Prepared and hosted by the teacher
history of MKOU "Kamenka - Sadovskaya secondary school"
Novokhopersky district Fomina V.N.
showing the role of A. Nevsky in protecting the Fatherland from invasion from the West and the Horde yoke from the East;
formation of spiritual and moral values, patriotism, citizenship among schoolchildren;
education in children of respect for their native country, its historical, national traditions on the example of the feat of life of the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky.
move class hour
Presenter 1: Oh, light bright and beautifully decorated Russian land. You are glorified by many beauties: you are famous for many lakes, locally revered rivers and springs, mountains, steep hills, high oak forests, clear fields, marvelous animals, various birds, countless great cities, glorious villages, monastery gardens, temples of God and formidable princes, honest boyars, many nobles. You are full of everything, Russian land, oh, orthodox Christian faith!
Teacher: So wrote the author of the "Word about the destruction of the Russian land" no later than 1246. But Russia is adorned not only with the gifts of nature, it is rich in its faithful sons. There are names that are perceived outside of time. This is because their deeds, by their significance, so deeply captured the life of future generations, and the deeds themselves from historical fact became a practical commandment, covenant, ideal. Today we will remember the feat of life for the benefit of the Fatherland of the Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky. From the depths of centuries before us rises the image of a historical hero in the imagination 19th poet century A. Maykov:
Reader:
... His hair is up to slender shoulders,
Like a strand of gold, they fell,
Mouths of love breathed
And the speech sounded wise.
Decorated with high valor,
And a true hero at heart
Enemies in the midst of the battles were menacingly terrible,
Outside of battles, the saint was a joy.
Always in a strict sense of duty,
He honored the truth with all his soul,
And shared the feelings of the heart
Between Motherland and God...
Host 2: The legendary commander was born into the family of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich on May 13, 1220. Grandson of Vsevolod Big nest. The first information about Alexander dates back to 1228, when Yaroslav, who reigned in Novgorod, came into conflict with the townspeople and was forced to leave for Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, his ancestral inheritance. The little prince, together with his brother Fedor, remained in the care of the boyars in Novgorod.
Presenter 1: At the age of 16, Alexander was imprisoned in the reign of Novgorod. The Novgorodians had their own militia, and they needed the prince only as a military leader - in case of war. The hordes of Batu did not reach Novgorod and Pskov, so they remained rich and prosperous against the backdrop of Russia devastated by the Mongols. Naturally, many, especially Swedish and Lithuanian feudal lords and knights - the crusaders, coveted such a tidbit. Now that Russia, under the yoke of the Golden Horde, could not help Novgorod, the West decided that the time had come to act.
Reader:
Russia is spread wide!
Russia endured many troubles:
A fiery blizzard of the Tatars, from the West,
Covering the sun with shields
The Livonians marched like a wall against her.
They scared her
We will crush you with our boots!
The dog will howl
Nettles will grow
Where did the German foot set foot!
Host 2: The first to go on a campaign to Russia were the Swedish knights, commanded by the close king Birger. “The King of Sweden, sent his son-in-law Birger, to the Neva ... he thought to conquer Ladoga, Novgorod itself, and ordered Alexander to arrogantly say: “fight with me if you dare; I am already standing in your land.” The Swedes landed on the banks of the Neva at the confluence of the Izhora River. Having set up camp, they prepared to move inland.
Presenter 1: The appearance of the Swedes was reported to Novgorod. Alexander, who was then 20 years old, decided on a daring operation. At the head of a detachment of one and a half thousand soldiers, he secretly approached the camp of the Swedes and suddenly attacked the enemy. He said to his small squad: “We are few, but the enemy is strong; but God is not in strength, but in truth: go with your prince.” This happened on June 15, 1240. The Swedes were stunned by the attack and, having suffered losses, began to retreat to the ships. Alexander personally participated in the battle, “put a seal on the king’s face with your sharp spear.” . This victory glorified Alexander. It was after this battle that they began to call him Nevsky. It is believed that the victory of 1240 prevented Russia from losing the shores of the Gulf of Finland and stopped the Swedish aggression.
Lead 2: Upon returning from the banks of the Neva, due to another conflict with the townspeople, Alexander was forced to leave Novgorod and go to Pereyaslavl-Zalessky. Meanwhile, a threat loomed over Novgorod. The Livonian Order, having gathered the German crusaders of the Baltic states, the Danish knights, enlisting the support of the Pope of Rome and the old rivals of the Novgorodians of Pskov, invaded the Novgorod lands. Prince Alexander returned to Novgorod. Both sides began to prepare for a decisive battle.
Presenter 1: Armored horsemen - the crusaders developed a special order of movement and attack. They lined up in a wedge, the tip of which was the most experienced, strongest, hardened in battles and campaigns fighters, armed with heavy spears and double-edged two-handed swords. The knight's armor weighed up to 50 kilograms, and the weight of a two-meter sword reached 20 kilograms. Even one knight was a serious opponent, and what can we say about the many warriors lined up in a wedge, or in other words, a “boar's head”.
Teacher: The outcome of the battle depended on many reasons: on the heroism of the warriors, on the talented governor, on the well-chosen place of the battle. Alexander came up with battle tactics, focusing on the infantry, which formed the basis of his army. Let's see how it was.
Scene "At the Raven Stone"
( On the stage "stone". The prince and the warriors come out.)
1 combatant: Where is a convenient place to find a battle?
2 combatant: It is necessary that the enemy be clearly visible.
Prince: Here I see the convenience for the Russian army: you can place the Russian squad on both sides of the Raven Stone (points to the stone).
1 warrior: The squad will withstand any onslaught. But the militias? They don't have enough experience.
Prince: And we will do it this way. In the middle, at the very shore strewn with boulders, we will put up the militias. In order to strengthen their position, we will install sleighs connected to each other behind, which will simultaneously serve as a fortification for our own and an obstacle for enemy horsemen. On the sides we will place the regiments of the right and left hands, which include the best warriors, as well as Novgorod warriors who have already been in battles. Let's move forward the archers, who will have to inflict maximum damage on the advancing enemy. Let's capture the "German pig" in pincers.
2 combatant: And you, prince, have a place on the Raven Stone. From there, you will lead. (The prince climbs a stone, looks around).
Prince: Yes, perhaps there is no better place to be found.
Teacher: To better imagine the picture of this battle, listen to an excerpt from K. Simonov's poem "Battle on the Ice".
Students read an excerpt from a poem.
... On Saturday, the fifth of April,
Raw dawn time
advanced considered
Marching Germans dark system.
On caps are feathers of cheerful birds,
Helmets have pony tails.
Above them on heavy poles
Black crosses swayed...
(an excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky" "Get up, good people" sounds)
The prince galloped to the coastal rocks,
Climbing on them with difficulty,
He found a high ledge,
From where you can see everything around.
And looked back. Somewhere behind
Between trees and stones
His regiments are in ambush,
Keeping horses on a leash.
And ahead, on ringing ice floes,
Thundering with heavy scales,
Livonians ride in a formidable wedge
Pig iron head.
The first onslaught of the Germans was terrible.
In the Russian infantry corner
Two rows of horse towers
They crashed through.
Like angry lambs in a storm,
Among the German cones
Flashing white shirts
Men's lamb hats.
In washed underwear shirts,
Throwing sheepskin coats on the ground,
They rushed into mortal combat,
Gate wide open.
So it's easier to hit the enemy with a swing,
And when you have to die
It's better to have a clean shirt
Dirty with your own blood.
They are open-eyed
They marched against the Germans with their bare chest,
Cutting fingers to the bone
Bowed spears to the ground.
And where the spears bent down,
They are in desperate slaughter
They cut through the German system
Shoulder to shoulder, back to back...
... Already mixed people, horses,
Swords, axes, axes,
And the prince is still calm
Followed the battle from the mountain.
... And, only after waiting for the Livonians,
Having mixed ranks, they were drawn into battle,
He, blazing with a sword in the sun,
He led his squad.
Raising swords of Russian steel,
Bending the spear shafts,
They flew out of the forest with a cry
New York regiments.
They flew over the ice with a clang, with thunder,
Leaning towards shaggy manes;
And the first on a huge horse
The prince got into the German system.
And, retreating before the prince,
Throwing spears and shields
The Germans fell from their horses to the ground,
Lifting iron fingers:
The bay horses got excited,
From under the hooves they raised dust,
Bodies dragged through the snow
Stuck in narrow stirrups.
There was a big mess
Iron, blood and water.
In place of the knights
There were bloody footprints.
Some lay choking
In bloody ice water.
Others rushed away, crouched,
Cowardly spurring horses.
Under them the horses drowned,
Under them, the ice stood on end,
Their stirrups pulled to the bottom,
The shell did not let them swim.
Brelo under sideways glances
A lot of captured gentlemen,
For the first time with bare heels
Diligently slapping on the ice ...
Lead 2: Four hundred knights were killed, 50 were taken prisoner. Some of the captured crusaders were undressed and barefoot, because during the battle they threw off their heavy clothes and shoes, trying to escape. Now, forgetting about their high titles and nobility, they dejectedly wandered along the road, kneading the melted snow with their feet. Until that time, the Teutonic Order did not know such a defeat. Soon an ambassador appeared from the order with a renunciation of claims to the Russian lands and with a request to release the captured knights. Since then, the knights have looked to the East with fear. They remember Lake Peipsi. And the words of Alexander Nevsky were also remembered: “Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword. On that stood and will stand the Russian land.
