ABOUT CHILDREN HEROES OF OUR DAYS
The stories below about 33 heroes are only a small part of the exploits
which are committed by children.
Not everyone is awarded medals, but this does not make their actions any less significant.
The most important reward is the gratitude of those whose lives they saved.
According to the stories of child heroes, knowledge and skills helped them in many emergency situations.
learned in life safety lessons.
And this is pride for life safety teachers (in a good way)
for your students, for your subject of life safety, for your profession as a teacher.
If you have similar stories, be sure to send them to us.
Russia should know your Heroes!
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Aisen Mikhailov Alexander Alexandrov Alexandra Ershova Andrey Berenda Anton Chusov Artem Artyukhin |
Vladislav Prikhodko Daniil Musakhanov Denis Davydov Dmitry Shapkin Ivan Ganshin Evgeniy Pozdnyakov |
Mikhail Buklaga Nastya Erokhina Nikita Sviridov Nikita Terekhin Nikita Medvedev Olesya Pushmina |
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Arthur Kazaryan Valeria Maksimova Vlad Morozov Valentin Tsurikov Vyacheslav Vildanov |
Ekaterina Michurova Ksenia Perfilyeva Lisa Khomutova Maxim Zotimov Maria Zyabrikova |
Stas Slynko Sergey Prytkov Trofim Zhendrinsky Khamzat Yakubov Eduard Timofeev |
and many, many other child heroes who were helped by the knowledge gained in life safety lessons...
Vadim Nasipov was awarded the medal “For saving the dead”
20-year-old student of the Ural State Pedagogical University Vadim Nasipov came to the aid of a baby who found himself in a stroller on the tracks at the Uralmash metro station. The child, in a fit of jealousy towards her husband, was pushed onto the tracks by his own mother.
The future life safety teacher, going down the subway, saw something terrible: a stroller with a loudly crying baby was lying right on the tracks, and in the tunnel a beam of light was already visible and the sound of an approaching train could be heard. Without thinking about whether the contact rails were de-energized or not, Vadim jumped down and saved the child.
MAGOMED SABIGULAEV, rescuing a drowning man
11 years old, Kedi village, Tsumadinsky district, Republic of Dagestan
On a clear June day, two little friends - Adam Ziyavdinov and Saypudin Isaev (both 4 years old) were playing next to the lake in the village of Kedi. Adam came too close to the shore, slipped and fell into a lake 2 meters deep. Saipudin, who remained on the shore, was not at a loss and ran to look for help.
Boris Bushkov. Rescue of a drowning man
Towards evening, Boris rode his bicycle to the Velikaya River for fishing. Suddenly he heard cries for help and increased his speed. Within minutes, he drove up to the river and saw two boys drowning. One was floundering in the middle of the river, and the other was carried away by the current. Without thinking for a second, Boris quickly took off his clothes and rushed to help.
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9th grade student Artem Artyukhin, saved a student from his school, Olya Aksimova, from a fire. And now the award has found its hero, Artem received the medal “For Courage in a Fire.”
Students from local school No. 1176 attended the ceremonial award ceremony for the hero. The hero received the medal “For Courage in a Fire” from the hands of the Ministry of Emergency Situations employees.
According to the deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow, Ivan Podoprikhin, the guy was lucky to be in the right place at the right time, where he not only didn’t get confused, he took a risk, and thereby was able to save a man’s life.
As Artyom himself recalled, that day he was returning home when he noticed smoke coming out of the building, and many onlookers gathered nearby, filming what was happening on camera and waiting for further developments. He was not at a loss and, upon entering the building, found a girl on the eighth floor who was calling for help, knocking down the door, he led her out of the house in which the fire had started.
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In Stavropol, 15-year-old teenagers Ivan Ganshin and Arthur Kazaryan A criminal who robbed a man was detained and taken to the police station.
On Saturday afternoon, having postponed preparations for the first session, they were walking through the city center to meet with friends and a few tens of meters away they saw how a young man, having thrown a man to the ground, began to beat him. The guys caught up with the criminal only in the next block, twisted his hands and led him to the victim, not giving in to persuasion to let him go. After some time, a police squad arrived at the scene. The detained 27-year-old man was charged with attempted robbery and is currently under investigation.
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On his way to fishing, 9-year-old resident of the village of Chastye Pavel Kulikov slipped on the frozen boards of the bridge and fell into the icy water of the bay. The icy water instantly filled his rubber boots and made his clothes a deadly burden for a 9-year-old child. His friend Nikita Terekhin was not at a loss and rushed to help his comrade.
The boy hung on a high bridge so that Pavel could grab his leg and climb out of the cold water. On land, the young rescuer picked up his injured friend and took him home. Thanks to the boy’s courageous act, the schoolboy escaped with only hypothermia. The heroic deed of the third grader did not go unnoticed. The young rescuer became a real hero in the eyes of the students of his home school. The head of the Chastinsky district awarded Nikita a mobile phone and a letter of gratitude.
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Documents for awarding the 13-year-old girl have been sent to the Office of the President of Russia Olesya Pushmina. In the summer, a schoolgirl from the Irkutsk region saved a drowning eight-year-old boy who was swimming in an abandoned quarry with his grandfather. At that moment there were still people on the shore, including strong men, but no one except Olesya rushed to help.
It all happened in an abandoned quarry. Olesya Pushmina and her friends came here to sunbathe and swim. They found themselves next to eight-year-old Nikita, who was taught to swim by his grandfather. At some point, Olesya noticed that an elderly man had disappeared under water, and the child was trying with all his might to swim out. Without hesitation, Olesya rushed to save the boy. He says there was only one thought in his head: not to let the child go under water. She grabbed Nikita from behind with one arm and rowed to the shore with the other. How she managed to swim to the shore with an eight-year-old boy, the fragile girl does not remember. Having seated the child on the shore, Olesya and her friends who arrived in time tried to save the man. I had to dive several times.
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The Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Krasnodar Territory awarded 12-year-old schoolboy Stas Slynko with the medal “For Courage in a Fire.” Stanislav saved his five-year-old sister and aunt from the fire. A night fire in their house in the village of Starominskaya happened in April 2012. At this time, the student’s mother was on a business trip. Stanislav and his younger sister Irina were under the supervision of their aunt and her husband.
The boy was the first to wake up from the sound of burning furniture and the smell of smoke. He shouted "We're on fire!" and ran to the nursery where the 5-year-old sister was sleeping.
Professional rescuers say that the child, once on fire, acted with extreme precision and courage.
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On April 26, during the solemn ceremony of presenting state awards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the medal of the President of Russia “For saving the dead” will be presented to a 10th grade student at the Kyundyadinsky secondary school in the Nyurbinsky district Mikhailov Aisen Semenovich.
In July 2009, Aisen Mikhailov twice saved drowning children. In the first case, on July 12, he pulled a six-year-old child from the water who was swimming without adult supervision. A group of children were swimming in shallow water. Suddenly, unexpectedly, one of them was carried by the current into a deep ravine, and he began to drown. Aisen, who was nearby, immediately rushed to the rescue and pulled the boy ashore.
The second incident occurred two weeks later. On this day, many children and adults were relaxing on the Vilyui River. The group of girls was about fifty meters from the main group of swimmers. Suddenly one of them, an 8th grade student, began to drown.
Aisen heard the girls’ screams as he was already leaving the beach, and, without a second’s hesitation, rushed to the rescue. And he pulled the girl ashore who had managed to drink some river water. Before the adults arrived, the boy managed to provide first aid to the victim and brought her to her senses. If it weren’t for Aisen’s presence at that tragic moment, something irreparable could have happened.
On September 1, 2009, at the Day of Knowledge holiday, for his heroic deeds, Aisen Mikhailov was awarded a Certificate from the Center of the State Inspectorate for Small Vessels of the Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
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Summer holidays 13-year-old resident of the city. Tomsk Andrey Berenda spent with his grandmother in the village of Zima, Irkutsk region. Last year he met two brothers here - 16-year-old Maxim and 11-year-old Dima. He spent whole days with them - they went fishing, swam, and walked together. That day, August 2, around lunchtime, as soon as the water warmed up a little, the friends went to the river. However, they found it a little cold at their usual place, so they decided to wade across to the other bank and continue their rest there. Having put their things in a bag, they carefully moved through the water one after another. But then the older brother Maxim decided to play a trick on the younger one, snatched the rubber slippers from his hands and launched them downstream. Dima immediately rushed into the water after them. After swimming a little, he felt that he was beginning to be pulled deeper. The boy screamed and began to flounder, brother Maxim immediately rushed to his aid. But a strong current picked them both up and carried them down. Then Andrei realized that his friends might not get out on their own, so, throwing a bag of things, he rushed to help his brothers. Noticing that Maxim swam towards the shore, he began to pull out the younger Dima - he was already completely exhausted.
“When I swam up to him, Dima began to grab onto me, tried to climb, I felt that I myself could drown now,” Andrei recalls. “I tell him: “Calm down, turn over on your stomach, swim forward, I will push you.” Dima obeyed, and so we got to the shore. While we were swimming, I saw that Maxim was still floating on the surface. But when we got ashore and I turned around, Maxim was no longer visible. When I thought that Maxim had drowned, I felt uneasy.
Meanwhile, fishermen who watched what was happening from the shore witnessed the tragedy. However, none of them came to the aid of the brothers. They continued fishing in silence and didn’t even come up when Andrei pushed the frightened Dima onto the shore and asked to call an ambulance. The younger brother did not tell his parents about what happened to the older brother until the evening. When the pain of losing his brother overpowered the fear of his parents' anger, he told them everything. Maxim’s body was found only two days later. Andrei, meanwhile, says that if Maxim had still floated on the surface when he pulled his brother ashore, he would no doubt have returned for him. Even despite the fact that he himself was practically exhausted.
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11-year-old boy Anton Chusov, with his heroic act, ended all debate about whether such a subject as “Fundamentals of Life Safety” is needed in school. In the face of the impending tragedy, he remembered what the teacher had explained, and was now awarded the medal “For saving the dead.”
On September 27, 2007, the governor of the Vladimir region, Nikolai Vinogradov, in the regional administration building, solemnly presented Anton Chusov with the medal “For saving the dead”: last summer, an 11-year-old schoolboy saved two drowning girls, and the President of the Russian Federation signed a Decree awarding the young hero with a government award.
