in modern Russian rashozhie common verbal cliches that have become established because of frequent use."Mamayeva disruption" refers to the mess in the house, "Battle on the Ice" - the victory of our hockey team, "Mongol-Tatar yoke" - depressed position henpecked husband "like a Swede at Poltava" - about someone's a very difficult position.Each of these formulations arose for historical reasons, although not everyone who uses them knows that for some it is.Popular expression "covering her breast recess" is used in relation to those who were able to make a decisive contribution to the success of a business, regardless of personal interests and ignoring obstacles and sometimes threaten its own interests, of course, in a figurative sense.
This phrase came into use relatively recently.It was near Pskov, where in February 1943 the Soviet Army was heavy fighting offensive, acting against the German Army Group "North".Of the three, two German bunkers were suppressed, the third stayed stubbornly.Ordinary 2nd Battalion, 91st Brigade Siberian separate the Stalin Alexander Matrosov was able to get close to him on the flank closest to the loophole and throw two grenades.The machine gun was silent, but after a short time enemy fire resumed, apparently, one of the shooters escaped.Then Sailors went on recess and breasts with their lives given the opportunity to continue to attack the advancing battalion within a few minutes, much more precious.
Hero was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, and his feat was actively used military propaganda to raise morale and as an example to follow.Many publications, leaflets from the front to the national press, vividly described how the breast Sailors rushed into the breach.Photos simple Russian soldier was replicated.The date of the heroic deed was transferred to the 29 of February 23, as if it was dedicated to the Soviet Army.Not gone unnoticed and the last words shouted Alexander, lying on the breast recess.Of course, no mention of the native party, favorite Soviet homeland and the Stalin accomplished this feat could not.It turned out that it was preceded by a rather long, ideologically verified it.
After the war, Alexander Matrosov, along with Nikolai Gastello, Zoe Kosmodemyanskoy, Victor Talalikhina and other heroes who sacrificed their lives for the victory, entered into the official historiography of the Great Patriotic War.How it was all really, and what words he shouted, rushing to breast recess, no one figured out.Usually all that is often repeated, is gradually becoming the undisputed truth.
However, people who fought and had experience breaking fortified positions of the enemy, sometimes privately expressed cautious doubts about the effectiveness of this method of suppressing weapon emplacements.Hypothetically block the line of fire, you can own body, but to act in this case must be very well thought to fall exactly as required by the situation.Again, the defending enemy can push the body barrel gun.In general, a lot of inconsistencies.There were even opinions that did not want to go to Sailors chest on recess, and just fell in front of her, trying to hit the enemy more realistic means, for example by the same grenade.Expressed similar concerns for decades was risky as to call into question the entire official version of Soviet historical science.
Actually, what thought at the time of the death of Alexander Matrosov, large does not matter.What is more important.It is in any case was a true hero, like all Soviet soldiers who fell in battle or returning from the war.And until 1943, and after only officially registered more than two dozen such feats, but the names of those who committed them, not as widely known.Biography of Alexander Matrosov was well suited to wartime propaganda, and its simple Russian name easier to remember than, for example, the name of the Giray Latif oglu Asadov, who also closed the embrasure with his body.
Eternal glory to the fallen defenders of the Motherland!
