Part 2

(about the life, morals and peculiarities of the mentality of the inhabitants of its three countries: central (FRG), western (Ireland) and southern (Portugal)

It was easier for me to adapt to living in Portugal, since the Portuguese, like all southerners, in some aspects are very similar to us, Russians, and indeed to the Slavs:

They like to postpone things for tomorrow ("feed breakfast"). Therefore, most often in response to the question "When will you do it or when will it be ready?" You will hear: tomorrow - in Russian, amanya - in Portuguese, manyana - in Spanish, or domani - in Italian;

Accuracy and punctuality are purely German qualities, so the Portuguese, the Irish live slowly, even their time flows more slowly, so being late for an hour or two is the norm, as in Russian large cities, however, for a different reason, due to traffic jams.

Like Russians, they park their car wherever they can and don't bother too much about observing traffic rules, although they drive, by German standards, more cautiously than Spaniards, Italians or Russians.

The Portuguese are not only the smallest in stature in southern Europe, but also the least noisy of the southerners. Although everything is known by comparison: for Portugal, summer village holidays ending at 3 in the morning with deafeningly loud music are commonplace, like nightclubs on the Mediterranean coast, and for Germany, this is not only nonsense, but also an administratively punishable matter. Such events in Germany are strictly regulated (only on Saturdays and holidays and until midnight), for violation - an administrative penalty (a substantial monetary fine and, if repeated, may revoke the license or refuse to rent).

The Portuguese are also very friendly and smiling people, just like the Irish. Both of them, unlike the Germans and northerners - natives of the Scandinavian countries, are real talkers and are crazy about football: this game there is at the level of religion, and in Ireland there is even its own kind of football - Celtic, where it is allowed to play with your hands.

The Irish are very similar to the Russians: they also like to put on a glass and have fun until you drop, preferably with live music! Only these two deeply drinking nations were able to produce the most famous deep writers in the world, including those of Irish American descent. In Irish, as well as in Russian, villages, moonshine is still being driven, only from potatoes, which are sold to tourists in specialized "outlets" that have a special license for this.

The Irish are a nation of nesses, they generally turn indifference into a way of life: a day has passed and okay. Probably, this is a consequence of the fact that they lived for a very long time under English domination, in deep poverty and lawlessness. As a result, the westernmost island, especially on the Atlantic side (the next community is on the American continent), was for a long time the poorest "dead end" of the European Union, as well as Portugal, where the most southern capital Europe - Lisbon).

The Irish are absolutely not a warlike people, they generally have no sense of national superiority, since from ancient times they were peace-loving shepherds and fishermen, and not warriors and robbers, unlike the Vikings who managed to get here, or the Norman neighbors, who brought not only Christianity and more progressive methods of building the same fortresses, but also endless wars, hunger and slavery.

For a long time, the Irish had to live under the yoke of the British colonialists (Ireland became an independent republic only in the thirties of the 20th century). And after the Holodomor in the middle of the 19th century, most of the survivors went on sailing ships to voluntarily-forced emigration to the United States: otherwise they would have died like flies from hunger.

On the other hand, the Irish, like any other very small nation, have a heightened sense of self-preservation and pride in being Irish. Therefore, they support and preserve the language of the indigenous people - Celtic, which is the state language and is compulsorily studied at school, including by foreign children, if they entered primary school before they turn 11. And in the United States on St. Patrick's Day, if I'm not mistaken, in Chicago on this day, green water flows in the river - the national color of the Republic of Ireland.

Unlike the Federal Republic of Germany and Portugal, in Ireland the postal car is green, like private cars and cottage facades, and sometimes even ultramarine. In Ireland, you can also see houses in ultra pink (pink) and ultra yellow, as well as purple. There is no such variety in the color of the facades of houses neither in the Scandinavian countries, nor in Greenland, and even more so in the southern countries!

