Hero of Russia is the highest title given for services to the state and the people associated with the accomplishment of a heroic deed. This section contains information about the heroes of Russia and describes some of the feats. hero Russian Federation a sign of special distinction is awarded - the Gold Star medal. The total number of known assignments of the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (as of July 10, 2018) is 1099 people, of which 479 Heroes were awarded the title posthumously. Lists of citizens awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation and most of the Presidential Decrees on conferring the title of Hero are not officially published. The exact number of awards of the title remains unknown due to the secrecy of many awards, which often leads to errors and contradictions in media publications on this topic.
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Below are the names and short description some Heroes of the Russian Federation by year of award1992 - 10 people
Plotnikova Marina Vladimirovna(1974-1991) - the youngest Hero of the Russian Federation, the first woman - Hero of the Russian Federation (1992, posthumously). Marina saved three drowning children at the cost of her own life. June 30, 1991 was a hot day - two younger sisters Zhanna and Lena and their friend Natasha were swimming in the river, but suddenly Natasha Vorobyova moved a little further from the shore and, being at a depth, began to sink. Marina, who saw this, rushed after her and pushed her to the coastal bushes. Turning back, she saw that two sisters, frightened for her, also rushed after her. Once in the whirlpool, Jeanne and Lena began to sink. The girl managed to save them, but she herself, having spent all her strength, died. At the cost of her life, a 17-year-old girl saved the lives of three girls.1993 - 55 people
Zaitsev Anatoly Grigorievich(born 1945) - Soviet and Russian submarine officer, captain of the 1st rank. Commander of an experimental ultra-deep-water nuclear submarine. For courage and heroism shown during the performance of a special task in conditions involving a risk to life, the title of Hero of Russia was awarded1994 - 39 people
Kozlov Oleg Anatolievich(born 1972) - soldier, sniper.
On the night of August 18-19, 1994, a detachment of Mujahideen tried to break through the outpost (Tajik border), starting its shelling. At a time when the main efforts of the paratroopers were concentrated on the right flank, the left flank of the main defense remained open, which created a threat of encirclement by the enemy. Having assessed the situation, Kozlov decided to cover the left flank of the defense. Having taken a convenient position, he conducted sniper fire at enemy firing points practically without cover, destroyed an RPG crew, two snipers, and suppressed a machine gun crew. By his actions, Private Oleg Kozlov did not allow the enemy to break through to the left flank of the defense By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin, Private Oleg Anatolyevich Kozlov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia. 1995 - 146 people
Lelyukh Igor Viktorovich(1967 - 1995) - captain, commander of the 67th group separate brigade special purpose GRU GSH.
January 1, 1995 during the storming of Grozny during the First Chechen war parts of the 131st brigade were surrounded near the railway station. The units suffered heavy losses in manpower, lost almost all armored vehicles and could not escape from the city on their own. The command set the task for the reconnaissance group of Captain Lelyukh to break through the encirclement as soon as possible and facilitate the exit of the brigade from the city. Igor Lelyukh objected that without the support of armored vehicles by the forces of one reconnaissance group, the task was impossible, but the objections were rejected due to the catastrophic situation of the brigade and the absence of any other reserves. The reconnaissance group managed to break through the encirclement and approach the positions of the brigade. But soon the reserves of the Dudayevites were brought up, and it was decided to retreat. Igor Lelyukh was seriously wounded and remained to cover the retreat of the fighters. For 30 minutes, he held the militants with machine gun fire and grenades, after which he was wounded a second time and, in an unconscious state, was shot point-blank. For courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 7, 1995, Captain Lelyukh Igor Viktorovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) 1996 - 128 people
Alexander Vasilievich Margelov (1945-2016)
On January 23, 1976, for the first time in world practice, the BMD-1 (combat tracked amphibious vehicle) was parachuted and soft-landed on a parachute-reactive system, also with two crew members on board - Major Alexander Vasilyevich Margelov and Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Ivanovich Shcherbakov. The landing was carried out at a huge risk to life, without personal means of salvation. The landing of equipment with a crew on jet systems made it possible to bring airborne divisions into battle not in seven days, as before, but in 22 minutes. It became a serious trump card during cold war. For the feat Alexander Margelov was awarded the Golden Star of the Hero Soviet Union. Twenty years later, for the feat of the seventies, both were awarded the title of Hero of Russia. 1997 - 49 people
Evgeniy Nikolaevich Parchinsky(1946 - 2012) - railway worker, locomotive driver.