Last July, Anton, a student from Gus-Khrustalny, swam in one of the ponds near the regional center. Close to Anton, two girls were swimming on inner tubes. One of them fell into the water and began to drown. Anton's grandmother Nina Ilyinichna, who came to look after her grandson, began to call for help, but there were no adults nearby. Anton rushed to save:
“She was already under water, and I had to push her to the surface several times,” the young hero told a newspaper correspondent.
8-year-old Christina also ended up in the water, whom Anton helped to climb onto the inner tube. Meanwhile, the grandmother was already pumping out the rescued Tanya.
Tanya swallowed a lot of water, she was shaking and shivering. Christina got off with a fright. The boy and grandmother revived the girls and took them home. For a long time no one knew what happened. In the fall, Anton went to school. He still studied with B's and C's, still made friends more with girls than with boys, still ran around during breaks and flew along the railings... When suddenly the local newspaper wrote about the boy's feat.
- My mother taught me to swim, I’m already a good breaststroke swimmer. And I’m no hero, I’m not even the best swimmer in the class,” modest Anton seemed to justify himself when newspaper and television correspondents began interviewing him. However, the little hero showed not only courage, but the professionalism of a real rescuer.
“In our class they showed a film about how to save drowning people,” explains Anton. “And I acted as taught in the film: I didn’t pull the girl by the hair, but dived and pushed her out of the water.
“I was surprised that Anton was not at all scared when he saw that the girl was drowning,” said Nina Ilyinichna, Anton’s grandmother, “especially since he himself recently learned to swim.” I was so scared when Anton started diving after the girl: what if he himself drowned!
Anton reassures his grandmother: Well, he’s alive! And then, in the life safety lesson it is clearly said: if a person is drowning, he must be saved.
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The first day of the school year for students of school No. 4 in the South-Western district of the capital began in a special way. Many television cameras, journalists, representatives of the prefecture and the Ministry of Emergency Situations came to congratulate all the children and personally the 9-year-old Valentina Tsurikova, because now he is not just a schoolboy, but a real hero. At a children's camp, he was the first to come to the aid of a boy drowning in the pool.
“The girl comes up to me and says, Maxim is there, he’s already been under water for about 5 minutes. I dived next to him, I pulled him up - he didn’t move at all. When he pulled him to the surface, he put his head on the side, then the shift director ran up and started pumping him out, then the doctor came running and also started pumping him out, then they called an ambulance and started taking everyone out,” Valentin recalls that day. The whole school now knows about his heroic deed, and his parents are now truly proud of their son.
“We were proud that our son was not confused and at such a moment he was able to find his bearings and made the only right decision that he needed to help the person,” Vali’s parents told EMERCOM Media correspondents.
The head of the department for the South-Western Administrative District of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Moscow, Viktor Shepelev, presented the young hero with the medal of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia “For excellence in eliminating the consequences of an emergency situation” and invited Valya to seriously think about a career as a rescuer.
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He was not afraid and saved three lives at once. In Yekaterinburg, a 14-year-old schoolboy was solemnly awarded for heroism in a fire. During the May holidays, Vladislav helped neighbors who were at risk of suffocating in their own apartment.
Marina Mikhailovna still cannot calmly recall the events of that day. And he doesn’t want to. He has only himself to blame for the fire. And here is her neighbor Vladislav Prikhodko On the contrary, that day I remembered everything that was taught in life safety lessons.
Opening the door, Vlad saw neighboring children screaming that their apartment was on fire. Undeterred, the 14-year-old boy took the boys outside and returned for their grandmother. But even after this, Vlad did not rush to save himself. After waiting for the firefighters, he showed them the apartment and the room that were on fire. It later turns out that the fire started because a 3-year-old neighbor decided to set fire to the sofa.
Vlad Morozov, a first-grader at school No. 4 in the city of Navashino, became a real hero. On September 1, EMERCOM employees came to see him during a school assembly. For his courage, the seven-year-old firefighter received a certificate from the leadership of the fire department and mittens as a souvenir. The district education department gave Vlad a ticket to a sanatorium camp.
“I really liked the mittens,” says Vlad. - When I grow up, I will also become a real fireman. I will save people from the fire."
But the boy doesn’t like to remember the day when Vlad had to show courage. Vlad spent his next holidays with his grandmother. On a July night, ball lightning flew into the rural house of his grandmother Lydia Ivanovna. Lydia Ivanovna’s brother Alexander was the first to see the fireball. The pensioner slept in a separate room. Lightning hit the Russian oven, and then there was an explosion, Alexander was thrown towards the door. Somehow he crawled out onto the street: Alexander Ivanovich walked very poorly - he has been disabled since childhood. Little Vlad heard this explosion.
“The explosion deafened me, and my grandmother’s eardrums even burst,” Vlad complains.
Lidia Ivanovna lost her sight a long time ago. “I tried to go out on my own, but ran into a burning table, walked along the wall - and then it burned. I thought it was gone. And then a voice in the smoke: grandma, give me your hand, I’ll take you out. So we went,” recalls the pensioner.
Molten plastic dripped from the ceiling - straight onto Vladik's back. But he didn't cry!
“They sat me on a bench and said: “Grandma, the back of your dress is burning. Look, the bench caught fire too. Let's go further!" And as soon as we moved away from the shop, a gas cylinder exploded in the house. It was as if some force was leading the granddaughter out of the fire to a safe distance. Guardian angel, maybe?” added Lidia Ivanovna
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On May 20, 2011, Denis Davydov saved a drowning first-grader. In the village of Kosh-Akach, children were playing on the banks of the Chuya River. One of the boys ended up in the water due to careless movement. The Chuya River is deep and has a strong current, so the first-grader instantly found himself in the middle of the river. Denis realized that the child could die, and, without hesitation, rushed to the rescue to save the drowning man. The young rescuer dived under the water, grabbed the boy by the collar of his clothes, pulled him to the shore and pulled the child out of the icy water. As Denis later recalled: “...there was no time, I didn’t even think about fear, I just saw that someone had fallen into the water and that I needed help.” Denis brought the rescued boy, frozen and frightened, to his home. The parents are proud of their son, but still cannot understand how the boy, despite his young age, was not afraid. On July 29, 2011, a ceremonial award ceremony for Denis Davydov took place in the assembly hall of the district administration. For his selfless, heroic act, the boy was given a gift, a medal and a certificate from the head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Altai Republic, Colonel I.A. Bukin. Denis doesn’t consider himself a hero: “Well, what a hero I am, I just helped a person who was in trouble. Anyone else in my position did the same.” But for his peers, parents and teachers, he is a role model; they look up to him and are proud of him.
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Returning home on December 18, 2004, Zhenya Pozdnyakov clearly heard a child crying. Through the windows of Mironov’s apartment, from where children’s screams and knocking could be heard, there was no way to see anything - as if a dense fog had enveloped everything. And then Zhenya clearly caught the smell of smoke. Smoke crawled out into the street from under the doors and from the windows of the Mironovs’ house.
Pozdnyakov rushed to the porch. In one movement he tore off the padlock and immediately almost threw the two boys out into the street. But he knew that the Mironovs had four children - Zhenya was a classmate of the mother of a large family. The fire was literally gaining strength before our eyes, and Zhenya no longer had time to think. Gritting his teeth so as not to grab the burning smoke, he rushed into the room - another boy was saved. To find the fourth, the smallest of the Mironovs, Zhenya needed a breath of fresh air. He felt how frost filled every cell of his body with lightning speed. I wanted to stand and stand under the blue December sky, ringing with blueness, with my head thrown back high. And breathe, breathe deeply... But somewhere in the smoke and fire, two-year-old Deniska remained. Both the second and third attempts to find the boy ended unsuccessfully. Having stepped beyond the threshold of the burning room for the third time, Zhenya decided that I would not leave without the boy. And it was as if someone whispered in his ear at that moment - look under the crib. Deniska huddled under her in a corner and didn’t even move.
Only then did one of the neighbors call the firefighters. Zhenya Pozdnyakov will probably be nominated for a government award for his courage and heroism in saving four young children. A request for this was sent to the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tomsk Region by the head of a similar regional service. Employees of the administration of the Tomsk region confirmed that the decision to reward the guy who showed real heroism and true courage will be made in the near future.
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For three guys, February 18 was not an ordinary day. A fifth-grader was awarded at school-wide meetings Daniil Musakhanov from school 68 in the city of Belorechensk, second grade student Nikita Sviridov and first grader Eduard Timofeev from 31 schools in the village of Rodniki.
For their courage, vigilance and correct actions when extinguishing dry grass, the Ministry of Emergency Situations employees presented the children with gifts and letters of gratitude.
“It happened on February 7 on Aerodromnaya Street in the village of Rodniki,” says Daniil Musakhanov, “I was visiting my grandmother, walking with Nikita and Edik. We noticed that dry grass was on fire in front of the house, and at any moment the fire could spread to residential buildings."
The guys put out the fire on their own and only then notified the fire department. Fire department specialists highly appreciated the actions of the guys.
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In November 2005 Slava Vildanov, then a 5th grade student living in the village of Ragnuksa saved four-year-old Dima Tomashevich, who was drowning in the river. While playing on the shore, the baby slipped and fell into the cold water. Dima’s comrade managed to run to the nearest courtyard and tell Slava about everything. During this time, the drowning boy almost sank to the bottom, and only his jacket was visible on the water. But Slava entered the water and pulled the victim ashore.
For his courage and bravery in saving his friend on the water, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Slava was awarded the medal “For saving the dead.”
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Liza Khomutova is the smallest in her 6th grade in height and weighs a little more than her younger brother. But she has been playing table tennis for four years. In her age group, she has already become the regional champion twice and took bronze, fighting against adult athletes. Every weekday he trains for three hours at the Luch sports club at the Elektropribor plant. Lisa is an ordinary girl, but even an adult can learn courage and bravery from her. Lisa was awarded the medal "For saving the dead."
Brother Sasha was walking along the pond and accidentally came across an ice hole with fragile ice. A neighbor cut an ice hole in which he had swam the day before. The ice hole was sealed by the first ice, which was covered with snow. So the danger zone on the ice did not show itself in any way. Sasha stepped on it! The ice burst and the boy immediately fell into the water. He began to scream and call for help, but a snow harvester working nearby muffled his screams. The neighbor cleaning the ice did not hear or see anything. By some miracle, the drowning Sasha’s sister, Lisa, heard the alarming cries and did everything quickly and accurately. She did not run into the house to fetch her relatives, but rushed to the ice hole. Only his brother's head and hands protruded from it. The girl, firmly grasping his hands, pulled him onto the hard ice.