This is absolutely unacceptable for the Portuguese: we had to persuade the owner of the facade in the north of this country, which we were filming, for a long time, so that he would allow us to make a green edging of the roof (not tiles!) Against the background of the pale yellow color of the facade of the house. Green home for the Portuguese - "replace this torture with firing squad."

In Ireland, my son did not need private teacher at home after school, as it was in Portugal, since he is already from the 3rd grade in the Portuguese village primary school began to learn the first foreign language (English). In Ireland, from the 5th grade, they begin to learn the first foreign language (Spanish), and then from the 7th grade, French or German. My son chose French, as Spanish is too easy for him after Portuguese, and he teaches German in his family. At the end of the gymnasium of all these three countries, knowledge of two foreign languages, and earlier, when my husband was studying, they also taught ancient Greek and Latin. By the way, Latin is again being introduced for teaching in German schools.

In Portugal and Germany, they study 4 years in primary school, in Ireland - 6 years, although in all these countries the curriculum is designed for the average average peasant, in Ireland, in general, everyone does everything slowly, as they say in one of the African dialects (field- field) - slowly, slowly. But on the other hand, in Ireland, a college (gymnasium) can be graduated in 5 (a total of 11) years, and in Germany there is still a 13-year-old, which they are trying to gradually replace with a 12-year, since German students later everyone in Europe starts their studies at universities and because of this, they enter adulthood much later than their peers from neighboring countries.

Attitude towards local residents towards immigrants:

Germans are the most stressed by immigrants, since Germany is a country of social democracy. And it is no secret that many are striving here, a decent part of whom are not going to work, but strive to "sit down and not get off" from the social. But in Portugal or Ireland, you cannot receive social benefits at all, by the way, limited in time, without having worked there for at least 2 years.

Germans begin to treat foreigners more or less respectfully only when this foreigner speaks German. The Portuguese and the Irish do not care whether you speak their language or not, they do not have an innate sense of racism (Portugal even had colonies in Africa and South America) and nationalism.

In Portugal and Ireland, my foreign son was welcomed with open arms in elementary school by both students and teachers. What is this cardinal difference from the FRG and from Russia, where they are wary of strangers, even from another region of their own country. Ignorance of the Portuguese language in the first months of study did not harm the fact that he almost immediately made friends in the class, and the boy a year younger from a neighboring villa generally became almost a brother.

There are not so many Russian-speaking guest workers in Ireland, let alone illegal immigrants, the Russians here are mainly hired hired specialists, the majority of whom are intellectuals - IT specialists. Some of them, in my opinion, turn up their noses too much, considering themselves an elite, although they do not know how to play golf. And without this, the West cannot belong to the "top", but they may well be the Russian-speaking émigré elite, because it has different concepts for the "cream of society" than the same VIP pensioners from the USA or Germany.

The bulk of the guest workers in Ireland are Poles and also the Balts, among whom there are also Russian speakers, for example, the owner of a Lithuanian store in the town nearest to us. By the way, I do not feel any discomfort without a Russian store, Lithuanian is enough for me, as well as branches of German supermarkets "Lidl" and "Aldi" and a German butcher (he comes from Kassel, but knows how to make such a Bavarian specialty as Weisswurst, used with sweet mustard), since Irish sausages, to our taste with my husband, although it is possible, but not necessary.

In general, living abroad in the era of globalization is a pleasure, since the Germans do not need to deny themselves German TV, beer and sausages, and the Russians - in Russian TV, bagels, black bread and buckwheat with herring in Russian or Baltic stores.

The Portuguese are somewhat strained by illegal immigrants, most of whom are from Ukraine, but the attitude towards them is elected, it all depends on the behavior of the already legalized guest workers themselves. Although illegal immigrants are not liked everywhere, as there are plenty of criminals among them. And they do not pay taxes, and they “steal” jobs. Hence the negative (come in large numbers!) From the indigenous people.

