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Since ancient times, it has been known that the name of a person has a strong influence on character and destiny. AT Ancient Russia It was customary to give two names. The first - the one that was assigned to the child at birth, it was familiar to others, and the second was given at a more conscious age, when the traits of a person's character were manifested. The child was baptized with this name. It is interesting that only the carrier himself and those close to whom he trusted knew him. After all, knowing the name of a person, you can understand his soul. Therefore, it is very important to choose a suitable and harmonious name for the child.
Name origin
From Latin, the name Inna is translated as "stormy river" or "stormy stream." These phrases very well characterize its owner. The history of the name is very unusual. In the 1st century, three great martyrs were executed - Inna, Rimma and Pinna, who came from Scythia Minor. They reminded people of the name of Christ and converted many barbarians to the Christian faith. Because of this, the leader of the heretics became angry, ordered the preachers to be seized and immediately executed. Accordingly, the river was completely frozen when they were taken out and tied to wooden logs. The unfortunate were frozen alive. After that, their names were included in the list of martyrs, and Inna's name day began to be celebrated twice a year, in winter and summer. Interestingly, after a while, the name was mistakenly taken for a woman.
There is an assumption that in fact the name has an earlier origin, rooted in Perhaps it is related to the mistress of heaven, who bore the name Inanna - the star of the morning sunrise, which is very similar to the modern one in sound and meaning. Further, some scholars believe that Yinnin - the goddess of fertility, carnal love and strife - may also be related to the bearers of this name.
Among the Sumerians, the symbol of Inna was a ring with a ribbon, and after that two more appeared - a star and a rose.
There are many interesting legends associated with this name. For example, one of the Sumerian myths tells that Inanna complained to her father Enki that, while distributing divine duties, she was unfairly bypassed, and then he gave his daughter the ability to attract men to himself, and also instilled a love for wars and wrecks.
Name day celebration
For many centuries it has been customary to celebrate name days. Every day passes under the auspices of the saints. Previously, it was a fairly common practice to name a child in accordance with the calendar. It was believed that if one remembers the saint in the earthly vale, then in heaven the angel will not forget about the person, always helping him.
But lately, this has become less and less common. Take at least the following common fact: Inna's name day falls in winter and summer, but astrologers advise calling this name girls born in the sign of Taurus (spring).
Character
Usually Inna has a strong and self-willed character, the girl is very stubborn and stubborn. Undoubtedly, sometimes she agrees to other people's conditions, but at the same time she feels internal disharmony and a storm of negative emotions that damage her.
By her temperament, Inna is more of a sanguine person, because she is cheerful, frivolous, carefree. Sometimes others believe that she even has the listed qualities in abundance. Inna is a real optimist and a very kind person. Girls named by this name never suffer from depression or melancholy, no matter what life tests they endure. Like any other strong personality, Inna is prone to empathy and sympathy for the weak, trying to help them if necessary, but she does not want to see such people in her circle of friends. The bearer of the name remembers her offenders and the evil done to her, but nevertheless she is not inclined to take revenge, and, in addition, she most often sincerely forgives with her inherent ease. True, she is very impatient, but the meaning of her name is to blame for this.
Capabilities
Since childhood, Inna has often been inseparable from her mother, trying to help her in everything, even if she does not do it quite skillfully. Sometimes parents, in order to briefly distract the child and get down to business, must give her exciting and complex developmental tasks. Such actions bring unexpected results: Inna, constantly honing her abilities, increases the level of intelligence and skills, ahead of her peers. In general, she is often endowed with a penetrating mind, very resourceful, the girl’s ideas and statements are always creative and accurate, which constantly surprises others. With a lively mind, she can work in almost any field, and she learns and switches from one type of activity to another very quickly.
Interestingly, for Inna it is absolutely indifferent how prestigious her work is, but on the condition that the work will be adequately paid. If she has any creative abilities, then most likely she will be completely passionate about her work, perhaps never marrying.