On October 6, 1996, at 11:25 a.m., as a result of deliberate criminal actions by an unknown person, a diesel locomotive TEM2-595 was set in motion; making sure that the locomotive is picking up speed, the attacker jumped off. When the dispatcher raised the alarm, the distance between the trains was only two kilometers. There was no time to think. Alexander and his assistant stopped their train, uncoupled the locomotive and made the only right decision: to use the locomotive as a ram, drive towards the freight train and take the hit. That was the only way to save the passengers. The uncontrolled diesel locomotive was moving, as calculations showed, at a speed of 120 km / h. As a result of the collision, both locomotives are not subject to recovery. The driver and his assistant survived with minor injuries. The passengers of the train (more than 200 people) were not injured; a possible explosion of a nearby oil pipeline was prevented. For courage and heroism shown in extreme situation for preventing the crash of a passenger train, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the Gold Star medal 1998 - 46 people
Andrey Nikolaevich Rozhkov(1961-1998) - Russian rescuer, climber.
He took part in many search and rescue operations in Russia and abroad, participated in the operation to deliver humanitarian aid during the war in Bosnia, in the search for helicopter pilots who died during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the area of the Kodori River, during the first Chechen war he evacuated the sick and the wounded from Grozny, saved the exhibits of the local museum. Led a ski group during the exercises of the Russian Emergencies Ministry at the North Pole. Andrei Rozhkov died on April 22, 1998 while diving into the waters of the Arctic Ocean while testing new rescue diving equipment. On June 30, 1998, for the courage and heroism shown during the testing of new rescue diving equipment, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. 1999 - 68 people
Irina Yurievna Yanina(1966-1999) - nurse, sergeant.
On August 31, 1999, during the cleansing of the village of Karamakhi (Dagestan), Irina Yanina, as part of an evacuation group, assisted wounded soldiers. At the risk of life, she helped 15 wounded. Three times on an armored personnel carrier she went directly to the line of fire, from where she took out another 28 wounded soldiers of the federal forces. During the fourth sortie, the enemy launched a counterattack and Yanina, having organized the loading of the wounded, covered the operation with machine gun fire. During the retreat, two grenades hit the armored personnel carrier, as a result of which a strong fire broke out. Irina Yanina helped the wounded get out of the burning car. Thanks to her, Captain Krivtsov A.L., Privates Golnev S.V. and Lyadov I.A. were saved. Irina herself did not have time to leave the burning car. She left a son. 2000 - 176 people
Alexey Viktorovich Galkin(born 1970) - GRU officer, participant in the Chechen war.
