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Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival

Photo: Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival

But the first European film festival still attracted wide attention, and the next film festival in 1934 was already more representative: it was attended by 17 countries and 40 feature films. Then "Mussolini Cup" was awarded the Soviet Union for a better presentation of the program, which included such films as "Jolly Fellows", "Thunderstorm", "St. Petersburg′s night", "Ivan", "Vaseline," " ; New Gulliver "and" Outskirts ". In subsequent years Venice Film Festival did his best to keep at least the outer democracy, and therefore a huge celebration evoked sympathy for the regime of Benito Mussolini, many simple-minded movie fans. Venice ′bribed′ democratic society, presenting the awards and the British, and American, and Soviet films. However, with the consolidation of Nazi Germany′s closest ally, Italy, Festival in Venice was gradually transformed into obsessive promotion of "new order", and already in 1936, Italy and Germany were to "pull the blanket over himself." If some awards and awarded films of democratic countries, the "Cup of Mussolini′s" Get only the Italian and Germanic movies.

Prix Goncourt

Photo: Prix Goncourt

But the first European film festival still attracted wide attention, and the next film festival in 1934 was already more representative: it was attended by 17 countries and 40 feature films. Then "Mussolini Cup" was awarded the Soviet Union for a better presentation of the program, which included such films as "Jolly Fellows", "Thunderstorm", "St. Petersburg′s night", "Ivan", "Vaseline," " ; New Gulliver "and" Outskirts ". In subsequent years Venice Film Festival did his best to keep at least the outer democracy, and therefore a huge celebration evoked sympathy for the regime of Benito Mussolini, many simple-minded movie fans. Venice ′bribed′ democratic society, presenting the awards and the British, and American, and Soviet films. However, with the consolidation of Nazi Germany′s closest ally, Italy, Festival in Venice was gradually transformed into obsessive promotion of "new order", and already in 1936, Italy and Germany were to "pull the blanket over himself." If some awards and awarded films of democratic countries, the "Cup of Mussolini′s" Get only the Italian and Germanic movies.

Nobel Prize

Photo: Nobel Prize

But gradually accumulated fatigue and depression, perhaps because of some feelings of guilt for what he did last 10 years of his life, Alfred Nobel refused military production and as an entrepreneur and as an engineer. As appointed executors A. Nobel is always faithful to him engineer R. Salman, who was only 26 years old, and his 40-year-old officer R. Lilekvista. They had no idea about the laws and order of succession, and therefore appealed to Lindhagen K. - chairman of an appeals court, which has done so much to fulfill the last will of A. Nobel, that it can be considered as the third executor. He wanted the will of the deceased has been fully implemented and vigorously took up this complicated case. And it is even more tangled because of the fact that the property of A. Nobel were dispersed to different countries, and each has its own laws of inheritance, private property and the tax code.

AWARD OF ROYAL SORT LUSIGNAN

Photo: AWARD OF ROYAL SORT LUSIGNAN

In late summer of 1186 he died, King Baudouin V. Taking advantage of this death, Guy de Lusignan made a palace coup and seized the throne of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. On this occasion his brother Joffre said: "If Guy became king, then I can be a god." Grand Master of the Order ioannitov Roger de Moulins in the first hours after the coup did not want to give the key to the treasury, which kept the crown of the kingdom of Jerusalem. If he wants to show he does not want to participate in illegal actions, or afraid that in case of failure it will affect the position of the Order - hard to say. But the fact remains: only under the pressure of Gerard de Ridforta, head of the Order of the Knights Templar and custodian of the second key, Roger de Moulins parted with relic entrusted to him.

Order of Alexander Nevsky

Photo: Order of Alexander Nevsky

However, the Russian tsar as anyone and did not have time to award the Order of Alexander Nevsky. New insignia (scarlet star with the motto "For the works and the Fatherland" and a silver ribbon) was granted in May 1725 - the day of the wedding of Anna Petrovna of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Karl Friedrich. Then the Empress Catherine I laid the signs of the Order of Alexander Nevsky at the groom and the wedding day chevaliers of the Order were 18 people, with people not only military but also civilian. Among the recipients were guests and 4 - the courtiers of the Duke of Holstein, who arrived with him at the wedding ceremony. Thus, the intention of Peter I to establish a purely military awards are not fulfilled, and the Order of Alexander Nevsky was among Russian awards, which were given, and of Civil Merit. Its statute was written: "In the award of works for their country lift.

Order of Saint Catherine

Photo: Order of Saint Catherine

In Russia the social position of man from time immemorial was determined by its proximity to the supreme power and the attention which that person by the authorities enjoyed. Expressing favor his subordinate, the governor bestowed his rank. In the period of Kievan Rus upper class is divided into two different in their origin and status of discharge - the terrorists and the boyars (the prince and land). The origin of the word "lord" different scientists interpret differently. NM Karamzin deduced it from the word "fight (howl): lord - warrior. II Sreznevsky, Russian-Slavic philologist and ethnographer, conceded that it could happen from the word "boly" (large), a Russian historian VN Tatishchev assumed that Boyar (rule of the boyar) derived from the word "sick" - in the sense of "think".

Medal for Battle of Poltava

Photo: Medal for Battle of Poltava

Poltava victory marked an unprecedented celebrations in Russia. As many as eight days in Moscow was beaten in the bell, there were fireworks, fired from guns and treated people in the streets. A crushing defeat of the Swedish army at Poltava was reflected in several monuments of the medal case. Oral order of Peter I on awarding members of this glorious victory was followed shortly after the battle, and then after the grand victories were minted gold and silver coins. In her "daily yurnale Peter I wrote:" All staff and senior officers of the Emperor bestowed portraits with diamonds and medals (gold) on the dignity of their rank, and soldiers - a silver medal. " But in a written decree of February 8, 1710 mentioned only the silver medal for soldiers, corporals and petty officers of two regiments - Semenovski and Transfiguration. However, in the Armory in the Kremlin kept the only known gold medal with the officer′s image of a rider on the background of the battle, the inscription "For the Battle of Poltava and the date -" 1709 June 27 village.

POLISH ORDER OF WHITE EAGLE

Photo: POLISH ORDER OF WHITE EAGLE

Poltava victory marked an unprecedented celebrations in Russia. As many as eight days in Moscow was beaten in the bell, there were fireworks, fired from guns and treated people in the streets. A crushing defeat of the Swedish army at Poltava was reflected in several monuments of the medal case. Oral order of Peter I on awarding members of this glorious victory was followed shortly after the battle, and then after the grand victories were minted gold and silver coins. In her "daily yurnale Peter I wrote:" All staff and senior officers of the Emperor bestowed portraits with diamonds and medals (gold) on the dignity of their rank, and soldiers - a silver medal. " But in a written decree of February 8, 1710 mentioned only the silver medal for soldiers, corporals and petty officers of two regiments - Semenovski and Transfiguration. However, in the Armory in the Kremlin kept the only known gold medal with the officer′s image of a rider on the background of the battle, the inscription "For the Battle of Poltava and the date -" 1709 June 27 village.


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