The bearers of this name make good journalists, photojournalists, store directors.
Personal life
Being married to Inna is very difficult: she is demanding and temperamental in relationships, she will expect absolute fidelity and honesty from her companion. That's why family life Inna does much better if she does not get married too early, as she needs to mature for this step. Inna is often a wonderful mother, a faithful and caring wife.
Day Angel
Inna's name day is celebrated church calendar twice a year - February 2 and July 3. By the way, according to Inna's winter name day, people usually determine what the weather will be like in spring: if it is sunny, it will be warm, and if, on the contrary, it is cloudy, then frosts can be expected. But it should be noted that this name is considered male, and there is no name day for the female version of the name Inna. Therefore, when girls are baptized, parents are often asked to choose a different name.
But if the father and mother insist on the baptism of their daughter in this way, then this is not forbidden. After all, as the clergy say, gender does not matter for the soul. Therefore, all girls who are baptized and named with a beautiful name can not worry about this and boldly celebrate Inna's name day twice a year.
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The name Inna, without exaggeration, can be called a paradoxical name: a foreign name adopted by our people according to the laws of the Russian language; the name that is in the calendar - but you can’t get it at baptism ... how did it happen?
First of all, even the origin of this name is unclear - it can turn out to be Greek, Latin, and German. Ancient sources (without indicating the origin of the name) interpret it as a "stormy stream", "strong water" or even ... "floating" - in a word, something somehow connected with water.
Is there a name Inna in the calendar? A saint with that name is revered in the Orthodox Church ... yes, not a saint, but a saint! The fact is that initially the name Inna is male.
The person who wore it - Inna Novodunsky - was a disciple of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called. He preached the Christian faith in his homeland - in Scythia - and the local ruler did not tolerate this: the Christian was captured, and he was ordered to sacrifice to the pagan gods. But the saint remained unshakable, for which he was subjected to a terrible execution: in winter, in severe frost, a large log was inserted into the ice, to which they tied the unfortunate one - so that his body would gradually freeze into the ice.
Saint Inna did not accomplish his feat alone: both in preaching and in martyrdom, he had two comrades of the same faith with him, and their names were Pinna and Rimma. Also - names of unknown origin; the first of them is interpreted as "pearl", the second - as "throwing", but in what language is unknown.
The Church honors the memory of these saints twice a year: February 2 (January 20, old style) and July 3 (June 20, old style).
The fate of these names in our country is quite remarkable. Pinn's name didn't stick at all. Of course, it is still in the holy calendar, and if you want to call your son that, no one will forbid you to do this ... but it’s hardly worth doing it. Indeed, in Russian, the ending -a, inherent in all three names, is characteristic mainly of the feminine gender.
In order to be adopted by the Russian language as masculine, the names must lose this "female" sign (for example, Zakharia turned into Zakhar) - but what would they look like then: Inn, Rimm? Innius, Rimmius? It’s not very convenient to pronounce ... and you can’t really form a diminutive form ... And so it happened that the names (with the exception of Pinna) retained their original form - but changed their gender, turning into feminine ones. It is not supposed to baptize a girl or woman with a male name in the Orthodox Church.
But, despite such obstacles, the name Inna became widespread (especially in the 20th century, when the naming was no longer so closely associated with baptism), and famous people there are many with that name.
So, when choosing the names Inna or Rimma for a girl, it will be necessary to give a different name at baptism ... but it must be admitted that this is far from the only case in the modern set of personal names.
Based on media materials
The history of the Russian holy martyrs who shed their blood for Christ begins in apostolic times - in those times when the holy apostle Andrew went to baptize our ancestors with a sermon about salvation. The first Russian holy martyrs are Inna, Pinna, Rimma, whose memory is commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church on January 20 / February 2.
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As St. Demetrius of Rostov, who compiled the famous Menaion of Honor, relates, on the Kyiv hills, the Apostle Andrew, addressing his disciples, said: “Believe me that the grace of God will shine on these mountains; a great city will be here, and the Lord will erect many churches there and enlighten the whole Russian land with holy baptism.