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For 14-year-old Dima Shapkin, school life lessons were not in vain. How to perform artificial respiration, first resuscitation measures, apply a splint. This is taught in every school. Dima never thought that one day he would have to put this knowledge into practice.
Dima, his younger brothers and 6-year-old sister spent their weekends at their grandmother’s dacha. Tamara Aleksandrovna was doing the gardening, Dima was doing housework, the kids were playing in the yard. Like all children, Vanya and Dima quickly got bored with playing at home and went outside.
Grandma, Tyoma drowned,” a frightened Vanya flew into the yard.
It turned out that the tomboys went to hell. Little Artyom went down to the shore to touch the water, and slipped on wet stones and fell into the icy water. The fast current swirled the boy around.
Dima, without thinking, rushed out of the house to the river, but Tyoma was already far away. Having thrown himself into the icy water, Dima managed to pull his brother ashore.
“He was blue and was no longer breathing. I remembered how in our life safety lesson the teacher told us about saving drowning people. How we trained on the doll. I turned him over, pressed on his chest and stomach, and performed artificial respiration. Water poured out of Tyoma, then he coughed and began to breathe,” Dima recalls that day.
After the rescuers were called, little Artyom was admitted to the hospital with double pneumonia - due to water getting into his lungs.
“The baby was saved by the fact that he received very competent resuscitation measures. And the most important thing is time - because in such situations, seconds count. When a child does not breathe, oxygen starvation begins, which has a very negative effect on the brain and nervous system. So, Dima is their guardian angel,” says Tyoma’s attending physician.
Dmitry Shapkin was awarded by presidential decree for his courageous and decisive actions in saving people in extreme conditions with the medal “For saving the dead.” But Dima himself does not consider himself a hero.
What could have been done differently? - Dmitry is surprised.
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On January 20, in the village of Kirovsky, Kamyzyaksky district, Astrakhan region, seven-year-old Katya Michurova saved her classmate Amir Nurgaliev, who fell into an ice hole on Erik Dulinsky. Katya and Amir were skating on ice near the house. Suddenly, Amir slipped and fell into the water. Katya was not at a loss and was able to lend a helping hand. “At first I was a little scared. I wanted to give a branch that lay nearby, but it froze to the ice and I couldn’t tear it off. Then I grabbed Amir by the sleeve of his jacket, but the ice broke off. I tried again to pull him out of the icy water, but again I failed. And only the third time, when I grabbed his hand, I managed to pull Amir onto the ice. We were very cold and quickly ran home,” recalls Katya.
At home, Katya did not tell anyone anything, and only from Amir’s grateful parents did Katya’s mother learn about her daughter’s act. To the question in class: “Were you afraid that you yourself could die?” Katya answered sincerely: “Yes. But I thought, if Amir drowned, his mother would cry a lot, and I would lose a friend.” After such words, tears came to the adults’ eyes, because not every adult could do this.
But the most heartfelt words were the words of little Amir’s mother: “This little girl, who has such a big heart, saved our family from irreparable grief. It’s even scary to think how this could end. I am very grateful to her for saving my son's life. May she always be protected by the forces of good and saved from failures and dangers.”
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Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations went to one of the schools in the Kostroma region to present an award to a sixth-grader. Ksenia Perfilyeva, risking her own life, saved a little boy drowning in the river. Moreover, neither classmates nor teachers knew about this incident. Ksyusha says that she didn’t do anything special, and everyone would have done the same in her place.
This girl previously did not stand out among her peers, but now everyone in 6 “A” knows that Ksyusha Perfilyeva has accomplished a real feat. She herself didn’t even tell her friends how she saved the neighbor’s boy; her classmates learned about it at the school assembly, when Ksyusha was awarded a certificate for saving a drowning man.
It all happened in the village of Vysokovskaya; in the summer, Ksenia visited her grandmother here. That day she went for a swim in the river, two boys were splashing there. 6-year-old Zakhar now can’t even really explain how he ended up in a deep pool, because he doesn’t know how to swim.
Zakhar Smirnov: “I stood on a rock, slipped and fell. And began to drown...”
While the boy unsuccessfully tried to get out of the river, his friend remained on the bank. But there was no one to call for help; there were no adults nearby.
This place in the village is called the “black pool”. The depth here is several meters. Seeing a neighbor’s boy floundering helplessly in the middle of the river, Ksenia Perfilyeva, without hesitation, rushed to his aid.
In a matter of seconds she swam to Zakhar, and when she carried him to the shore in her arms, he was already unconscious and not breathing.
Ksenia Perfilyeva: “When I pulled him out, he wasn’t breathing. They told us in life safety lessons, I remembered that we need to press on his chest. If he starts breathing, then everything is fine. If not, then we need to do artificial respiration.”
Ksyusha performed cardiac massage and artificial respiration, although she did not hope that it would help, when suddenly the boy came to his senses. An hour later, the child was taken to the hospital, where doctors fought for his life for several more days. Zakhara’s mother still cannot believe what happened; that day she left home for only a couple of hours - she went to the store to do some shopping, and when she returned, she found out that her son had almost died.
As a reward, the schoolgirl received a gift from the Ministry of Emergency Situations - an MP3 player; the district administration of Ksenia gave a small bonus. At school, during life safety lessons, she is now used as an example, explaining how to properly provide first aid to drowning people.
The sixth-grader assures that anyone in her place would do the same. And makes plans for the future. This year, in an essay on the topic “Choice of a profession,” Ksenia wrote that after school she will definitely try to get a job in the rescue service.
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In July 2011, a group of children were swimming in a pond outside the village of Sutchevo, Marposadsky District, Chuvash Republic, without adult supervision. The girls, among whom was 11-year-old Nadya Tarasova, did not know how to swim, so they took pieces of foam plastic with them. At some point, the foam slipped out of Nadya’s hands, and she began to drown. Valeria Maksimova, who was nearby on the shore, was not at a loss, quickly assessed the situation and began loudly calling for help. The 12-year-old was the first to come to the rescue. Sasha Alexandrov, who managed to pull the drowning woman to the shore. At a safe depth he was joined by Valeria Maksimova, and together they pulled Nadya to the shore. From the other side, Maxim Zotimov responded to the call for help, swam across a 35-meter wide pond and joined the guys. Together, the children, without wasting a second, provided first aid to the injured girl. Three brave teenagers managed to bring Nadya to her senses and restore her breathing.
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 04.03.2013 No. 184, a student of the autonomous institution of the Chuvash Republic of primary vocational education "Vocational School No. 28 in Mariinsky Posad" Maxim Zotimov, a student of the municipal budgetary educational institution "Gymnasium No. 1" in Mariinsky Posad Valeria Maksimova, a student of the state Special (correctional) educational institution of the Chuvash Republic for students and pupils with disabilities “Cheboksary Special (Correctional) General Education Boarding School” Alexander Alexandrov, for his courage and determination in saving people on the water, were awarded medals “For saving the dead.”
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You don't have to be mature and experienced to save lives. The main thing is to have a clear mind, courage and a kind heart. The main prize in the special category of the festival “Children-Heroes” is awarded to a second-grade student of the Gzhel secondary school, which is located in the village of Gzhel, Ramensky district, Moscow region, Maria Zyabrikova.
On January 12, 2010, at 19:22, the central fire department in the city of Voskresensk received a message about a fire at the address: Tsuryupa village, st. Tsentralnaya, 3. The dispatcher sent duty guards from four fire departments to the place of the call.
At the time of the fire, there were three adults in the burning apartment - spouses Tatyana and Alexander, Alexander's brother Sergei, as well as two children - six-year-old Masha Zyabrikova and her six-month-old brother Dima.
We thought that the children were inside,” says neighbor Roza Zintsova, who discovered the fire and reported it. - But, fortunately, they were saved. Initially, apparently, it caught fire in the corridor, and thus not only the exit was blocked, but also access to water, since our neighbors only had it in the bathroom. And besides, the ceilings in the apartment were made of plastic panels, and after two breaths you could lose consciousness.”
As Masha said after the tragedy, her mother told her: “Run to Angela. I am now." Well done girl! Another would be: where am I without my mother... But Masha is not. She took her little brother in her arms and climbed out through the window. Frost minus fifteen, she ran into the entrance with Dima in her arms, wanted to take a stroller to put Dima in there. But there were no pillows, no blankets, nothing. She grabbed her brother and ran to her mother’s friend. Barefoot…
Car parents and uncle, unfortunately, died in a fire. Now Masha and Dima live with their grandparents in a private house in the village of Obukhovo. Maria Zyabrikova was awarded the medal of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations “For courage in a fire.”
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A student of the Kursk Automotive Technical College, 17-year-old Mikhail Buklaga, was awarded the medal “For saving the dead” for his courage and determination in saving people in extreme conditions. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of the Russian Federation.
The guy is actively involved in the military-patriotic club “Slavs”, takes part in trips to places of military glory, and grows up good, kind, hardworking and sympathetic. In the summer, Misha saved a neighbor who was drowning in a pond and suffered from heart failure in the water. Had help been late, a tragedy would have occurred. The guy had no idea that for his courage in saving a drowning man on the line on September 1, he would be honored as a real hero.
There was another case when Mikhail saw an unconscious woman lying on the street. The young man could not pass by; he stopped and recognized her as a friend of his mother. “I ran after the elders, naturally, they called an ambulance, sent the woman to the hospital - it turned out that she had a heart attack,” says Mikhail Buklaga.
Mikhail Buklaga dreams of becoming a professional rescuer and working for the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
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Nastya Erokhin, a 1st grade student at school No. 27 in Tomsk, is now called “rescuer” by her classmates. A seven-year-old girl pulled her little sister out of the fire and was able to get out of the burning house herself.
Fire in a single-apartment log house on the street. The 5th Army occurred on the afternoon of January 11. Nastya Erokhina and her five-year-old sister Lena were alone at home - the girls’ mother had left the apartment for a short time. When Nastya realized that the house was on fire, it was no longer possible to exit through the door - the veranda of the house was engulfed in fire.
But Nastya was not taken aback and closed the door behind her. However, acrid smoke quickly began to fill the house. Attempts to escape through the windows were initially unsuccessful. In the smoke, it was difficult to open only the window in the children's room halfway - the sofa propping it up was in the way. The hardest thing was with Lena - the younger sister greatly panicked, got entangled in the curtains and resisted in every possible way. Finally, having pushed past her sister, Nastya herself was able to squeeze through the narrow opening. Having jumped out into the street without clothes, the girls ran to the store where their grandmother works.