Having remade the classic, I will say: "You may not be a migrant, but you must be a citizen!" Live according to the law of a given country, and not according to concepts, respect customs, mentality, learn the language of this state and then you will deserve respectful treatment from the local population.
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Conor McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist and UFC champion in two weight classes. For several years, he went from a plumber to the most famous athlete on the planet. Read carefully the 25 best quotes from Conor McGregor and enjoy the experience of this unique person.

Society has a polarizing attitude towards Conor. Many are repulsed by arrogance, defiant behavior, neglect of rivals. Some consider McGregor's success to be an accident that he is not deserving of respect. A similar opinion can arise if you look at the Irishman superficially, capturing exclusively the quotes circulated in the media.

If you listen to various interviews and learn about the path of becoming Conor McGregor, you certainly begin to feel respect and sympathy for this person, you begin to understand why Conor succeeded.

You don't have to listen to numerous interviews trying to catch the right words, I tried to collect the most best quotes, characterizing him as much as possible as a person. If you can be imbued with the experience and wisdom of Conor, perhaps you will become a little better.

About work:

About attempts:

“If you don’t think about a championship belt, it’s better not to be in the UFC. Now there are a lot of guys here who have no goal in their heads to become the first. I have a different mindset, it's better to shoot and miss than not shoot at all. "

About supporting your girlfriend:

“We have been together for eight years. We lived in Ireland, 30 km from Dublin in a rented apartment. I spent all the time in the gym. I believed that one day I would become a champion and she believed in it. Despite the lack of money, Dee cooked me healthy food, helped me to comply with the regime. She gave herself to it. When I came home exhausted, she always said: Conor, everything is fine. You can do it. "

About thinking:

"When everything is going well, it's easy to imagine good things in life, which is really not easy, it's when everything is bad, to keep thinking about the good."

About training:

About the team:

“I have always believed in my team that we are the best and I was right. Some leave their coaches, move to other gyms, for me this is an indicator of weakness, weakness of spirit. I have a bulletproof team, a team that benefits from me and gives me confidence. "

On the impact on mixed martial arts:

About perfection:

“Perfection is not a skill, it is an attitude. Everything is in your head, you are who you claim to be. I tell myself that I am a champion in two weight classes. You must first see in your head before your eyes see it. I hope this inspires people to do what they really want. "

About the mood:

“Irish mothers support their sons in anything. My father likes to say, no matter what nonsense I would do, my mother will always support "

About concentration:

“It's human nature. People will listen and draw positive from my words, be inspired and move forward. Others will criticize and spread negativity. The difference is that some will stay where they are. People who are inspired by this will rise and will also one day experience a similar life. It's human nature "

On the importance of the moment:

About the award:

“I enjoy the fruits of my hard work. No one works harder than me in and out of the cage. I am a workhorse. I am going to enjoy the benefits of this life. I will buy a big mansion in Las Vegas, I will buy myself convertibles, I will bring my whole team, I will pamper them, I will give them this life. "

About believing in yourself:

“The only thing that matters is how you see yourself. If you see yourself as a king with all the belts and stuff, no matter what others say, if you see yourself that way and really believe, so be it. No one has the right to indicate what your eyes should see and what you are capable of. I saw such a life for myself, from the very first day I saw myself as a champion, even when not a single person believed in me, it was 24/7 in my head. It gives me confidence. "

About the past:

About gratitude:

“Gratitude is a powerful force in attracting good things if you are truly grateful for what is in your life. I am always grateful even for little things, I have always celebrated small victories, now I am celebrating something more, but I was always happy with every good little thing in my life, even when I had no money, I celebrated and was grateful for everything. "

About Jose Aldo's knockout prediction:

“If you see it in your head and have the courage to say what you see, it will happen. I see these blows, I see their sequence, I do not avoid these images. Often people believe in something, but they keep it to themselves, they cannot stand it outside ... I knew that he would be too elongated, I knew that I would catch him. So Mystic Mac Strikes Again "

About fate:

About fighting with yourself:

About the influence of the environment:

“Each person is a product of his environment, so I try to be with literate people, to isolate myself in order to concentrate on goals. Isolation, visualization, motivation and dedication, nothing else is in my life. It should be like this, no outsiders, you should have a team and focus on your business. I don't need friends who are not involved in this or are on a different path, it just doesn't matter. "

In the history of any nation, there are periods of war and expansion. At the same time, one can single out the most militant peoples of the world, for whom cruelty and militancy have become an integral part of their culture. Whole generations of warriors grew up, for whom battles became the main meaning of their whole life. About the most famous tribes from this list - in this article.

Maori

The most warlike peoples in the world include the Maori. This is a tribe that lived in New Zealand. Its name literally means "ordinary", but in reality, of course, there is nothing ordinary about them. One of the first Europeans to meet the Maori was Charles Darwin. This happened during his trip on the ship "Beagle". The English scholar emphasized their unprecedented cruelty, which was especially pronounced towards the British and white people in general. The Maori had to fight them repeatedly for their territories.

It is believed that the Maori are autochthonous. Their ancestors arrived on the island about two thousand years ago from Eastern Polynesia. Until the British reached New Zealand in the middle of the 19th century, the Maori had no serious rivals at all. Only from time to time there were internecine wars with neighboring tribes.

During these centuries, traditions and customs were formed, which then became characteristic of most of the Polynesian tribes. They are inherent in the most warlike peoples of the world. So, the captives were cut off their heads, and the bodies were completely eaten. There was a way you could take away the enemy's strength. By the way, the Maori fought in two world wars, unlike the rest of the Australian aborigines.

Moreover, during the Second World War, their representatives insisted that their own battalion be formed. There is also a remarkable fact about the First World War. During one of the battles, they drove away the enemy, only performing their battle dance called haku. It happened during offensive operation on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The dance was traditionally accompanied by terrible grimaces and warlike cries, which simply discouraged the enemy, giving the Maori a significant advantage. Therefore, we can confidently call the Maori one of the most warlike peoples in the world in history.

Gurkhi

Another militant people who also sided with Great Britain in many wars are the Nepalese Gurkhas. They received the definition of one of the most warlike peoples in the world back in the days when their country remained a British colony.

According to the British themselves, who had to fight a lot with the Gurkhas, in battle they were distinguished by unprecedented courage, aggressiveness, physical strength, self-sufficiency, and also the ability to lower the pain threshold. Even the British army had to surrender under the pressure of the Gurkhas, armed with knives alone. Back in 1815, a full-scale campaign was launched to attract Gurkha volunteers to the ranks british army... Quickly enough they won fame best soldiers in the world.

The Gurkhas participated in the First and Second World Wars, the suppression of the Sikh uprising, the war in Afghanistan, as well as in the conflict between Great Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. And today the Gurkhas remain among the elite fighters of the British army. Moreover, the competition for getting into these elite military units is simply huge: 140 people per place.

Even the British themselves have already admitted that the Gurkhas are better soldiers than they are. Perhaps because they are more motivated, but the Nepalese themselves argue that money has nothing to do with it. Martial art is something that they can really be proud of, so they are always happy to demonstrate and apply it in practice.

Dayaks

Dayaks are traditionally included in the list of warlike peoples of the world. This is an example of how even a small nation does not want to integrate into modern world, trying by any means to preserve their traditions, which may be completely far from human values and humanism.

The Dayak tribe has earned an eerie reputation on the island of Kalimantan, where they are considered bounty hunters. The fact is that, according to the customs of this people, only the one who brings the head of his enemy to the tribe is considered a man. This situation persisted among the Dayaks until the beginning of the 20th century.

Literally the name of this people is translated as "pagans". It is an ethnic group that includes the peoples of the island of Kalimantan in Indonesia. Some representatives of the Dayaks still live in hard-to-reach places. For example, you can get there only by boat, most of the achievements of modern civilization are unknown to them. They keep their ancient culture and traditions.