Teacher: Why were they able to defeat the knights?
Presenter 1: Novgorod and Pskov lands became free and retained their independence when Russia groaned under the yoke of the Mongol-Tatars. But then Alexander Nevsky could not oppose the Golden Horde, since Russia did not have the strength to resist the Mongols. Under those conditions, the policy of cooperation between Alexander Yaroslavovich and the Horde authorities was very far-sighted: it helped to avoid unnecessary bloodshed and new pogroms.
Host 2: 1263. Alexander Yaroslavovich is 43 years old. But military campaigns, the struggle with the princes for power, exhausting trips to the Horde and negotiations with the khans undermined his health. On the way home from another trip to the capital of the Golden Horde, the city of Saray, Prince Alexander realized that he could not get to the capital city. The prince fell ill, or was possibly poisoned by the Mongol khan. In small Gorodets he took monastic vows and a day later, on November 14, he died. After the death of Alexander Nevsky, Metropolitan Kirill said about the death of the great defender of Russia: “The sun of the Russian Land has set!”
The student reads the poem by A. Maikov “Death of Alexander Nevsky”
Night outside and frost.
A month - two iridescent light crowns around it ...
The sky is like a celebration.
In the hegumen's cell - a spectacle of sorrow and tears ...
Quietly the abbot stands before him at prayer.
Quietly the boyars stand in the corners.
Quiet and motionless lies head to the images
Prince Alexander, covered with a black schema ...
Quietly the lamp before the image of the Savior burns ...
The prince lies motionless.
The wonderful face lit up with beauty.
Quietly the abbot approached him and with a trembling hand
His heart felt him and his forehead -
And, sobbing, he exclaimed: “Our sun has set!”
Teacher: On the tomb of Alexander Nevsky, the words of M.V. Lomonosov:
“... the Grand Duke
Alexander Nevsky,
Rossov zealous defender ...,
Who tamed barbarism in the east,
Deposed envy in the West…”
The name of Alexander Nevsky will forever remain in the memory of people. Grateful Russia, in honor of recognizing the merits of Prince Alexander Nevsky, 117 years after his death, elevated Alexander Nevsky to the rank of saints. And in 1547, Metropolitan Macarius proposed to establish a celebration of the holy blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky throughout Russia. The church council accepted and confirmed this position. By order of Peter I, at the beginning of the 18th century, a Cathedral was built in St. Petersburg in the name of the Holy Trinity and St. Alexander Nevsky, where his relics were transferred. Catherine 1 in 1725 established an order in honor of the holy noble Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. During the years of the Great Patriotic War On June 29, 1942, in recognition of the greatest merits of Prince Alexander, the "Order of Alexander Nevsky" was established. They were awarded to officers and generals Soviet army for personal courage and heroism, for skillfully carried out military operations, for the highest patriotism. . In 1995, in our country, the State Duma adopted the law “On the Days of Military Glory of Russia”: In all ages, the heroism, courage of Russian soldiers, the power and glory of Russian weapons have been an integral part of the greatness of the Russian State. The days of military glory of Russia are the days of glorious victories that played a decisive role in the history of Russia and in which Russian troops earned themselves the honor and respect of their contemporaries, and the grateful memory of their descendants. The famous expression of Alexander Nevsky “Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword. The Russian land has stood and will stand on that” is not only a warning to all opponents and enemies of Russia, but also calls to live in peace and harmony, resolving all issues at the negotiating table, and not on the battlefields. I think that today I wanted to let you know that in all epochs the true destiny of a person was to love the Motherland, protect it from enemies, selflessly serve the Fatherland.
(The song “Native Russia” by A. Komarov is performed by students)
Literature.
Orlov A. S. et al. Reader on the history of Russia from ancient times to the present day. M. Education, 1999, p. 64-65
Collection "Russian poetry of the middle of the XIX century", Publishing house "Moscow worker", 1985, p.129
Lyakhov P. R. Encyclopedia "I know the world", Astrel Publishing House, Moscow, 2007, p. 103
Starobinskaya G.I., Lesson guidelines to the textbook "History of Russia from ancient times to the end of the 19th century", Moscow, Russian word, 2008, p.79
Utkin A. I. “N. M. Karamzin on the history of the Russian state”, M. “Enlightenment, 1990, p. 100
100 Battles That Changed the World Weekly, #19, 2011, p. 13
Varakova I. I., Poretskova S. V. "Extracurricular activities in the history of Russia", Publishing house "Teacher-Ast", 2005, pp. 9-10
Simonov K.M. Battle on the Ice. // Simonov K. M. Collected works, vol. 1, Moscow, “ Fiction", 1979, pp. 356-361
Encyclopedia for children "History of Russia", Moscow, "Avanta +", 1995, volume 5, part I, p. 232
Screenplay Alexander Nevsky (for a class hour at school)
On the stage is an imitation of a lake. The leader comes out.
Moderator: Good day everyone! Today we will talk about one famous historical figure. This man became the object of controversy and anecdotes. But one thing is absolutely certain: his fame is well deserved. Many times the forces of Alexander Nevsky defended the Russian land. In those days, the invasion of the Tatars swallowed up a lot of land. But Alexander Nevsky became famous not only for this. What is the name of the most famous battle of the prince?
Answer: Battle of Lake Peipus.
Host: Right! Since then, this image has become a source of inspiration for various creative personalities.
The cantata "Alexander Nevsky" by Prokofiev sounds.
Host: This is a well-known work by Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev, dedicated to the Grand Duke. But this is far from the only work dedicated to Alexander Nevsky. What works of art do you know about him?
Answers: Vasiliev B., Alexander Nevsky, book; Segen A.Yu. - Alexander Nevsky, the Sun of the Russian land; Alexander Nevsky Square in St. Petersburg, with a monument, and the street of the same name, the largest in the city; Eizeishtein's film about Alexander Nevsky; famous monument in Petrozavodsk; films by Kuznetsov, Saltykov, Kalenov; a portrait painted by Pavel Korin; A.A. Subbotin, For the Russian land, historical novel, and etc.
Host: All right. Alexander Nevsky was chosen as their heavenly patron by two cities, St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk. The symbol of Alexander Nevsky is the ability to uplift the Russian people. S.S. Prokofiev has a corresponding fragment in his famous work. In 2008, a survey was conducted in Russia. The question was - whom to make "the name of Russia." Nevsky was chosen. Modern scientists are trying to update their view of this person, denigrating him. Any leader can be slandered. It is customary to change opinion, dispel the myth and argue that Nevsky was not a great commander. But the Russian people, as many centuries, believe that this person for a long time held the defense from three sides. He was canonized long ago by higher people than pseudo-scientists, who are also called trolls. The youth audience knows that the modern troll is one of us who sows conflict and negativity by using unconfirmed data and twisting the accepted facts. It must be remembered that if Alexander Nevsky had not saved Russia in his time, these trolls would not be alive now. It should be noted that among those who reduce the importance of the reign of Alexander Nevsky, there are a lot of Europeans.
Scientists recognize one common phenomenon - this is a truly unique person. Lev Gumilyov claims that it was Nevsky's forces that created such a term as the Russian-Horde alliance. Thanks to the defense of the prince, ideas about the enemy. It is believed that in reality it was Alexander Nevsky who was able to moderate the aggression of the Tatars, making the Horde practically his ally.
Old music sounds in the background, an orchestra of Russian instruments plays. The State Academic Northern Russian Choir, "All Russia" sounds.
Host: Since ancient times, Alexander Nevsky has been recognized as the golden image of the country in medieval times. All his life he was glorified by battles, not one of which he lost. He defended the country from the Tatars, from the Catholic propagandists and from the Germans. All of them wanted to turn the country into a slave resource. I must say that this person is unique. When tsars were vilified in Soviet times, the meaning of Alexander Nevsky was preserved. Each of us will say exactly who he is and name his most important deeds. And our children will also know who Alexander Nevsky is.
Scenario of an extra-curricular event dedicated to Alexander Nevsky and the 770th anniversary of the Battle of the Ice
"About the Motherland, about valor, about glory"
Purpose: creation of conditions for the formation of spiritual and moral values of students, contributing to their successful integration into the cultural space of their homeland - Russia.
Tasks:
To acquaint students with the life of Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky and talk about his role in the history of Russia.
To cultivate a sense of respect for the historical past of our Motherland.
Contribute to the formation of spiritual and moral ideals.
Aesthetically develop students.
Contribute to the development of students' creative abilities.
Event progress
1) (a bell sounds). 2 girls and a young man (readers) in folk costumes come out. Girls with a loaf. Boy with a scythe.
They read the poem by E. Asadov “Russia did not begin with a sword ...”
Asadov E. A. - "Russia did not begin with a sword"
Russia did not begin with a sword,
It started with a scythe and a plow.
Not because the blood is not hot,
But because the Russian shoulder
Never in my life has anger touched...
And arrows ringing battles
They only interrupted her usual work.
No wonder the horse of the mighty Elijah
Saddled was the master of the arable land.
In hands, cheerful only from labor,
Out of kindness sometimes not immediately
Retribution was rising. It's true.
But there was never a thirst for blood.
And if the hordes prevailed,
Forgive me, Russia, the troubles of sons.
Whenever the strife of the princes,
Then how the hordes would be given in the muzzle!