The soldiers of the 10th fire department who arrived on the scene were quickly able to control the fire, preventing it from spreading. As a result of the fire, only the veranda burned out and the apartment became smoky.
This act could not go unnoticed by Tomsk firefighters. On January 27, at the school where Nastya studies, there was extraordinary activity from early morning. The bell from the second lesson was 10 minutes early. Everyone was asked to go to the gym. At a general meeting in front of teachers and school students, rescuers awarded Nastya a diploma and a soft toy. In Nastya’s hands is a certificate: “For skillful and decisive actions, courage and self-control shown in an emergency situation when saving people in a fire.” Nastya’s mother and grandmother did not hide their tears on the line. Finally, having come to her senses a little, Valentina Erokhina, Nastya’s grandmother, admits that girls were always taught how to behave in such a situation, which is why, she believes, Nastya was not at a loss.
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In January 2011, in the village of Roshchinsky, Chaplyginsky district, Lipetsk region, where 12-year-old Nikita Medvedev lives with his parents, risking his own health and even life, a brave hero saved 8-year-old Volodya Dynko (Benko). The children were playing near the Stanovaya Ryasa River, no one noticed how Volodya went out onto the ice and fell through, only after a while the children heard the boy calling for help and with the last of his strength holding on to the thin paradise of the ice crust. The guys got scared, they started looking for a stick to pull Volodya out. Nikita, despite his young age, made the immediate and only correct decision; he rushed into the water and began to save the boy.
While everyone was looking for a stick, I saw that Volodya was already slipping and could not hold on. I realized that they wouldn’t have time to bring the stick,” said Nikita Medvedev. Having pulled the child out of the water onto the ice, it cracked, and the two of them found themselves in icy water. Nikita was not at a loss here either, he dived, picked up Volodya, who had already gone under the water, and together they reached the shore. The rescued baby was brought home by local children, and the wet Nikita ran to his grandmother’s house.
On March 5, Nikita Medvedev and his family were invited to the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and were presented with a medal “For Excellence in Eliminating the Consequences of Emergency Situations.” According to the Regulations, the medal is awarded for distinction, courage and dedication shown when performing tasks to eliminate the consequences of an emergency situation in conditions involving a risk to life; skillful, proactive and decisive actions that contributed to the successful implementation of emergency response measures.
Nikita himself does not consider himself a hero. He says if such a situation happened again, he would do the same. The young hero enjoyed saving people so much that now he knows exactly who to be. He dreams of working in the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
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Ershova Alexandra Evgenevna, or simply Sasha Ershova - a heroic Tver girl, a student of school No. 35, accomplished a feat during a terrible disaster at the Transvaal water park on February 14, 2004.
Sasha, his mother Lyuba and his father Zhenya live in Tver. For dad's birthday we decided to go to Moscow. Where to go in the capital? Dad decided to show his child a real huge water park! Sasha has been swimming since early childhood and feels like a fish in water.
…….When the vaults of the water park collapsed, Sasha, sandwiched between concrete blocks, held a completely unfamiliar three-year-old girl, Masha, above the water for a long time.
“Suddenly something crunched overhead and a huge beam fell next to me,” says Sasha. “I dived and saw a little girl going under the water next to me. I realized that she couldn’t swim and grabbed her under the chest. I surfaced with her and began to console her.
The girls did not have time to jump out of the pool. Heavy slabs stacked up like a house of cards right above their heads. Sasha’s head stuck out of the water, and a frightened baby in a bright swimsuit pressed against the swimmer’s chest.
In that extreme situation, it seemed to second-grader Sasha that she held little Masha in her arms for only thirty minutes. In fact, she had to wait for rescuers for a good hour and a half. All this time she held the girl in her arms, without feeling that her left arm was broken.
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Sergei Prytkov, like other kids, goes to school, plays the guitar, walks with his peers in the yard, and he also accomplished a real feat - he saved a little girl from the fire. It happened in the village of Sukhonogovo, where Sergei was visiting relatives. There was a fire in his aunt's house. Hearing screams from the street, the boy saw part of the house on fire. Without a moment's hesitation, he rushed to help. The owner and her little daughter were able to get out of the house by breaking a window, but her second daughter remained in the burning room.
Sergei rushed into the burning room after the frightened baby. In the kitchen, the linoleum and the legs of the stool on which the girl was standing were already burning. The fire engulfed the ceiling. Another minute or two and something irreparable could have happened. But Sergei found the child and managed to take her out into the street, and then, handing her over to reliable hands, he took part in putting out the fire.
They were able to put out the fire on their own. The modest guy took his action for granted and didn’t talk much about it. And he didn’t even expect that his feat would become known at school. The All-Russian Voluntary Firefighting Society awarded Sergei the medal “For valor and courage in a fire.” Seryozha came to the award ceremony with his mother, behaved very modestly and seemed even a little embarrassed by the attention shown to him. And when asked how he was not afraid to step into a burning house in order to save a child’s life, he answered that he simply could not do otherwise.
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Fourth grade student Trofim Zhendrinsky awarded the medal of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations “For courage in a fire.” Trofim pulled two guys out of the fire. This story happened last spring in the small village of Balagany, Verkhnevilyuysky district. On March 12, 2012, a residential building caught fire in the evening.
The fire occurred on the veranda of one of the apartments where the Zhendrinsky family lived. The parents were not at home at the time of the fire. Spouses Oktyabrina Trofimovna and Ivan Ivanovich are technical workers at a local school; at that moment they were at work.
At home were Trofim and two younger children whom he was looking after - a brother and sister. Seeing the flames walking along the veranda, the boy was not taken aback and carried his brother and sister out of the burning building. However, this was not easy to do: the frightened children huddled under the bed and did not want to leave their shelter.
Trofim was the first to carry his brother out of the smoke-filled apartment. Leaving him in the snow, he again ran into the house for his sister. He dragged his resisting sister out of the apartment by force. And then the adult neighbors arrived and began to put out the flames.
The fire was reported to the local fire department in the neighboring village of Khomustakh. Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire.
“Trofim is no different from his peers. Calm, friendly boy with a sense of responsibility. Very sociable, cheerful.
Despite such a young age, Trofim Ivanovich Zhendrinsky showed strong personal qualities: dedication, courage, boldness and the ability to act clearly and competently in a difficult and dangerous environment. Trofim acted correctly, did not succumb to fear and panic, and showed courage worthy of an adult. Thanks to courageous, decisive and competent actions, the children remained unharmed,” noted employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
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In Chechnya, a little boy committed a truly heroic act. A child saved his little brother from a burning house. The fire occurred in the early morning of November 9, 2012 in a private house in the small village of Bachi-Yurt. Five children, a mother and grandmother were sleeping in the house. A strong crack and noise from the fire woke up the residents, the press service of the Chechen Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
The rooms were already engulfed in flames, cutting off the path to the exit from the house. The eldest son in the family, seven-year-old Khamzat Yakubov, was not at a loss. He bravely grabbed the smallest and most helpless child and, breaking the glass, climbed through the window. The boy put the baby at a safe distance and ran to his closest relatives to call for help.
Firefighters who arrived at the scene soon extinguished the raging fire. Fortunately, no one died. Five family members received various burns. They were sent by the Ministry of Emergency Situations for treatment to a Moscow hospital.
The Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Chechen Republic is preparing a presentation for awarding Khamzat with the medal “For Courage in a Fire.”
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Are heroic actions of people possible in our time? We know a lot about the exploits of Soviet soldiers that took place on the battlefield. Is there a place for selflessness in today's times? After all, today the crisis is raging, prices are constantly rising, and many have no confidence in the future. But, despite all this, we can safely say that heroic deeds of people are possible in our time. After all, there will always be a courageous person who, at the risk of his life, will do what he simply cannot help but do.
The concept of feat
How to describe the heroic deeds of people in our time? An essay on this topic must begin with a definition of the concept of “feat.” And for this it is worth turning to V.I. Dahl’s dictionary. The author explains the word “feat” as a glorious, important deed, valiant deed or deed. What are the roots of this concept? The word “feat” comes from “to move”, “to move”, “to move forward”, “to move”. In turn, “to motivate” means nothing more than to force or motivate someone to do something. Such an explanation gives grounds to speak of a feat as an act associated with righteousness and spirituality, as well as with the high moral principles of the person who performed it.
What about an act that is related to material interest or self-interest? By its very definition, it in no way falls under the category of feat. After all, this selfless act is an important deed for people, committed without any selfish purpose. It’s not for nothing that someone who accomplishes a feat in Russia is called a hero.
Dahl's dictionary contains another interpretation of the word “feat”. This is “hard and dedicated work, an important undertaking, a cause.” These are labor feats. Nowadays in Russia they are associated with scientific discoveries, with the release of products, with the staging of performances or the creation of films that do not leave viewers indifferent.
Russia's highest government award
During the existence of the USSR, for performing military and labor feats, they were awarded a title and a medal called the “Golden Star”. However, different times have come. The Soviet Union was gone, and the previous awards were replaced by others. On March 20, 1992, the Russian government established a new title - Hero of the Russian Federation, which corresponds to the award - the Gold Star medal. The material for making the latter is gold.
This medal is made in the shape of a five-pointed star. On its back there is an inscription - “Hero of Russia”. The ribbon for the medal is colored in the colors of the state flag. This award is presented personally by the President and only once.
The first heroes of the Russian Federation
Sometimes selfless deeds are unknown to a wide circle of citizens. And this is often what distinguishes the heroic deeds of people in our time. The newly established award was first presented in 1992. There were two heroes. However, one of them received a high rank and medal posthumously.
Award No. 1 was received by S.K. Krikalev, who spent a long time at the Mir space orbital station. In those years this was a real record.
The award number two was presented to Major General S.O. Oskanov. On 02/07/1992 he performed a training flight, which had to be performed in difficult weather conditions. At this time, the auto horizon of the MIG-29 aircraft he was piloting failed. Poor visibility caused the pilot to lose spatial orientation. Having left the cloud zone, Oskanov suddenly saw an approaching settlement. This was the village of Khvorostyanki, located in the Dobrinsky district of the Lipetsk region. At the cost of his life, the major general prevented the plane from falling on residential buildings.
Why is this high award awarded?
