How to define yourself brave man? Isn't it worth considering the Austrian extreme Felix Baumgartner as such. After all, he already earned himself a reputation as a fearless athlete. And recently, Felix said that he was going to break the skydiving record. To do this, an athlete using a hot air balloon with liquid helium will rise to a height of 39 kilometers, and from there he will literally dive down. Having overcome all barriers, Felix plans to successfully touch the ground.

10/15/2012, in Roswell (New Mexico), Austrian Felix Baumgartner officially became the first man in the world, whose speed in free fall exceeded the speed of sound. During the jump, 43-year-old Baumgartner set two world records - in height (39.45 km), from which the jump was made, and also in free fall speed, which was 1342 km / h, which is 1.24 times the speed of sound. .

Direct preparation for this jump, along with climbing to a given height, took more than 2.5 hours, and Felix spent 4 minutes 20 seconds in free fall, after which his parachute opened and he landed successfully. As Felix Baumgartner himself told reporters, during the jump he did not think about achieving records: "I wanted to return to Earth, see the girl, my parents." "Sometimes you have to climb very high to realize how insignificant you yourself are," he added.

Most of all, Felix Baumgartner was worried when leaving the capsule: “When you get out, you don’t feel the air, you don’t understand what is happening, and you need to adjust the pressure, otherwise you will die,” he said. “It’s terribly unpleasant.” By his bold deeds, a person shows that there are no limits to human capabilities, just as there are no boundaries and his courage. Therefore, we will tell about the most courageous representatives of mankind who crossed themselves and their fears.

Joseph Kittinger. At one time, the US Air Force had a special program that prepared super spies to be dropped from space directly to the top of the Ivan the Great Cathedral in Moscow. That project was called "Excelsior", and it was headed by Mr. Kittinger. When testing new models of stratospheric parachutes, this officer made several unusual jumps.

So, in August 1960, Joseph was able to descend to earth from a height of 30 kilometers. When the daredevil overcame the mark of 13,300 meters, his glove burst on right hand. Because of this, in conditions of rarefied air, the brush swelled like a glove on a bottle of fermenting wine. But Joseph did not report the incident to his superiors, especially since when he landed, his hand became normal again.

Upon learning that the war had begun in Vietnam, Colonel Kittinger went there as a volunteer. There Joseph was wounded and taken prisoner. He spent about a year in the Hanoi Hilton prisoner camp. There, a brave officer struggled with fate - he tried to revolt and organize an escape. But the Vietnamese caught him, beat him, and then subjected him to terrible Asian torture.

In 1973, Kittinger returned to his homeland from captivity. There he continued to work on balloons. One of them, unmanned, was able to reach 3221 kilometers above the planet. In 2012, the brave colonel advises the same Baumgartner. Wanting to be among the most daring, who else to take advice from, if not from the legendary officer?

Reinhold Messner. This man is considered the most famous climber in the world. Today, the Italian Messner is already storming political heights in the European Parliament. He was glorified by the fact that he became the first in the world who was able to conquer all 14 eight-thousanders.

In 1978, Messner made a fearless act - he went to storm Everest without oxygen equipment. Many considered him suicidal, but he succeeded in his plan. But two years later this feat was repeated. This time, the highest mountain in the world was conquered from the opposite side.

In mountaineering, Messner proved everything to himself. The next goal of the daredevil was the desert. Moreover, he was interested not only in hot, but also in the Arctic. The Italian was able to cross Antarctica and Greenland, the Gobi and Takla Makan. This man walked to the South and North Pole. Messner spoke about his exploits and love for mountaineering in 70 books.

William Trubridge. This man has recently crossed the 30-year milestone, but has already managed to become the strongest in the world in the field of diving without scuba gear twice. His lungs have a volume of 8.1 liters. This allows the diver to do without air for as long as 7.5 minutes under water. Trubridge, a resident of New Zealand, uses only the air in his chest and a rope thrown into the water. A daredevil can dive to a depth of 121 meters.

At the same time, all his equipment consists of gloves and fins. If you refuse them, then William can reach a mark of one hundred meters. A brave conqueror of the depths without special equipment today is conducting freediving courses. 4 days of the seminar bring him about 600 dollars. And together with him, Sarah Campbell, the champion of Great Britain in diving without scuba gear, teaches new daredevils.

John Stapp. This US Air Force officer could also become a doctor of medicine. He was born in 1910 and lived a long life, dying in 1989. The whole life of this daredevil was spent under the noble motto "There is nothing to feel sorry for yourself." It is not surprising that he voluntarily put his life in mortal danger dozens of times. It was John Stapp who became the first person to seriously study the effect of overload on the human body. He himself became a test subject. For working at high speeds, Stapp was even nicknamed "the most fast man on the ground".

In 1947, Stapp set out to refute the mythical belief of pilots that a person cannot survive at accelerations exceeding 18g. But the daredevil was able to overcome this barrier, and then even experienced a record overload of 46g. But it is 10 times more than the one that astronauts experience when returning to Earth in a manned Salyut.