But only meanness rejoiced in vain.
Jokes with the hero are short-lived:
Yes, you can deceive the hero,
But to win - that's already pipes!
'Cause that would be just as funny
How, say, to fight with the sun and the moon.
That bail is Lake Peipus,
River Nepryadva and Borodino.
And if the darkness of the Teutons or Batu
Found the end in my homeland
That is the current proud Russia
A hundred times more beautiful and stronger!
And in the fight with the most fierce war
She has overcome hell.
That's the guarantee - hero cities
In the fireworks on a festive night!
And my country is always strong
That did not humiliate anyone anywhere.
'Cause kindness is stronger than war
How disinterestedness is more effective than sting.
The dawn is rising, bright and hot.
And it will be so forever indestructible.
Russia did not begin with a sword,
And that's why she's invincible!
2) Introductory speech of the teacher.
Since ancient times, Russia has been famous for its heroes, strong, courageous people who love their native land, their homeland. Our country, huge, rich natural resources, animals and flora, washed by the seas and oceans for many centuries, was attacked by foreign conquerors. But all of them received a worthy rebuff, because they were met by courageous Russian warriors under the leadership of talented commanders. We will talk about one of them today. This is the ancient Russian prince Alexander Nevsky. April 5 marks the 770th anniversary of the Battle of the Ice, the glorious battle in which he led Russian army Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky
The presenters (in folk costumes) come out to the music of Mussorgsky's "Gate to Kyiv" (Pictures from the exhibition).
(Presentation)
1 presenter
ALEXANDER - in Greek means protector of people. This beautiful, courageous name was given to his second son by the Novgorod prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, known not only for his courage, but for his tough temper. And this son subsequently became famous, and became especially loved in Russia. And in our days both believers and non-believers deeply revere St. Prince Alexander Nevsky in Russia.
2 leading
ALEXANDER was born in 1219 in Pereyaslavl (according to other sources, in 1220 in Novgorod) shortly before the terrible disaster - the Mongol-Tatar invasion of Russia. “It was so long ago in Kievan Rus. Grand Duke Yaroslav Vsevolodovich then reigned in Novgorod. From the age of three, Alexander was excommunicated from his mother, Princess Theodosia, and given to the upbringing of princely soldiers. Alexander was only 6 years old when Saint Simon made him princely tonsure. Not before the games was the young prince in his youth. Already at the age of 15, Alexander accompanied his father on campaigns and participated in the battle. When Alexander was 18 years old, his father will instruct him to reign in Novgorod. He grew up, turned into a clever, strong boy who loved to read and wrote beautifully. In those days, reading was taught by Holy Scripture. Alexander loved the word of God and learned it well. The commandments of Christ penetrated deep into the heart of the boy.
Read the poem "O Russia, 13th century"
13th century...
He was young and handsome
With all my heart I loved my Russia,
The rumor was worn: "Born by God",
He was a great, wise prince!
They tormented Russia from the east of the horde,
Mongols are mad dogs
All under the agony of shame,
They swept away on their way.
Having plundered Russia to the very thread,
They carried convoys of good,
Batu - to his insatiable camp,
Furs and gold, silver.
Russia from the horde was losing strength,
I barely lost my freedom
The horde mowed it down again,
I'll crack down on the vile clerk.
Having defeated the formidable Swedes in Izhora,
In my twenties,
Where he won victory with courage,
How again Russia is shaking from troubles!
Let the experience is still "not thick",
Only twenty-two passed,
He became a skilled commander,
He took military affairs into account.
With the father more than once in severe battles,
Steel will tempered
He was given to be born
Decorate the military pedestal.
1 presenter
Already in 1228, young Alexander began to reign in Novgorod with his older brother Fedor under the supervision of the boyars.
“And then there was a terrible famine in the Novgorod land. People died, destruction was everywhere. Seeing the suffering of people, Alexander experienced together with the people of Novgorod. This is what the chronicle says about him: “Not being seduced by wealth, he judges orphans and widows in truth, he is merciful, kind ... God helps such people, for God does not love angels, but people, in his generosity generously endows and shows his mercy in the world. Novgorodians admired their prince - handsome, tall, with a strong voice that thundered like a trumpet
2 leading
But terrible trials lay ahead of everyone.
The young prince faced the problem of the Tatars and another closer and more serious danger from the Swedes, Livonians and Lithuania. The struggle against the Livonians and the Swedes was, at the same time, a struggle between the Orthodox East and the Catholic West. In 1237, the disparate forces of the Livonians - the Teutonic Order and the Swordsmen - united against the Russians.
And at this time, the Mongol hordes approached the Novgorod lands. With hope in the Wisdom of God, Prince Alexander prayed for protection in the church of St. Sophia, fortified the city and its borders, and the enemy did not invade.
1 presenter
“Once the Swedish king sent messengers to Novgorod with an appeal to the prince: “If you can, defend yourself, for I am already here and ruining your land.” Alexander prayed long and hard in the temple, uttering these words: “Glorious God, you commanded to live without transgressing other people's borders. Judge, Lord, those who offend me and protect them from those who fight with me.” The prince came out of the church, dried his tears, and Alexander encouraged his squad with the words: “God is not in power, but in truth. Others - with weapons, others - on horseback, but we will call on the Name of the Lord our God! They staggered and fell, but we rose up and stood firm.”
(Sketch "With God, brothers"). Before the Neva battle.
"With GOD, BROTHERS!" (sketch)
Scene participants:
Alexander Nevskiy
Warrior 1 from the squad
Warrior 2 from the squad
At night, the Novgorod rati silently crossed Izhora and secretly approached the enemy camp. The scouts reported that the chilled Swedes were sleeping in tents, wrapping themselves in raincoats from the morning cold.
A damp wind was blowing from the direction of the Neva. The swampy shores were shrouded in dense gray fog. Sitting on a horse, one could hardly see the tip of one's own spear. But Alexander knew that soon it would be dawn, and the fog would gradually begin to dissipate.
Having built his small army, which the allied Ladoga residents joined along the way, Alexander turned to him:
Alexander Nevskiy"
If robbers break into your house and begin to scold your father's gray hair, humiliate your wife, capture children, trample on Orthodox icons, will you count how many there are? Dozen? Two dozen? Or throw yourself at the enemy and fight?
The squad roared indignantly.
Warrior 1
Warrior 2
Lead us, Yaroslavich! The dead have no shame. It is better for us to lay down our bones than to see the shame of our land! - noisy vigilantes.
Finally, the mist began to dissipate and a red circle of the sun peeped through it. Alexander crossed himself and put on his helmet.
Alexander Nevskiy:
May the holy martyrs Boris and Gleb help us! With God, brothers, together we will strike at the enemy! he shouted loudly.
The mighty voice of Yaroslavich resounded far over the restless waters of the Neva, over the sleeping Swedish camp. Having whipped a stagnant stallion, putting forward a spear, Prince Alexander was the first to break into the enemy camp. Behind him, not lagging behind, galloped his faithful squad.
Alexander Nevskiy
Let's stand brothers for Russia! For Novgorod! For our mothers, for our children! "God is not in power, but in truth"
In less than a minute, a fierce battle was already in full swing in the Swedish camp. The Russian knights fought without sparing their belly: they stabbed, chopped, rushed from their horses hand-to-hand, knocking down the knights jumping out of the tents. And the great commander Alexander Yaroslavovich led them into battle
reader
Decorated with high valor
And a true hero at heart
Enemies in the midst of the battles were menacingly terrible,
Outside of battles, the saint was a joy.
Always in a strict sense of duty,
He honored the truth with all his heart
And shared the feelings of the heart
Between the Motherland and God…”
2 leading
Russian knights showed miracles of valor. “Nothing is more unpleasant and undesirable for people than freedom. ... All freedom is revered more than any treasure of this world. Neither wealth, nor honor, nor sweet food is pleasant to us, as we have no freedom. But the miracles of God were also revealed, because the enemies were killed where the soldiers of Prince Alexander could not get.
Chronicler (teacher).
Approaches the stand with the book "The Life of Alexander Nevsky"
"The Life of the Blessed Alexander Nevsky" reports the following fact. On the eve of the battle with the Swedes, Alexander posted a patrol, ordering his soldiers to rest before the battle. One of the sentinels was a local native Pelgusy. He brought wonderful news to the prince. Before dawn on July 12, 1240, Pelgusius noticed a boat floating along the river, and in it the holy princes Boris and Gleb stood in scarlet cloaks. ... Pelgusius managed to hear the words of strangers: “Let's hasten to help our relative Alexander Yaroslavich.” When Pelgusius told Alexander about his vision, then, as the Life reports, "the heart of the young prince Alexander beat joyfully."
For this victory, the prince was named Nevsky. He was only 20 years old!!!
1 presenter
But the trials for the young prince and his people continued. A new terrible danger loomed over Russia
(the bell ringing "Nabat" sounds). A woman in black comes out with a candle.
In the winter of 1242, a war began with the German knights, who proudly declared that they would "subjugate the entire Slavic people." The enemies wanted to destroy the Orthodox faith, to convert the Russian people to the Catholic faith. St. Alexander, having set out on a campaign, liberated Pskov, and in the spring of 1242 gave the Teutonic Order a decisive battle on Lake Peipus.