In 1996-2002, the military service in the North Caucasian Military District. Alexei Galkin repeatedly participated in counter-terrorist operations, acting as part of a strictly classified intelligence group, in the fall of 1999 he was captured by Basayev himself. It is better not to remember what the officer suffered in captivity. Galkin himself told his friends what happened: he prayed to God that when shelling militant bases, his projectile would land in the place of his imprisonment. However, fate decreed otherwise. The courageous scout, who went through all the circles of the Chechen hell, managed to escape with a weapon in his hands. After escaping from captivity, Basayev and still alive Khattab promised a million dollars for the head of Galkin. The GRU officer was a very strong trump card for them, and they really planned to take him to London for some political intrigues. In the fall of 2002, the reconnaissance group of A.V. Galkin, during a special operation, seized important documents that confirmed the involvement of international terrorism in the activities of separatist gangs in Chechnya. 2001 - 28 people
Sergei Alexandrovich Shrainer(1979 - 2000) - senior sergeant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
On May 26, 1997 he was called up for military service. All the years of service, he served in Chechnya, was awarded as conscientiously fulfilling his duty to the Fatherland on the Dagestan-Chechen border with five thanks. After the end of military service, he remained to serve under the contract. He was the owner of a maroon beret. July 14, 2000 during military operation, covered with his body a grenade thrown by militants and this saved the life of the commander and several colleagues. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia. 2002 - 31 people
2003 - 32 people
2004 - 35 people
2005 - 23 people
2006 - 15 people
2007 - 16 people
2008 - 41 people
2009 - 20 people
2010 - 18 people
2011 - 10 people
2012 - 16 people
2013 - 7 people
2014 - 13 people
2015 - 5 people
2016 - 21 people
2017 - 11 people
2018 - 4 people
Roman Nikolaevich Filipov(1984-2018) - Russian military pilot, deputy squadron commander.
Filipov was an ace pilot of attack aircraft, he repeatedly took part in the All-Russian military maneuvers "Aviadarts", where in 2013 he took second place among attack aircraft. On February 3, 2018, while flying over the Idlib de-escalation zone (Syria) to control the ceasefire regime, the leading Russian Su-25SM attack aircraft in a pair under the control of Major Filipov near the city of Serakib was shot down by a MANPADS. The pilot tried to keep the plane in the air and reported that he had been attacked by a missile, after which he ejected. On the ground, the pilot was surrounded by militants and died in the ensuing battle: firing back from the attackers with a Stechkin pistol, he was seriously wounded, and then blew himself up with a grenade with the words “This is for you boys!” Almost every day in our life there is a place for a feat. Most often they are committed by the military, rescuers, police. To whom it is due on duty. But risking their lives to save others, not only them.
Often one hears grumbling on the topic: the people have become smaller, the people have gone completely wrong, there are no peasants left at all. Well, then everything, as the classic wrote: “yes, there were people in our time ...” Little has changed since the time of Lermontov: “You are not heroes ...”, other accusations against these modern handsome young men in skinny trousers and young men in stylish jackets in shiny cars. Looking fashionable and even glamorous. And looking at them, one can really doubt: where can they be heroes? They have more perfumes and cosmetics than any beauty. And, unfortunately, we will be wrong in our doubts.
Why "Unfortunately? Yes, because I really want there to be no place for a feat in our lives. Because heroic deeds often have to be done by one, because of the negligence and carelessness of others.
From this, however, surprise and admiration modern heroes does not get smaller. How does not become less heroes themselves, ready to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. Here are the most striking examples of this.
1. Real Colonel
Now this is the loudest story. In the Urals, the colonel covered himself with a grenade that a soldier accidentally dropped. This happened in military unit 3275 in the city of Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk region, during the exercises on September 25th. The sergeant, apparently, was confused, or thoughtful, there is even talk that the day before he played computer games all night and did not get enough sleep, so he could not keep the grenade with the pin pulled out. She rolled on the ground. The soldiers froze in horror. In general, you can imagine these terrible moments. Only the commander of the unit, 41-year-old Colonel Serik Sultangabiev, did not lose his head. He, without hesitation for a second, rushed to the RGD-5. And the next moment there was an explosion.
None of the soldiers, fortunately, was hurt. The colonel was urgently taken to the hospital, where medical teams operated on Serik Sultangabiev for 8 hours in a row. As a result, the officer lost his left eye and two fingers on right hand. The bulletproof vest saved his life.
Now Colonel Serik Sultangabiev has been presented to the Order of Courage. The documents necessary for this have already been sent to Moscow by the Ural command. internal troops MIA.
