper who essentially made life hell for Soviet soldiers during World War II. During Soviet-Finnish War During the 1939-40s, Simo helped fight off Soviet invaders the only way he knew how, by shooting at them from a great distance. In just 100 days, Simo committed 505 murders, all of which were confirmed. The Russians, being confused, sent snipers to counterattack and fired artillery at Simo, but they were unable to stop him. Eventually, a Russian soldier shot Simo in the face. When they found him, Simo was in a coma and half of his cheek was missing, but he refused to die. He came to his senses and began to live a full life, raising dogs and hunting moose. When asked how he learned to shoot so well, Simo said what is the most underrated thing in human history: “practice.”
Samuel Whittemore
Whittemore was a true patriot, and like many others, he joyfully fought for his freedom against the British during the American Revolutionary War. The only difference between the other men and Samuel was that Whittemore was 78 years old at the time. Previously, Whittemore served as a private in King George's War and assisted in the capture of Fort Louisburg in 1745. Some believe he also fought in the French and Indian War when he was 64 years old. He also single-handedly killed three British soldiers in his fields with a rifle and his dueling pistol. For his efforts, he was shot in the face, bayoneted, and left for dead. He refused to die, and in fact, made a full recovery and lived until the ripe old age of 98, when apparently God decided he didn't want to see a 150-year-old man fight in Civil War(Civil War).
"Mad Jack" Churchill
John Churchill had a motto, and that in itself is pretty cool because who has their own motto these days? In any case, Churchill said: “Any officer who begins a battle without his sword is incorrectly dressed.” And “Mad Jack” backed up his words with deeds. While less brave men used guns, "Mad Jack" used a bow and arrow and a sword to kill Nazis. That's right, he believed that firearms were invented for cowards. "Mad Jack" is the only soldier in World War II to kill enemies with a bow and arrow. Consider the fact that this guy took his bagpipes into battle, and one day led a squad into an enemy position, playing on it, moreover, he was the only one who survived this battle! He also infiltrated Sicily and captured 42 soldiers and a mortar crew. While most wanted the war to end, Churchill did not, saying: “If it weren’t for those damned Yankees, we could have fought the war for another dozen years.”
Bhanbhagta Gurung
The British awarded Bhanbhagta the Victoria Cross for his efforts in World War II. What did he do that was so special? Well, to begin with, he saved his entire brigade from an enemy sniper by calmly standing up and shooting him while his unit was under siege. He didn't stop there, he rushed into the enemy trench to blow up the enemy with a grenade (without orders, and alone), then he jumped into the next trench (where, we assume, two Japanese soldiers were completely bewildered) and bayoneted them to death. death. Inspired by his success, he cleared two more trenches, killing enemies with grenades and bayonets. Oh yes, we forgot to mention that all this happened under machine gun fire, which rained down on him and his comrades from the machine gun bunker. Bhanbhagta solved this problem too, he went from the trench to the bunker, jumping onto the roof and throwing a grenade into the bunker. He then flew into the bunker and captured the last Japanese soldier.
Augustina of Aragon
Augustine was on her way to the fort to deliver apples to Spanish soldiers during the Spanish War of Independence when she discovered them retreating amid a French attack. She ran forward and began loading the cannons, shaming the soldiers so much that they must have felt obliged to return to the fight. With her help, they fought off the French. She was eventually captured, but escaped and became the leader of a partisan unit. She even served as a battery commander at the Battle of Vitoria. People called her the Spanish Joan of Arc, and it was a well-deserved honor.
John Fairfax
When he was 9 years old, John Fairfax settled an argument with a gun. He was expelled from the Boy Scouts for shooting at another group from firearms. At age 13, he ran away from home to live like Tarzan in the Amazon jungle. When he was 20 years old, he decided to commit suicide - by being eaten by a jaguar! He took a pistol with him in case he changed his mind, which he did, and he subsequently shot and skinned the animal. He spent three years as a pirate, after attempting to travel by bicycle and hitchhike throughout South America. Then, eventually, he sailed across the boat alone Atlantic Ocean, and then the Pacific Ocean in tandem with a friend.
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto was a sword-wielding, Kensai warrior in Japan during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He fought his first fight when he was 13 years old. Apparently he enjoyed fighting because he spent his life wandering around rural areas and fighting people. By the end of his life, he took part in and won more than 60 fights. He trained at the Yoshioka ryu school and then returned and destroyed it, apparently because he could do it. He once fought in a rather famous match against Sasaki Kojiro, famous master sword that used a two-handed sword. This apparently did not intimidate Miyamoto, because he defeated Sasaki using a small wooden staff that he had carved on the way to the fight. Eventually, Miyamoto fell ill and retreated to a cave, where he died. He was found kneeling with a sword in his hands.
Dr. Leonid Rogozov
Dr. Leonid Rogozov was serving in Antarctica in 1961 when he developed peritonitis. The nearest surgeon who could remove the appendix was more than a thousand kilometers away, and a huge snowstorm was about to begin. If the appendix had not been removed soon, he would have died. With no other choice, he decided it would be best to remove it himself. Rogozov used a mirror, some novocaine, a scalpel, and two untrained assistants and made his own incision. It took him two hours and iron will, but the appendectomy was successful. Rogozov was eventually awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor Soviet Union, because you have to give something back to the guy who cut himself open and took out an organ.
Adrian Carton de Wiart
You may think you're a tough nut to crack, but compared to Adrian Carton di Viart, anyone will look like a puddle of sticky human flesh. Adrian fought in three wars, including the Boer War, World War I, and, of course, World War II. He survived two plane crashes and received gunshot wounds to the head, face, stomach, ankles, thighs, legs and ear. He was captured during World War II and managed to escape from a prison camp five times. He eventually succeeded when he dug a tunnel out of the prison and evaded capture for eight days by posing as an Italian peasant. Did we mention that he was 61 years old at the time, didn't speak Italian, was missing one arm, and wore an eye patch? Oh yeah, there's also the story about the doctors who refused to amputate Adrian's fingers, so he did the most logical thing and bit them off. After World War I, di Viarte wrote: "Frankly, I enjoyed the war." Can't be.
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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 large number 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 an unshakable 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 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 can be 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.
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 and 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 Andrei’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.