The first Russian holy martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (1st century) were disciples of the holy Apostle Andrew. They were originally from the northern land of Great Scythia, that is, they are Ilmen Slavs-Rus.
In the book of Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) “The Complete Menologion of the East”, Lesser Scythia is mistakenly named their homeland. “The Roman and early Byzantine province of Lesser Scythia (the region of modern Dobruja, Romania) appeared only at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th century AD under the emperor Diocletian”, therefore it is impossible to be disciples of the Apostle Andrew and residents of Lesser Scythia at the same time, which Archbishop Sergius did not pay attention to.
Inna, Pinna, Rimma were baptized by the Apostle Andrew, ordained priests and sent to strengthen the faith and affirm piety among the Greeks and foreigners living in the Bosphorus kingdom. On the way to Tavria, they everywhere preached the Christian faith and baptized the people.
By order of the pagan prince of Chersonesus, they were captured and put to a terrible execution for preaching a Christian. In the Western church hagiographic tradition, there is evidence in the Asta Sanctorum by Jacob Voraginsky about their martyrdom:
| « De Sanctis Martyribus Inna, Pinna, Rimma. | « About the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma. |
| Non sit calidum et splendidus sicut crystallus Inna refrigerandi vim habet ad fortes illius, Pinnensem Rima. Et in agonibus martyrum, quaedam prouinciae conuenerunt, et idolis servientes, quo capta barbaros ad praesidem. Christus praecepit ut a frigus Confessoris. Martyr accideret structum solidus acta in medio aquarum: et quamvis per ventosa frigoribus et corpus aquae gelu constricti et sedebam tristis usque peruenit ultimum vita, operam ad eorum beatitudinis rutsi anima Dei. | May the cold warriors Inna, Pinna, Rimma find warmth as pure as crystal. They suffered martyrdom in a certain northern province, where they were seized by barbarian idolaters and brought before the ruler. He commanded that the confessors of Christ perish from the cold. The martyrs were tied to straight and hard logs set in the middle of the stream, and although it was a windy and cold season and the hard surface of the water was frozen with frost, they remained motionless until they reached the limit of earthly life, betraying their blessed souls into the hands of God. |
Thus, the saints gave their righteous souls to God, preserving the pledge of faith and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, glorifying Him by their martyrdom. Christians secretly buried the bodies of God's saints. When it came to the city auspicious time for Christians, Bishop Gedtsa, who was in charge of the local diocese, found the holy relics and placed them in the shrine of the city's cathedral church. Seven years later, the martyrs appeared to the bishop and ordered him to transfer their holy relics to a “dry pier” - a place called Alix (now this place is called Alushta).
“The original text of the manuscript of the Martyrdom (probably the second half of the 4th century) has not been preserved; a manuscript of the 11th century (Paris. Gr. 1488) contains a brief extract from it (an epitome); legends are also known in Byzantine verse synaxaries of the late 10th-13th centuries (see, for example: SynCP. Col. 407; Paris. Gr. 1617; Ambros. B. 104)<…>The title of the epitome indicates that Inna, Pinna, Rimma suffered in Gothia (in the Minology of Emperor Basil II (late X - early XI century) an archaic name is used - Scythia.<…>Prof. HER. Golubinsky suggested that Inna, Pinna and Rimma suffered in the Crimea, and their relics were transferred to the port of Alisk or Alix, which was located on the site of modern Alushta.
It can be assumed that the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma had the rank of bishops, since the kontakion (hymn) dedicated to them says: “... by Christians intercessors, the Kingdom of God is evangelizers”, and such a comparison is applicable only to bishops. “Rejoice, Saints Inna, Pinna and Rimma, Passion-bearers of Christ and the first Baptism (!) and Heavenly Intercessors of the Russian Land…”
In the Complete Menologion of the East, Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) cites information from the Serbian prologue of the 13th century, where in the teaching on the day of remembrance of the holy Russian martyrs their names are given in Serbian vowels: Enen, Nirin and Pen.
