Royal power cannot be imagined without its symbolic attributes, such as the crown, orb and scepter. These regalia are generally accepted - in addition to the Russian rulers, they were used and used by the kings and emperors of all powers. Each of these items has a special meaning and a unique origin story.

Power apple

The orb (from the old Russian "dirzha" - power) is a golden ball covered with precious stones and crowned with a cross (in the era of Christianity) or other symbols. First of all, she personifies the supreme power of the monarch over the country. This significant object came to Russia from Poland during the time of False Dmitry I and was used for the first time at the ceremony of his wedding to the kingdom, while bearing the name "powers".

It was not for nothing that the state was called an apple, it reminds not only of its roundness - this fruit is an image of the world. In addition, this deeply symbolic object means the feminine.

With its round shape, the power, just like, personifies the globe.

There is also a religious connotation in the image of the state. After all, on some canvases Christ was depicted with her as the Savior of the world or God the father. The sovereign apple was used here in - the Kingdom of Heaven. And through the rite of chrismation, the powers of Jesus Christ are transferred to the Orthodox tsar - the tsar must lead his people to the last battle with the Antichrist and defeat him.

Scepter

According to legend, the scepter was an attribute of the gods Zeus and Hera (or Jupiter and Juno in Roman mythology). There is evidence that ancient Egypt also used an object similar in meaning and appearance to a scepter.

The shepherd's staff is the prototype of the scepter, which later became a sign of pastoral authority among the ministers of the church. The European rulers shortened it, as a result, they received an object that is known from medieval paintings and numerous historical notes. In shape, it resembles a rod, made of gold, silver or other precious materials and symbolizes.

Often Western European rulers had a second wand in addition to the main one, he acted as supreme justice. The scepter of justice was decorated with the "hand of justice" - a finger pointing to.

When Fyodor Ioanovich was crowned king in 1584, the scepter became a full-fledged sign of autocratic power. A little less than a century later, he and the state began to be depicted on the coat of arms of Russia.

Symbols of royal, royal or imperial power are a number of material signs of the ruler, called regalia. The set of regalia in different states is approximately the same. External symbols of state power have been known since ancient times and were originally called insignia.

Various regalia are usually attributed to the symbols of royal, imperial and royal power. In Russia, they were the state shield and sword, the state and large state seal. In the broad sense of this, the throne and ceremonial robes, such as porphyry, were also symbols.

The king's son Philei observed the fulfillment of the contract and confirmed that he had fulfilled his part of the promise. The son of Zeus diverted the riverbeds of the Peneus and Alpheus to the side, destroyed the walls of the stables and led a canal through the barnyard, into which water gushed and carried away all the manure in a day. Avgiy was angry and did not want to give the bulls as a reward, and he expelled his son, who defended the hero, along with Hercules from the country. This feat was the sixth in the list of the twelve labors of Hercules.

Later, Hercules took revenge on Avgius: he gathered an army, started a war with him, captured Elis and killed the king with an arrow.

The meaning of the phraseological unit "Augean stables"

Also, sometimes the Augean stables are called not only the place, but also the state of affairs: for example, this can be said about the neglected situation in the country or the disorder in the affairs of an organization. In any case, this is a situation that requires either very great efforts to correct, or drastic measures.

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These symbols have survived dozens of generations, and people have endowed them with power and meaning for centuries. Sometimes, over time, the meaning of symbols changes - it becomes overgrown with associations and distorted beyond recognition. And perhaps this
a beautiful pendant on your pendant carries an unexpected sacred meaning.

website looked into the history of the most famous symbols.

The first images of the symbol date back to 8000 BC.

The swastika is a symbol of happiness, creation and abundance. In India, it symbolizes the sun and the beginning. Among the American Indians, it was the emblem of the sun god. In China, the swastika is the hieroglyph for the sun. In Buddhism, it is considered a symbol of perfection.

Since 1900, in English-speaking countries, the swastika has been popular on postcards as a "cross of happiness" consisting of "4 L": Light, Love, Life and Luck.

In the 1920s, the Nazis made her their symbol. In the 1940s, due to the analogy with Nazism, the image of the swastika was banned in many countries.

The symbol was born in 4000-3000 BC. For the first time, the double-headed eagle of Gandaberund is mentioned in the ancient legends of Hinduism. The warrior god Vishnu became a double-headed eagle, showing fantastic strength. Gandaberunda was a symbol of the principles of dharma - a set of norms for maintaining cosmic order.

In Buddhism, the double-headed eagle personified the power of the Buddha, in the Muslim world it was a symbol of the supreme power of the Sultan. In Sumer it was the image of the sun.

Gandaberunda was present on the coats of arms of many principalities and countries. He was depicted on
coins of the Golden Horde, it was on the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire.
In Russia, the eagle appeared with the marriage of Ivan III to the niece of the Byzantine emperor Sophia Paleolog in 1472. It was the symbol of the Palaiologos dynasty. The double-headed eagle, depicted on the weapon, was considered a talisman and a talisman, bringing success in battle.

The symbol has existed since 3500 BC. Found in Egypt, Greece, India, Byzantium and Sumer. The crescent symbolizes rebirth and immortality.

Christians revered as a sign of the Virgin Mary, in Asia - as a sign of cosmic forces. In Hinduism, it represents mind control.

The crescent was the symbol of the Sassanid Empire in Persia and was placed on crowns. In 651, after the conquest by the Arabs, the crescent became a symbol of power in Western Asia. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the crescent moon finally became associated with Islam.