2. Feat Solnechnikov
Of course, talking today about the feat of Sultangabiev, he is immediately compared with the feat of another officer - Sergei Solnechnikov. Major from the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region. Posthumously became a Hero of Russia. He also covered himself with a grenade that one of his soldiers had dropped during an exercise. There was an explosion, the officer received numerous injuries. An hour and a half later, he died on the operating table of a military hospital. The wounds were incompatible with life. So the major, at the cost of his own life, saved hundreds of his subordinates. Did it without thinking. He would have turned 34 last August. In honor of Major Sergei Solnechnikov, both in his native city of Volzhsk and in Belogorsk, where he served, monuments are erected, streets are named after him.
3. Saved 300 people
Such an honor has not yet been awarded to another hero, who was remembered at the end of September in his native Buryatia and talked about raising funds for the construction of a monument in his honor. Aldar Tsydenzhapov, a sailor in the Russian Pacific Fleet, died in the fall of 2010 while serving on the destroyer Bystry. Aldar at the cost of his life prevented major accident on a warship, saved the ship itself and 300 crew members from death. The 19-year-old guy received the title of Hero posthumously ...
4. Ship in honor of the hero
And in the Irkutsk region at the end of September, a ship was launched, named after the hero-rescuer: “Vitaly Tikhonov”. The completely restored ship was named after the tragically deceased deputy head of the Baikal search and rescue team. Vitaly Vladimirovich died during training camps. For 25 years he saved people, participated in more than 500 search operations, saved more than 200 people. Couldn't save him...
These feats can hardly be forgotten. Although people, it would seem, died during the service, which in general is in itself associated with all sorts of risks. But also in Everyday life We are lucky for heroes.
5. Hollywood is resting
The other day, the head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kaluga Region, Sergei Bachurin, presented a valuable gift to the traffic police inspector Evgeny Vorobyov, thanking his mother Valentina Semyonovna.
Evgeny Vorobyov will also be awarded by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The corresponding presentation to the Minister has already been prepared. What distinguished Vorobyov? On your birthday hometown Kaluga Evgeny Vorobyov managed to stop the car, which was rushing at high speed directly to the column of participants of the carnival procession walking along the main street. The policeman managed to jump into the car at full speed and apply the brakes. The car dragged the policeman along the asphalt for several meters and stopped just a few centimeters from the people. After that, the police pulled the drunk driver out of the car and twisted him. Agree, such scenes can only be seen in Hollywood action movies, and all the tricks are performed by well-trained stuntmen. Meanwhile, this was done by a simple traffic police officer.
6. In honor of a countryman and a real Cossack
These days in the Volgograd region they remember their heroic countryman. At the end of September, a monument to the Cossack Ruslan Kazakov was erected on the Nagolny farm in the Kotelnikovsky district of the Volgograd region. He himself voluntarily went to Simferopol to ensure order during the referendum on the status of Crimea, to ensure order there.
Kazakov served in the local Cossack self-defense detachment. On March 18, he patrolled the territory of the military unit. At that moment, his young colleague, an 18-year-old guy, was wounded in the leg by a sniper's shot. Seeing that the younger comrade fell, Ruslan Kazakov rushed to him and covered him with his body. And then he was killed by the next shot. Ruslan Kazakov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. A monument was erected in his honor in his homeland.
7. Traffic cop hero
A traffic police officer from Saratov, risking his life, blocked the path of an unmanaged truck.
Police lieutenant, inspector of the traffic police regiment for Saratov Daniil Sultanov was standing at the crossroads. The traffic light was on. And suddenly Daniil saw that an uncontrolled truck was rushing along the road, which knocked down cars and could not stop itself. Then Daniel blocked his way with his car and thus stopped the rushing truck, which swept away everything in its path. Daniel was able to save a dozen lives. The traffic police inspector himself escaped with a concussion.
In total, 12 cars and 4 people were injured in the accident. The event could end terrible tragedy, if not for the feat of Daniil Sultanov.