Such experiments inevitably brought severe body damage to the brave tester. Stapp's limbs broke, his retina flaked off, and ordinary dust particles left deep marks on his skin. But the officer was recovering, because all the damage was non-critical. One can imagine what a person looked like after flying on an experimental rocket at a speed of 850 km / h and without a spacesuit.

But Stapp decided to take his experiments outside the isolated cabins. Once he decided to see if a jet pilot could survive if his cockpit disappeared. The feelings of the person at the same time were also interesting. Stapp was able to prove that at a speed of 917 km / h, interaction with cold rarefied air is not at all fatal to humans.

John Stapp's research has served as a boon not only to the military, but to all modern humanity. After all, it was this tester who proved the importance of using seat belts in cars for traffic safety. Thanks to Stapp, since 1966, the machines have had at their disposal those same safety improvements. Even though motorists do not like them, they really save lives.

Philip Petit. In 2009, the documentary "Man on a Wire" won the Oscar. Only one actor starred in it - the brave and courageous French tightrope walker Philippe Petit. The tape told about his trick, performed back in 1974. He, without advertising his act, walked without insurance along a 61-meter rope weighing 200 kilograms. But he was stretched between the towers of the World Trade Center in New York, destroyed by terrorists in 2011. Petit walked along the thin path, danced back and forth.

All this performance took place at an altitude of 450 meters and took 45 minutes. After that, the Frenchman was arrested by the police for illegal entry into a closed area. However, the daredevil refused to pay a fine or go to jail. In return, he offered the police to arrange a free show in New York's Central Park for his release.

When the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution was celebrated in 1989, Petit amazed everyone with his journey on the 700-meter wire. She was stretched at an angle from the ground to the second floor. eiffel tower. Today, this is a commemorative plaque. Well, the fact that a brave tightrope walker repeatedly passed over Niagara Falls does not surprise anyone.

Jordan Romero. American teenager Jordan Romero has not yet reached the age of 20, but has already done so much that he has become a celebrity. He was born in Big Bear Lake, California. Who would have guessed that this beardless schoolboy would be born for exploits. But he is to his young years already managed to conquer all the highest peaks on all continents of the planet.

Jordan visited the mountains of Aconcagua and McKinley, Kilimanjaro and Puncak Jaya, he also climbed the Vinson massif. The teenager met his 14th birthday on the top of Everest. As a result, this brought him the fame of the youngest conqueror of the "roof of the world" in history. This record will be very difficult to break. Unless some young Nepalese boy wants to get his share of fame.

The fact is that permission to storm Everest is issued by the authorities. After the exploits of the Californian boy, a decree was issued according to which persons who have reached the age of 18 are allowed to climb to the top.

Today, Jordan Romero is well off - he has his own brand in the field of climbing equipment and clothing. A brave young man plans to continue his exploits after graduation. And he has already managed to conquer many girls' hearts.

Martin Strel. This Slovenian swimmer has become a legend for his ultra long distance swims. The name Martin Strela appears in the Guinness Book of Records 4 times. This man was able to swim along the four greatest rivers of the world, starting from their source and ending with the mouth. List of conquered water streams inspires respect - the Amazon, the Danube, the Yangtze and the Mississippi. But the Slovene postponed the conquest of the Nile for an indefinite time. He believes that this African great river is not up to his level.

The daredevil had the hardest time in the Amazon. After all, according to the schedule, he had to swim about 50 miles a day. But in this river, a person is attacked by dangerous candiru catfish, making their way inside us through the urethra and anus. At the same time, the sun was mercilessly scorching, and tropical fever was raging around.

Several times Martin had to be saved from the attacks of evil piranhas. As a result, the swimmer's support team poured several buckets of blood into the water nearby. This helped divert the attention of predatory fish. Crocodiles and anacondas Strel were not afraid at all, just smiling at such danger.

To relieve the stress of such a dangerous adventure, Strel drank two bottles of wine every evening. The entire journey through the Amazon took about 66 days. Our next hero spent about the same amount, conquering the Atlantic.

Alain Bombard. This great French doctor was also involved in politics. What drives people to adventure? Successful man in 1952 he took it, but out of simple curiosity he decided to cross the Atlantic on his own. And the ship was chosen for this rather unusual - a rubber boat with the screaming name "Heretic".

A brave and risky man took a sextant, a pair of oars and a sail with him on his journey. To make the journey not boring, Bombard took with him the books of Montaigne and Shakespeare. The experiment was supposed to show what potential victims of a shipwreck are ready for in terms of psychological and physical capabilities. The journey lasted 65 days. That's how long it took Bombar to overcome the 4,400 kilometers separating Las Palmas and Barbados.

In his long voyage, the Frenchman ate only those living creatures that he could catch in his net or harpoon with a homemade spear. The basis of the diet during the trip was fish and plankton. From the carcasses of caught fish, the doctor squeezed fresh water, sometimes diluted with ocean water. Bombard said that such a cocktail was more delicious than French mineral water.

