What does the "incognito"?The first association that arises for most of us - intrigue, novels of Dumas, mystery Madrid court and the other attributes of life royals and their entourage.The word comes from the Latin «in cogito» - «do not know" and refers to the individual hiding his real name, using instead a fictitious or borrowed.But there is an important caveat: it's called incognito only if the purpose of concealing the name is not a criminal.The man just wants to escape for some reason its publicity.
In the past century, to the actions incognito really resorted more often crowned heads and their approximate.They had a reason: senior, and especially a royal person is obliged to follow certain etiquette.He impermissible actions that allowed a mere mortal.And this is sometimes inconvenient, unseemly, and simply dangerous.But most still operate incognito to decency.
particularly convenient to travel incognito.This, incidentally, did not mean that the receiving party did not realize exactly who their guest.But the standards are met, and that was enough.
can remember Harun al-Rashid, wear clothes and send the poor to travel in their own country to find out how ordinary people live.They resorted to such actions, and the monarchs of the Middle Ages.Walter Scott colorfully describes the journey incognito, Richard the Lionheart in the novel "Ivanhoe" and not so much sins against truth.It is fair to note that Richard was forced to do so out of fear for his life.
In 1696 in Moscow, in the Grand Embassy to Europe went to the carpenter Peter Mikhailov.And only a limited number of people needed to know that it himself Tsar Peter I.
In 1781 from St. Petersburg went to visit Earl and Countess of Northern.They honorably accepted everywhere in Europe, and, in principle, everyone knew that under this pseudonym hides the future Russian tsar, and at that time heir to the throne, Paul I and his wife.First, traveling under pseudonyms at the time it was fashionable, and second, allowed a little retreat from the compulsory and strict etiquette.
may seem that action incognito - is the prerogative of the titled or royals.However, this is not necessary.Suffice it to recall the three Musketeers: Athos, Porthos and Aramis.Fictional names have not prevented them from serving in a privileged musketeer regiment.Another typical example of action incognito described in Pushkin's story "The young lady -krestyanka."Noblewoman Lisa pretends to be a peasant Akulina to get acquainted with a young man interested in her.Strict etiquette forbade the then unmarried noble maidens such action.Transformed into a peasant girl was able to realize his plan.
With the advent of the Internet, forums and chats started this era of action incognito.The value of the alias, nicknames, userpics is exactly the same: the concealment of his name for the purpose of not going beyond the legal field.The author, who writes on the Internet, does not always use his real name and real picture.Users can communicate with over the years, telling about yourself only a minimum of information, without revealing his name and face.We can say that now incognito - is a daily reality for many.