No one in the country keeps special statistics, but if there were, it would probably become clear how many people, thanks to the heroes, continue to live. Someone was rescued from the fire, someone was pulled out of the reservoir. These people always come to the rescue themselves, they are not called, they are not asked for it. And not only in our country. Recently in Saratov, the father and son of the Osherovs were awarded, both are called Sergey and Alexander Dubrovin. During a holiday in Israel, three residents of Saratov rescued a drowning mother and child and a woman. For which they were awarded medals. Without them, mother and son would have died.
These are our contemporaries. And no matter how many psychologists tell us that sacrificing yourself for the sake of others is not right. That you need to live solely for your own sake, there are those for whom this rule is simply unacceptable. And they, without hesitation, close themselves to another ...
Snapshot at the opening of the article: Residents of the city of Volzhsky before the farewell ceremony for Major Sergei Solnechnikov - Hero of Russia / Photo by RIA Novosti / Kirill Braga.
Imagine that you are trying to save a blind man from a burning building, making your way step by step through burning flames and smoke. Now imagine that you are also blind. Jim Sherman, blind from birth, heard his 85-year-old neighbor's cries for help when she was trapped in her burning house. He found his way along the fence. Once he got to the woman's house, he somehow managed to sneak in and find his neighbor, Annie Smith, also blind. Sherman pulled Smith out of the fire and took him to safety.
Skydiving instructors sacrificed everything to save their students
Few people will survive a fall from several hundred meters. But two women made it through the dedication of two men. The first gave his life to save the man he saw for the first time in his life.
Skydiving instructor Robert Cook and his student Kimberley Dear were about to make their first jump when the plane's engine failed. Cook told the girl to sit on his lap and tied their straps together. As the plane crashed to the ground, Cooke's body took the brunt, killing the man and leaving Kimberly alive.
Another skydiving instructor, Dave Hartstock, also saved his student from being hit. It was Shirley Dygert's first jump and she jumped with an instructor. Digert's parachute did not open. During the fall, Hartstock managed to get under the girl, softening the blow to the ground. Dave Hartstock injured his spine, the injury paralyzed his body from the very neck, but both survived.
A mere mortal Joe Rollino (Joe Rollino, pictured above) during his 104-year life has done incredible, inhuman things. Although he weighed only about 68 kg, in his prime he could lift 288 kg with his fingers and 1450 kg with his back, for which he won various competitions several times. However, it was not the title of "The Strongest Man in the World" that made him a hero.
During World War II, Rollino served in pacific ocean and received bronze and silver stars for gallantry in the line of duty, as well as three purple hearts for battle wounds, which saw him spend a total of 2 years in the hospital. He took 4 of his comrades from the battlefield, two in each hand, while also returning to the heat of battle for the rest.
A father's love can inspire superhuman feats, as two fathers in different parts of the world have proven.
In Florida, Joesph Welch came to the rescue of his six-year-old son when an alligator grabbed the boy's arm. Forgetting his own safety, Welch hit the alligator in an attempt to force it to open its mouth. Then a passer-by arrived and began to beat the alligator in the stomach until the beast finally let go of the boy.
In Mutoko, Zimbabwe, another father saved his son from a crocodile when it attacked him in a river. Father Tafadzwa Kacher started poking the cane into the animal's eyes and mouth until his son ran away. Then the crocodile took aim at the man. Tafadzwa had to gouge out the animal's eyes. As a result of the attack, the boy lost his leg, but he will be able to tell about the superhuman courage of his father.
Two ordinary women lifted cars to save loved ones
Not only men are capable of displaying superhuman abilities in critical situations. The daughter and mother showed that women can be heroes too, especially when a loved one is in danger.
In Virginia, a 22-year-old saved her father when a jack slipped from under the BMW he was working under and the car fell on the man's chest. There was no time to wait for help, the young woman lifted the car and moved it, then gave her father CPR.
In the state of Georgia, the jack also slipped, and the 1350-kilogram Chevrolet Impala fell on young man. Alone, his mother Angela Cavallo lifted the car and held it for five minutes until her son was pulled out by neighbors.