Sounds 4 cantatas from the opera "Alexander Nevsky" by S. Prokofiev
("Get up, Russian people")
2 leading
On the eve of the battle, Saint Alexander again fervently asked God for help. Through his prayer, the help of God and the feat of arms of the Russian soldiers, the crusaders were completely defeated. There was a terrible slaughter, there was a loud crack from breaking spears and swords. The ice of the lake could not be seen, for it was covered with blood.
(viewing an excerpt from the film "Alexander Nevsky" 1-2 excerpts)
reading a poem by K. Simonov "Battle on the Ice"
K. Simonov "Battle on the Ice"
(Slide. Battle on the Ice)
…The prince galloped to the coastal rocks
Climbing on them with difficulty,
He found a high ledge
From where you can see everything around.
Prince in front of the Russian regiments
He turned the horse around,
With steel-clad hands
Under the clouds angrily poked.
"Let God judge us with the Germans
Without delay here on the ice
We have swords with us, and come what may,
Let's help God's judgment!"
And ahead on ringing ice floes
Thundering with heavy scales,
The Levonians are riding in a formidable wedge -
pig iron head
The first onslaught of the Germans was terrible.
In the Russian infantry corner,
Two rows of horse towers
They crashed through.
Like angry lambs in a storm,
Among the German cones
Flashing white shirts
Men's lamb hats.
In washed underwear shirts,
Throwing sheepskin coats on the ground,
They rushed into mortal combat,
Gate wide open.
So it's easier to hit the enemy with a swing,
And when you have to die
It's better to have a clean shirt
Dirty with your own blood.
They are open-eyed
They marched against the Germans with their bare chest,
Cutting fingers to the bone
Bowed spears to the ground.
And where the spears bent down,
They are in desperate slaughter
They cut through the German system
Shoulder to shoulder, back to back.
…People and horses have already mixed up.
Swords, axes, axes.
And the prince is still calm
Followed the battle from the mountains
1 presenter
On April 5, 1242, this legendary battle took place. This battle is known as the Battle of the Ice. Before the battle, Prince Alexander ordered his warriors to remove their iron armor. With a cunning maneuver (the enemy was passed through the Russian barrier), the enemy soldiers clad in iron were lured onto the ice. According to the Novgorod chronicle, the Russians drove the Germans across the ice for 7 miles, 400-500 knights fell and up to 50 were taken prisoner;
(view excerpt 3-4 from the film)
Chronicler (teacher)
“But the most difficult were not military affairs. The heavy burden of responsibility for the Motherland and the Russian people lay on the shoulders of the prince. At that time, Russia did not have enough strength to fight the evil enemy - the hordes of Batu Khan, who conquered the entire Russian land, flooding it with the blood of Christians.
The rumor about the great Novgorod prince and his victories reached Batu Khan. And Batu sent messengers with the following message: “God has subjugated many nations to me, are you the only one who doesn’t want to submit? If you want to save your land, come to bow." Not all of the Russian princes agreed to fulfill the humiliating requirements for a Christian - to worship pagan idols and paid for their disobedience with their lives. But the prince never lost firmness in the Orthodox faith. Entering the tent to the khan, he bowed to him and said: “King, I will bow to you, because God honored you with the kingdom. And I will not bow down to a creature (idol) created for the sake of man. Releasing the prince, Batu said: "They told me the truth that there is no prince like this."
“So Prince Alexander overcame his pride and bowed to the Mongol Khan, in the name of saving his people. This is how wisdom and Christian humility made it possible to save Russian lands from complete ruin
2 leading 1263. Alexander Yaroslavovich is 43 years old. But military campaigns, the struggle with the princes for power, exhausting trips to the Horde and negotiations with the khans undermined his health. On the way home from another trip to the capital of the Golden Horde, the city of Saray, Prince Alexander realized that he could not get to the capital city. In a small Gorodets, he took monastic vows under the name of Alexis and a day later, on November 14, 1263, he died.
Metropolitan Kirill announced to the people in Vladimir about his death with the words: "My dear child, understand that the sun of the Russian land is coming," and everyone exclaimed with tears: "We are already perishing."
– The student reads the poem by A. Maikov “Death of Alexander Nevsky”
Quietly the abbot stands before him at prayer.
Quietly the boyars stand in the corners.
Quiet and motionless lies head to the images
Prince Alexander, covered with a black schema ...
Quietly the lamp before the image of the Savior burns ...
The prince lies motionless.
The wonderful face lit up with beauty.
Quietly the abbot approached him and with a trembling hand
His heart felt him and his forehead -
And, sobbing, he exclaimed: “Our sun has set!”
Teacher - On the tomb of Alexander Nevsky, the words of M.V. Lomonosov:
“… Grand Duke
Alexander Nevsky,
Rossov zealous defender ...,
Who tamed barbarism in the east,
Deposed envy in the West…”
Alexander worked hard for the Russian land. Courageously and victoriously he fought against Western enemies, prudently, cleverly protected his people from predatory Tatars. Among the difficult princely affairs, the pious prince did not forget his Christian duties: he transferred a lot of silver and gold to the Horde, and redeemed many unfortunate people from the heavy captivity of the Tatars. Many called him their "guardian angel". The Russian Church canonized him among the saints.
1 presenter
By order of Peter I, at the beginning of the 18th century, a Cathedral was built in St. Petersburg in the name of the Holy Trinity and St. Alexander Nevsky, where his relics were transferred. In 1725, Empress Catherine 1 established an order in honor of the holy noble Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, which was one of the highest awards until 1917.
2 leading
During the Great Patriotic War in 1942, in recognition of the greatest merits of Prince Alexander, the Order of Alexander Nevsky was established. They were awarded to officers and generals of the Soviet Army for personal courage and heroism, for skillfully conducted military operations, for the highest patriotism. Until the end of the war, this order was awarded to 40,217 officers of the Soviet army.
In 1995, in our country, the State Duma adopted the law “On the Days of Military Glory of Russia”
In 2008, the Rossiya TV channel organized the Name of Russia project. 520,000 Russians voted for the ancient Russian prince Alexander Nevsky. From the depths of centuries, his image rises before us.
Teacher
“In all ages, heroism, the courage of the soldiers of Russia, the power and glory of Russian weapons have been an integral part of the greatness of the Russian State. The days of military glory of Russia are the days of glorious victories that played a decisive role in the history of Russia and in which Russian troops earned the honor and respect of their contemporaries, and the grateful memory of their descendants.
Streets, lanes, squares, etc. are named after Alexander Nevsky. Orthodox churches are dedicated to him (we have the Alexander Nevsky Temple in the city, in memory of the repeated salvation from the assassination attempts of Tsar Alexander III), he is the heavenly patron of St. Petersburg. We sacredly remember the precepts of the great commander.
(viewing excerpt 5 from the film ... "Who will come with a sword ...)
The famous expression of Alexander Nevsky “Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword. The Russian land has stood and will stand on that” is not only a warning to all opponents and enemies of Russia, but also calls to live in peace and harmony, resolving all issues at the negotiating table, and not on the battlefields ”
(reading of E. Asadov's poem "Russia" to the music "I look into the blue lakes") 2 readers
(teacher reads)
You are always so trusting, Russia,
Which, right, is just dumbfounded.
Since the time of Timur and Batu
You, cunning, were tormented by evil forces
And rudely humiliated your people.
Yes, Russia is always trusting. It's like that.
But how many times in history has it happened
No matter how broken, no matter how tyrannical the enemy,
She always, dispelling the darkness,
Like a Phoenix bird, reborn again!
And if so, then, then, and now
All good things will surely happen
And from resentment, from grief and loss
Russia will not be blown to pieces!
And the hour will strike, though fast, though not fast,
When Russia rises to its full height.
Mighty, from the depths to the very stars
And throw off the shoulders of businesslike packs!
When will these times come?
It's not for me to judge. But the clouds will break!
And I know for sure: the truth is lit,
My country will still appear to everyone
And proud, and great, and could
Completion (everyone comes out to the music of “Rings of Russia Bells” stand in pairs. They play in the stream.
Final (read by the teacher)
Fatherland is a sacred concept, because, according to believers, it was granted to every nation by the Heavenly Father, from whom the Fatherland is called. Therefore, its protection, the protection of the gift of God, is the sacred duty of every citizen.
Prince Alexander Nevsky was an Orthodox man and invincible in open battle; on the battlefield, the commander had to win the highest victory - over himself, to show the rarest and most difficult virtue: humble himself with boundless humility, drown out the voice of pride and defend the Motherland. He will bow to Batu solely in the interests of his beloved Motherland, and in this the author sees the highest feat of the right-believing Prince Alexander Nevsky. Humility leads to the comprehension of the truth, to the understanding of what needs to be done at the moment for the good of the Motherland.
http://pop-klassika.narod.ru/vstavaite_lyudi_russkie/
“He divided the feelings of the heart between the fatherland and God”
MOU secondary school No. 14, Lipetsk
classroom teacher
cadet classes
Zolotareva Tatyana Vasilievna
Lipetsk 2007
Introduction
In recent decades, Russia has been returning to its history, its past, in the primordial traditions of folk life, looking for answers to the most disturbing questions of our time. Historical memory again and again turns us to ideals Ancient Russia, its great saints and warriors.
The personality of the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Alexander Yaroslavovich Nevsky has always been honored in Russia. At all times he was a model of wisdom, holiness and faithful service to the Fatherland.
