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After graduating from college, he served in the Marine Corps, and then was transferred to the city of Asbest, Sverdlovsk Region, to the 12th separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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After talking about Princess Marya and her late father, whom Malvintseva apparently did not love, and asking about what Nikolai knew about Prince Andrei, who also apparently did not enjoy her favors, the important old woman let him go, repeating the invitation to be with her.Nikolai promised and blushed again when he bowed to Malvintseva. At the mention of Princess Marya, Rostov experienced an incomprehensible feeling of shyness, even fear.
Leaving Malvintseva, Rostov wanted to return to dancing, but the little governor’s wife put her plump hand on Nikolai’s sleeve and, saying that she needed to talk to him, led him to the sofa, from which those who were there came out immediately, so as not to disturb the governor’s wife.
“You know, mon cher,” said the governor’s wife with a serious expression on her kind little face, “this is definitely the match for you; Do you want me to marry you?
- Who, ma tante? – Nikolai asked.
- I'm wooing the princess. Katerina Petrovna says that Lily, but in my opinion, no, is a princess. Want? I'm sure your maman will thank you. Really, what a lovely girl! And she's not that bad at all.
“Not at all,” Nikolai said, as if offended. “I, ma tante, as a soldier should, do not ask for anything and do not refuse anything,” Rostov said before he had time to think about what he was saying.
- So remember: this is not a joke.
- What a joke!
“Yes, yes,” said the governor’s wife, as if speaking to herself. - But here’s what else, mon cher, entre autres. Vous etes trop assidu aupres de l "autre, la blonde. [my friend. You look after the blonde one too much.] The husband is really pathetic, really...
“Oh no, we’re friends,” Nikolai said in the simplicity of his soul: it never occurred to him that such a fun pastime for him could not be fun for anyone.
“What a stupid thing I said, however, to the governor’s wife! – Nikolai suddenly remembered during dinner. “She’ll definitely start wooing, and Sonya?..” And, saying goodbye to the governor’s wife, when she, smiling, once again told him: “Well, remember,” he took her aside:
- But to tell you the truth, ma tante...
- What, what, my friend; Let's go sit here.
Nikolai suddenly felt the desire and need to tell all his innermost thoughts (those that he would not have told his mother, sister, friend) to this almost stranger. Nikolai later, when he recalled this impulse of unprovoked, inexplicable frankness, which, however, had very important consequences for him, it seemed (as it always seems to people) that he had found a stupid verse; and yet this outburst of frankness, together with other minor events, had enormous consequences for him and for the whole family.
- That's it, ma tante. Maman has long wanted to marry me to a rich woman, but the thought alone disgusts me, marrying for money.
“Oh yes, I understand,” said the governor’s wife.
– But Princess Bolkonskaya, that’s another matter; first of all, I’ll tell you the truth, I really like her, she’s after my heart, and then, after I met her in this situation, it’s so strange, it often occurred to me that this was fate. Think especially: maman has been thinking about this for a long time, but I had never met her before, as it all happened: we didn’t meet. And at a time when Natasha was her brother’s fiancée, because then I would not have been able to think about marrying her. It’s necessary that I met her exactly when Natasha’s wedding was upset, and then that’s it... Yes, that’s what. I haven't told this to anyone and I won't tell it. And only to you.
H Urkin Mikhail Konstantinovich - commander of the reconnaissance group of the 12th separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, captain.
Born on August 27, 1972 in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Russian. He graduated from secondary school No. 4 in Glazov. He practiced martial arts at the Glazov sports club "Patriot".
Since 1989 he served in the Armed Forces. Graduated from the Omsk Higher Combined Arms Command School in 1993.
Served in Marine Corps units. Then he was transferred to the 12th separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, stationed in the city of Asbest, Sverdlovsk Region.
Since November 1999, at the head of his unit, he took part in hostilities in the Chechen Republic. He made several dozen reconnaissance raids deep behind enemy lines and inflicted significant damage on the enemy.
On the morning of February 22, 2000, a detachment of the 12th separate army special forces brigade of the Ural Military District was parachuted from helicopters into the Argun Gorge area, where Russian military units had not previously operated. The special forces had the task of conducting reconnaissance of the area in the Argun Gorge area, “saddle” the dominant heights along the route and ensure the safety of motorized rifle units passing through the explored area.
The militants managed to spot the landing site of the reconnaissance groups. An ambush was hastily set up along the path of the scouts. The group of Captain Mikhail Churkin, who was the head patrol of the detachment, fell into it. From the first shots of the militants, five soldiers, including Captain Churkin himself, were injured. The wounded officer gave the command to carry the wounded soldiers out from under fire and retreat to the main forces of the detachment, while he himself remained to cover the retreat of his subordinates. A sniper from his group, junior sergeant Dmitry Shektaev, voluntarily stayed with the commander.