When the traveler reached Barbados, it turned out that he lost 26 kilograms on the way. Such an adventure significantly undermined the health of the daredevil. Nevertheless, he recovered, and eventually got 4 children. Bombard lived a long life, dying in Toulon in 2005 at the age of 80.

IA "Amitel" recalls the names of those who proved that real men live next to us

It is customary to think that the heroes are in the past. That the current generation is not capable of self-sacrifice and does not even know what it is to give one's life for the Motherland. Today, on Defender of the Fatherland Day, the editors of the news agency "Amitel" decided to refute this myth and recall the names of those who have become heroes today.

Alexander Prokhorenko

A special forces officer, 25-year-old Lieutenant Prokhorenko, died in March near Palmyra while conducting Russian air strikes against ISIS militants. He was discovered by terrorists and, being surrounded, did not want to give up and caused fire on himself. He was awarded the title of Hero of Russia posthumously, and a street in Orenburg was named after him. The feat of Prokhorenko caused admiration not only in Russia. Two French families donated awards, including the Legion of Honor.

Oleg Fedyura

The head of the Main Directorate of the EMERCOM of Russia for the Primorsky Territory personally visited all the flooded cities and villages, led search and rescue operations, and helped to evacuate people. On September 2, together with his brigade, he was heading to another village, in which 400 houses were flooded and more than 1,000 people were waiting for help. Crossing the river, KAMAZ, in which Fedyura and 8 other people were, collapsed into the water. Oleg Fedyura saved all the personnel, but then he could not get out of the flooded car and died.

Konstantin Parikozha

A native of Tomsk, the 38-year-old pilot managed to land a liner with a burning engine, in which there were 350 passengers, including many families with children and 20 crew members. The plane flew from the Dominican Republic. During landing, his landing gear caught fire. However, thanks to the skill of the pilot, the Boeing 777 was successfully landed and none of the passengers were injured. Parikozha received the Order of Courage from the hands of the President.

Young policeman Danil Maksudov hardly dreamed of fame when he led frozen people through the snow and wind to the rescuers. It happened on the second of January 2016 on highway Orenburg - Ork. Then, due to a sudden snowstorm, hundreds of people were trapped in snow. After rescue operation more than 10 people with hypothermia were hospitalized.

25-year-old Danil led people through the wind to the track, where rescuers were waiting for them (their equipment could not get through to the stuck cars). Maksudov gave the jacket to the frozen child, and the mittens to the girl. He himself received frostbite on his hands and lost his fingers as a result.

Sergei Ganzha

In the summer of 2016, a young resident of the village of Shipunovo, Sergei Ganzha, saved a drowning five-year-old girl and was presented with an award from the Russian Emergencies Ministry. The incident happened on August 26th. A 17-year-old guy was returning home from fishing along the banks of the Klepechikha River. On the way, his attention was attracted by the cry of a boy who called for help. It turned out that his little sister was in trouble. The guy jumped into the water with a running start and began to dive, trying to find the child in muddy water. The depth was at least six meters, and the strong current made the search much more difficult. After the fourth attempt, the guy was able to find the girl at the bottom and pulled her ashore. Sergei Ganzha began to give the child artificial respiration and chest compressions. A few minutes later, the child began to breathe. After that, the young man called an ambulance, and the victim was taken to the Shipunovskaya district hospital.

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native Altai Territory, the crew commander of the Su-24 bomber Oleg Peshkov on November 24, 2015 made a sortie in Syria. The bomber was shot down by the Turkish military and crashed on Syrian territory. The crew managed to eject. But Peshkov was killed during the landing. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Russia. In the village of Kosikha, Altai Territory, a street is named after him.

Children-heroes of our time and their exploits

This Post is about children who committed Deed. People also call such actions feat. I admire them. Let them know as much as possible more people - the country must know its Heroes.

The post is sad. But he does not deny the fact that a worthy generation is growing in our country. Glory to the heroes

The youngest hero of Russia. A real man who was only 7 years old. Sole seven year old owner Order of Courage. Unfortunately, posthumously.

The tragedy broke out on the evening of November 28, 2008. Zhenya and his twelve-year-old older sister Yana were alone at home. An unknown man called at the door, who introduced himself as a postman who allegedly brought a registered letter.

Yana did not suspect anything was wrong and allowed him to come in. Entering the apartment and closing the door behind him, instead of a letter, the “postman” took out a knife and, grabbing Yana, began to demand that the children give him all the money and valuables. Having received an answer from the children that they did not know where the money was, the criminal demanded that Zhenya look for them, and he dragged Yana into the bathroom, where he began to rip off her clothes. Seeing how he rips off his sister's clothes, Zhenya grabbed a kitchen knife and, in desperation, stuck it in the criminal's lower back. Howling in pain, he loosened his grip, and the girl managed to run out of the apartment for help. In a rage, the failed rapist, pulling the knife out of himself, began to thrust it into the child (eight stab wounds incompatible with life were counted on Zhenya's body), after which he fled. However, the wound inflicted by Zhenya, leaving behind a bloody trail, did not allow him to escape from the chase.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of January 20, 2009 No. For courage and dedication shown in the performance of civic duty Tabakov Evgeny Evgenievich was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. The order was received by Zhenya's mother Galina Petrovna.

