Orthodox name inna. Women with masculine names. Talismans for Inna

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Since ancient times, it has been known that a person's name has a strong influence on character and destiny. IN Ancient Rus it was customary to give two names. The first is 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 character traits of a person were manifested. This name was used to baptize the child. It is interesting that only the host himself and his relatives, 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.

Origin of the name

The name Inna is translated from Latin 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 Lesser Scythia. 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 to seize the preachers and execute them immediately. Accordingly, the river was completely frozen when they were taken out and tied to wooden logs. The unfortunate ones 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 the lapse of time, the name was mistaken for a woman's name.

There is an assumption that in fact the name has an earlier origin, rooted in. Perhaps it has to do with the mistress of the heavens, who bore the name Inanna - the star of the morning sunrise, which is very similar to the modern in sound and meaning. Further, some scholars believe that Innin - the goddess of fertility, carnal love and strife - may also be related to the bearers of this name.

The Sumerians had a ring with a ribbon as the symbol of Inna, 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, and also instilled a love of wars and ruin.

Celebrating the name day

For many centuries it has been customary to celebrate name days. Every day passes under the auspices of the saints. Earlier, it was a fairly common practice to name a child in accordance with the calendar. It was believed that if in the earthly vale to remember the saint, then in heaven the angel will not forget about the person, always helping him.

But lately, this is done less and less. Take, for example, the following widespread fact: Inna's name days fall in winter and summer, but astrologers advise calling this name for girls born in the sign of Taurus (in spring).

Character

Usually Inna is distinguished by a strong and willful character, the girl is very stubborn and persistent. 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, since she is cheerful, frivolous, carefree. Sometimes those around her believe that she has even an abundance of the listed qualities. 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 trials they endure. Like any other strong personality, Inna is prone to empathy and sympathy for the weak, tries to help them, if necessary, but she does not want to see such people in the circle of her 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, among other things, most often sincerely forgives with her inherent ease. True, she is very impatient, but the meaning of her name is to blame.

Abilities

Since childhood, Inna has often been inseparable from her mother, trying to help her in everything, even if she does not succeed very skillfully. Sometimes parents, in order to distract the child for a while and get busy, must give her exciting and difficult 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 an insightful 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 to how prestigious her work is, but on condition that the work will be adequately paid. If she has any creative ability, then most likely she will be completely passionate about her work, perhaps never getting married.

Bearers of this name make good journalists, photo reporters, store directors.

Personal life

It is very difficult to be married to Inna: she is demanding and temperamental in relationships, she will expect absolute loyalty and honesty from her companion. therefore family life Inna is doing much better if she does not get married too early, because she needs to mature for this step. Inna is often a wonderful mother, loyal 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 days, people usually determine what the weather will be in spring: if it's sunny, it will be warm, and if, on the contrary, it's cloudy, then frost can be expected. But it should be noted that this name is considered masculine, 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 prohibited. After all, as the clergy say, gender does not matter to the soul. Therefore, all girls, baptized and named with a beautiful name, need not worry about this and boldly celebrate Inna's name day twice a year.

2-02-2014, 08:38

Without exaggeration, the name Inna can be called a name-paradox: a foreign-language name perceived by our people according to the laws of the Russian language; the name that is in the calendar - but you cannot get it at baptism ... how did it happen?

First of all, even the origin of this name is unclear - it may turn out to be Greek, and Latin, and Germanic. Ancient sources (without specifying 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 the name Inna in the calendar? A saint with such a name is revered in the Orthodox Church ... yes, not a saint, but a saint! The fact is that initially the name Inna is masculine.

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 ordered to make sacrifices to the pagan gods. But the saint remained unshakable, for which he was subjected to a terrible execution: in winter, in a bitter frost, a large log was inserted into the ice, to which the unfortunate man was tied - so that his body would gradually freeze into the ice.

Saint Inna accomplished his feat more than one: both in preaching work and in martyrdom with him were two fellow believers, 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 catch on at all. Of course, in the calendar it is still there, and if you want to call your son that, no one will forbid you to do this ... but it is hardly worth doing it. Indeed, in the Russian language the ending -а, inherent in all three names, is characteristic mainly of the feminine gender.

To be assimilated by the Russian language as masculine, names must be deprived of this "feminine" trait (for example, Zakhariya turned into Zakhara) - but how would they look then: Inn, Rimm? Innius, Rimmy? It’s not very convenient to pronounce… and you don’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, becoming feminine. Baptizing a girl or woman with a male name is not supposed to be in the Orthodox Church.