It is on the example of the exploits and life of the Holy Prince Alexander that it is possible to most easily explain to modern young people the meaning of enduring values. According to the lessons of history, Alexander Nevsky is known more as an outstanding commander, statesman, and least of all as a saint. The purpose of the musical and literary evening is to show the image of Nevsky as it was known and perceived by contemporaries, to answer the question of why he was canonized as a saint, how war and holiness are compatible.
A literary and musical evening dedicated to the life and feat of arms of Alexander Nevsky can be held with students of secondary schools, cadet classes, vocational schools, students of military patriotic clubs, etc. It is advisable to time the evening to coincide with the Memorial Day of Prince Alexander Yaroslavovich Nevsky, which is celebrated on December 6th. By making minor adjustments to the script, you can also use it for the Day of Military Glory of Russia - the Day of the victory of Russian soldiers of Prince Alexander Nevsky over the German knights on Lake Peipus (Battle on the Ice, 1242), which is celebrated on April 18, on the birthday of Prince Alexander Nevsky (he born May 30, 1220).
He divided the feelings of the heart between
Motherland and God
Scenario of a literary and musical evening dedicated to the life and feat of arms of Prince Alexander Nevsky
Date: December 6, 2006
Location:
Military Historical Memorial Museum named after M.K. Shcherbak MOU Secondary School No. 14
Participants: students of 10A, 11A cadet classes.
Decoration:
a memorial wall, in the center - a portrait of Alexander Nevsky, next to him - portraits of princes Vladimir, Svyatoslav, Vladimir Monomakh and Princess Olga, under each portrait - a candle.
All those present are invited to watch the video-poll “Who is Alexander Nevsky?”, “What do you know about him?”, “What is he famous for?”.
The introduction to the first concert of P.I. Tchaikovsky sounds.
Leading:
Every nation has its own national heroes who are loved, honored and remembered. Legends, songs, legends are composed about them. Their names remain for centuries, and the moral image not only is not erased in the memory of descendants, but, on the contrary, becomes brighter and brighter with the passage of time. Those of them, whose life was illuminated with a halo of holiness, and whose deeds and service to the people were to please God, are even more revered in Russia. People turn to them for help in difficult times of trial.
For more than seven centuries, the Saint Grand Duke Alexander Nevskiy.
The light is turned off, only the illumination above the memorial wall remains on, the bell ringing sounds.
Monk:
Today, December 6, the Day of Remembrance of Prince Alexander Yaroslavovich Nevsky is celebrated by all Orthodox Russia.
(the monk lights a candle under the portrait of Alexander Nevsky)
... It's quiet outside the mica window
snow falls.
Strictly Russian saints
byzantine faces,
Looks silently ahead
Prince the Great
From under the deadly
the heaviness of the eyelids.
elusive thoughts
jerky run...
Snow is softly falling outside the mica window.
I didn’t finish it ... well, Lord, it’s Your will ...
And the gray-haired abbot is already preparing the schema,
Timidly princely look
numb catches,
And the combatants mournfully stand by the bed.
Smells like wax and palm
candles are burning...
I didn’t have time ... Well, Lord, Thy will ...
Tearing men's sobs
death darkness,
And the expanses of the native prince
at dawn…
And in a single impulse to pray to him ...
I'm leaving... I'm leaving Russia...
To whom?
leading:
What is the secret of reverence and ardent love of the people for Alexander Nevsky, which is passed down from generation to generation? Why is he numbered among the saints?
reader 1:
(comes out of the darkness with a lit candle)
Let us first of all remember his closest pious ancestors, among whom there are many saints, from whom he inherited the best traits and virtues. Holy Princess Olga was the first of the Russian princely family to accept Orthodoxy.
Lights a candle under the portrait of Princess Olga, passes and sits down in the hall.
Monk:
“In the summer of 6463 (955) Olga went to the Greeks and came to Constantinople. There was then Tsar Konstantin... Olga came to him, and the Tsar and the Patriarch baptized her. Her baptismal name was Elena.
reader 2:
(comes out of the darkness with a lit candle)
Holy Prince Vladimir, nicknamed by the people the Red Sun or Vladimir the Baptist, brought the Christian faith to Russia.
Monk:
“In the summer of 6469 (988), Vladimir went to the Dnieper, and people gathered there without number. They entered the water and stood up to their necks, and others up to their chests, young people near the shore, others held babies, and committed over the years wandered on the water, while the priests stood and prayed. And there was joy on earth and in heaven over so many souls being saved.”
reader 3:
(comes out of the darkness with a lit candle)
Among the glorious ancestors of Alexander Yaroslavich there were many warriors. The greatest commander of Ancient Russia, Prince Svyatoslav, the son of Princess Olga, spent his whole life on campaigns: to the Oka, the Volga region, the North Caucasus, the Khazars and Volga Bulgaria, against Byzantium and the Pechenegs.
Lights a candle under the portrait of Prince Vladimir and sits down in the hall.
Monk:
“In the summer of 6472 (964), when Svyatoslav grew up and matured, he began to gather many brave warriors. And he easily went on campaigns, like a pardus, and fought a lot. On campaigns, he did not carry carts or boilers with him, did not cook meat, did not have a tent, but slept, spreading a sweatshirt with a saddle in his head. And sent to other countries with the words: "I'm going to you."
reader 4:
(comes out of the darkness with a lit candle)
Not Alexander's ancestors, Prince Vladimir Monomakh and Yaroslav the Wise, distinguished themselves only in strength and courage, but also in wisdom. This is how Prince Vladimir Monomakh bequeathed to his sons:
Lights a candle under the portrait of Prince Vladimir and sits down in the hall.
Monk:
Give to the orphan and justify the widow,
Don't let the strong destroy a man.
Honor the old as a father, and the young as brothers.
And most of all, honor the guest, whether he is a commoner, a noble or an ambassador.
Don't miss a person without greeting them.
Love your wife, but do not give power over yourself.
What he knows how to do well, then do not forget, and what he does not know how to do, learn from it.
Don't let the sun catch you in bed.
For God's sake, do not be lazy, I beg you, for only deed
You can receive the grace of God.
leading:
So, we see what features Alexander Nevsky could inherit from his ancestors. In him, all that is beautiful is combined and resulted in a powerful, integral Russian character.
reader 5:
Here and below, all readers speak from the audience. Before the poem, the text is read against the background of music by A. Borodin from the opera "Prince Igor", part 9.
Alexander Yaroslavovich was born in the capital of the specific independent principality of his father Yaroslav Vsevolodovich in Pereyaslavl on May 30, 1220. Little is known about the first years of Alexander's childhood, only that the boyar Fyodor Danilovich and the judge Iakim were his tutors.
reader 6:
According to tradition, when Alexander was 4 years old, a solemn rite of tonsure was performed - the initiation of the prince into warriors. After the ceremony, the father took his son out of the temple and put him on a war horse for the first time. Before this, the prince was girded with a light short sword. Four-year-old Alexander was given a light bow with arrows, which indicated the duty of a warrior to defend his native land from all kinds of external enemies. From that time on, the prince had every right to lead the princely Pereyaslav squad, of course, with the help of a close and experienced boyar-voivode.
But under the parental roof, Alexander did not grow up for long. Very early he had to experience all the hardships of the adult life of the prince in free Novgorod.
Further, before the words “Together with brother Fedor ...”, the text is read against the background of music from A. Borodin’s opera “Prince Igor”, part 12.
reader 7:
Veche and saint,
Like a knight is handsome
Novgorod over the Magus
It stands as a guardian of Russia.
Like a young prince
Small, but good.
How many times over the Magus
After the battle, he got up.
reader 8:
Volny Novgorod-grad,
Evening chime.
Not a servant and not a slave
Not in bow, not in full.
Protect your honor,
God is one, the city is one.
And the enemies will come -
All will rise as one.
reader 9:
All will rise as one
Not to the delight of the enemies.
Protect, Lord,
Saint Sophia Church.
Saint Sophia Church -
Domes in the sky.
The ringing floats to heaven
Together with his brother Fedor, Alexander Yaroslavovich ruled in Novgorod. More than once there were conflicts between the princes and the freedom-loving Novgorodians, who aspired to independence. In the winter of 1233, the elder brother Theodore died. In the St. Sophia Church, the ceremony of placing Alexander Yaroslavovich on the table was performed. Thus, from the age of 16, the independent reign of Alexander began, it coincided with a difficult period in the history of Russia, the very existence of which was at stake.
reader 11:
Russia, fragmented into numerous principalities, was, as it were, sandwiched between East and West. The Mongol-Tatar invasion was approaching from the East. In 1237-1240, Ryazan, Moscow, Vladimir, Kyiv fell in courageous resistance. Baty did not reach Veliky Novgorod a hundred miles. From the west, a formidable army of crusaders began to move towards Russia. With fire and sword they converted pagans and Orthodox Christians to Latinism. Russia in the heroic struggle on two fronts could die. I had to choose between east and west. Alexander faced a historical task, for the solution of which it was necessary to realize who was more dangerous for Russia
Two boyars come out. An excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky", part 1 "Russia under the Mongol yoke" sounds.
boyar 1:
The Russian Land is restless now. Oh, restless! After all, go away, Tavrilo Oleksich, neither the Horde nor the prince give us rest. Yes, and the Lithuanian troops are not appeased.
boyar 2:
It is not good for a warrior to think about peace, and even more so for a warrior of Prince Alexander Yaroslavovich. "The cross will be your helper, the sword will be your thunderstorm."