On September 1, 2013, a monument to Zhenya Tabakov was opened in the school yard - a boy driving a kite away from a dove. Memory young hero has been immortalized. School No. 83 of the Noginsk district of the Moscow region, where the boy studied, was named after him. The school management decided to put his name on the list of students forever. in the lobby educational institution A memorial plaque in memory of the boy was unveiled. The desk in the office where Zhenya studied was named after him. The right to sit behind her is granted best student class to which this office is assigned. A monument of the author's work was erected on Zhenya's grave.

A 12-year-old teenager, a resident of the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, died saving a 9-year-old schoolboy. The tragedy occurred on May 5, 2012 on Enthusiasts Boulevard. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, 9-year-old Andrei Churbanov decided to get a plastic bottle that had fallen into the fountain. Suddenly he was shocked, the boy lost consciousness and fell into the water.

Everyone shouted “help”, but only Danil jumped into the water, who at that moment was passing by on a bicycle. Danil Sadykov pulled the victim onto the side, but he himself received a severe electric shock. He died before the ambulance arrived.
Thanks to the selfless act of one child, another child survived.

Danil Sadykov was awarded the Order of Courage. Posthumously. For the courage and dedication shown in saving a person in extreme conditions. The award was presented by the chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Instead of her son, the boy's father, Aidar Sadykov, received her.

The monument to Danila in Naberezhnye Chelny is made in the form of a “feather”, symbolizing an easy but cut short life, and a memorial plaque with a reminder of the feat of a little hero.

Maxim Konov and Georgy Suchkov

AT Nizhny Novgorod region two third-graders rescued a woman who fell into an ice-hole. When she was already saying goodbye to life, two boys passed by the pond, returning from school. A 55-year-old resident of the village of Mukhtolova, Ardatovsky district, went to the pond to draw water from the Epiphany hole. The ice hole was already covered with ice, the woman slipped and lost her balance. In heavy winter clothes, she found herself in icy water. Clinging to the edge of the ice, the unfortunate woman began to call for help.

Fortunately, at that moment, two friends Maxim and Georgiy, who were returning from school, were passing by the pond. Noticing the woman, they, without wasting a second, rushed to help. Having reached the ice-hole, the boys took the woman by both hands and pulled her out onto strong ice. The guys accompanied her to the house, not forgetting to grab a bucket and a sled. Arriving doctors examined the woman, provided assistance, she did not need hospitalization.

Of course, such a shock did not pass without a trace, but the woman does not get tired of thanking the guys for staying alive. She gave her rescuers soccer balls and cell phones.

Vanya Makarov

Vanya Makarov from Ivdel is now eight years old. A year ago, he rescued his classmate from the river, who fell through the ice. Looking at this little boy - a little over a meter tall and weighing only 22 kilograms - it's hard to imagine how he alone could pull the girl out of the water. Vanya grew up in an orphanage with his sister. But two years ago he got into the family of Nadezhda Novikova (and the woman already had four of her children). In the future, Vanya plans to go to study at cadet school to become a lifeguard.

Kobychev Maxim

A fire broke out in a private residential building in the village of Zelveno, Amur Region, late in the evening. Neighbors discovered the fire very late, when thick smoke poured from the windows of the burning house. Reporting about the fire, the residents began to extinguish the flames by flooding it with water. By that time things and the walls of the building were burning in the rooms. Among those who ran to help was 14-year-old Maxim Kobychev. Having learned that there are people in the house, he, not at a loss in difficult situation, entered the house and dragged a disabled woman born in 1929 into the fresh air. Then, risking his own life, he returned to the burning building and carried out a man born in 1972.

Kirill Daineko and Sergey Skripnik

AT Chelyabinsk region two friends of 12 years showed real courage, saving their teachers from the destruction caused by the fall of the Chelyabinsk meteorite.

Kirill Daineko and Sergei Skrypnik heard their teacher Natalya Ivanovna calling for help from the dining room, unable to knock down the massive doors. The children rushed to save the teacher. First, they ran into the duty room, grabbed a reinforcing bar that came under their arm and knocked out the window into the dining room with them. Then, through the window opening, the teacher, wounded by glass fragments, was transferred to the street. After that, the schoolchildren discovered that another woman needed help - a kitchen worker, who was overwhelmed by utensils that collapsed from the impact of the blast wave. Having quickly sorted out the blockage, the boys called for help from adults.

Lida Ponomareva

The medal "For Saving the Perishing" will be awarded to a sixth grade student of Ustvashskaya high school Leshukonsky district (Arkhangelsk region) Lidia Ponomareva. The corresponding Decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the press service of the regional government reports.

In July 2013, a 12-year-old girl saved two seven-year-old children. Lida, ahead of the adults, jumped into the river, first after the drowning boy, and then helped the girl to swim out, who was also carried away by the current far from the shore. One of the guys on land managed to throw a life jacket to the drowning child, for which Lida pulled the girl to the shore.