But, despite such obstacles, the name Inna became widespread (especially in the 20th century, when naming was no longer so closely associated with baptism), and famous people there are many with such a name.

So, when choosing the names Inna or Rimma for a girl, it will be necessary to give a different name at baptism ... but we must admit 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 the times of the Apostles - in those times when the holy Apostle Andrew went to baptize our ancestors with a sermon on salvation. The first Russian holy martyrs are Inna, Pinna, Rimma, whose memory is celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church on January 20 / February 2.

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As St. Demetrius of Rostov, who compiled the famous Chetya-Menaion, narrates, the Apostle Andrew on the Kiev hills, 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 Slav-Rus.

In the book of Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) "Full Months of the East" Little Scythia is erroneously named their homeland. “The Roman and early Byzantine province of Lesser Scythia (the area of \u200b\u200bmodern Dobrudja, Romania) appeared only at the end of the 3rd - the beginning of the 4th century AD under the Emperor Diocletian,” therefore it is impossible to simultaneously be disciples of the Apostle Andrew and the inhabitants of Scythia Minor, which was overlooked by Archbishop Sergius.

Inna, Pinna, Rimma were baptized by the Apostle Andrew, ordained priests and sent to strengthen the faith and establish 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 Chersonesos, they were seized for their Christian preaching and given to a terrible execution. In the western ecclesiastical hagiographic tradition, the testimony of their martyrdom has been preserved in Jacob Voraginsky's "Acta Sanctorum":

« 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. "

Let the purest, like crystal, warriors of coldness Inna, Pinna, Rimma gain warmth. They suffered martyrdom in a certain northern province, where they were seized by barbaric idolaters and brought before the ruler. He commanded that the confessors of Christ should perish from the cold. The martyrs were tied to straight and solid 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 by frost, they remained motionless until they reached the limit of earthly life, giving their blessed souls into the hands of God. "

So the saints gave up their righteous souls to God, preserving the pledge of faith and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, glorifying Him with their martyrdom. Christians secretly buried the bodies of the saints of God. When the city came favorable time for Christians, the Bishop of Gedz, who ruled the local diocese, acquired 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 commanded 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 Martyrdom manuscript (probably the second half of the 4th century) has not survived; the manuscript of the XI century (Paris. Gr. 1488) contains a short extract from it (epitome); legends are also known in the Byzantine Stish 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 Bacilius II (late 10th - early 11th centuries), an archaic name was 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: "... Christians of the intercessors, the Kingdom of God evangelists", and such a comparison is applicable only to bishops. "Rejoice, saints Inna, Pinna and Rimma, passion-bearers of Christ and the first Baptist (!) And Heavenly intercessors of the Russian Land ..."

In the "Complete Monthly of the East" Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) cites information from the Serbian prologue of the 13th century, where their names are given in Serbian vowel in the sermon on the day of memory of the holy Russian martyrs: Enen, Nirin and Pen.

Among the Russian saints of the 1st century V.N. Tatishchev calls the still unjustifiably forgotten Prince Martyr Oskold (Askold) and Gleb (Uleb), brother of Svyatoslav. He wrote: "It is possible (Oskold) for the first martyr in Russia, like Uleb (Gleb), brother of Svyatoslav, who, from ignorance of history, were forgotten and not included in the calendar."

Among the first Russian saints are also known the martyrs of Chersonesos: Bishops Basil, Ephraim, Eugene, Agathador, Elpidius, Epherius, Kapiton, the holy martyr Emilian, the holy great martyr Nikita Stratilatus of Scythogoth (+ 305), the holy martyr Florian († 300).

This is only a small part of the famous first Russian saints who were 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 by foreigners: Goths, Huns, Khazars and others.

In the archives of Simferopol there is a document entitled “To all priests of the Simferopol and Crimean diocese”: “I ask you, honorable fathers, to commemorate the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma on leave of the liturgy, Vespers and Matins, for they must be considered Crimean saints. These are very ancient martyrs. " This document was signed on October 30, 1950 by Saint Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea. Now, near the Alushta church 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 in 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 built according to the type of statutory service, at least to a polyeleos service.

It is our duty and honor to glorify and pray to the first saints of the whole people. 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 land of Russia.

The history of the Russian holy martyrs, who shed their blood for Christ, begins in the times of the Apostles - in those times when our ancestors were baptized with a sermon on salvation. The first Russian holy martyrs are, whose memory is celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church on January 20 / February 2.

