11/27/2011

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Konstantin Simonov A lot of grief and suffering brought peoples of the world war. Become an instrument of policy, they brought one of unbearable distress to others for profit and wealth. June 22 brought a severe test of our country. This date, as said Konstantin Simonov, shared by all living and dead, heroes and traitors to the strong spirit and martyrs. Much time has passed since then, but I as a representative of the pop generation to the joy of the winners of the bloody battle like by its cover the events of those days. Much has been written memoirs of people passed before the day of victory through the crucible of combat, much is left of those memories, which are not returned from the war. But more remains in the memory of my generation expressed during the bitter cup of wine and nowhere published remain alive privates and officers who experienced Stalinist repression who threw incompetent 'Stalinist Sokal', virtually unarmed, to death for the satisfaction of vanity and stupidity of the cover, past environments, pelemety smersh Nazi captivity and then Stalin's torture chambers, long disenfranchised and humiliated. Only a few of them could talk about all this and even then only after a good drink. Most of them have a long time, feeling mortal fear, not for myself but for their loved ones, silently endured torments of memory. And no alcohol could not dislodge them even sound memories. Only cries at night, so wet from the cold sweat and hot tears pillows were after them, even when not stand and stopped the soldiers' hearts.
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Polish First Maybe even someone from the Cossacks Ostryanitsy. Drawing on the ring, judging of floral ornament, and the separate parts, stylized Ukrainian-Polish coat of arms. Upper lobes can not peering, accept for the Polish royal crown, the rule is recognized. All other details also match similar in shape elements of these emblems of xvii - the first half of the xviii century. Apparently, this ring - an imitation of real-rings seals, which were the then aristocrats. Only these stamp seals were made jewelers to skillfully and made of precious metals. The owner is our ring, most likely, a villager Bezrodny - Cossack or a farmer, wanted to be like gentleman and did a "seal" to somehow stand out among the same rootless. Like, "and we, , people!". To draw an analogy with the present, but today the role of just such "seals" are the Chinese fake "Rolex" and "iPhone" Ring, similar to the first, was found by my friends at . A similar, but not like that. According to scientists, this ring was not "cheap jewelry", and the actual crest - the official mark. Judging from the form panel, the second ring has the same dating as the first - the middle of xvii - the first half of the xviii century. Unfortunately, so far failed to find a specialist in Archeography and old Ukrainian grammar to fully read the inscription on the seal. Parse only part of the word - " intelligently Obviously, the ring belonged to the representative of Cossack leaders Hetman, among which were popular in style similar products. Not very high professional level master, produced the ring, says that his owner, an immigrant from the territory of the Hetman State came out, as they say, by the people. Obviously, from rags to riches "of his war pushed...