Alexander Nevsky comes out with three warriors. An excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky", part 2 sounds.
Alexander Nevskiy:
Alarm morning rises over Russia.
Not an easy time, the enemies defeated the Russian Land. I'll give you a miss now - I'll be mistaken for all of Russia. How to endure the burden of the soul? Saved the midnight, enlighten ... The Horde are enemies, and the knights are not friends! The knights need eternal war, so they live. What awaits us in alliance with the Latins? Eternal discipleship. They are guides, mentors; we are not even younger sons, but stepchildren. Russians - yes, look from the wrong hands! We tolerate the sword from the Tatars, but not a mockery. Tatars are rude, give them tribute, but live as you like. Let's stay true to the spirit of our faith...!
reader 12:
On July 15, 1240, the Swedish fleet led by Birger landed on the banks of the Neva at the confluence of the Izhora River. The Swedish messenger of rocks to Novgorod with the words of Birger: "If you can, resist me, otherwise I'm already here, capturing your land." Novgorod was on its feet before the arrival of the Swedish ambassadors. The boyars supported the decision of the prince to go into battle.
Alexander Nevskiy:
Get up, Russian people!
To a glorious fight, to a mortal fight!
Get up, free people,
To our honest land!
The enemy is very cunning, brethren.
He waited for time - Russia became weak.
All the Horde trampled,
Defenseless Novgorod-grad.
When we can't damn dogs give a rebuff
Be proud of the great.
But God is not in power, but in truth.
Everything is here, here is the Motherland and home,
Here are our wives, children.
For us, their tears before the Creator,
We are their joy.
For them, friends, all our blood
We will strike forces at the enemy.
Yes, love for the Motherland is in the children
They will burn the graves of the fathers.
Warrior 1:
For them!
Warrior 2:
For them all our blood!
Warrior 3:
Let's strike the enemy force!
Warrior 4:
For Russia!
Warrior 5:
For Hagia Sophia!
An excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky", part 5 "Battle on the Ice" sounds. They leave. Voice recording against the background of music by S. Prokofiev "Alexander Nevsky", part 5 - "Battle on the Ice".
reader 13:
And there was a great slaughter with the Latins, and Alexander killed their countless multitude and placed a seal on the leader himself with his sharp copy. The great battle is over. The Swedes fled. Novgorod-grad celebrated the victory, and all Holy Russia celebrated. Bells rang throughout this Russia, Russian songs sounded, valiant dances.
Further, before the scene, the text is read against the background of music from A. Borodin's opera "Prince Igor", part 6.
leading:
But peace did not reign in Russia for long. After the victory over the Swedes, Alexander Yaroslavovich had to fight with other, even more dangerous enemies - the Livonian knights. In the autumn of 1240, German and Danish knights invaded Russian soil, broke into the depths of Russia.
reader 14:
Like a black cloud this year
There was bad weather in Russia.
Near Novgorod
The Livonian army was approaching.
Ready to put parchments
Under the round seal.
Dad himself is their crusade
Blessed to start soon.
reader
15:
The enemy is at the gate, and the prince is away.
That month was coming to an end
Like with your team together
In Pereyaslavl he went to his father.
Though the Novgorodians are proud,
Yes, not to pride at that hour.
The ambassadors hasten with a great request:
"Accept the prince's bow from us!"
reader
16:
Not remembering evil and insults,
Dashing horses are already rushing on their way,
To beat the enemy without delay
For Novgorod and for Hagia Sophia.
Two boyars come out, an excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky", part 1 - "Rus under the Mongol yoke" sounds.
boyar 1:
Again, not calm in Russia, trouble ...
boyar 2:
Yes, now we sleep in troubles, we hide behind troubles. Yes, all the will of God. More than one misfortune was warded off with swords.
boyar 1:
Yes, there is a black cloud. The Germans have already captured Pskov-grad. And that is only the beginning of the swing of the infidels on the Neva and Ladoga. They want to put Russia on constipation, and then completely captivate the Slavs.
boyar 2:
God is merciful. Prince Alexander Yaroslavovich does not remember the old grievance.
Chimes, Alexander Nevsky enters with combatants.
Alexander Nevskiy :
Bow to you, sir Velikiy Novgorod! Enemies float on the Neva.
We are all ready to lay down our heads for Russia.
warrior
1:
For the Orthodox faith!
warrior 2:
For Veliky Novgorod!
warrior 3:
For Hagia Sophia!
Alexander Nevskiy :
The dead have no shame. Or our eyes have been taken away, like the blind, we do not see the obvious. We make strife among ourselves in such a difficult hour. Not about the distant Novgorod borders, but about the protection of their homes.
warriors :
Oh, our glorious prince! Now the time has come for us to lay down our heads for you.
Alexander Nevskiy :
Judge me, O God, judge my quarrel with the unrighteous people and help me, Lord, as he helped our great-grandfather Yaroslav defeat the accursed Svyatopolk. There are not many of us, but the enemy is strong. But let's stand strong. No one is looking back. Whoever does not die will live!
An excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky", part 3 - "The Crusaders in Pskov" sounds. The actors leave.
reader 17 :
The prince galloped to the coastal rocks,
Climbing on them with difficulty
He found a high ledge,
From where you can see everything around.
And only after waiting for the Livonians,
Having mixed ranks, they were drawn into battle,
The prince flashed his sword in the sun,
He led his squad.
reader 18:
Raising swords of Russian steel,
Bending the spear shafts,
The Novogorodsk regiments flew out of the forest with a cry.
They flew with a clang, with thunder,
Leaning towards the tails and manes.
And the first on a huge horse
The prince got into the German system.
Voice recording against the background of music by S. Prokofiev "Alexander Nevsky", part 5, "Battle on the Ice".
reader 19:
And there was a fierce slash, and there was a crash from breaking spears and a ringing from the blows of swords. And it seemed that the frozen lake moved, and no ice was visible, for it was covered with blood. And so Alexander defeated the enemies with the help of God, and they turned to flight. Alexander cut them down, driving them as if through the air, and there was nowhere for them to hide. And Alexander returned with a glorious victory.
Enter Alexander Nevsky with combatants. An excerpt from S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky", part 2 - "Song of Alexander Nevsky" sounds.
Alexander Nevskiy:
Wait a minute to frighten us with remarkable force,
Fate has commanded us to protect our land!
Do not go to Russia, do not go!
Let him stay at his feet -
Earthly justice sword!
They leave.
reader 20:
This victory for a long time protected Russia from the German conquerors. The fame of Alexander Nevsky began to spread throughout all countries. But Prince Alexander clearly realized that to preserve the inviolability of the northwestern border of Russia, and also to leave open exit to the Baltic Sea, it was possible only if peaceful relations with the Golden Horde were maintained.
Further up to the words “In 1380…” the text is read against the background of music from “Requiem” by V.A. Mozart part 1.
reader 21:
And then came the hardest thing - to become a hostage. To be responsible for everything that will be on Russian soil. Prince Alexander fully drank the bitter cup of humiliation, visiting the Horde four times. This humiliation was a great feat. He, a heroic commander who participated in more than twenty battles in his life, never defeated in battle, humbled himself before the Horde. Prince Alexander understood that fragmented and bloodless Russia could not fight with terrible force, and in order to enable Russia to recover, to grow stronger, time is needed, peace with the East is needed.
leading:
All the forces and life of Alexander Nevsky were given to the service of the Russian people. Returning from his fourth trip to the Horde, he fell mortally ill, having reached the Gorodetsky monastery along the Volga, and stopped there. On the night of November 14, 1263, he cut his hair as a monk with the name Alexy, taking a large monastic rank - schema. This was the crowning achievement of his constant service to God. That same night he died.
reader 22:
They buried him in the Nativity Monastery. A multitude of people gathered to see off their glorious protector on his last journey.
Further to the end - reading the text against the background of the bell ringing.
reader 23:
In 1380, the Novgorodians canonized Alexander among their locally revered saints, and in the 16th century, by decision of a church council, he became revered by the entire Orthodox world.
reader 24:
The good memory of descendants presents Alexander as great. The glory of St. Alexander Nevsky is so great that icon painters and painters from century to century create the image of a mighty warrior with perfect features.
reader 25:
The name of the Saint given to him is much more expressive than the Great, for the Great is called for wisdom and courage. Alexander, with his virtues, was able to alleviate the cruel fate of Russia.
monk:
Decorated with high valor
And a true hero at heart -
Enemies in the midst of the battle are menacingly scary,
Outside of battles, the saint was a joy.
Always in a strict sense of duty,
He honored the truth with all his heart.
And shared the feelings of the heart
Between Motherland and God.
APPENDIX 1
In the role of Alexander Nevsky, cadet Fedyushin Ya.
Warriors cadets Chuvakov G., Sarychev D., Deryabin S., Kayumov E. 
APPENDIX 2
Participants of the evening dedicated to the memory of Alexander Nevsky
MUSICAL WORKS PERFORMED AT THE EVENING:
"Russia under the Mongol yoke": 1 part of S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky"; "The Crusaders in Pskov": 3 parts of S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky"; "Song about Alexander Nevsky" 2 parts of the cantata by S. Prokofiev "Alexander Nevsky"; "Battle on the Ice" 5 hours of S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky"; "Entry of Alexander Nevsky to Pskov"; 7 hours of S. Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky"; "Bells" recording of the bell ringers of the Vladimir-Suldalsky Museum-Reserve, 12 min.; Overture to "Requiem" by V.A. Mozart; A. Borodin opera "Prince Igor", parts 1, 6, 9, 12; P.I. Tchaikovsky Concert No. 1.