Among the Russian saints of the 1st century V.N. Tatishchev names the still unjustifiably forgotten Prince Martyr Oskold (Askold) and Gleb (Uleb), Svyatoslav's brother. He wrote: “He can (Oskold) be revered as the first martyr in Russia, like Uleb (Gleb), brother Svyatoslav, who, from ignorance of history, are forgotten and not included in the calendar.”
Among the first Russian saints, the holy martyrs of Chersonesus are also known: Bishops Basil, Ephraim, Eugene, Agafador, Elpidius, Etherius, Kapiton, the Holy Martyr Emilian, the Holy Great Martyr Nikita Stratilat of Scyphogoth (+ 305), the Holy Martyr Florian Stratilat (+ 300).
This is only a small part of the famous first Russian saints glorified by the Ecumenical Orthodox Church. And how much information about other Slavic-Russian saints has been lost! The chronicles, which contained so much valuable information about the life of our distant ancestors, perished in the fire of invasions of foreigners: Goths, Huns, Khazars and others.
In the archives of Simferopol, a document entitled “To all the priests of the Simferopol and Crimean diocese” has been preserved: “I ask you, all-honorable fathers, to commemorate the liturgy, vespers and matins of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma during holidays, for they should be considered Crimean saints. These are very ancient martyrs.” This document was signed on October 30, 1950 by St. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky), Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea. Now, near the Alushta temple in the name of All Crimean saints, a chapel of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma has been erected, where a rare icon with their holy images is placed on the wall.
Unfortunately, in liturgical practice, the memory of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma is not expressed by a special service, therefore, among church people, the day of their memory is completely and unjustifiably forgotten. The glorification of the memory of the first Russian saints should become a stable liturgical tradition for our holy Church and should be elevated, in the manner of the statutory service, at least to the polyeleos.
To glorify the first national saints and pray to them is our duty and honor. The Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma are the first sacred gift, the first fruit of the faith of our distant ancestors, which they brought as a token of their faith and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, opening with their first martyrdom the beginning of the collection of a precious spiritual treasury - a great host of all saints who shone in the Russian land.
The history of the Russian holy martyrs who shed their blood for Christ begins in apostolic times - in those times when our ancestors were baptized with a sermon about salvation. The first Russian holy martyrs are, whose memory is celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church on January 20 / February 2.
As St. Demetrius of Rostov, who compiled the famous Menaion of Honor, relates, on the Kyiv hills, the Apostle Andrew, addressing his disciples, said: “Believe me that the grace of God will shine on these mountains; a great city will be here, and the Lord will erect many churches there and enlighten the whole Russian land with holy baptism.
The first Russian holy martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (1st century) were disciples of the holy Apostle Andrew. They were originally from the northern land of Great Scythia, that is, they are Ilmen Slavs-Rus.
In the book of Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) “The Complete Menologion of the East”, Lesser Scythia is mistakenly named their homeland. “The Roman and early Byzantine province of Lesser Scythia (the region of modern Dobruja, Romania) appeared only at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th century AD under the emperor Diocletian”, therefore it is impossible to be disciples of the Apostle Andrew and residents of Lesser Scythia at the same time, which Archbishop Sergius did not pay attention to.
Inna, Pinna, Rimma were baptized by the Apostle Andrew, ordained priests and sent to strengthen the faith and affirm piety among the Greeks and foreigners living in the Bosphorus kingdom. On the way to Tavria, they everywhere preached the Christian faith and baptized the people.