In the book of Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) "Full Months of the East", Scythia Minor is erroneously named their homeland. “The Roman and early Byzantine province of Lesser Scythia (the area of \u200b\u200bmodern Dobrudja, Romania) appeared only at the end of the 3rd - the beginning of the 4th century AD under the emperor Diocletian”, therefore it is impossible to be disciples of the Apostle Andrew and the inhabitants of Scythia Minor, which Archbishop Sergius ignored.

« De Sanctis Martyribus Inna, Pinna, Rimma.

« About the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma.

Let the purest, like crystal, warriors of coldness Inna, Pinna, Rimma gain warmth. They suffered martyrdom in a certain northern province, where they were seized by barbaric idolaters and brought before the ruler. He ordered that the confessors of Christ should perish from the cold. The martyrs were tied to straight and solid logs, set in the middle of the stream, and although it was a windy and cold season and the hard surface of the water froze, they remained motionless until they reached the limit of earthly life, betraying their blessed souls in the hands of God.

So the saints gave up their righteous souls to God, preserving the pledge of faith and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, glorifying Him with their martyrdom. Christians secretly buried the bodies of the saints of God. When a favorable time for Christians came in the city, the bishop of Gedza, who was in charge of the local diocese, acquired 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 commanded 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 Martyrdom manuscript (probably the second half of the 4th century) has not survived; the manuscript of the XI century (Paris. Gr. 1488) contains a short extract from it (epitome); legends are also known in the Byzantine Stish 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 Bacilius II (late 10th - early 11th centuries), an archaic name was 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. "

In the archives of Simferopol there is a document entitled “To all priests of the Simferopol and Crimean diocese”: “I ask you, honorable fathers, to commemorate the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, Rimma on leave of the liturgy, Vespers and Matins, for they must 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 church 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.

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, sends 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, 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 rushed forward together with them, took enemy trenches. Here she was mortally wounded and died, mourned by officers and soldiers ... The corps, with deep grief and condolences, testifies to the respect for the family of the deceased, who raised the heroine - a sister of mercy. What I ask 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 went 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 central street of the city - Nikolaevsky Avenue. After a short word uttered 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. At the head of the funeral procession behind the coffin was the Governor of Stavropol B. Yanushevich, Bishop Mikhail, representatives of the nobility, intelligentsia, merchants, high school students, students of the theological seminary. Next - a military band and a detachment of troops with a banner and weapons. The funeral procession moved to the ringing of the bells of all Stavropol temples. The clergy of the churches with banners and icons joined as the procession proceeded. The procession stopped at the gymnasium where the girl studied, at her parents' house. The Divine Liturgy was served in the Church of St. Andrew the First-Called, Archbishop Agafador.

In his parting speech over the grave at the Cathedral of St. Andrew the First-Called, Archpriest Semyon Nikolsky said: “France had a Virgin of Orleans - Jeanne d'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. Prior to her, of the women of this honor, the founder of the order, Empress Catherine II, and later Queen of the Two Sicilies Maria Amalia, were awarded this honor. In addition, she was awarded the "soldier" George of the fourth degree and two St. George medals.

In the same year, 1915, a feature film was shot about the life and exploits of Rimma, songs were created, and a disc was recorded. Rimma Ivanova's scholarship was established in the Stavropol gymnasium and paramedic school. And all this is 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 Dobroslavskaya 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 at the gymnasium

Rimma Mikhailovna Ivanova was born on June 15 (27), 1894 in Stavropol in the family of the 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, collegiate assessor. This is a very small title, in the story of N.V. Gogol's "nose" for the protagonist Major Kovalev is precisely this title. By the way, Nikolai Vasilievich himself rose to the rank of him. Rimma's father "for excellent and diligent service and special work" was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd degree and a silver medal in memory of the reign of Alexander III. Honest workaholic official!

In 1902, Rimma entered the Olginskaya women's gymnasium. She studied easily, was cheerful and sociable, quickly became a universal favorite. They remember this incident of those years. High school students walked 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 dress and shoes and saved the drowning man.

In 1913, after graduating from the gymnasium, she is going to continue her education and enroll in 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 at one of the zemstvo schools, goes to the village of Petrovskoye of the Blagodarnensky district. The school did not even have its own premises, but the difficulties only tempered the young teacher. Serving Russia and the people is its main task.