Superhuman abilities are not only strength and courage, it is also the ability to think and act quickly in an emergency.
In New Mexico, a school bus driver suffered a seizure, putting children in danger. The girl waiting for the bus noticed that something had happened to the driver and called her mother. The woman, Rhonda Carlsen, took immediate action. She ran next to the bus and gestured to one of the children to open the door. After that, she jumped inside, grabbed the steering wheel and stopped the bus. Thanks to her quick reaction, none of the students were hurt, not to mention the people passing by.
A truck with a trailer was driving along the edge of a cliff in the dead of night. The cab of a large truck stopped right above the cliff, the driver was in it. A young man came to the rescue, he broke the window and pulled the man out with his bare hands.
This happened in New Zealand in the Wayoka Gorge on October 5, 2008. The hero was 18-year-old Peter Hanne, who was at home when he heard the roar. Without thinking about his own safety, he climbed onto the balancing car, jumped into narrow gap between the cab and the trailer, and broke the rear window. He carefully helped the injured driver out while the truck staggered under his feet.
In 2011 for this heroic deed Hanne was awarded the New Zealand Bravery Medal.
The war is full of heroes who risk their lives to save fellow soldiers. In the movie Forrest Gump, we saw how a fictional character saved several of his co-workers, even after he was wounded. AT real life you can meet the plot and abruptly.
Here, for example, is the story of Robert Ingram, who received the Medal of Honor. In 1966, during the siege by the enemy, Ingram continued to fight and save his comrades even after he was wounded three times: in the head (as a result, he partially lost his sight and became deaf in one ear), in the arm and in the left knee. Despite being wounded, he continued to kill the North Vietnamese soldiers who attacked his unit.
Aquaman is nothing compared to Shavarsh Karapetyan, who rescued 20 people from a sinking bus in 1976.
The Armenian speed swimming champion was jogging with his brother when a bus with 92 passengers ran off the road and fell into the water 24 meters from the shore. Karapetyan dived, kicked out the window with his feet and began to pull out people who were by that time in cold water at a depth of 10 m. It is said that for each person he saved, it took 30 seconds, he saved one after another until he lost consciousness in cold and dark water. As a result, 20 people survived.
But the exploits of Karapetyan did not end there. Eight years later, he rescued several people from a burning building, suffering severe burns in the process. Karapetyan received the Order of the Badge of Honor of the USSR and several other awards for underwater rescue. But he himself claimed that he was not a hero at all, he just did what he had to.
A man lifted a helicopter to save his colleague
The TV show site was turned into a tragedy when a helicopter from the hit series Magnum P.I. crashed into a drainage ditch in 1988.
During landing, the helicopter suddenly banked, went out of control and fell to the ground, while everything was filmed. One of the pilots Steve Kaks (Steve Kux) was trapped under a helicopter in shallow water. And then Warren "Tiny" Everal (Warren "Tiny" Everal) ran up and lifted the helicopter from Cax. It was a Hughes 500D which weighs at least 703kg empty. Everal's quick reaction and his superhuman strength saved Cax from a helicopter pinning him in the water. Despite the fact that the pilot injured his left hand, he escaped death thanks to a local Hawaiian hero.
Superheroes aren't just for comics and movies. There are many real-life heroes around the world performing superhuman feats. From unthinkable strength to incredible displays of courage and perseverance, these real people showed by example what incredible feats can be accomplished thanks to the strength of the human spirit.
10. A blind man saved a blind woman from a burning house.
Imagine what it's like to try to rescue a blind person from a burning building by guiding them step by step through the searing flames and smoke. Now imagine that you, too, are blind, as in this inspiring story. Jim Sherman, who is blind from birth, heard his 85-year-old neighbor's cries for help when she was trapped in her burning house. In a feat that can safely be called heroic, he made his way to her house from his trailer located next door, groping his way along the fence.