People who have committed heroic deeds are certainly celebrated by the state in our time. And today there are quite a lot of them. According to official data, about a thousand Gold Star medals have already been awarded for the exploits of people these days.
Most of these heroes received their reward for military merit. Among them were about a hundred participants in the war with Nazi Germany, who were not awarded a high rank in previous years. Unfortunately, almost all of them received their medal posthumously.
The exploits of Russian heroes in our days for military operations in Chechnya were also highly appreciated. Their number was almost five hundred people.
In addition, the title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded to military personnel and intelligence officers who performed feats outside the combat zone. In the list of awardees you can also find citizens of the country working as testers, rescuers, astronauts, etc.
Military awards
Heroic deeds of people in our time, as in previous years, are often committed during military service. Feats in the life of military personnel are far from uncommon, because almost every medal awarded is a reward for military operations. Often she finds her hero posthumously.
Let's list some military personnel who have received the highest state award:
- Vorobyov Dmitry. He received his award in 2000 at the age of 25. It was awarded for an operation on the territory of Chechnya.
- Tibekin Oleg. He was awarded the award posthumously. In 2000, Oleg allowed his colleagues to retreat near Grozny, but he himself was shot at point-blank range.
- Padalka Valentin. The award was presented to him in 1994. In Rostov, Valentin sat at the helm of a helicopter, which the terrorists demanded in exchange for the lives of the schoolchildren they had captured. Thanks to the guy’s ingenuity, all the children survived.
The list of military personnel who received a high rank could be continued for a very long time. After all, the brave-hearted heroes of our days perform feats in any extreme situation in order to save the lives of others.
Recent awards
For the Syrian campaign, by presidential decree, six military personnel were awarded the title of Hero of Russia. Among them:
- Alexander Dvornikov. As chief of staff, he commanded troops during the fighting in Syria.
-Vadim Baykulov- military intelligence officer.
- Victor Romanov- senior test navigator.
- Andrey Dyachenko- Deputy commander of the 47th Squadron of the Sixth Army Air Force.
Two servicemen received a high state award posthumously. This:
- Oleg Peshkov- Lieutenant Colonel, commander of the Su-24M crew, who died on November 24, 2015 when the aircraft was fired upon by the Turkish Air Force.
- Alexander Prokhorenko, who was surrounded by militants in Homs province and drew fire on himself.
Civilian Award
The heroic deeds of people in our time are highly valued by the state. See photos of the presentation of the highest state award to civilians below. It clearly confirms that the Gold Star medal these days can be received not only by military personnel. An ordinary person can also be awarded it (there are already more than a hundred of them today).
The first civilian recipient of the country's highest award was Nurdin Usamov. During the war in Chechnya, he examined energy facilities in the republic. Moreover, all work was carried out at risk to his life. And from the moment of the liberation of certain regions of Chechnya, he began to organize work to restore the entire energy complex of the republic. Nurdin Usamov was not frightened by the constant threats of militants who fired at and mined objects.
The exploits of heroes these days are also performed by women. A striking example of this is Nina Vladimirovna Brusnikina. Working in the Gryazovets district of the Vologda region, on April 26, 2006, she noticed a flame escaping from dry grass feed located on the territory of a livestock complex. The woman took all possible measures to ensure that the fire did not spread to the stud farm facilities. Subsequently, firefighters who arrived at the scene of the fire confirmed that without Nina Vladimirovna’s selfless actions it would have been unlikely to have saved the complex. That is why on October 5, 2006, N.V. Brusnikin was awarded the Gold Star medal with the title of Hero of Russia.
People who were awarded the highest awards of two countries
The 90s of the last century were characterized by the collapse of the USSR and the emergence of the Russian Federation. At the junction of these countries, some people received a double reward.
They were awarded the title of Hero of the USSR and Hero of the Russian Federation. There are only four such citizens. Among them:
- Konstantinovich. This is a famous astronaut who has a large number of professional awards. He became a Hero of the USSR in 1989. At the same time, he was awarded the Gold Star medal. In 1992, S. K. Krikalev received the first such award of the Russian Federation.
- Vladimirovich. Despite his medical education, he received the highest state award as an astronaut. In 1989, Polyakov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and in 1995, after completing a record space flight of 437 days, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
- Maidanov Nikolay Savinovich. This courageous man was a helicopter pilot. He received the highest award of the USSR in 1988 for military merits. The title Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded to Maidanov posthumously in 2000.
- Nikolaevich. He is a scientist and famous polar explorer, who was also involved in political activities for some period of time. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to Chilingarov after completing a difficult government task. In 2008 he was awarded the second highest award. The scientist received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation after completing a deep-sea expedition.
All these people are brave and courageous citizens of their country. Russia, as in former times, values the heroic deeds of people very highly in our time. After all, all the feats were performed in extreme conditions, where it was necessary to show special resourcefulness and ingenuity.
It is worth saying that all Heroes of Russia are extraordinary people. They often rightfully deserve other high state awards. Thus, the world-famous gunsmith-designer M. T. Kalashnikov was not only a Hero of Russia, but was also twice awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor award. V. Beiskbaev is a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, as well as cosmonauts T. A. Musabaev and Yu. I. Malenchenko are not only Heroes of the Russian Federation, but also Heroes of Kazakhstan. V. A. Wolf - sergeant of the Airborne Forces, winner of the Hero of Russia and Hero of Abkhazia awards. S. Sh. Sharipov is a cosmonaut who is both a Hero of the Russian Federation and a Hero of Kyrgyzstan.
Heroic deeds of ordinary people
In 1997, the highest award of our country was awarded for the first time to a girl - Marina Plotnikova (posthumously). She accomplished her feat in July 1991 in the Tomalinsky district of the Penza region. Marina, together with her two younger sisters, swam in the Khoper River. They were joined by a friend, Natasha Vorobyova, who soon fell into a whirlpool and began to drown. Marina saved her. However, at this time her younger sisters were caught in the whirlpool. The courageous girl was able to save them too, but she herself was exhausted and, unfortunately, died.
And let not all the exploits of ordinary people these days be appreciated by the Hero of Russia award. But, nevertheless, these citizens of our country can be considered as such. And despite the fact that the exploits of ordinary people these days are sometimes unnoticeable, they remain forever in the grateful hearts of people.
The heroic act of seventy-nine-year-old Elena Golubeva is worthy of respect and admiration. She was the first to rush to the aid of people injured during the Nevsky Express crash. The elderly woman took them clothes and her blankets.
Two students from the local assembly college became real heroes of the city of Iskitim (Novosibirsk region). They, 17-year-old Nikita Miller and 20-year-old Vlad Volkov, were captured by a robber who tried to rob a food stall.
A priest from the Chelyabinsk region, Alexey Peregudov, was not at a loss in a difficult situation. He had to save the groom's life right at the wedding. The guy lost consciousness during the wedding. Priest Peregudov, having examined the man lying down, assumed he had cardiac arrest. The priest immediately began to provide first aid. After performing an indirect cardiac massage, which Peregudov had previously only seen on TV, the groom came to his senses.
In Mordovia, Marat Zinatullin performed a heroic deed. This veteran of the war in Chechnya saved an elderly man by pulling him out of a burning apartment. Seeing the flames, Marat climbed onto the roof of a barn located next to the house, and from there he was able to get onto the balcony. Zinatullin broke the glass and ended up in an apartment where a 70-year-old pensioner was lying on the floor, poisoned by smoke. Marat was able to open the front door and carry the victim out into the entrance.
On November 30, 2013, a fisherman fell through the ice on the Chernoistochinsky pond. Housing and communal services worker Rais Salakhutdinov came to the man’s aid. He was also fishing on this pond and was the first to hear a cry for help.
Courageous actions of children
What kind of feat is it these days? An essay on this topic can cover various situations. And among them, the courageous actions of young citizens of our country stand out. Who are they, children - heroes of our time? The feats of our days are performed by ordinary schoolchildren, whose courage in extreme situations evokes deep respect.
For example, the youngest hero in our country is Zhenya Tabakov. At the time of the feat, he was a second-grade student. The Order of Courage that Zhenya was awarded was presented to his mother. The boy received it posthumously for protecting his sister from a criminal. Under the guise of a postman, he entered the apartment and began to demand money from the children. Having grabbed his sister, the criminal ordered the boy to bring everything valuable that was in the apartment. Zhenya tried to protect himself and the girl by hitting the criminal with a table knife. However, the weak hand of the second grader could not harm the adult man. An enraged criminal, previously convicted of robbery and murder, inflicted eight stab wounds on Zhenya, from which the boy died the same day in the hospital.
The real heroes are schoolchildren from the village of Ilyinka, located in the Tula region, Nikita Sabitov, Andrey Ibronov, Artem Voronin, Vladislav Kozyrev and Andrey Nadruz. The boys pulled seventy-eight-year-old pensioner Valentina Nikitina out of the well.
And in the Krasnodar region, schoolchildren Mikhail Serdyuk and Roman Vitkov managed to save an elderly woman who could not get out of a burning house. By the time the boys saw the fire, the flames had engulfed almost the entire veranda. The schoolchildren took an ax and a sledgehammer from the barn and broke out the glass. Roman climbed through the window and, breaking down the doors, carried the woman out into the street.
And these are not all the child heroes of our time. Young citizens of the country perform the feats of our days with a noble heart and strong character.
Work for courageous people
Emergency situations and serious fires often occur in the country. And therefore, the exploits of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are not uncommon these days. Rescuers have to act in the most difficult situations, showing courage and ingenuity. And employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations always prove their high professionalism, sometimes coming to the aid of people in the most difficult situations.
The exploits of firefighters these days can take a long time to describe. Moreover, some of them are committed outside of work. For example, senior lieutenant of the fire service from Samara, Alexander Mordvov, saw flames in the house opposite at six in the morning. The fire engulfed the five-story Khrushchev building, spreading from a pile of garbage left under the first floor balcony. Alexander, putting on a tracksuit, rushed to help the firefighters who had already arrived at the scene. The senior lieutenant managed to take the woman, choking from the fumes, out into the street, but was unable to re-enter the entrance due to the dense smoke. Alexander “borrowed” a special jacket from the fire crew, ran into the house and carried three children and nine adults out of the burning apartments one by one. Later, at the request of the fire victims, the savior in a training suit was awarded the medal “For Services to Samara.”