LITERATURE: A.V. Shishov Alexander Nevsky. - Rostov n / a: publishing house "Phoenix", 1999. - 352s; N. Smekhachev "Death of Alexander Nevsky" poem / / History 1997 - No. 6 p. 179; Alexander Nevsky: Russian Saints // Meeting. - 1991. - No. 2. -S. 5 2-5 3; Life of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky // Biographies of Memorable People of the Russian Land: X-XX centuries. - M.: 1991. - S. 50-55; Hieromonk Alexander (Petrov). Why is he numbered among the saints // Rumor. - 1993. - 30 Nov. - S. 5;
The scenario “He shared the feelings of the heart between the Fatherland and God” was published in the magazine “Patriot of the Fatherland” No. 5 (47) May 2006, monthly all-Russian magazine pp. 38-41., ROSVOENTSENTR, Armpress LLC.
Tatyana Tikhomirova
Patriotic event "Alexander Nevsky - the great name of Russia!"
« Alexander Nevsky is the name of Russia» .
"Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword"
(Alexander Nevskiy)
The goal is to look into the historical past Russia, learn about the feat great commander Alexander Nevsky, get in the spirit patriotism of our ancestors.
Years of life 1220-1263
Reigned 1252-1263
1. N. Rylenkov from the poem “Inheritance”.
Through the fields - meadows of the Dnieper region
A blue mist spreads.
Through the fog I can see the stands
My distant ancestors are Slavs.
It was inhabited by them
The entire valley.
Here, meeting the spring, under the zhito
They uprooted the forests.
Here, under the roar of the old were,
They received guests
Boiled honey, loved friends
And they taught children to be friends.
Above you - blue see-through,
Starry sky in letters
For you, not knowing peace,
Monomakh fought with the Polovtsians.
For you, meeting the sharp wind,
Ran into the father's house,
With the Novgorod squad Nevsky
He beat the Teutons on the Chudsky ice!
And marveled at the neighboring lands
Russian people on a steep path!
Our descendant and our heir,
You know, do you remember that?
Today we have gathered with you to talk about our past, present and future. Because without the past there is no future. Since ancient times, Russia has been famous for its heroes, strong, courageous people who love their native land, their homeland. Our country, huge, rich in natural resources, flora and fauna, washed by the seas and oceans, has been attacked by foreign invaders for many centuries. But all of them received a worthy rebuff, because they were met by courageous Russian warriors under the leadership of talented commanders. We will talk about one of them today. This is an old Russian prince Alexander Nevskiy.
From the depths of centuries, we are confronted with the image of a historical hero in the imagination of a 19th-century poet Maykova:
“... His hair is up to slender shoulders,
Like a strand of gold, they fell,
Mouths of love breathed
And the speech sounded wise.
Decorated with high valor
And a true hero at heart
Enemies in the midst of the battles were menacingly terrible,
Outside of battles, the saint was a joy.
Always in a strict sense of duty,
He honored the truth with all his heart
And shared the feelings of the heart.
The bell sounds.
1 Novgorodian: Gather people, on Yaroslav Square, who consider themselves a full citizen
2 Novgorodian: What?
1 Novgorodian: Let's decide. To be a prince in Novgorod or not.
Prince, beat the forehead! Here are our claims. Listen!
You can't have Novgorod lands. Neither you nor your companions.
Prince: But what, people of Novgorod, to be with my princely income?
1 Novgorodian: In excess of what is due, neither you nor your combatants should have more income.
You live only outside our city.
Prince! At the first call to come to the walls of Novgorod and defend against the enemy.
Prince: And what about the treasury, good people?
2 Novgorodian: And you don’t care about the treasury, prince. If you and the combatants are objectionable to us, one thing for you say: "The path is clear, prince!"
Here in such a land, where the prince does not rule the people, but serves them, he accomplished his feats of arms Alexander Nevskiy.
Russia of that time can be compared with a plowman. He stands, taking his hands off the plow, his gaze is anxious. Two horsemen from the east and west rushed at him. One on a squat horse with an ox-skin shield and a drawn bow, the other in iron armor and with a lance in his hands. The first is the Mongol-Tatars, the second is the Swedes and German knights - the crusaders.
1237. A huge Tatar-Mongol army moved from the east to Russia like a black cloud.
Destroying the cities
There was a Mongol horde
In one cruel quest
Burn and plunder cities.
The young prince hastily began to prepare Novgorod for defense against a possible attack by Batu. According to the chronicle, in March-April 1238, the Tatar-Mongol army, after the conquest and ruin of Torzhok, moved towards Novgorod. However, having reached the tract Ignach Krest, which is about 200 km south of Veliky Novgorod, the Mongols abandoned the offensive and turned back to the steppes. In 2003, on the bank of the Polomet River in the Ignach Krest tract, a memorial sign in the form of a concrete cross was erected and a memorial plaque was installed with the inscription "In memory of the courage of the defenders of the Russian land"
Meanwhile, the Mongol-Tatar yoke was established over Russia. Only northern Pskov and Novgorod remained intact.
Western Europe was a growing threat to Russia. In addition to the German knights, Novgorod was threatened by the Danes and Swedes. Their plans included a crusade against Eastern Orthodoxy. The Swedes came first. Birger led this campaign.
In the summer of 1240, Swedish ships arrived at the mouth of the Neva River. Having landed on the shore, the Swedes and their allies pitched their tents in the place where the Izhora flowed into the Neva. Borders Novgorod land guarded "watchmen": in the Neva region, on both banks of the Gulf of Finland, there was "sea guard" Izhora tribe. At dawn on a July day in 1240, the elder of the Izhora land, Pelgusy, while on patrol, discovered the Swedish flotilla and hastily sent to report everything Alexander.
Having learned about the invasion of the Swedes, the Novgorodians immediately gathered an army, which was led by the prince Alexander Yaroslavovich.
Alexander Nevsky spoke: “We are not many, and the enemy is strong, but God is not in strength, but in truth: Follow your prince. ”
On the night preceding the battle, there was a vision of the elder of the Izhora tribe, Pelgusius. Being on patrol, this glorious man, who converted to Orthodoxy under the name of Philip, told the young prince in the morning.
Pelgusius: “I spent the whole night without sleep on the river bank, watching the enemies. At sunrise, I heard a loud noise on the water and saw one boat with rowers. , were "like a robe of mist." And he said Boris: "Brother Gleb, row faster let us help our relative, Grand Duke Alexander Yaroslavovich." Seeing the wondrous vision and hearing the holy martyrs, I stood in awe and horror until the vision disappeared from sight.
Pelgusia's message pleased Alexandra but he didn't show it.
Nevsky: "Yes, the creations of the Lord are full of miracles, but it is not for us to judge with you."
And the Russian banners went up,
On which the face of Christ shone,
And the swords crashed down
On the wreckage of knight's shields.
The battle broke out in a black storm,
Turning the sky blue,
And covered with hot blood
The banks of the beautiful Neva.
The prince fights without sparing his life,
With all my heart stands for the Motherland,
And fiery love for the Fatherland
A heart Aleksandrovo is on fire!
About victory in this glorious battle
Do not get tired of writing songs,
Well, the prince Nevsky in prayers
They ask Holy Russia to protect
The small Russian army completely defeated the vastly superior enemy forces. Neither numerical superiority, nor military skill, nor the magic spells of the Swedish bishops could save the enemy from complete defeat. To the leader of the invasion Birger with his spear Alexander dealt a heavy blow to the face, "placed a seal on his face," in the words of the author of "The Life of Alexander Nevsky"The dark night saved the remnants of the Swedes. They did not want to wait for the morning and hurried to leave, loading three ships with the bodies of dead noble warriors alone. The Russian losses were negligible - only twenty people.
Not only the Golden Horde but the Swedes wanted to profit on the Russian lands. The hands of the German knights also itched. They had such an alliance called the Teutonic Order. So the detachments of the Teutons moved to Russia, and after a seven-day siege they took impregnable Pskov thanks to the betrayal of the mayor and the boyars - supporters of the Germans. Now it was Novgorod's turn. In the spring of 1242, the crusaders moved to Russia. On April 5, 1242, the famous battle on the ice of Lake Peipus. At that time, the prince of Novgorod was not yet 22 years old, but he was already known as a talented commander.
German troops took to the ice, forming a wedge or "pig's head", as they called this battle formation in Russia. This wedge cut into the center of the advanced Novgorod regiment and crushed it, however, when the knights of the Order were tied up in battle, the Novgorodians attacked them from the rear and flanks, holding them in pincers.
In order to more vividly imagine the picture of this battle, let's listen to an excerpt from K. Simonov's poem "Battle on the Ice", which he wrote a few years before Great Patriotic War.
Saturday, April 5th
Raw dawn sometimes
advanced considered
Marching Germans dark system.
On caps are feathers of cheerful birds,
Helmets have pony tails.
Above them on heavy poles
Black crosses swayed.
The 4th part of the cantata by S. Prokofiev sounds
The first onslaught of the Germans was terrible.