Two fighters took on all the enemy fire. In an unequal battle, they destroyed several militants. By their actions they saved everyone else and pinned down the militants. Thanks to their actions, the main forces of the detachment managed to disperse and dislodge the militants from their positions. However, two brave scouts did not emerge from this battle. Captain Mikhail Churkin died from several bullet wounds, and junior sergeant Dmitry Shektaev died from a direct hit from a grenade.
He was buried in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Republic.
For courage and heroism shown during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus region, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 26, 2000, captain Churkin Mikhail Konstantinovich awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).
The title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) was awarded to the junior sergeant who died along with the commander
Churkin Mikhail Konstantinovich
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Hero of Russia
Dates of decrees 1. Medal No. 692
Monuments Bust in the city of Asbest, Sverdlovsk region
Mikhail Konstantinovich Churkin - commander of the reconnaissance group of the 12th separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, captain.
Born on August 27, 1972 in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Russian. He graduated from secondary school No. 4 in Glazov. He practiced martial arts at the Glazov sports club "Patriot".
Since 1989 he served in the Armed Forces. Graduated from the Omsk Higher Combined Arms Command School in 1993.
Served in Marine Corps units. Then he was transferred to the 12th separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, stationed in the city of Asbest, Sverdlovsk Region.
Since November 1999, at the head of his unit, he took part in hostilities in the Chechen Republic. He made several dozen reconnaissance raids deep behind enemy lines and inflicted significant damage on the enemy.
On the morning of February 22, 2000, a detachment of the 12th separate army special forces brigade of the Ural Military District was parachuted from helicopters into the Argun Gorge area, where Russian military units had not previously operated. The special forces had the task of conducting reconnaissance of the area in the Argun Gorge area, “saddle” the dominant heights along the route and ensure the safety of motorized rifle units passing through the explored area.
The militants managed to spot the landing site of the reconnaissance groups. An ambush was hastily set up along the path of the scouts. The group of Captain Mikhail Churkin, who was the head patrol of the detachment, fell into it. From the first shots of the militants, five soldiers, including Captain Churkin himself, were injured. The wounded officer gave the command to carry the wounded soldiers out from under fire and retreat to the main forces of the detachment, while he himself remained to cover the retreat of his subordinates. A sniper from his group, junior sergeant Dmitry Shektaev, voluntarily stayed with the commander.
Two fighters took on all the enemy fire. In an unequal battle, they destroyed several militants. By their actions they saved everyone else and pinned down the militants. Thanks to their actions, the main forces of the detachment managed to disperse and dislodge the militants from their positions. However, two brave scouts did not emerge from this battle. Captain Mikhail Churkin died from several bullet wounds, and junior sergeant Dmitry Shektaev died from a direct hit from a grenade.
He was buried in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Republic.
For the courage and heroism shown during the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus region, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 26, 2000, Captain Mikhail Konstantinovich Churkin was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).
The title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) was awarded to junior sergeant Dmitry Shektaev, who died along with his commander.
A bust of the Hero was erected on the territory of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade.
Everyone who likes to take photographs has done light graffiti at least once - almost everyone has photographs with stretched lines of light from the headlights of cars racing in the night, caught at a long shutter speed, as well as hearts and letters made during light painting lessons somewhere in photo school.
Yandex gives his name first when searching for “light graffiti,” and probably not by chance - Mikhail Churkin’s photographs surprise, fascinate, evoke envy and admiration, and make one wonder: HOW?
But in general, there are more questions, and I asked 10 of them to St. Petersburg photographer Mikhail Churkin on the eve of his
1. If you had to give the most complete information about yourself in three facts, what would you tell?
Patient and passionate Photographer.
2.Light graffiti - is it simple or difficult? Fast or long?
This is wonderful and interesting. Both. When you start shooting in light graffiti it seems difficult, when you start trying and you succeed - it’s simple. From simple pictures to more complex ones, and then from quick sketches (hearts, wings, halos, etc.) to larger and staged ones, then it takes a long time. Light graffiti is an interesting process of preparing, setting up, and shooting material. And if you also consider that drawing with light lies in three planes - photography, video and drawing, then this type of art acquires even greater depth.
3. Is light graffiti creativity or work for you? Is it something for self-expression or for money?
Most of all creativity, I find a lot of new things in it for myself and for photography in general. Creativity brings both pleasure and money; if they offer commercial projects, I don’t refuse. The latest commercial work is a calendar for a Moscow company. When I uploaded the work to the Internet, questions started pouring in about where I could buy it.... :)
4. Recently everyone summed up the results of 2009 and shared plans for 2010. In a nutshell - what are you leaving in the past, what are you looking forward to in the future?