The exploits of firefighters these days help save the lives of not only people. Sometimes the Ministry of Emergency Situations has to save animals too. So, one day the duty officer of the Ufa search and rescue squad received a call that inhuman screams were coming from the ventilation pipe of one of the city houses. These sounds terrified residents of nearby apartments for two days. Rescuer Alexander Permyakov discovered an ordinary puppy who fell into a ventilation shaft and was unable to get out. It was not easy to get the dog. The narrow shaft made it impossible to bend over or turn around. However, Alexander managed to grab the prisoner by the tip of his tail and pulled him out.
Life often confronts people with emergency situations. And employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations always rush to help them. So, nothing foreshadowed trouble on an ordinary June day in Saratov. But a sudden downpour flooded the city. Many streets were under water, including the street. Tankers. A bus on route 90 stalled right in the middle of the roadway. Rescuers went to help the passengers in trouble. The driver transporting the brigade, Konstantin Lukyanov, parked the Emergency Situations Ministry vehicle not far from the scene of the incident and waited for his comrades. Suddenly he saw a multi-ton truck, which, having lost control, was rushing towards the bus stop. A few more moments, and the car would have crashed into people on the sidewalk. The decision was made instantly. Lukyanov took the blow upon himself, steering onto the roadway across from the truck. Thanks to the selfless actions of this courageous man, the people at the bus stop survived.
The exploits of the heroes of our days are numerous. We should always remember the people who risk their lives to save the lives of others. The strength of their spirit should also inspire us to do good deeds.
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 took place in 2014.
An unusual incident with a miraculous rescue occurred in the city of Lesnoy. A 26-year-old engineer named Vladimir Startsev saved a two-year-old girl who fell from a fourth-floor balcony.
“I was returning from the sports ground, where I was training with children. “I saw some kind of pandemonium,” Startsev recalls. “People under the balcony were fussing, shouting something, waving their arms. I raise my head up, and there is a little girl, with her last strength, grabbing onto the outer edge of the balcony.” Here, according to Vladimir, he developed the climber’s syndrome. Moreover, the athlete has been practicing sambo and rock climbing for many years. My physical form allowed it. He assessed the situation and intended to climb the wall to the fourth floor.
“I’m already prepared to jump onto the first floor balcony, I look up, and the child is flying down! I instantly regrouped and relaxed my muscles to catch it. We were taught this way during training,” says Vladimir Startsev. “She landed right in my arms, cried, of course, she was scared.”
This happened on August 15th. That day, my sister and nephews and I came to the river to swim. Everything was fine - heat, sun, water. Then my sister says to me: “Lesha, look, a man has drowned, there, he’s floating past. The drowned man was carried away by the fast current, and I had to run about 350 meters until I caught up with him. And our river is mountainous, there are cobblestones, while I was running, I fell several times, but I got up and continued running, and barely caught up.
The drowned man turned out to be a child. The face shows all the signs of a drowned person - an unnaturally swollen belly, a bluish-black body, swollen veins. I didn't even understand if it was a boy or a girl. He pulled the child ashore and began pouring water out of him. The stomach, the lungs - everything was filled with water, the tongue kept sinking. I asked the people standing nearby for a towel. No one served, they were disdainful, they were afraid of the girl’s appearance, and they spared their beautiful towels for her. And I'm wearing nothing but swimming trunks. Due to the fast running, and while I was pulling her out of the water, I was exhausted, there was not enough air for artificial respiration.
About resuscitation
Thank God, my colleague, nurse Olga, was passing by, but she was on the other side. She started screaming for me to bring the child to her shore. The child, who swallowed water, became incredibly heavy. The men responded to the request to take the girl to the other side. There Olga and I continued all resuscitation efforts. They drained the water as best they could, did cardiac massage, artificial respiration, for 15-20 minutes there was no reaction, neither from the girl nor from the onlookers standing nearby. I asked to call an ambulance, no one called, and the ambulance station was nearby, 150 meters away. Olga and I couldn’t afford to be distracted even for a second, so we couldn’t even call. After some time, a boy was found and he ran to call for help. In the meantime, we were all trying to revive a little girl, five years old. Out of despair, Olga even began to cry; it seemed that there was no hope. Everyone around said, stop these useless attempts, you will break all her ribs, why are you mocking the dead man. But then the girl sighed, and the nurse who came running heard the sounds of a heartbeat.
A third grader saved three young children from a burning hut. For his heroism, 11-year-old Dima Filyushin was almost flogged at home.
... On the day when a fire broke out on the outskirts of the village, twin brothers Andryusha and Vasya and five-year-old Nastya were alone at home. Mom left for work. Dima was returning from school when he noticed flames in the neighbors' windows. The boy looked inside - the curtains were on fire, and three-year-old Vasya was sleeping next to him on the bed. Of course, the schoolboy could have called the rescue service, but without hesitation, he rushed to save the kids himself.
This tragedy occurred on Monday, January 20 in upstate New York. During the fire, an 8-year-old boy managed to save almost his entire family, but died himself while trying to help his uncle. The little hero's name was Tyler Doohan, on that tragic night he was visiting his relatives, who lived in a trailer (a classic American “mobile home” measuring about 27 m long and up to 5.5 m wide) on the outskirts of the town of Penfield (New York). York).
Rescuers said the fire broke out at 4:45 a.m. while all nine occupants of the trailer were sleeping. When Tyler woke up, the fire was already raging in full force. The boy sounded the alarm, pushed six of his relatives, they managed to run out and remained alive. After this, the brave boy tried to get his uncle Stephen, whose leg had been amputated, and could not leave the house without support. Unfortunately, both of them died in the fire. Grandfather Louis Beach could not escape either.
Tyler himself did not live in this trailer. The day before, he asked his mother for permission to spend the night at his grandmother’s house, because it was the holidays and he didn’t have to go to school on Monday. He actually loved being in the mobile home - it was always fun, he played with his cousins (4 and 6 years old), and in the summer the adults often had barbecues and fireworks. Firefighters said the fire was most likely caused by faulty electrical wiring.
A young 17-year-old girl from Zarechny, Marina Safarova, became a real hero. The girl used a sheet to pull the fishermen, her brother, and the snowmobile out of the hole.
Before the onset of spring, the young people decided to visit the Sursky Reservoir, in the Penza region, for the last time, and after that “give up” until next year, since the ice is no longer as reliable as a month ago. Without going far, the guys left the car on the shore, and they themselves moved 40 meters from the edge and drilled holes. While her brother was fishing, the girl drew sketches of the landscape, and after a couple of hours she froze and went to the car to warm up, and at the same time warm up the engine.
Under the weight of the motorized equipment, the ice could not stand it and broke in the places where the holes were drilled, like after a hammer drill. People began to drown, the snowmobile hung on the edge of the ice by its ski, this entire structure threatened to break off completely, then people would have had very little chance of salvation. The men clung with all their strength to the edge of the ice hole, but their warm clothes immediately got wet and literally pulled them to the bottom. In this situation, Marina did not think about the possible danger and rushed to the rescue.
Having grabbed her brother, the girl, however, was unable to help him in any way, since the ratio of the forces of our heroine and the superior mass turned out to be too unequal. Run for help? But not a single living soul is visible in the area, only a company of the same fishermen can be seen on the horizon. Go to the city for help?
So while time passes, people may simply drown from hypothermia. Thinking like this, Marina intuitively ran to the car. Having opened the trunk in search of an item that could help in the situation, the girl drew attention to the bag of bed linen that she had taken from the laundry. - The first thing that came to mind was to twist a rope out of sheets, tie it to the car and try to pull them out. – Marinochka remembers
The pile of laundry was enough for almost 30 meters, it could have been longer, but the girl tied the improvised cable with double calculation.
“I’ve never braided braids so quickly,” the rescuer laughs, “in about three minutes I braided about thirty meters, this is a record.” The girl risked driving the remaining distance to the people on the ice.
- Near the shore it is still very strong, I slid onto the ice and slowly drove backwards. She opened the door just in case and drove off. The cable made from the sheets turned out to be so strong that in the end they pulled out not only people, but also a snowmobile. After the rescue operation was completed, the men took off their clothes and climbed into the car.
- I don’t even have a license yet, I took it, but I’ll get it only in a month, when I turn 18. While I was driving them home, I was worried that traffic cops would suddenly come across me, and I would have no license, although in theory they would have let me go, or helped me take everyone home.
Little hero of Buryatia - this is how 5-year-old Danila Zaitsev was dubbed in the republic. This little boy saved his older sister Valya from death. When the girl fell into the wormwood, her brother held her for half an hour so that the current would not drag Valya under the ice.
When the boy’s hands were cold and tired, he grabbed his sister’s hood with his teeth and did not let go until his neighbor, 15-year-old Ivan Zhamyanov, came to the rescue. The teenager was able to pull Valya out of the water and carried the exhausted and frozen girl in his arms to his home. There the child was wrapped in a blanket and given hot tea.
Having learned about this story, the leadership of the local school turned to the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations with a request to reward both boys for their heroic deed.
35-year-old resident of Uralsk Rinat Fardiev was repairing his car when he suddenly heard a loud knock. Running to the scene of the incident, he saw a sinking car and, without thinking twice, rushed into the icy water and began to pull out the victims.
“At the scene of the accident, I saw the confused driver and passengers of the VAZ, who in the dark could not understand where the car they crashed into had gone. Then I followed the tracks of the wheels down and found the Audi upside down in the river. I immediately entered the water and began to pull people out of the car. First, I pulled out the driver and the passenger who was sitting in the front seat, and then two passengers from the back seat. They were already unconscious at that time."
Unfortunately, one of the people saved by Rinat did not survive - a 34-year-old passenger in the Audi died from hypothermia. Other victims were hospitalized and have now been discharged. Rinat himself works as a driver and does not see any special heroism in his action. “Even at the scene of the accident, the traffic cops told me that they would decide on the issue of my promotion. But from the very beginning I did not seek publicity or receive any awards, the main thing is that I managed to save people,” he said.
A Saratovite who pulled two little boys out of the water: “I thought that I didn’t know how to swim. But when I heard the screams, I immediately forgot about everything.” The screams were heard by a local resident, 26-year-old Vadim Prodan. Running up to the concrete slabs, he saw Ilya drowning. The boy was 20 meters from the shore. The man, without wasting time, rushed to save the boy. In order to pull the child out, Vadim had to dive several times - but when Ilya appeared from under the water, he was still conscious. On the shore, the boy told Vadim about his friend, who was no longer visible.