Lida Ponomareva, the only one of the surrounding children and adults who found themselves at the scene of the tragedy, without hesitation, rushed into the river. The girl risked her own life doubly, because her injured arm was very sore. When the next day after saving the children, the mother and daughter went to the hospital, it turned out that it was a fracture.

Admiring the courage and courage of the girl, the governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Igor Orlov, personally thanked Lida for her brave act over the phone.

At the suggestion of the governor, Lida Ponomareva was presented for a state award.

Alina Gusakova and Denis Fedorov

During the terrible fires in Khakassia, schoolchildren saved three people.
On that day, the girl happened to be near the house of her first teacher. She came to visit a friend who lived next door.

I hear someone screaming, she said to Nina: “I’ll come now,” Alina says about that day. - I see through the window that Polina Ivanovna is shouting: “Help!”. While Alina was saving a school teacher, her house, in which the girl lives with her grandmother and older brother, burned to the ground.

On April 12, in the same village of Kozhukhovo, Tatyana Fedorova, together with her 14-year-old son Denis, came to visit their grandmother. Holiday anyway. As soon as the whole family sat down at the table, a neighbor came running and, pointing to the mountain, called to put out the fire.

We ran up to the fire, started putting it out with rags, - says Rufina Shaimardanova, Denis Fedorov's aunt. - When most of them were extinguished, a very sharp, strong wind blew, and the fire went towards us. We ran to the village, ran into the nearest buildings to hide from the smoke. Then we hear - the fence is cracking, everything is on fire! I could not find the door, my thin brother darted through the crack, and then came back for me. And together we can't find a way out! Smokey, scary! And then Denis opened the door, grabbed my hand and pulled me out, then my brother. I have a panic, my brother has a panic. And Denis reassures: "Calm down Rufa." When we walked, nothing was visible at all, the lenses in my eyes were fused from the high temperature ...

This is how a 14-year-old schoolboy saved two people. He not only helped to get out of the house on fire, but also brought him to a safe place.

Head of the EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov presented departmental awards to firefighters and residents of Khakassia, who distinguished themselves in the elimination of massive fires, in the fire station No. 3 of the Abakan garrison of the EMERCOM of Russia. The list of award recipients includes 19 firefighters from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, firefighters from Khakassia, volunteers and two schoolchildren from the Ordzhonikidzevsky district - Alina Gusakova and Denis Fedorov.

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Modernity, with its measure of success in the form of monetary units, gives rise to far more heroes of scandalous gossip columns than true heroes, whose actions cause pride and admiration.

Sometimes it seems that real heroes are left only on the pages of books about the Great Patriotic War.

But at any time there are those who are ready to sacrifice the most precious thing in the name of their loved ones, in the name of the Motherland.

On Defender of the Fatherland Day, we will remember five of our contemporaries who accomplished feats. They did not seek glory and honors, but simply fulfilled their duty to the end.

Sergey Burnaev

Sergei Burnaev was born in Mordovia, in the village of Dubenki on January 15, 1982. When Seryozha was five years old, his parents moved to the Tula region.

The boy grew and matured, and the era around him changed. Peers rushed who into business, who into crime, and Sergei dreamed of a military career, he wanted to serve in the Airborne Forces. After graduating from school, he managed to work at a rubber shoe factory, and then was drafted into the army. I got, however, not into the landing, but into the detachment special forces of the Airborne Forces"Knight".

Serious physical activity, training did not frighten the guy. The commanders immediately drew attention to Sergei - stubborn, with character, a real commando!

During two business trips to Chechnya in 2000-2002, Sergei proved himself to be a true professional, skillful and persistent.

On March 28, 2002, the detachment, in which Sergey Burnaev served, carried out a special operation in the city of Argun. The militants turned the local school into their fortification, placing an ammunition depot in it, as well as breaking through a whole system of underground passages under it. The special forces began to inspect the tunnels in search of militants who had taken refuge in them.

Sergey went first and ran into bandits. A battle ensued in the narrow and dark space of the dungeon. During the flash from the automatic fire, Sergei saw a grenade rolling on the floor, thrown by a militant towards the special forces. Several fighters who did not see this danger could suffer from the explosion.

The decision came in a split second. Sergei covered the grenade with his body, saving the rest of the fighters. He died on the spot, but averted the threat from his comrades.

A gang of 8 people in this battle was completely eliminated. All of Sergei's comrades in this battle survived.

For courage and heroism shown in the execution special task in conditions involving a risk to life, by decree of the President Russian Federation dated September 16, 2002 No. 992, Sergeant Sergey Alexandrovich Burnaev was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

Sergeant Sergei Burnaev is forever enrolled in the lists of his military unit of the Internal Troops. In the city of Reutov, Moscow Region, on the Alley of Heroes of the military memorial complex "To all Reutovites who died for the Fatherland" bronze bust hero.