By order of the pagan prince of Chersonesus, they were captured and put to a terrible execution for preaching a Christian. In the Western church hagiographic tradition, there is evidence in the Asta Sanctorum by Jacob Voraginsky about their martyrdom:
| « De Sanctis Martyribus Inna, Pinna, Rimma. | « About the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma. |
| Non sit calidum et splendidus sicut crystallus Inna refrigerandi vim habet ad fortes illius, Pinnensem Rima. Et in agonibus martyrum, quaedam prouinciae conuenerunt, et idolis servientes, quo capta barbaros ad praesidem. Christus praecepit ut a frigus Confessoris. Martyr accideret structum solidus acta in medio aquarum: et quamvis per ventosa frigoribus et corpus aquae gelu constricti et sedebam tristis usque peruenit ultimum vita, operam ad eorum beatitudinis rutsi anima Dei. | May the cold warriors Inna, Pinna, Rimma find warmth as pure as crystal. They suffered martyrdom in a certain northern province, where they were seized by barbarian idolaters and brought before the ruler. He commanded that the confessors of Christ perish from the cold. The martyrs were tied to straight and hard logs set in the middle of the stream, and although it was a windy and cold season and the hard surface of the water was frozen with frost, they remained motionless until they reached the limit of earthly life, betraying their blessed souls into the hands of God. |
Thus, the saints gave their righteous souls to God, preserving the pledge of faith and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, glorifying Him by their martyrdom. Christians secretly buried the bodies of God's saints. When a favorable time came for Christians in the city, Bishop Gedtsa, who was in charge of the local diocese, found the holy relics and placed them in the reliquary of the city's cathedral church. Seven years later, the martyrs appeared to the bishop and ordered him to transfer their holy relics to a “dry pier” - a place called Alix (now this place is called Alushta).
“The original text of the manuscript of the Martyrdom (probably the second half of the 4th century) has not been preserved; a manuscript of the 11th century (Paris. Gr. 1488) contains a brief extract from it (an epitome); legends are also known in Byzantine verse synaxaries of the late 10th-13th centuries (see, for example: SynCP. Col. 407; Paris. Gr. 1617; Ambros. B. 104)<…>The title of the epitome indicates that Inna, Pinna, Rimma suffered in Gothia (in the Minology of Emperor Basil II (late 10th - early 11th century) an archaic name is used - Scythia.<…>Prof. HER. Golubinsky suggested that Inna, Pinna and Rimma suffered in the Crimea, and their relics were transferred to the port of Alisk or Alix, which was located on the site of modern Alushta.
It can be assumed that the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma had the rank of bishops, since the kontakion (hymn) dedicated to them says: “... by Christians intercessors, the Kingdom of God is evangelizers”, and such a comparison is applicable only to bishops. “Rejoice, Saints Inna, Pinna and Rimma, Passion-bearers of Christ and the first Baptism (!) and Heavenly Intercessors of the Russian Land…”
In the Complete Menologion of the East, Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) cites information from the Serbian prologue of the 13th century, where in the teaching on the day of remembrance of the holy Russian martyrs their names are given in Serbian vowels: Enen, Nirin and Pen.
Among the Russian saints of the 1st century V.N. Tatishchev names the still unjustifiably forgotten Prince Martyr Oskold (Askold) and Gleb (Uleb), Svyatoslav's brother. He wrote: “He can (Oskold) be revered as the first martyr in Russia, like Uleb (Gleb), brother Svyatoslav, who, from ignorance of history, are forgotten and not included in the calendar.”
Among the first Russian saints, the holy martyrs of Chersonesus are also known: Bishops Basil, Ephraim, Eugene, Agafador, Elpidius, Etherius, Kapiton, the Holy Martyr Emilian, the Holy Great Martyr Nikita Stratilat of Scyphogoth (+ 305), the Holy Martyr Florian Stratilat (+ 300).
This is only a small part of the famous first Russian saints glorified by the Ecumenical Orthodox Church. And how much information about other Slavic-Russian saints has been lost! The chronicles, which contained so much valuable information about the life of our distant ancestors, perished in the fire of invasions of foreigners: Goths, Huns, Khazars and others.