The Dayaks have many bloodthirsty rituals, which is why they were included in the list of warlike peoples of the world. The custom of hunting for human heads persisted for a long period, until the Englishman Charles Brooks, who came from white rajas, was unable to influence the people, who knew no other way to become a man than to chop off someone's head.

Brooks has captured one of the most warlike leaders of the Dayak tribe. Using both the stick and the carrot, he managed to guide all Dayaks on a peaceful path. True, people even after that continued to disappear without a trace. It is known that the last wave of massacres swept across the island in the period 1997-1999. Then all the world news agencies reported on ritual cannibalism in Kalimantan, the games of young children with human heads.

Kalmyks

The Kalmyks are considered one of the most warlike. They are descendants Western Mongols... Their self-name translates as "breakaway", which hints that the people never accepted Islam. Currently, the majority of Kalmyks live on the territory of the republic of the same name.

Their ancestors, who called themselves Oirats, lived in Dzhungraia. They were warlike and freedom-loving nomads who could not be subdued even by Genghis Khan. For this, he even demanded to completely destroy one of the tribes. Over time, the Oirat warriors nevertheless became part of the army of the famous commander, and many became related with the Chingizids. So modern Kalmyks have every reason to officially consider themselves the descendants of Genghis Khan.

In the 17th century, the Oirats left Dzungaria, made a great transition, reaching the Volga steppes. In 1641, Russia officially recognized the Kalmyk Khanate, after which the Kalmyks began to serve on a permanent basis in the Russian army.

There is even a version that the famous battle cry "hurray" came from the Kalmyk word "Uralan", which literally means "forward" in our language. As part of the Russian army, the Kalmyks especially distinguished themselves in Patriotic War 1812 Three Kalmyk regiments fought against the French at once, this is about three and a half thousand people. According to the results of only one Battle of Borodino, 260 Kalmyks were awarded the highest orders of Russia.

Kurds

In world history, it is customary to call the Kurds among the most militant peoples. Together with the Persians, Arabs and Armenians, they are the most ancient peoples The Middle East. Initially, they lived in the ethnogeographic region of Kurdistan, which after the First World War was divided among themselves by several states at once: Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Today the Kurds have no legal territory of their own.

According to most researchers, their language belongs to Iranian group however, in terms of religion, there is no unity among the Kurds. Among them there are Muslims, Christians and Jews. Largely because of this, it is extremely difficult for the Kurds to agree among themselves.

This feature of this warlike people was noted by the doctor of medical sciences Erickson in his work on ethnopsychology. He also argued that the Kurds are merciless to their enemies and at the same time very unreliable in friendship. In reality, they only respect their elders and themselves. Their morality is at a very low level. At the same time, superstitions are very common, but religious feeling is extremely poorly developed. War is one of their innate needs that absorbs all their attention and interests.

Modern history of the Kurds

Note that it is difficult to judge how this thesis is applicable to today's Kurds, since Erickson conducted his research at the beginning of the 20th century. But the fact remains: the Kurds have never lived under a centralized government. As Sadrin Aleksi, a professor at the Kurdish University in Paris, notes, each Kurd considers himself a king on his own mountain, because of this they often quarrel among themselves, conflicts often arise out of nothing.

Paradoxically, for all this intransigence, the Kurds dream most of all about living in a centralized state. So the so-called Kurdish issue currently remains one of the most acute in the entire Middle East. Unrest regularly arises, during which the Kurds try to achieve autonomy by uniting in an independent state. Such attempts have been made since 1925.

The situation became especially aggravated in the mid-90s. From 1992 to 1996, the Kurds launched a full-scale civil war in northern Iraq, now the unstable situation remains in Iran and Syria, where armed conflicts and clashes occur from time to time. On this moment there is only one public education Kurds with broad autonomy rights are

Germans

It is widely believed that the Germans are a warlike people. But if you examine the facts, it turns out that this is a delusion. Germany's reputation was severely damaged by the 20th century, when the Germans unleashed two world wars at once. If we take the history of mankind for a longer period, then the situation will turn out to be completely opposite.