Denis Vetchinov

Denis Vetchinov was born on June 28, 1976 in the village of Shantobe, Tselinograd region of Kazakhstan. He spent the usual childhood of a schoolboy of the last Soviet generation.

How is a hero brought up? Probably no one knows this. But at the turn of the era, Denis chose the career of an officer, after enlisting in a military school. Maybe it also had an effect that the school he graduated from was named after Vladimir Komarov, a cosmonaut who died during a flight on the Soyuz-1 spacecraft.

After graduating from a college in Kazan in 2000, the newly-made officer did not run away from difficulties - he immediately ended up in Chechnya. Everyone who knew him repeats one thing - the officer did not bow to the bullets, he took care of the soldiers and was a real “father to the soldiers” not in words, but in fact.

In 2003 Chechen War for Captain Vetchinov is over. Until 2008, he served as deputy battalion commander for educational work in the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment, in 2005 he became a major.

An officer's life is not sugar, but Denis did not complain about anything. His wife Katya and daughter Masha were waiting for him at home.

Major Vetchinov was destined for a great future, general's shoulder straps. In 2008, he became deputy commander of the 135th motorized rifle regiment 19th motorized rifle division 58th Army for educational work. In this position, he was caught by the war in South Ossetia.

On August 9, 2008, the marching column of the 58th Army, on the way to Tskhinval, was ambushed by Georgian special forces. Cars were shot from 10 points. The commander of the 58th Army, General Khrulev, was wounded.

Major Vetchinov, who was in the convoy, jumped off the armored personnel carrier and joined the battle. Having managed to prevent chaos, he organized a defense, suppressing Georgian firing points with return fire.

During the retreat, Denis Vetchinov was seriously wounded in the legs, however, overcoming pain, he continued the battle, covering his comrades and the journalists who were with the column with fire. Only a new severe wound to the head could stop the major.

In this battle, Major Vetchinov destroyed up to a dozen enemy special forces and saved the lives of Komsomolskaya Pravda war correspondent Alexander Kots, VGTRK special correspondent Alexander Sladkov, and Moskovsky Komsomolets correspondent Viktor Sokirko.

The wounded major was sent to the hospital, but he died on the way.

On August 15, 2008, for the courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in the North Caucasus region, Major Denis Vetchinov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

Aldar Tsydenzhapov

Aldar Tsydenzhapov was born on August 4, 1991 in the village of Aginskoye, in Buryatia. There were four children in the family, including the twin sister of Aldar Aryun.

Father worked in the police, mother as a nurse in a kindergarten - a simple family leading ordinary life inhabitants of the Russian hinterland. Aldar graduated from high school in his native village and was drafted into the army, ended up in the Pacific Fleet.

Sailor Tsydenzhapov served on the destroyer "Fast", was trusted by the command, was friends with colleagues. There was only a month left before the “demobilization”, when on September 24, 2010, Aldar took up duty as a boiler crew operator.

The destroyer was preparing for a military campaign from the base in Fokino in Primorye to Kamchatka. Suddenly, a fire broke out in the engine room of the ship due to a short circuit in the wiring at the time of the fuel line break. Aldar rushed to block the fuel leak. A monstrous flame raged around, in which the sailor spent 9 seconds, having managed to eliminate the leak. Despite the terrible burns, he got out of the compartment himself. As the commission subsequently established, the prompt actions of the sailor Tsydenzhapov led to the timely shutdown of the ship's power plant, which otherwise could have exploded. In this case, the destroyer itself and all 300 crew members would have died.

Aldar was taken to the hospital of the Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok in critical condition, where doctors fought for the hero's life for four days. Alas, he passed away on September 28.

By Decree of the President of Russia No. 1431 dated November 16, 2010, sailor Aldar Tsydenzhapov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.

Sergey Solnechnikov

Born on August 19, 1980 in Germany, in Potsdam, in a military family. Seryozha decided to continue the dynasty as a child, not looking back at all the difficulties of this path. After the 8th grade, he entered a cadet boarding school in the Astrakhan region, then without exams he was admitted to the Kachinsk military school. Here he was caught by another reform, after which the school was disbanded.

However, this did not turn Sergei away from a military career - he entered the Kemerovo Higher Military command school communications, which he graduated in 2003.

A young officer served in Belogorsk, on Far East. “A good officer, real, honest,” friends and subordinates said about Sergey. They also gave him a nickname - "battalion commander the Sun."

I did not have time to start a family - too much time was spent on the service. The bride patiently waited - after all, it seemed that there was still a whole life ahead.

On March 28, 2012, at the training ground of the unit, the usual exercises for throwing the RGD-5 grenade, which are part of the training course for conscripts, took place.

19-year-old private Zhuravlev, excited, threw a grenade unsuccessfully - having hit the parapet, she flew back, where his colleagues were standing.

The confused boys looked with horror at death lying on the ground. The battalion commander Sun reacted instantly - throwing the soldier back, he closed the grenade with his body.

The wounded Sergei was taken to the hospital, but he died on the operating table from numerous injuries.

On April 3, 2012, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Major Sergei Solnechnikov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) for heroism, courage and selflessness in the performance of military duty.