In the Russian infantry corner
Two rows of horse towers
They crashed through.
Like angry lambs in a storm,
Among the German cones
Flashing white shirts
Men's lamb hats.
In washed underwear shirts,
Throwing sheepskin coats on the ground,
They rushed into mortal combat,
Gate wide open.
So it's easier to hit the enemy with a swing,
And when you have to die
It's better to have a clean shirt
Dirty with your own blood.
They are open-eyed
They marched against the Germans with their bare chest,
Cutting fingers to the bone
Bowed spears to the ground.
And where the spears bent down,
They are in desperate slaughter
They cut through the German system
Shoulder to shoulder, back to back...
... Already mixed people, horses,
Swords, axes, axes,
And the prince is still calm
Followed the battle from the mountain.
... And, only after waiting for the Livonians,
Having mixed ranks, they were drawn into battle,
He, blazing with a sword in the sun,
He led his squad.
They flew over the ice with a clang, with thunder,
Leaning towards shaggy manes;
And the first on a huge horse
The prince got into the German system.
And, retreating before the prince,
Throwing spears and shields
The Germans fell from their horses to the ground,
Lifting iron fingers
Under them the horses drowned,
Under them, the ice stood on end,
Their stirrups pulled to the bottom,
The shell did not let them swim.
Brelo under sideways glances
A lot of captured gentlemen,
For the first time with bare heels
Diligently slapping on the ice ...
Soon an ambassador appeared from the order with a renunciation of claims to the Russian lands and with a request to release the captured knights. Since then, the knights have looked to the East with fear. They remember Lake Peipsi. And the words Alexander Nevsky is also remembered.
Novgorod and Pskov lands became free and retained their independence when Russia groaned under the yoke of the Mongol-Tatars. But to oppose the Golden Horde then Alexander Nevsky could not, because Russia did not have the strength to resist the Mongols. In those conditions, the policy of cooperation Alexandra Yaroslavovich with the Horde authorities was very far-sighted, this helped to avoid unnecessary bloodshed and new pogroms.
me Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky inextricably linked with Gorodets - ancient city Nizhny Novgorod region. Here, back in 1263, the earthly path of the prince ended Alexandra. And although the history of Gorodets - as a city-fortress and the center of a specific principality - continued for another century and a half, this fact became, by far, the most significant in the history of the city, which forever inscribed it in the history of the Fatherland.
According to the chronicler, the prince Alexander left the Horde for Russia in the fall of 1263, already being sick. In Nizhny Novgorod, he fell ill and, having barely reached Gorodets, on November 14 (old style, having taken monastic tonsure and the highest monastic rank - the schema, he ended his earthly journey here.
From Gorodets the body of the late prince was taken to Vladimir. The burial took place in the monastery church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Over time, the veneration of the prince grew Alexandra not only as a commander, but also as an Orthodox saint.
According to church tradition, the prince Alexander died in a cell of the Gorodets Feodorovsky Monastery. Before his death, the prince took monastic tonsure and schema.
The monastery was named after the miraculous icon of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God. The original of this image is kept in Kostroma. There was also a legend that the icon ended up in their city after the Batu invasion, miraculously escaping from Gorodets devastated by the Mongols. In Kostroma, the icon was named Feodorovskaya - in honor of the church of St. Theodore Stratelates, in which it was placed. According to legend, the townspeople recognized their icon in Kostroma and the list taken from it (copy) was transferred to Gorodets to the Feodorovskaya monastery named after her.
Theodorovsky Monastery was renewed in Gorodets at the beginning of the 18th century. It was the monastery that kept the memory of this in Gorodets great Russian commander and saint.
During the war against fascism, the country remembered its heroes, great Russian generals. Military orders and medals were approved in their honor. There were even proposals by the famous Nizhny Novgorod historian and local historian Nikolai Mikhailovich Dobrotvor to rename Gorodets to Alexandro-Nevsk. True, this idea did not find support, but Krasnoarmeyskaya Street in 1942 was called the street Alexander Nevsky. Half a century later, at the intersection of this street with the Revolution Embankment, a monument was erected great Russian commander, diplomat and saint Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky(author - Nizhny Novgorod sculptor Ivan Ivanovich Lukin).
Together with the installation of the monument, the townspeople decided to dedicate to the prince Nevsky the entire Volga embankment. At its intersection with Andrei Rublev Street, there was one historical place that remembered more than one monument erected on it. In 1911, a bust of the Tsar was unveiled here. Alexander II the Liberator from which the nearby square and the entire embankment were named Aleksandrovsky.
And in 1995, the Poklonny stone was laid on the Volga embankment - a symbol of the unity of Orthodox Russia. Around the stone under the slabs are stored capsules with earth from cities whose history is associated with the name Alexander Nevsky: Pereslavl-Zalessky, Vladimir, Pskov, Novgorod and St. Petersburg. At the opening of the Poklonny Stone, a delegation from St. Petersburg presented a historical relic as a gift to Gorodets - a copy of the sword of the 13th century, consecrated on the tomb Alexander Nevsky at Holy Trinity Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Lavra. This memorial sword can be seen in the exposition of the Gorodets Museum of Local Lore.
For many centuries, the townspeople have honored the memory of Alexander Nevsky- an outstanding historical figure, commander and saint. The personality of the prince binds together the ancient and new Gorodets.
1263. Alexander Yaroslavovich is 43 years old. But military campaigns, the struggle with the princes for power, exhausting trips to the Horde and negotiations with the khans undermined his health. On the way home from another trip to the capital of the Golden Horde, the city of Sarai, Prince Alexander understood that he could not reach the capital city. In the small town of Gorodets, he took monastic vows and a day later, on November 14, he died.
Quietly the lamp before the image of the Savior burns ...
The prince lies motionless.
The wonderful face lit up with beauty.
Quietly the abbot approached him and with a trembling hand
His heart felt him and his forehead -
And, sobbing, proclaimed: “Our sun has set!”
On the tomb Alexander Nevsky embossed the words M. AT. Lomonosov:
“… Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky,
Ross to the zealous defender,
Who tamed barbarism in the east,
Deposed envy in the West…”
Name Alexander Nevsky forever remained in human memory. Grateful Russia in honor of the recognition of the merits of the prince, 117 years after his death, erected Alexander Nevsky to the rank of saints. By order of Peter I, at the beginning of the 18th century, a Cathedral was built in St. Petersburg in the name of the Holy Trinity and St. Alexander Nevsky where his relics were transferred.
Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky always protected Russia. bright example that was the battle for Moscow. The beginning of the counteroffensive was on the night of December 5-6, 1941. Heavenly patronage of the Most Holy Theotokos and Alexander Nevsky helped the Russian people to defend Moscow.
Bayonets from the cold turned white,
The snow shimmered blue.
We, for the first time putting on overcoats,
Severely fought near Moscow.
Beardless, almost like children,
We knew in that furious year
That instead of us, no one in the world
For this city will not die.
And in the forty-first, in a hellish battle,
Bristling with thousands of mouths,
They remembered God - with a prayer
The enemy has been driven from the gate!
And enlightened soberly
To the bottom of the soul
When he sailed over sleepy Russia
Again ringing in crimson silence ...
And let it always be in honor of those guys
Worthy and poems and bronze,
Foliage gentle rustle
Native Russian birches!
Sounds like a song from the movie "Officers" "From the heroes of bygone times..."
One of the highest awards Russia - Order of Alexander Nevsky.
Order Alexander Nevsky became the only award that was awarded in times Russian Empire , and during the years of Soviet power, and even today it is included in the award system Russian Federation.
In the reward system Russian Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky appeared in the 18th century. It was intended as a military merit award for officers. The first awards were held by Catherine I. The order took 3rd place in seniority Russian awards after the orders of St. Andrew the First-Called and St. Catherine.
Order Alexander Nevsky returned to the army in the years Great Patriotic War, in July 1942. This order was awarded to 40 thousand officers, including several women, about 50 officers received the order twice, and lieutenant colonels Ivan Grigorievich Borisenko and Nikolai Leontievich Nevsky - three times; also about 70 officers of foreign armies who participated in the war against fascism, military unit-French air regiment Normandie-Niemen.
Order Alexander Nevsky preserved in the award system of the modern Russia. It belongs to the so-called "sleeping orders", which are awarded only in case of war with an external enemy.
A game: "Collect a catchphrase"
The task is given in groups, the phrases are cut into words and put into envelopes. Whoever collects a phrase or proverb first will win and receive a prize (order A. Nevsky) .
1 phrase: "Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword".
2 phrase: "We are few - but not in the power of God, but in truth".
3 phrase: "Who is faithful to the Motherland, he is tried on in battle".
4 phrase: "The battle is red with courage, and a comrade with friendship".
5 phrase: "The brave one blames himself, and the cowardly blames his comrade".
6 phrase: "Know the Russian commandment, do not yawn in battle".
Today we made a fascinating journey into the past of our Motherland. I think that this communication will help us understand that in all epochs the true purpose of a person was to love the Motherland, to create for its sake, to create.
Be patriot ... What does this mean?
And this means to love the Motherland,
And it's honest, disinterested
To serve the beloved fatherland.
To love his gray-haired story,
Holy faces of Russian mothers,
Which more than once a year is evil
They escorted their own children into battle.
Teaching children to be proud of their family
And his honor to observe and preserve,
To be the best part of the Russian people,
Which no one could crush.