The man returned to the water and swam towards the reeds. He began to dive and look for the child, but he was nowhere to be seen. And suddenly Vadim felt his hand catch on something - diving again, he found Misha. Grabbing him by the hair, the man pulled the boy ashore, where he performed artificial respiration. A few minutes later Misha regained consciousness. A little later, Ilya and Misha were taken to the Ozinsk Central Hospital.
“I always thought to myself that I didn’t know how to swim, just to stay on the water a little,” Vadim admits, “But as soon as I heard the screams, I immediately forgot about everything, and there was no fear, there was only one thought in my head - I need to help.”
While saving the boys, Vadim hit a piece of reinforcement lying in the water and suffered a leg injury. Later at the hospital he received several stitches.
15-year-old Aizaz Hasan from Pakistan sacrificed his life to prevent a terrorist attack on his school. Aizaz was standing with his friends in the school yard when he noticed a man with a suicide vest. The teenager rushed towards the terrorist to block his path to the educational institution. Seeing Aizaz approaching, the suicide bomber detonated his belt. As a result, the teenager died.
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.
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.
In Mordovia, Chechen war veteran Marat Zinatullin distinguished himself by saving 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 the 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 Emergencies Ministry 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 arms, ice water poured into my sleeves. I screamed, called for help, but the well is located far from residential buildings and roads, so no one heard me. How long this lasted, I don’t even know... Soon I began to feel sleepy, with the last of my strength I raised my head and suddenly saw two boys looking into the well!” – said the victim.
In Bashkiria, a first-grader saved a three-year-old child from icy water. When Nikita Baranov from the village of Tashkinovo, Krasnokamsk region, accomplished his feat, he was only seven. Once, while playing with friends on the street, a first-grader heard a child crying coming from a trench. They installed gas in the village: the dug holes were filled with water, and three-year-old Dima fell into one of them. There were no builders or other adults nearby, so Nikita himself pulled the choking boy to the surface
A man in the Moscow region saved his 11-month-old son from death by cutting the boy’s throat and inserting the base of a fountain pen there so that the choking baby could breathe. “An 11-month-old baby’s tongue sunk in and he stopped breathing. The father, realizing that seconds were counting, took a kitchen knife, made an incision in his son’s throat and inserted a tube into it that he had made from a pen.”
Shielded my brother from bullets. The story took place at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In Ingushetia, it is customary for children to congratulate friends and relatives in their homes at this time. Zalina Arsanova and her younger brother were leaving the entrance when shots were heard. In a neighboring yard, an attempt was made on the life of one of the FSB officers. When the first bullet pierced the facade of the nearest house, the girl realized that it was shooting, and her younger brother was in the line of fire, and covered him with herself. The girl with a gunshot wound was taken to Malgobek Clinical Hospital No. 1, where she underwent surgery. Surgeons had to assemble the internal organs of a 12-year-old child literally piece by piece. Fortunately, everyone survived
Students of the Iskitim branch of the Novosibirsk Assembly College - 17-year-old Nikita Miller and 20-year-old Vlad Volkov - became real heroes of the Siberian town. Of course: the guys captured an armed robber who was trying to rob a grocery kiosk.
A young man from Kabardino-Balkaria saved a child in a fire.
In the village of Shithala, Urvan district of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a residential building caught fire. Even before the firefighters arrived, the entire neighborhood came running to the house. No one dared to enter the burning room. Twenty-year-old Beslan Taov, having learned that there was a child left in the house, without hesitation, rushed to his aid. Having previously doused himself with water, he entered the burning house and a few minutes later came out with the baby in his arms. The boy named Tamerlan was unconscious; in a few minutes he could not be saved. Thanks to the heroism of Beslan, the child remained alive.
A resident of St. Petersburg did not allow the girl to die.
A resident of St. Petersburg, Igor Sivtsov, was driving a car when he saw a drowning man in the waters of the Neva. Igor immediately called the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and then attempted to save the drowning girl on his own.
Bypassing the traffic jam, he came as close as possible to the parapet of the embankment, where the drowning woman was carried by the current. As it turned out, the woman did not want to be saved; she tried to take her own life by jumping from the Volodarsky Bridge. After talking with the girl, Igor convinced her to swim to the shore, where he managed to pull her out. After that, he turned on all the heaters in his car and sat the victim down to warm up until the ambulance arrived.
Pravoslavie.fm is an Orthodox, patriotic, family-oriented portal and therefore offers readers the top 10 amazing feats of the Russian army. The top does not include […]
Pravoslavie.fm is an Orthodox, patriotic, family-oriented portal and therefore offers readers the top 10 amazing feats of the Russian army.
The top does not include single exploits of Russian warriors like captain Nikolai Gastello, sailor Pyotr Koshka, warrior Mercury Smolensky or staff captain Pyotr Nesterov, because with the level of mass heroism that has always distinguished the Russian army, it is absolutely impossible to determine the top ten best warriors. They are all equally great.
Places in the top are not distributed, since the feats described belong to different eras and it is not entirely correct to compare them with each other, but they all have one thing in common - a vivid example of the triumph of the spirit of the Russian army.
- The feat of the squad of Evpatiy Kolovrat (1238).
Evpatiy Kolovrat is a native of Ryazan; there is not much information about him, and it is contradictory. Some sources say that he was a local governor, others - a boyar.
News came from the steppe that the Tatars were marching against Rus'. First on their way lay Ryazan. Realizing that the Ryazan residents did not have enough of their own forces to successfully defend the city, the prince sent Evpatiy Kolovrat to seek help in neighboring principalities.
Kolovrat left for Chernigov, where he was overtaken by the news of the destruction of his native land by the Mongols. Without hesitating for a minute, Kolovrat and his small squad hurriedly moved towards Ryazan.
Unfortunately, he found the city already devastated and burned. Seeing the ruins, he gathered those who could fight and, with an army of about 1,700 people, rushed in pursuit of Batu’s entire horde (about 300,000 soldiers).
Having overtaken the Tatars in the vicinity of Suzdal, he gave battle to the enemy. Despite the small number of the detachment, the Russians managed to crush the Tatar rearguard with a surprise attack.
Batu was very stunned by this frantic attack. Khan had to throw his best parts into battle. Batu asked to bring Kolovrat to him alive, but Evpatiy did not give up and bravely fought with an enemy outnumbered.
Then Batu sent a parliamentarian to Evpatiy to ask what the Russian soldiers wanted? Evpatiy answered - “just die”! The fight continued. As a result, the Mongols, who were afraid to approach the Russians, had to use catapults and only in this way were they able to defeat Kolovrat’s squad.
Khan Batu, amazed by the courage and heroism of the Russian warrior, gave Evpatiy’s body to his squad. For their courage, Batu ordered the rest of the soldiers to be released without harming them.
The feat of Evpatiy Kolovrat is described in the ancient Russian “Tale of the Ruin of Ryazan by Batu.”
- Suvorov's crossing of the Alps (1799).
In 1799, Russian troops who participated in battles with the French in Northern Italy as part of the Second Anti-French Coalition were recalled home. However, on the way home, Russian troops were supposed to assist Rimsky-Korsakov's corps and defeat the French in Switzerland.
For this purpose, the army was led by Generalissimo Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov. together with the convoy, artillery and the wounded, she made an unprecedented transition through the Alpine passes.
During the campaign, Suvorov's army fought through St. Gotthard and the Devil's Bridge and made the transition from the Reuss Valley to the Muten Valley, where it was surrounded. However, in the battle in the Muten Valley, where she defeated the French army and broke out of encirclement, she then crossed the snow-covered, inaccessible Ringenkopf (Panix) pass and headed towards Russia through the city of Chur.
During the battle for the Devil's Bridge, the French managed to damage the span and bridge the gap. Russian soldiers, under fire, tied the boards of a barn nearby with scarves of officers and went into battle along them. And while overcoming one of the passes, in order to knock the French down from a height, several dozen volunteers, without any climbing equipment, climbed a steep cliff to the top of the pass and hit the French in the rear.
The son of Emperor Paul I, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, took part in this campaign under the command of Suvorov as an ordinary soldier.
- Defense of the Brest Fortress (1941).
The Brest Fortress was built by the Russian military in 1836-42 and consisted of a citadel and three fortifications that protected it. Later it was modernized several times, became the property of Poland and again returned to Russia.
By the beginning of June 1941, units of two Red Banner rifle divisions of the Red Banner and 42nd Rifle Divisions and several small units were located on the territory of the fortress. In total, by the morning of June 22, there were about 9,000 people in the fortress.
The Germans decided in advance that the Brest Fortress, located on the border with the USSR and therefore chosen as one of the targets of the first strike, would have to be taken only by infantry - without tanks. Their use was hampered by forests, swamps, river channels and canals surrounding the fortress. German strategists gave the 45th division (17,000 people) no more than eight hours to capture the fortress.
Despite the surprise attack, the garrison gave the Germans a tough rebuff. The report said: “The Russians are resisting fiercely, especially behind our attacking companies. In the Citadel, the enemy organized a defense with infantry units supported by 35-40 tanks and armored vehicles. The fire of Russian snipers led to heavy losses among officers and non-commissioned officers." In one day, June 22, 1941, the 45th Infantry Division lost 21 officers and 290 lower ranks in killed.
On June 23, at 5:00, the Germans began shelling the Citadel, while trying not to hit their soldiers blocked in the church. On the same day, tanks were used for the first time against the defenders of the Brest Fortress.
On June 26, on the North Island, German sappers blew up the wall of the political school building. 450 prisoners were taken there. The East Fort remained the main center of resistance on the North Island. On June 27, 20 commanders and 370 soldiers from the 393rd anti-aircraft battalion of the 42nd Infantry Division, led by the commander of the 44th Infantry Regiment, Major Pyotr Gavrilov, defended there.
On June 28, two German tanks and several self-propelled guns returning from repairs to the front continued to fire at the East Fort on the North Island. However, this did not bring visible results, and the commander of the 45th division turned to the Luftwaffe for support.
On June 29 at 8:00 a.m., a German bomber dropped a 500-kilogram bomb on the Eastern Fort. Then another 500 kg bomb was dropped and finally an 1800 kg bomb. The fort was practically destroyed.
However, a small group of fighters led by Gavrilov continued to fight in the Eastern Fort. The major was captured only on July 23. Residents of Brest said that until the end of July or even until the first days of August, shooting was heard from the fortress and the Nazis brought their wounded officers and soldiers from there to the city where the German army hospital was located.