I’m leaving the past and everything I didn’t have time to do in 2009. In 2010 I take only new and interesting things - this year I got sponsors who will provide me with all kinds of lighting equipment. Now I’m thinking about how to optimally use such opportunities, I have a lot of plans for shooting light art, both outdoor and indoor.
5. You have participated and are participating in many interesting projects and exhibitions, and you take pictures a lot. Is there one project-exhibition-series that you are most proud of?
Nothing to be proud of, really. Perhaps, I’ll say it differently, I really liked the last festival, where I gave master classes, seminars and workshops for 3 days - this New Culture Festival- I specifically asked to take one day off from work in order to be in time for the start of the festival. For three days I worked in my own box, told Muscovites about painting with light, taught them, explained, showed, commented, advised - there was a lot of work. In parallel with the organizers, we made a second box - an exhibition of international masters of light was organized in it - Julien Breton aka Kaalam - Julien works in the style of light script (calligraphy), Patrick Rochon 0 a series of light portraits was presented, and Jadikan Light Project Guillem presented 5 of his latest works.
I also liked my latest commercial work - this is a calendar for 2010, called " Discoveries that changed the world."
6.Is there any famous photographer, designer, musician with whom you would like to work together, and on what?
In general, I am an impressionable person, so I like a lot and I would like to do joint work with many artists, musicians, painters.
Of those that have already been implemented, this is a series of photographs with Seryozha Demidov, with Sasha Vaks, and now the wonderful DJ from Moscow Gleb Subwave is next in line. The process has started! :)
7.Do you have a favorite place to film?
No, I quickly get used to everything.
8.Name the most useful and most useless thing on your set.
The most useful are all strong-willed qualities, the most useless is alcohol... Without the will to succeed, without desire, without attitude and strength, you are unlikely to get even the slightest beautiful photograph. You can't go anywhere without this. Everyone who paints with light uses approximately the same tools, but the results vary enormously... How can we explain this phenomenon? I attribute this to desire and desire.
9.What do you tell yourself when everything works out?
Wonderful.
And when is there nothing?
Not yet evening.
10. Tomorrow, Friday, you have a master class at the St. Petersburg Academy of Photography. What do you expect from him yourself - who would you like to see, what are you planning to tell about, what are you going to teach?
I hope that the material that I have prepared will impress photographers - in the master class I included all the most interesting things from a quick start for beginners to tips and tricks in light graffiti, i.e. even high-level photographers will be able to find something new for themselves (at least I hope so) :)
Heroes of the Russian Federation
2000, posthumously
Born August 27, 1972. In 1989 he graduated from secondary school No. 4 in the city of Glazov. While still a schoolboy, he began training in martial arts at the Glazov sports club "Patriot". Participated in hand-to-hand combat competitions. Classmates remember him as a kind and cheerful person who always strived to be the first. “He was very reliable,” says his neighbor at his desk.
In the early nineties, his childhood dream came true; Mikhail entered the Omsk Higher Combined Arms Command School, after which, like Yuri Kuryagin, he was sent to serve in a Marine Corps unit. In November 1999, together with his unit, he arrived in the Chechen Republic, where he headed a reconnaissance group. Many times his squad made daring reconnaissance raids, going deep behind enemy lines. Captain Churkin's group was one of the most combat-ready units of the famous Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Russian General Staff. Very little is always known about the actions of these units, they are so deeply classified. This is especially true for the so-called naval special forces - the elite of the Russian Army. Our popular series "Special Forces" tried to lift some of the veil.
On January 2, 2000, Captain Mikhail Konstantinovich Churkin died a heroic death while carrying out a combat mission to eliminate gangs on the territory of the Chechen Republic. He was buried in the city of Glazov.
December 23, 2000, Red Star
Yuri Belousov
Obelisk
...In the second half of February, paratroopers from one of the units of the Ural Military District were tasked with reconnaissance of the area in the Argun Gorge area, “saddle” the dominant heights along the route and ensure the safety of motorized rifle units passing through the explored area. On the morning of February 22, helicopters delivered Major Sergei Skukin’s detachment to the landing site in six passes. The paratroopers knew that the height was not tracked and had been under the control of the militants for a long time. Therefore, they relied only on the rockiness and inaccessibility of the site from below.
They quickly unloaded the property - ammunition, food, fuel, this should have been enough for a week. They acted according to a well-established scheme - leaving the combat guards, the reconnaissance groups headed to the designated points. The group of captain Mikhail Churkin walked no more than two hundred meters...