Irina Yanina

"War has no woman's face" - wise phrase. But it just so happened that in all the wars that Russia waged, women turned out to be next to men, enduring all the hardships and hardships along with them.

Born in Taldy-Kurgan of the Kazakh SSR on November 27, 1966, the girl Ira did not think that the war from the pages of books would enter her life. A school, a medical school, a position as a nurse in a tuberculosis dispensary, then in a maternity hospital - a purely peaceful biography.

Everything turned upside down Soviet Union. Russians in Kazakhstan suddenly became strangers, unnecessary. Like many, Irina and her family went to Russia, where there were enough problems of their own.

The husband of the beautiful Irina could not stand the difficulties, he left the family in search of an easier life. Ira was left alone with two children in her arms, without normal housing and a corner. And then another misfortune - my daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, from which she quickly died out.

From all these troubles, even men break down, go into a binge. Irina did not break down - after all, she still had her son Zhenya, the light in the window, for the sake of which she was ready to move mountains. In 1995, she entered the service of the Internal Troops. Not for the sake of exploits - they paid money there, they gave rations. Paradox recent history- in order to survive and raise her son, the woman had to go to Chechnya, into the very heat. Two business trips in 1996, three and a half months as a nurse under daily shelling, in blood and mud.

Nurse of the medical company of the brigade operational purpose Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia from the city of Kalach-on-Don - in this position, Sergeant Yanina got into her second war. Basayev's gangs rushed to Dagestan, where local Islamists were already waiting for them.

And again the battles, the wounded, the dead - the daily routine of the medical service in the war.

“Hello, my little, beloved, most beautiful son in the world!

I missed you very much. You write to me, how are you doing, how is school, with whom are you friends? Are you sick? Don't go late in the evenings - now there are a lot of bandits. Be near home. Don't go anywhere alone. Listen to everyone at home and know that I love you very much. Read more. You are already a big and independent boy, so do everything right so that you are not scolded.

Waiting for your letter. Listen to everyone.

Kiss. Mum. 08/21/99"

Irina sent this letter to her son 10 days before her last fight.

On August 31, 1999, the brigade of internal troops, in which Irina Yanina served, stormed the village of Karamakhi, which had been turned by terrorists into an impregnable fortress.

On that day, Sergeant Yanina assisted 15 wounded soldiers under enemy fire. Then she went to the line of fire on an armored personnel carrier three times, taking another 28 seriously wounded from the battlefield. The fourth flight was fatal.

The armored personnel carrier came under heavy enemy fire. Irina began to cover the loading of the wounded with return fire from a machine gun. Finally, the car managed to move back, but the militants from grenade launchers set fire to the armored personnel carrier.

Sergeant Yanina, while she had enough strength, pulled the wounded out of the burning car. She did not have time to get out herself - ammunition began to explode in the armored personnel carrier.

On October 14, 1999, Medical Service Sergeant Irina Yanina was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously), she was forever included in the lists of personnel of her military unit. Irina Yanina became the first woman to be awarded the title of Hero of Russia for fighting in the Caucasian wars.

The Pravoslavie.fm portal is like a bee that laboriously gathers for itself and for its beekeeper readers the nectar of good news and Christian wisdom.

About what the world is dangerous and what things to beware of, you will learn from many sources. We will try to tell you about the sacrificial love of some people in relation to others, presenting below a few cases of heroism from the life of Russians:

1. Students of the Iskitim branch of the Novosibirsk Assembly College - 17-year-old Nikita Miller and 20-year-old Vlad Volkov managed to immobilize an armed raider who was trying to rob a grocery kiosk and hold him until the police arrived.

“We didn’t have any visitors, and we went into the back room for a couple of minutes to sort out the goods. Suddenly we hear - something iron hit the scales. We look out - and there is a man with a gun standing. I screamed, of course, immediately, pressed the panic button. And just then the guys came in. The raider got scared and tried to run away.

But Nikita and Vlad didn’t let him run away: they threw the criminal near the kiosk and kept him there until the police squad called by the alarm button arrived, ”recalls the seller Svetlana Adamova.

2. In the Chelyabinsk region, the priest Alexei Peregudov saved the life of the groom at the wedding.

During the wedding, the groom lost consciousness. The only one who did not lose his head in this situation was Priest Alexei Peregudov. He quickly examined the patient, suspected cardiac arrest and provided first aid, including chest compressions. As a result, the sacrament was successfully completed.

Father Aleksey noted that he had only seen chest compressions in the movies before this incident.

3. An explosion suddenly occurred at one of the gas stations in the city of Kaspiysk. As it turned out later, a foreign car driving at high speed crashed into a gas tank and knocked down a valve.

A little delay and the fire would have spread to nearby tanks with combustible fuel.

The situation was saved by Dagestan Arsen Fittsulaev, who prevented a catastrophe at a gas station, skillfully reducing the scale of the accident to a burned-out car and several damaged cars. Later, the guy realized that he actually risked his life.