For example, the Russian historian Pitirim Sorokin conducted an interesting study in 1938. He tried to answer the question which European countries fought more often than others. He took the period from the XII to the beginning of the XX century (1925).

It turned out that the Spaniards participated in 67% of all wars that took place during this period, 58% - Poles, 56% - British, 50% - French, 46% - Russians, 44% - Dutch, 36% - Italians. For 800 years, the Germans took part in only 28% of the wars. It is less than any other leading state in Europe. It turns out that Germany is one of the most peaceful countries, which only in the 20th century began to show aggression and belligerence.

Irish

The Irish are believed to be a warlike people. This is a nation that descended from the Celts. Historians claim that the first people appeared on the territory of modern Ireland about nine thousand years ago. It is not known who these first settlers were, but they left behind several megalithic structures. The Celts settled on the island at the beginning of our era.

The famine of 1845-1849 was decisive in the fate of the Irish people. A massive crop failure killed about one million Irish people. At the same time, from the estates that belonged to the British, all this time they continued to export grain, meat and dairy products.

The Irish emigrated en masse to the United States and the overseas colonies of Great Britain. From then until the mid-1970s, Ireland's population declined relentlessly. In addition, the island where the people lived was divided. Only a part became part of the Irish Republic, the other remained in the United Kingdom. For decades, Irish Catholics have fought resistance against Protestant colonists, often resorting to terrorist methods, for which the Irish are included in the top warlike peoples.

IRA

Since 1916, a paramilitary group called the Irish Republican Army began to operate. Its main goal was the complete liberation of Northern Ireland from British rule.

The history of the IRA began with the Easter Rising in Dublin. From 1919 to 1921, the Irish War of Independence against the British Army continued. It resulted in the Anglo-Irish agreement, in which Great Britain recognized the independence of the Republic of Ireland, leaving Northern Ireland behind.

After that, the IRA went underground, launching the tactics of terrorist attacks. Activists of the movement are constantly on the buses, near the British embassies. In 1984, an attempt was made on the life of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. A bomb exploded in a hotel in Brighton where a Conservative conference was being held. 5 people died, but Thatcher herself was not injured.

In 1997, the dissolution of the IRA was announced, an order to end the armed struggle was issued in 2005.

The warlike peoples of the Caucasus are well known in Russia. First of all, we are talking about the Vainakhs. In fact, these are modern Ingush and Chechens, who in modern history leave a trail no less bright than their distant ancestors.

The Vainakhs put up heroic resistance to the armies of Genghis Khan and Timur, retreating to the mountains. Then their famous defensive architecture was built. The Caucasus fortresses and watchtowers are an ideal confirmation of this.

Now you know which peoples are the most warlike.

The champion of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov promised to crush the Irishman Conor Magregor in the title fight. The Russian fighter said this at a press conference.

“I’ll just crush him,” Nurmagomedov said. “His fight is no good, it doesn’t meet any standards. I’ll just calmly go out and break his face. And then he can return to boxing.”

The press conference was held Thursday in New York. In April of this year, a conflict occurred between the athletes, during which McGregor attacked a bus with athletes, where Nurmagomedov was also. The Irishman was later tried and sentenced to community service.

McGregor is one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, having 24 fights in mixed martial arts, scoring 21 wins (18 ahead of schedule) and suffering three losses, his first UFC title he won in 2015. McGregor was the first ever UFC fighter to hold two titles in different weight classes (featherweight and lightweight) at the same time, but on November 27 last year it was announced that the Irishman had been stripped of his UFC featherweight title. In January of this year, McGregor was also stripped of his lightweight belt for being passive (not fighting since 2016).

The most aggressive people in the world

I once walked in the capital

Two passers-by were accidentally hurt.