Once he got to the woman's house, he somehow managed to get in and locate his terrified neighbor, Annie Smith, who is also blind. Sherman pulled Smith from the burning house to safety.
9 Skydiving instructors sacrificed everything to save their students
Not many people survive a fall from a height of thousands of meters. However, no matter how incredible it may seem, two women managed to do this, thanks to the selfless deeds of two men. The first man gave his life to save the man he had just met. Skydiving instructor Robert Cook (Robert Cook) and his student, Kimberley Dear (Kimberley Dear), took to the skies so that she could make her first jump, it was at this time that the plane's engine failed. In an incredible feat, Cook told Deer to sit on his lap, clutching their gear. As the plane crashed to the ground, Cook's body absorbed the impact, killing him but protecting Kimberly Dear from what was to be a fatal accident.
Another skydiving instructor, Dave Hartsock, also saved his student from being hit. This was Shirley Dygert's first tandem jump with an instructor. Although their aircraft did not fail, Digert's parachute did not open. In a terrifying freefall, Hartsock was able to position himself under his student, taking the hit as they fell to the ground together. Despite the fact that Dave Hartsock fractured his spine, leaving his body paralyzed from the neck down, they both survived the fall.
8. Man endured four soldiers from the battlefield
Despite being a mere mortal, Joe Rollino spent his 104-year life doing incredible, superhuman things. Although he weighed only approximately 68 kilograms in his prime, he could lift 288 kilograms with his fingers and 1450 kilograms on his back. He won several strongman titles and many honors.
However, what made him a hero in the eyes of many people was not his talent in strength competitions, nor his title of "World's Strongest Man" that he earned on Coney Island. During World War II, Rollino served in the Pacific and received a Bronze & Silver Star for gallantry in the line of duty, and three Purple Hearts for his battle injuries that caused he spent a total of 24 months in the hospital. He is best known for the fact that he pulled his comrades from the battlefield, two in each hand, and then returned to the line of fire to carry more of his wounded brethren to safety.
7. A father fought an alligator to save his son.
A father's love can inspire superhuman feats, as two fathers from different parts of the world proved. In Florida, Joseph Welch came to the aid of his six-year-old son when an alligator grabbed the boy's arm. With no regard for his own safety, Welch hit the alligator non-stop in an attempt to get him to let go of his son. Finally, a passerby arrived to help Welch and began to kick the alligator in the stomach until the animal finally let go of the boy.
In Mutoko, Zimbabwe, another father saved his son from being attacked by a crocodile in a river. The father, named Tafadzwa Kacher, began to poke reeds in the eyes and mouth of the crocodile until he released his son. Having released the boy, the crocodile rushed at his father. Tafadzwa had to gouge out the animal's eyes to free his hand. The boy ended up losing his leg due to a crocodile attack, but survived and spoke of his father's superhuman bravery.
Source 6Two real-life Wonder Women who lifted cars to save lives
Men are not the only ones who can show superhuman strength in times of crisis. The daughter and mother showed that women can also be heroes, especially when a loved one is in danger. In Virginia, a 22-year-old woman saved her father's life when the BMW he was working on slid off the jack and landed on his chest, pinning him down. Realizing that there was no time to wait for help, the young woman lifted the car and pulled her father out, then gave him CPR to force him to breathe.
In Georgia, another jack slipped and lowered a 1,350-pound Chevy Impala onto a young man. Alone, his mother, Angela Cavallo, lifted the car and held it for five minutes until neighbors managed to drag her son to safety.
SourcePhoto 5The woman stopped an unmanned school bus.
Not all superhuman abilities consist of strength and courage, some of them are the ability to think and act quickly in an emergency. In New Mexico, a school bus full of kids became a traffic hazard when the driver had a seizure. The girl waiting for the bus saw that the bus driver was in trouble and turned to her mother for help. The woman, Rhonda Carlsen, immediately came to the rescue.