According to the scouts, the militants entered in advance from where normal people do not go - from the side of the rocky area. We have gained a foothold. They brought the reconnaissance patrol within range of a grenade launcher. But they miscalculated one thing - they were sure that there were few scouts. That is why he took upon himself the full power of the ambush fire.
Captain Churkin had only seconds left to name those who were supposed to take up defense with him. But only three were able to actually fight. Five members of the reconnaissance patrol were wounded in the first minute. The bandit's bullet also hit the officer.
Everyone leave! Carry out the wounded! I'm covering... - this, apparently, was his last command. The captain deliberately sacrificed himself in the hope of ensuring that his comrades escaped the fire.
Commander, I will stay! - Changing the magazine on the move, shouted the group's sniper-reconnaissance junior sergeant Dmitry Shektaev and immediately fell into deep snow a few meters from the wounded officer, took aim at the place from which the nearest bandit machine gun was firing, and pulled the trigger several times.
Dima dreamed of becoming a paratrooper since childhood. He could barely wait for the day when, due to his age, he was able to be accepted into the city military-patriotic club “Sea Paratrooper,” recalls Dmitry Shektaev’s mother. - And if you had seen how he rejoiced when the draft board declared him fit for service in the airborne forces! He was so happy about this that, telling us the news, he simply could not sit still... I know my son well: he would never leave the wounded commander...
They needed to hold out a little longer. The evacuation of the wounded was already completed. They bought time. Those few minutes, often meaningless in civilian life and so invaluable in combat conditions, allowed us to save the dead, leave the group from an ambush, disperse and take the initiative into our own hands.
The militants were knocked out from the heights. But those who covered the retreat of the Ural paratroopers could not be saved. Captain Churkin died from several bullet wounds. Junior Sergeant Shektaev - from a direct hit from a grenade.
Major Viktor Molchanov was the first to receive an alarming message about the scouts being ambushed.
“I just returned from transferring Skukin’s detachment to the gorge: I flew with them,” the officer recalls. - I went to the CBU - and suddenly there was a message. Their radio operator reported that there were wounded in the detachment, and there were two killed.
Within a few minutes, medicines and stretchers were loaded onto the Mi-8. A group of a special-purpose medical detachment promptly arrived. The helicopter pilots were just waiting for the signal to take off. They understood that for the scouts they were the last link connecting them with life.
They made it in time. They squeezed everything they could out of their rotorcraft. At the mountain site, the loading of the wounded was under fire from militants: an immovable “on the jump” side was an excellent target. But apparently I was lucky. Returning to the base, more than a dozen bullet holes were counted on the Mi-8.
The wounded, with the exception of one, who were still there at the height and refused to be evacuated, were transported to the medical battalion. The bodies of Captain Churkin and Junior Sergeant Shektaev are near Rostov.
A few days later, Ural craftsmen cut out and riveted a small obelisk from pieces of sheet iron. Giving military honors, they installed it at the site of the last battle of their comrades. “It’s a pity that they didn’t have time to paint the obelisk,” complains Major Molchanov, “and the plaque in memory of whom it was erected was never fixed. There was no more time. Next tasks, new reconnaissance areas... We were no longer able to return to that height.”
So today in the Argun Gorge there is a nameless, unpainted obelisk in honor of those who laid down their lives at the heights “for their friend.” Without hesitation. Don't hesitate. Only because it was necessary.
Today, four paratroopers of the Urals Military District have been awarded the title of Hero of Russia. Three of them were posthumous. And these days, Ural paratroopers are carrying out combat missions in the North Caucasus.
“I want only one thing: for all the guys to return home alive and healthy,” Yuri Veniaminovich, the father of Dmitry Shektaev, said, accepting the Star of the Hero of his son from the hands of the commander of the district troops, Colonel General Alexander Baranov.
Tears glisten in the eyes of Yulia Churkina. Little Grisha clings to his mother, clutching a “golden star” in his hand. All that remains for him in memory of his father...
Extract from the BOOK OF MEMORY
about military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,
killed during the counter-terrorism operation
on the territory of the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation
(August 1999 - December 2012)
Mikhail Konstantinovich Churkin, captain, group commander, was born on August 27, 1972 in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Graduated from Glazov secondary school No. 4. Called up for military service on August 1, 1989.
He took part in the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation from November 20, 1999. Died on February 22, 2000.
He was buried in his hometown. Awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously). The name of Mikhail Churkin is immortalized on the memorial “In Memory of Those Fallen in Local Conflicts” in the city of Glazov. There is a stand with his biography in the school museum, and a memorial plaque with his name is installed on the wall of the school. His bust is installed on the Alley of Heroes in the city of Glazov.