4. Schoolchildren from the Krasnodar Territory Roman Vitkov and Mikhail Serdyuk rescued an elderly woman from a burning house.

On their way home, they saw a fire in a private house. Having run into the yard, the schoolchildren saw that the veranda was almost completely engulfed in fire. Roman and Mikhail rushed to the shed for the tool. Grabbing a sledgehammer and an ax, knocking out a window, Roman climbed into the window opening. An elderly woman slept in a smoky room. The guys broke down the door and saved the woman.

5. Tulyak Alexander Ponomarev rescued a man from a burning car.

The driver went on a regular flight - or rather, everything was as always, if the man on the side of the road had not seen a flaming car.

Alexander could not just drive past like the other drivers: he stopped, took a fire extinguisher and rushed to help. He shot down the flame, tried to open the driver's door, but it turned out to be blocked, while there was a person in the car.

“I broke the side glass and opened the door. The car continued to burn, but there was no time to extinguish it - it was necessary to save a person. He pulled a man out of the driver's seat, he did not understand what was happening - he breathed carbon monoxide”, – said Ponomarev.

Having dragged the victim to a safe distance, Alexander called the dispatcher and she called rescuers to the fire site and went to meet them herself. And Ponomarev, in order not to waste time, took the stubborn driver to the nearest hospital in his truck.

6. Pskov police officer Vadim Barkanov rescued two men from a fire. Walking with his friend, Vadim saw smoke and flames escaping into one of the houses.

A woman ran out of the building and began to call for help, as two men remained in the apartment. Calling firefighters, Vadim and his friend rushed to their aid. As a result, they managed to carry two unconscious men out of the burning building. The victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance, where they received the necessary medical care.

7. In Borisov, policeman Igor Pozdnyakov saved the baby by removing him from the roof of the store.

32-year-old police officer Igor Poznyakov accidentally saw a one and a half year old baby on the roof of the store: the boy calmly walked along the edge of the roof, to which the windows of the apartment adjoin.

He himself spoke about it this way: “I was with a colleague. I told him to stand for insurance near the roof, and he ran to the entrance to the second floor. The door was opened by my mother, and I immediately ran to the window. He climbed through the window sill to the roof and approached the child with the words: “Hi, my friend, let's go to me!” After that, he abruptly grabbed him in his arms - he did not even cry. By that time, people had already gathered on the street, watching the baby. Mother, of course, was shocked. Imagine: from the roof to the ground about six meters.

“When the doorbell rang, I got scared: “God forbid, my husband forgot to close the door and my son went outside!” On the threshold stood a policeman who ran to the window. When I woke up, I didn't understand what had happened. And when she saw that her son was on the roof, she was speechless. She slept and didn't even hear him wake up. It turned out that he rolled his bike to the window, then climbed onto the windowsill and opened the window handle!”, – the mother of the baby shared with reporters.

The young mother is very grateful to the savior - a child's walk on the roof could turn into a tragedy.

8. Zalina Arsanova in Ingushetia covered her brother from bullets.

The story took place at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

In Ingushetia, this is the time when children congratulate friends and relatives on the holiday, coming to visit them. An attempt was made on the life of one of the FSB officers in a neighboring courtyard.

When the first bullet pierced the facade of the nearest house, the girl realized that it was shooting, and younger brother is in the line of fire, and covered him with herself.

The girl with a gunshot wound was taken to the Malgobek Clinical Hospital No. 1, where she underwent an operation. The surgeons had to collect the internal organs of a 12-year-old child literally in parts, but the girl and her brother remained alive.

9. A resident of the village of Yurmash (Bashkortostan) Rafit Shamsutdinov saved two children from a fire.

Rafita, a fellow villager, lit the stove and went to school with her older children, leaving her three-year-old daughter and one and a half year old son at home.

For some reason, a fire started. The smoke from the burning house was noticed by Rafit Shamsutdinov. Despite the abundance of smoke, he managed to get into the burning room and carry out both children.

10. On vacation after a shift, a firefighter from Bely Yar carried a woman and her baby out of the fire.

It seems to be a common everyday story for firefighters - to save people from burning houses. But Ivan Morozov had a day off that day - the guy worked with a friend daily shift and at night he went out to "ride around the village."

From under the roof of one of the two-story houses, Vanya saw thick smoke coming out - and the first thing he dialed was 112, calling the fire brigade. But then the veranda broke out and Ivan rushed to the house so that help would definitely be in time. The fireman knocked down the door and immediately saw a woman on the floor.
“She sat, as if in oblivion, and covered herself from the smoke with her hand. The door had already caught fire by that time, so I evacuated it through the window. In the process, he asked if there was anyone else at home, and she said that her son was sleeping on the second floor, ”recalls the hero.

The fireman, as he was - in one T-shirt, without a protective suit, as it should be in such cases - rushed upstairs to look for the boy. He was sleeping, so Ivan easily took him in his arms, went down and handed him to his mother through the window.

The selection was made on the basis of materials from Komsomolskaya Pravda, the Heroes of Our Time portal, etc.

Andrey Segeda

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