She ran beside the bus and gestured to one of the children on the bus to open the door. After the door was opened, Carlsen jumped onto the bus, grabbed the steering wheel, and calmly stopped the bus. Her quick reflexes helped prevent any harm that could be done to the children on the bus, not to mention any bystanders who might get in the way of the unmanned bus.
4. A teenager pulled a man out of a truck hanging over an abyss.
A truck with a trailer lurched over the edge of a cliff in the dead of night. The cab of the large truck creaked as it came to a stop, and began to dangle precariously over the ravine below. The truck driver was trapped inside. The young man came to his aid, broke the window and dragged the driver to safety with his bare hands. This is not a scene from an action movie, but a real event that took place in New Zealand in the Waioeka Gorge on October 5, 2008.
18-year-old Peter Hanne, who became a hero, was in his house when he heard the roar. Without thinking about his own safety, he climbed onto the balancing truck, jumped into a narrow gap between the cab and the trailer, and broke the rear window of the driver's cab. He gently helped the injured driver to safety as the truck creaked and rocked under their feet. In 2011, Hanne was awarded the New Zealand Bravery Medal for his heroic deed.
SourcePhoto 3The bullet-riddled soldier who returned to the battlefield
War is full of heroes, and many of them risk their lives to save their fellow soldiers. In the movie Forrest Gump, we saw how the fictional character of the same name saved several of his fellow soldiers, even after he received a gunshot wound. In real life, there are even more exciting stories, such as the story of Robert Ingram, who received the Medal of Honor (Medal Of Honor).
In 1966, while under siege from the enemy, Ingram continued to fight and rescue his comrades after being hit by three bullets - one in the head, which left him partially blind and deaf in one ear, the second hit in the arm, and the third dug into his left knee. Despite his wounds, Ingram continued to kill the North Vietnamese soldiers who were attacking his unit, and went under fire to save his fellow soldiers. His bravery is just one breathtaking example of the many wartime heroes who defended their countries with incredible feats.
Source 2The World Swimming Champion Saved 20 People from a Sinking Trolleybus
Aquaman is no match for Shavarsh Karapetyan, who saved 20 people from drowning in a submerged trolley bus in 1976. 11-time world record holder, 17-time world champion, 13-time European champion, seven-time USSR champion, Armenian speed swimming champion was finishing a training run with his brother when he witnessed a 92-passenger trolley bus run off the road into a reservoir falling into the water 24 meters from the shore. Karapetyan dived into the water, kicked out the rear window and began to get dozens of passengers out of the trolleybus, which by that time was already at a depth of 10 meters in icy water.
It was estimated that it took him approximately 30 seconds to save one person, allowing him to save person after person before he himself passed out in the cold, muddy water. Of all the people he pulled out of the trolleybus in that short time, 20 people survived. However, the heroic work of Karapetyan did not end there. Eight years later, he ran into a burning building and dragged several people to safety, suffering severe burns. Karapetyan received the Order of the Badge of Honor from the USSR and many other awards for underwater rescue, but he claimed that he was not a hero and did only what he had to.
1. A man raised a helicopter to save his employee
The TV show set became a real-life drama when a helicopter from the popular TV series Magnum P.I. fell into a drainage ditch in 1988. Preparing for a soft landing, the helicopter suddenly lurched out of control and crashed to the ground, all of which was caught on film. One of the show's pilots, Steve Kux, was trapped under a helicopter in shallow water. In an incredible Man of Steel moment, Warren “Tiny” Everal ran up and lifted the helicopter off Cax. The helicopter was a model Hughes 500D (Hughes 500D), and such a helicopter weighs at least 703 kilograms when it is not loaded.
Peewee's quick reaction and his superhuman strength saved Cax from the weight of the helicopter, chaining him to the water, which could crush him. Although left hand the pilot was injured, he recovered from what could have been a fatal crash, thanks to a local Hawaiian hero.
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 hole, the boys took the woman by both hands and pulled her out onto the hard 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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