However, the official date for the end of the defense of the Brest Fortress is considered to be July 20, based on the inscription that was discovered in the barracks of the 132nd separate battalion of NKVD convoy troops: “I am dying, but I am not giving up. Goodbye, Motherland. 20/VII-41".
- Campaigns of Kotlyarevsky's troops during the Russian-Persian wars of 1799-1813.
All the exploits of the troops of General Pyotr Kotlyarevsky are so amazing that it is difficult to choose the best, so we will present them all:
In 1804, Kotlyarevsky with 600 soldiers and 2 guns fought off Abbas Mirza’s 20,000 soldiers for 2 days in an old cemetery. 257 soldiers and almost all of Kotlyarevsky’s officers died. There were many wounded.
Then Kotlyarevsky, wrapping the wheels of the cannons with rags, made his way through the besiegers’ camp at night, stormed the nearby Shah-Bulakh fortress, knocking out the Persian garrison of 400 people, and settled in it.
For 13 days he fought off the corps of 8,000 Persians besieging the fortress, and then at night he lowered his guns down the wall and left with a detachment to the Mukhrat fortress, which he also took by storm, knocking out the Persians from there too, and again prepared for defense.
To pull the cannons through the deep ditch during the second march, four soldiers volunteered to fill it with their bodies. Two were crushed to death, and two continued the hike.
In Mukhrat, the Russian army came to the rescue of Kotlyarevsky’s battalion. In this operation and during the capture of the Ganja fortress a little earlier, Kotlyarevsky was wounded four times, but remained in service.
In 1806, in the field battle of Khonashin, 1644 soldiers of Major Kotlyarevsky defeated the 20,000-strong army of Abbas Mirza. In 1810, Abbas Mirza again marched with troops against Russia. Kotlyarevsky took 400 rangers and 40 horsemen and set out to meet them.
“On the way,” he stormed the Migri fortress, defeating a 2,000-strong garrison, and captured 5 artillery batteries. Having waited for 2 companies of reinforcements, the colonel took battle with the Shah’s 10,000 Persians and forced him to retreat to the Araks River. Taking 460 infantry and 20 mounted Cossacks, the colonel destroyed Abbas Mirza's 10,000-strong detachment, losing 4 Russian soldiers killed.
In 1811, Kotlyarevsky became a major general, crossing the impregnable Gorny ridge with 2 battalions and a hundred Cossacks and storming the Akhalkalak fortress. The British sent the Persians money and weapons for 12,000 soldiers. Then Kotlyarevsky went on a campaign and stormed the Kara-Kakh fortress, where military warehouses were located.
In 1812, in the field battle of Aslanduz, 2,000 Kotlyarevsky soldiers with 6 guns defeated the entire army of Abbas Mirza of 30,000 people.
By 1813, the British rebuilt the Lankaran fortress for the Persians according to advanced European models. Kotlyarevsky took the fortress by storm, having only 1,759 people against a 4,000-strong garrison and during the attack almost completely destroyed the defenders. Thanks to this victory, Persia sued for peace.
- Capture of Izmail by Suvorov (1790).
The Turkish fortress of Izmail, which covered the Danube crossings, was built by French and English engineers for the Ottomans. Suvorov himself believed that this was “a fortress without weak points.”
However, having arrived near Izmail on December 13, Suvorov spent six days actively preparing for the assault, including training troops to storm models of the high fortress walls of Izmail.
Near Izmail, in the area of the present village of Safyany, earthen and wooden analogues of the moat and walls of Izmail were built in the shortest possible time - the soldiers trained to throw a Nazi ditch into the moat, quickly set up ladders, after climbing the wall they quickly stabbed and chopped the stuffed animals installed there, simulating defenders.
For two days, Suvorov conducted artillery preparation with field guns and cannons of the rowing flotilla ships; on December 22, at 5:30 a.m., the assault on the fortress began. Resistance on the city streets lasted until 16:00.
The attacking troops were divided into 3 detachments (wings) of 3 columns each. Major General de Ribas's detachment (9,000 people) attacked from the river side; the right wing under the command of Lieutenant General P. S. Potemkin (7,500 people) was supposed to strike from the western part of the fortress; the left wing of Lieutenant General A. N. Samoilov (12,000 people) - from the east. Brigadier Westphalen's cavalry reserves (2,500 men) were on the land side. In total, Suvorov's army numbered 31,000 people.
Turkish losses amounted to 29,000 killed. 9 thousand were captured. Of the entire garrison, only one person escaped. Slightly wounded, he fell into the water and swam across the Danube on a log.
The losses of the Russian army amounted to 4 thousand people killed and 6 thousand wounded. All 265 guns, 400 banners, huge reserves of provisions and jewelry worth 10 million piastres were captured. M. was appointed commandant of the fortress. I. Kutuzov, future famous commander, winner of Napoleon.
The conquest of Ishmael was of great political significance. It influenced the further course of the war and the conclusion of the Peace of Iasi between Russia and Turkey in 1792, which confirmed the annexation of Crimea to Russia and established the Russian-Turkish border along the Dniester River. Thus, the entire northern Black Sea region from the Dniester to the Kuban was assigned to Russia.
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In May 2012, for saving a nine-year-old child, a twelve-year-old boy, Danil Sadykov, was awarded the Order of Courage in Tatarstan. Unfortunately, his father, also a Hero of Russia, received the Order of Courage for him.
At the beginning of May 2012, a small child fell into a fountain, the water in which suddenly became under high voltage. There were a lot of people around, everyone shouted, calling for help, but did nothing. Only Danil made the decision. It is obvious that his father, who received the title of hero after worthy service in the Chechen Republic, raised his son correctly. Courage is in the Sadykovs’ blood. As investigators later found out, the water was energized at 380 volts. Danil Sadykov managed to pull the victim onto the side of the fountain, but by that time he himself received a severe electric shock. For his heroism and dedication in saving a person in extreme conditions, 12-year-old Danil, a resident of Naberezhnye Chelny, was awarded the Order of Courage, unfortunately posthumously.
The commander of the communications battalion, Sergei Solnechnikov, died on March 28, 2012 during an exercise near Belogorsk in the Amur Region.
During the grenade throwing exercise, an emergency situation occurred - a grenade, after being thrown by a conscript, hit the parapet. Solnechnikov jumped up to the private, pushed him aside and covered the grenade with his body, saving not only him, but also many people around. Awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
In the winter of 2012, in the village of Komsomolsky, Pavlovsky district, Altai Territory, children were playing on the street near the store. One of them, a 9-year-old boy, fell into a sewer well with ice water, which was not visible due to large snowdrifts. If it weren’t for the help of 17-year-old teenager Alexander Grebe, who accidentally saw what happened and did not jump into the icy water after the victim, the boy could have become another victim of adult negligence.
On a Sunday in March 2013, two-year-old Vasya was walking near his house under the supervision of his ten-year-old sister. At this time, Sergeant Major Denis Stepanov went to see his friend on business and, waiting for him behind the fence, watched the child’s pranks with a smile. Hearing the sound of snow sliding off the slate, the fireman instantly rushed to the baby and, jerking him aside, took the blow of the snowball and ice.
Twenty-two-year-old Alexander Skvortsov from Bryansk unexpectedly became a hero of his city two years ago: he pulled seven children and their mother out of a burning house.
In 2013, Alexander was visiting the eldest daughter of a neighboring family, 15-year-old Katya. The head of the family went to work early in the morning, everyone was asleep at home, and he locked the door. In the next room, a mother of many children was busy with the kids, the youngest of whom was only three years old, when Sasha smelled smoke.
First of all, everyone logically rushed to the door, but it turned out to be locked, and the second key lay in the parents’ bedroom, which had already been cut off by fire.
“I was confused, first of all I started counting the children,” says Natalya, mother. “I couldn’t call the fire department or anything, even though I had the phone in my hands.”
However, the guy was not at a loss: he tried to open the window, but it was tightly sealed for the winter. With a few blows from the stool, Sasha knocked out the frame, helped Katya get out and handed the rest of the children what they were wearing into her arms. I dropped my mom off last.
“When I started to climb out, the gas suddenly exploded,” says Sasha. – My hair and face were singed. But he’s alive, the children are safe, and that’s the main thing. I don’t need gratitude.”
The youngest citizen of Russia to become a holder of the Order of Courage in our country is Evgeniy Tabakov.
Tabakov’s wife was only seven years old when the bell rang in the Tabakovs’ apartment. Only Zhenya and his twelve-year-old sister Yana were at home.
The girl opened the door without being at all wary - the caller introduced himself as a postman, and since it was extremely rare for strangers to appear in the closed city (the military town of Norilsk - 9), Yana let the man in.
The stranger grabbed her, put a knife to her throat and began to demand money. The girl struggled and cried, the robber ordered her younger brother to look for money, and at that time he began to undress Yana. But the boy could not leave his sister so easily. He went into the kitchen, took a knife and stabbed the criminal in the lower back with a running start. The rapist fell from pain and released Yana. But it was impossible to deal with the repeat offender with childish hands. The criminal got up, attacked Zhenya and stabbed him several times. Later, experts counted eight puncture wounds on the boy’s body that were incompatible with life. At this time, my sister knocked on the neighbors and asked them to call the police. Hearing the noise, the rapist tried to escape.
However, the bleeding wound of the little defender that left a mark and the loss of blood did their job. The repeat offender was immediately captured, and the sister, thanks to the heroic act of the boy, remained safe and healthy. The feat of a seven-year-old boy is the act of a person with an established life position. The act of a real Russian soldier who will do everything to protect his family and his home.
GENERALIZATION
It’s not uncommon to hear conditional liberals blinded by the West or voluntarily blindfolded, dogmatic Advisors declare that all the best is in the West and this is not in Russia, and all the heroes lived in the past, therefore our Russia is not their Motherland...
Let's leave the ignorant in their ignorance, and turn our attention to modern heroes. Little ones and adults, ordinary passers-by and professionals. Let's pay attention - and let's take an example from them, let's stop remaining indifferent to our own country and our citizens.
The hero commits an action. This is an act that not everyone, perhaps even a few, would dare to do. Sometimes such valiant people are awarded with medals, orders, and if they do without any signs, then with human memory and inescapable gratitude.
Your attention, and knowledge of your heroes, the understanding that you should be no worse - is the best tribute to the memory of such people and their valiant and most worthy deeds.