Vladimir Vysotsky

Russians are the most aggressive people in the world. How else could the world's largest territory appear? I have no way of making a comparison with the Zulu, but I think that they would be very unhappy if they lived next to us. This statement may cause you a sharp protest - after all, we love to talk about ourselves, how kind, meek and fluffy we are. True, the facts suggest otherwise. This feeling of aggression is especially felt when returning home from a foreign trip, especially from Buddhist countries. In many countries you can walk through a crowd of young people and not feel aggression, and in most countries it would never occur to anyone to be afraid of the police. In the Republic of Sri Lanka, the movement is completely crazy, but there are no showdowns and accidents. We also have the honor of creating one of the most brutal states in the world.

On radio SI Anna Romanova cited the results of a survey of foreigners living in our country for at least two years. To the question: “What do you dislike most in Russia?” The answer turned out to be: “Teenagers, policemen, drivers”.

Aggression is primarily aimed at insiders.

Vladimir Tarasov: Russians are a nation with increased intraspecific aggression.

We are all one family, but very quarrelsome . The easiest and most visual way to get rid of illusions is to observe road traffic, take a closer look at the dominant driving style. We have about 30 thousand people killed in road accidents every year (13 thousand killed in Afghanistan during the entire period of hostilities), for comparison: in France, 300 people a year. How better roads, the more people die. Of course, here, too, one can blame the authorities, the Gentiles and the Freemasons for everything, but rather it is the style of attitude towards oneself and others.

Once I came across an interesting, albeit amateur, study of the behavior of our drivers on the road. About 40% of drivers are law-abiding, 30% break the rules, but they are sane, you can talk to them, you can convince them. Another 30% are thugs, nothing affects them, it is impossible to come to an agreement with them. It seems to me that this ratio exists not only when driving a car.

If you are driving on a one-way street and a car is moving towards you, try to say something to the driver.

Traces of aggression appear both in daily reports and in statistics.

In Russia, every year 7000 children die from the assault of drunk and mentally unstable parents every year, hundreds of thousands of children flee their families. A year 15,000 women die from family fights with men, and 4,000 men die at the hands of women.

WHO Regional Office for Europe: The level of violence in Russia, according to the rating of the World Health Organization, was the highest among 53 countries in which the study was conducted. In our country, 15.85 people out of 100 thousand young people die as a result of murders. At the same time, almost half of all those killed in Russia (in the age group from 10 to 29 years old) died from stab wounds. Albania is in second place - 11.2 per 100 thousand people. Kazakhstan is in third place - 10.66 per 100 thousand inhabitants. The lowest death rate among adolescents and young people from violent causes is in Germany - 0.47 per 100 thousand inhabitants, in Armenia - 0.5 and in Austria - 0.54. The authors of the study believe that the most common reason for stabbing is interpersonal conflicts... It is noted that 9 out of 10 murders registered in Europe occur in the Russian Federation.

When faced with an insurmountable prohibition, a significant number of our fellow tribesmen simply fall into a rage and are capable of anything. When getting involved in a showdown, you always need to remember the likelihood that your opponent will get a weapon.

A stowaway passenger who jumped over the turnstile at the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow wounded an employee of a private security company who was trying to detain him. At the time of the arrest, the stowaway took out a traumatic pistol and opened fire to kill. As a result, an employee of a private security company born in 1978 received a dangerous wound in the chest and was hospitalized. The attacker was arrested by the police officers who arrived in time; he turned out to be a 32-year-old resident of the Moscow region.

“In a Moscow metro carriage, a quarrel broke out between two groups of young people, during which the girl pulled out a knife and wounded four passengers - three men and one woman. The girl and her companion have been detained, now they are in the police station, where they are being investigated and the issue of initiating a criminal case is being decided, ”said the representative of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate.