In the archives of Simferopol, a document entitled “To all the priests of the Simferopol and Crimean diocese” has been preserved: “I ask you, all-honorable fathers, to commemorate the liturgy, vespers and matins of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma during holidays, for they should be considered Crimean saints. These are very ancient martyrs.” This document was signed on October 30, 1950 with the Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea. Now, near the Alushta temple in the name of All Crimean saints, a chapel of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma has been erected, where a rare icon with their holy images is placed on the wall.
Unfortunately, in liturgical practice, the memory of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma is not expressed by a special service, therefore, among church people, the day of their memory is completely and unjustifiably forgotten. The glorification of the memory of the first Russian saints should become a stable liturgical tradition for our holy Church and should be elevated, in the manner of the statutory service, at least to the polyeleos.
To glorify the first national saints and pray to them is our duty and honor. The Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma are the first sacred gift, the first fruit of the faith of our distant ancestors, which they brought as a token of their faith and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, opening with their first martyrdom the beginning of the collection of a precious spiritual treasury - a great host of all saints who shone in the Russian land.
On September 22, 1915, the commander of the 31st Army Corps, Adjutant General Mishchenko, whose units were located on the front line in the Minsk region, sent a telegram to the Stavropol Governor:
“The Sovereign Emperor on September 17 deigned to honor the memory of the late sister of mercy Rimma Mikhailovna Ivanova with the Order of St. George of the 4th degree. Sister Ivanova, despite the persuasion of the regimental doctor, officers and soldiers, always bandaged the wounded on the front line under terrible fire, and on September 9, when both officers of the 10th company of the 105th Orenburg regiment were killed, she gathered the soldiers to her and, rushing forward along with them, took the enemy trenches. Here she was mortally wounded and died, mourned by officers and soldiers ... The Corps, with deep grief and condolences, shows respect for the family of the deceased, who raised the heroine - sister of mercy. What I ask you to inform parents and relatives living on the street. Lermontovskaya, 28".
Soon the coffin with the body of Rimma Ivanova arrived in her homeland, in Stavropol. The whole city came out to bury her. A description of those mourning days has been preserved. In the morning, the soldiers of the units located in Stavropol were placed from the station along the main street of the city - Nikolaevsky Prospekt. After short word, pronounced by Bishop Michael, the coffin with the body of the deceased was placed on a white hearse harnessed to four horses in white blankets. Ahead of the procession, Rimma Ivanova's awards were carried on velvet cushions. Stavropol Governor B. Yanushevich, Bishop Mikhail, representatives of the nobility, intelligentsia, merchants, high school students, students of the theological seminary walked behind the coffin at the head of the funeral procession. Next - a military band and a detachment of troops with a banner and weapons. The funeral procession moved to the chime of the bells of all Stavropol churches. The clergy of churches with banners and icons joined as they marched. The procession stopped at the gymnasium where the girl studied, at the house of her parents. In the Church of St. Andrew the First-Called, His Eminence Archbishop Agafador served the Divine Liturgy.
In a farewell speech said over the grave at the Cathedral of St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called, Archpriest Semyon Nikolsky said: “France had the Virgin of Orleans - Joan of Arc. Russia has a Stavropol maiden - Rimma Ivanova. And her name will henceforth live forever in the kingdoms of the world.
Rimma Ivanova became the only, let's say, "ordinary" woman who received the highest military award in Russia - the Order of St. George, 4th degree. Before her, the founder of the order, Empress Catherine II, and later Queen Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies, were awarded this honor. In addition, she was awarded the "soldier" George of the fourth degree and two St. George medals.
In the same 1915, a feature film was shot about the life and exploits of Rimma, songs were created, and a record was recorded. A scholarship from Rimma Ivanova was established at the Stavropol gymnasium and the medical assistant's school. And all this in honor of a young girl who was then only twenty-one years old.
What happened on September 9, 1915, when the 105th Orenburg Infantry Regiment attacked the enemy near the village of Dobroslavka, the center of the Dobroslavsky volost of the Pinsk district of the Minsk province (now the Pinsk district of the Brest region)? And who is she anyway, Rimma Ivanova?