After the end of the school year, Rimma decides to continue her education, but a war begins with Germany. In Stavropol, as in the deep rear, they began to equip hospitals. Short-term nursing courses open, for which Rimma immediately enrolls. The decree of the Stavropol provincial zemstvo council of September 7, 1914, stating that Rimma Ivanova was sent as a sister of mercy to hospital No. 2. By the way, among the many girls who followed her example was the daughter of the Stavropol governor Elena Movillo, who would later go to the front as a sister of mercy. and will be awarded the 4th degree soldier's St.George Cross.

In an endless stream, the wounded arrived at the Stavropol hospitals. Including the hospital №2, where Rimma worked selflessly. It is difficult to imagine the horrors of war 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, to the active army herself.

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 the orderly Ivan Mikhailovich Ivanov, the girl departed for the forefront. 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 - together 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:

“Lord, how I would like you to calm down. Yes, it would be time already. You should be happy, if you love me, that I managed to get settled and work where I wanted ... But I did not do this for a joke and not for my own pleasure, but to help. Let me be a true sister of mercy. Let me do what is good and what needs to be done. Think what you want, but I give you my word of honor that I would give much, much in order to alleviate the suffering of those who shed blood. But do not worry: our dressing station is not under fire ... My dears, do not worry for God's sake. If you love me, then try to do what is best for me ... This is what will then be true love for me. Life is generally short, and you need to live it as fully and better 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 Cross of the 4th degree and two St.George medals.

In July 1915, yielding to the spells of her parents, especially since her father fell ill, Rimma left the front line on vacation. But she could not stand it for a long time, with her soul she was on the front line, with her soldiers, who literally adored Rimma. She again leaves for the front, only in one way she goes to meet worried parents - she is transferred to the 105th Orenburg Infantry Regiment, whose regimental doctor was Rimma's elder brother, Vladimir Ivanov. So Rimma Ivanova ends up in Belarus: the 105th Orenburg regiment then fought in the Polesie sector of the Western Front.

From a letter from Rimma Ivanova early September 1915:

“My good, dear mom and dad! It's good for me here. The people here are very nice. Everyone treats me kindly ... May God grant you health. And for the sake of our happiness, do not be discouraged. "

For her extraordinary courage, when a girl, without waiting for the end of the battle, dragged our soldiers to a safe place under bullets, she was nicknamed "Saint Rimma".

“We feel good! It's calm now. Don't worry, my dear ones. 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, the 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 died, the soldiers wavered, began to retreat, panic began, but then Rimma Ivanova rose, bandaging the wounded in the thick of the battle. "Forward, follow me!" - shouted the girl and the first rushed under the bullets. The regiment rushed with bayonets after its favorite and overthrew the enemy. Rimma was fatally wounded by an explosive bullet in her thigh.

According to eyewitnesses, her last words were: "God save Russia."

Death rushed over the battle to the hellish noise and screech,
Looking for more and more victims; blood flowed like a river,
The groans, screams and "hurray" merged into a continuous howl.
And Love walked only across the field.
A woman walked without fear and doubt,
Bowing to the suffering, and with a gentle hand
Hastened to ease the great torment
Or with caress the sufferer to rest ...

These lines about Rimma were written by her colleague, one of the officers of the 105th Orenburg regiment.

On the initiative of the regiment's personnel, a petition was sent to the name of Emperor Nicholas II to award Sister of Mercy Rimma Ivanova with the Order of St. George, 4th degree. In general, this order was purely military, awarded to officers, royals do not count. Therefore, formally, Nikolai could not reward them with a woman, and even a simple sister of mercy. True, such an award in the Patriotic War of 1812 was received by the famous "cavalry girl" N. A. Durov, about whom the film "The Hussar Ballad" is narrated. But she was awarded the order as a man, hiding under the name of the cornet Alexandrov. After much deliberation, Emperor Nicholas II signed a personal decree awarding Rimma Ivanova.

The reaction of the "progressive" Western public to the exploit of Rimma Ivanova, which thundered all over the world, is extremely curious. The then chairman of the German Red Cross, General Pful, told the press that sisters of mercy 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, having no idea of \u200b\u200bpatriotism and at the same time teaching others, were in the West at that time.

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 church of St. Andrew the First-Called a modest tombstone is 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 place of the death of this heroine in Belarus, as a testimony to the memory of descendants to such fragile and selfless girls, on whom the world rests.

Vladimir Kazakov