According to a source in law enforcement Moscow, on Saturday morning on the Garden Ring near the Kursk railway station, a traffic police officer stopped a foreign car to check the documents, the driver of which had obvious signs of alcohol intoxication. “The man refused to undergo a medical examination and did not allow the traffic police officer to draw up a protocol on an administrative offense. After that, he hit the traffic inspector several times in the face, but was detained by the policeman's colleagues, ”the source said. The offender was taken to the Tagansky police station. The source also said that the detainee the documents of the FSB officer were with him.

Aggression is not only direct violence, aggression is also manifested in the categorical inability to negotiate with each other, not to give each other the opportunity to develop normally.

There are five urban English-language newspapers in New York, of which one NYT is in fact a national one. At the same time, there are about 20 low-level Russian-language newspapers in the city. (Let me not compare the number of English- and Russian-speaking residents of the metropolis.) In the 1990s, eight television studios were organized and fought for the advertising budget in the Sverdlovsk region, although in reality this budget was enough for the normal operation of two or three studios.

The basis of aggression is our attitude towards each other. Foreign journalists in Russia never ask a person for his or her opinion of colleagues. Abroad, we are not happy to meet with our fellow citizens and we try to avoid such meetings, because we want to take a break from the manner of communication adopted at home. You can easily be declared a bastard and a bastard just on the basis of your position or place of work.

Oleg Kashin: There is truth and one more important moment uniting the Germans ...<…>in general and in general in matters of life (doctor, school, butcher) Germans trust the Germans most of all, while Russians trust other Russians just last. We know ours.

Mikhail Babin: Rudeness is initially unpunishable aggression and manifests itself in our country more often than just aggression, precisely because of its impunity. And this is not just aggression, it is ecstasy with the impunity of this aggression.

A policeman goes to his grandmother, who is waiting for the train: “So you have a basket full of toadstools. You will get poisoned! " - "No, sonny, don't be afraid, I'm on sale!"

Do you think I'm saying a word? There is such a concept "sumziki" - redheads (as in the Urals mushrooms are called aspen mushrooms), collected on the dumps of the Sredneuralsk copper smelter for sale, they are never wormy .

Aggressive style of behavior is inherent in all sectors of society. The text of the announcement at the entrance to the territory where the construction of the Orthodox church is underway: "For the stupid and abrupt: parking is prohibited here - entry to the construction site!" The opposition is more aggressive than the authorities: those who are hungry - they have to fight their way through. She willingly spreads any unverified information, whipping up passions.

a333r: If the state is powerless, the people take up the pitchfork. In full accordance with Art. 3 of the Constitution ("The bearer of sovereignty and the only source of power in Russian Federation is her multinational people ”).

Institute of Sociology RAS: When asked directly about the desire to “shoot everyone, because of whom life in the country is as it is,” 34% confirmed this desire. In 1995, this figure was 24%, in 2008 - 16%. The number of those who never wanted to shoot at anyone dropped from 54% in 2001 to 28% in 2011.

It's not about any innate qualities. The point is that aggression is encouraged by Russian reality. If you start to apologize, you will be guilty everywhere. We always have a pedestrian letting a car pass. If you want to be successful, be aggressive. There is also a purely female version: war paint, hairpins 12 cm, tight clothes on weekdays and holidays, at work and in in public places- not aggression?

The first natural reaction of a Russian person to any event is aggression. Not suggesting, helping or explaining is aggression. The optimal style is aggressive pressure at first, checking the opponent "for lice", then, if he passed the check, "dumping" and switching to a friendly conversation.

Of course, constantly living in such conditions, the people have developed some mechanisms to mitigate the problem. If in the Caucasus blood feud is the way to restrain aggression, then in Russia it is complete forgiveness. It would seem that a person cannot be forgiven in any way, but at some point they are forgiven. The mechanism of amnesty is sewn into the Russian person - unmotivated forgiveness.

Another well-known mechanism is addressing by first name and patronymic. In this case, two more people are invisibly present during communication, helping to keep the situation within the framework.