Rimma Ivanova in the gymnasium
Rimma Mikhailovna Ivanova was born on June 15 (27), 1894 in Stavropol in the family of an official Mikhail Pavlovich Ivanov and his wife Elena Nikolaevna, nee Danishevskaya. The family was very respected in the city. My father was the treasurer of the Stavropol Spiritual Consistory, a collegiate assessor. This is a very small title, in the story of N.V. Gogol's "nose" of the protagonist, Major Kovalev, is precisely this title. By the way, Nikolai Vasilyevich himself rose to the ranks. Rimma's father was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav, 3rd class, and a silver medal in memory of the reign of Alexander the Third "for excellent, diligent service and special labors." Honest hard worker!
In 1902, Rimma entered the Olginskaya Women's Gymnasium. She studied easily, was cheerful and sociable, quickly became everyone's favorite. Remember such a case of those years. The schoolboys were walking near the pond. Suddenly, one young man awkwardly slipped on the bridges, fell into the water and began to drown. Rimma threw herself into the water, as she was, in a dress and shoes, and saved a drowning man.
In 1913, after graduating from the gymnasium, she was going to continue her education and enter the higher economic courses in St. Petersburg. Her parents persuaded her to postpone the trip for a year. She is too young, inexperienced and fragile for the noisy capital. However, Rimma cannot sit idle and, having received the position of a teacher in one of the zemstvo schools, she goes to the village of Petrovskoye, Blagodarnensky district. The school did not even have its own premises, but the difficulties only harden the young teacher. Serving Russia and the people is her main task.
After the end of the school year, Rimma decides to continue her education, but the war with Germany begins. In Stavropol, as in the deep rear, they began to equip hospitals. Short-term nursing courses are opened, for which Rimma is immediately enrolled. The decision of the Stavropol provincial zemstvo council of September 7, 1914 that Rimma Ivanova was sent as a nurse to hospital No. 2 has been preserved. By the way, among the many girls who followed her example was the daughter of the Stavropol governor Elena Movillo, who later went to the front as a nurse and will be awarded the soldier's St. George's Cross of the 4th degree.
The wounded arrived in the Stavropol hospitals in an endless stream. Including hospital No. 2, where Rimma worked selflessly. It is difficult to imagine the horrors of military wounds, blood and dirt that passed before the eyes of a fragile and impressionable girl. And, nevertheless, she firmly decided to take one more step - to go to the front herself, to the active army.
On January 17, 1915, Rimma voluntarily went to the Western Front, to the 83rd Samur Infantry Regiment, which was stationed in Stavropol before the war. Under the name of orderly Ivan Mikhailovich Ivanov, the girl left for the front lines. Only later, having become a sister of mercy, did he find his name - Rimma Mikhailovna Ivanova.
Parents, although they understood the patriotic impulse of their daughter, were horrified by her act. A year ago, they did not let her into St. Petersburg because of her "fragility and inexperience", and now their dear child - along with the soldiers, in the same gray, dirty overcoat on the front line. Among blood, lice and death.
Sister of Mercy - Rimma Mikhailovna Ivanova
From a letter from Rimma Ivanova to her parents:
“God, I wish you could calm down. Yes, it would be time. You should rejoice, if you love me, that I managed to get settled and work where I wanted ... But I didn’t do it for fun and not for my own pleasure, but in order to help. Yes, let me be a true sister of mercy. Let me do what is good and what needs to be done. Think what you will, but I give you my word of honor that I would give much, much to alleviate the suffering of those who shed blood. But don't worry: our dressing station is not under fire... My good ones, don't worry for God's sake. If you love me, then try to do what is best for me ... And then this will be true love for me. Life in general is short, and one must live it as fully and as best as possible. Help, Lord! Pray for Russia and humanity."
By this time, for courage and heroism in rescuing the wounded under enemy fire, she had already been awarded the soldier's St. George's Cross of the 4th degree and two St. George's medals.
In July 1915, yielding to the spells of her parents, especially since her father fell ill, Rimma leaves the front line on vacation. But she can’t stand it for a long time, she is at the forefront with her soul, with her soldiers, who literally idolized Rimma. She leaves for the front again, only in one way meeting her worried parents - she is transferred to the 105th Orenburg Infantry Regiment, whose regimental doctor was Rimma's older brother, Vladimir Ivanov. So Rimma Ivanova ends up in Belarus: the 105th Orenburg Regiment then fought on the Polessky sector of the Western Front.
From a letter from Rimma Ivanova in early September 1915:
“My good, dear mother and father! It's good for me here. The people here are very nice. Everyone treats me kindly… God bless you. And for the sake of our happiness, do not lose heart.
For extraordinary courage, when the girl, without waiting for the end of the battle, pulled our soldiers to a safe place under bullets, she was nicknamed "Saint Rimma."
“We feel good! It's calm now. Don't worry, my folks. We kiss. Rimma. 8.IX.15".
The plural is here because the girl reassured her parents on her behalf and on behalf of her brother, a regimental surgeon.
The next day, September 9, 1915, the 105th Orenburg Infantry Regiment attacked the Germans near the village of Dobroslavka, now the Pinsk district of the Brest region. The Germans met the 10th company with fierce fire, several heavy German machine guns "Maxim" literally mowed down our infantry. Two officers were killed, the soldiers faltered, began to retreat, panic began, but then Rimma Ivanova got up, bandaging the wounded in the thick of the battle. "Forward, follow me!" - the girl shouted and the first rushed under the bullets. The regiment rushed into bayonets for his favorite and overturned the enemy. Rimma was mortally wounded by an explosive bullet in the thigh.
According to eyewitnesses, her last words were: "God save Russia."
Under the infernal noise and screeching, death hovered over the battle,
Looking for more new victims; a river of blood flowed
Moan, screams and "cheers" merged into a continuous howl.
And only across the holy field was Love.
There was a woman without fear and doubt,
Leaning towards the suffering, and with a gentle hand
Hastened to alleviate the great torment
Or caress the sufferer to rest ...
These lines about Rimma were written by her colleague, one of the officers of the 105th Orenburg Regiment.
At the initiative of the personnel of the regiment, a petition was sent to Emperor Nicholas II to award the sister of mercy Rimma Ivanova with the Order of St. George, 4th degree. In general, this order was purely military, awarded to officers, royalty does not count. Therefore, formally, Nikolai could not award them to a woman, and even a simple sister of mercy. True, such an award in Patriotic War 1812 received the famous "cavalry girl" N. A. Durova, about which the film "Hussar Ballad" tells. But she was awarded the order as a man, hiding under the name of cornet Alexandrov. After much deliberation, Emperor Nicholas II signed a personal decree on the awarding of Rimma Ivanova.
The reaction of the "progressive" Western public to the feat of Rimma Ivanova, which thundered all over the world, is extremely curious. The then chairman of the German Red Cross, General Pfuel, stated in the press that nurses in battle should follow the Convention on the Neutrality of Medical Personnel, and not perform feats. However, the Geneva headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross rejected the German's protest. That is, people without conscience, honor, who have no idea about patriotism and at the same time teach others, were in the West at that time.
The tombstone of Rimma Ivanova in the fence of the church of St. Andrew the First-Called
In Soviet times, the name of the national heroine was forgotten. The place of her burial was razed to the ground when the cemetery on the territory of St. Andrew's Church was destroyed. But now, in the fence of the temple of St. Andrew the First-Called, a modest tombstone has been installed at the supposed place of her burial. A memorial plaque appeared on the building of the former Olginskaya gymnasium in Stavropol (now a boarding school for deaf and dumb children).
It would be nice if a memorial sign was erected at the site of the death of this heroine in Belarus, as evidence of the memory of descendants for such fragile and selfless girls, on whom the world rests.
Vladimir Kazakov