Early five-pointed stars date back to 3500 BC.

The pentagram was considered a talisman against evil and dark forces. Merchants of the Ancient
Babylon depicted a star on the door to protect the goods from theft and damage. Pythagoras considered it mathematical perfection, since the pentagram is fraught with the golden ratio. The stars were a symbol of intellectual omnipotence.

In early Christianity, the symbol of Jesus Christ was an inverted pentagram. But at the suggestion of Eliphas Levi, the inverted five-pointed star became the symbol of Satan.

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SCEPTER Scepter - richly decorated with gems and crowned with a symbolic (usually armorial: fleur-de-lis, eagle, etc.) figure, a wand made of precious materials - silver, gold or ivory; along with the crown, one of the oldest insignia of autocratic power. In Russian history, the scepter was the successor to the royal staff - an everyday, and not a ceremonial symbol of the power of kings and grand dukes, who once accepted these regalia from the Crimean Tatars as a sign of their vassal oath. The scepter “from the bone of a unicorn three feet and a half long, lined with expensive stones” (Sir Jerome Horsey, Notes on Muscovy of the 16th century) entered the composition of the royal regalia in 1584 at the wedding of Fyodor Ioanovich to the kingdom. This insignia of power, given in the altar of the temple by the Patriarch of All Russia into the hands of the Anointed of God, entered the royal title at the same time: “God in the Trinity, glorified by the mercy of the scepter-holder of the Russian kingdom.” The scepter was included in the state emblem of Russia a century later. He took his traditional place in the right paw of the double-headed eagle on the seal of 1667 of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.

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POWER Power - a symbol of monarchical power (for example, in Russia - a golden ball with a crown or cross). The name comes from the ancient Russian "power" - power. Russia borrowed this emblem from Poland. It was first used as a symbol of royal power at the wedding ceremony of False Dmitry I to the kingdom. In Russia, it was originally called the sovereign apple. Starting from the reign of the Russian Emperor Paul I, it was a ball of blue yakhont, sprinkled with diamonds and topped with a cross. The orb is a precious metal sphere crowned with a cross, the surface of which is decorated with gems and sacred symbols. Powers or sovereign apples (as they were called in Russia) became permanent attributes of the power of a number of Western European monarchs long before the crowning of Boris Godunov (1698), but their introduction into everyday life of Russian tsars should not be considered an unconditional imitation.

symbol of power

Alternative descriptions

Since the time of Ancient Russia - a cane of a special form, which served as a symbol of power, an honorable position.

A short stick with which the traffic controller gives instructions to vehicles, pedestrians

A short stick used by a traffic controller

The item of equipment of the traffic police officer

A rod given to a railway engineer as permission to continue on a journey

Cane, a short stick, usually decorated, serving as a symbol of power, an honorary position

A cane that serves as a symbol of power

monarchical regalia

traffic controller's stick

. "pointer" traffic cop

The main part of the marshal's equipment

. "stop tap" traffic cop

striped pointer

Scepter

Basically a caduceus

Device for stopping drivers for the purpose of milking them

Marshal item in a soldier's pack

Caduceus

thyrsus or trident

Marshal's cane

Stick of a traffic police officer

traffic cop's stick

Regalia of the monarch

Part of the marshal's equipment

. traffic cop's stopcran

traffic controller's pointer

What "threatens" the drivers of the guard?

The teacher has a pointer, but the guard?

Magic wand of a traffic cop

Traffic cop's working tool

Working tool. traffic cop

The symbol of the power of a traffic cop

The teacher has a pointer, but what about the traffic cop?

Guard's working tool

The teacher has a pointer in his hands, but what about the guard?

Thyrsus in essence

What threatens drivers with a traffic cop?

Thyrsus Dionysus

wandfine roll

traffic controller's stick

Cane, a short page, usually decorated, serving as a symbol of power, honorary position

A short stick, which the traffic controller gives instructions to vehicles, pedestrians (special)

The rod handed to the driver on the railways is just the decision to continue the journey (special)

A cane that serves as a symbol of power

Staff, cane, short stick, serving as a symbol of power

. "Stop crane" traffic cop

. "Pointer" traffic cop

. "Pointer" traffic controller

Since the time of Ancient Russia - a cane of a special form, which served as a symbol of power, an honorary position

Traffic cop's club

M. rod cf. old stick, cane, staff, badig; bishop's staff; or a sign of marshal's authority; scepter. Beloved son with a rod, that is, do not spoil him, teach him, punish him. Wand cf. collected church wand. Wand, wand, pertaining to the wand. Zhezlenik or rod-bearer m. palichnik, lictor; servant at the bishop, for carrying a rod. Fortune-telling cf. rabdomancy, divination, divination with a rod

Striped "pointer" traffic cop

The teacher has a pointer, but what about the traffic cop

The teacher has a pointer, and the guard

The teacher has a pointer in his hands, and what about the guard

What "threatens" drivers traffic cop

What "threatens" the drivers of the guard

What "threatens" the drivers of the guard?

The most favorite weapon of a traffic cop

Traffic cop's baton

Traffic cop's baton

The pointer is with the teacher, but what about the traffic cop?

The President of Russia, as the highest ruling person of the country, in accordance with the rules, has his own symbols of presidential power. Depending on the country, they may change slightly, but their transfer at the time of the inauguration of the new president is mandatory, otherwise power is simply not transferred.

History reference

The symbols of the presidential power of the Russian Federation originate from royal regalia. Just as the All-Russian emperors had to have a crown, scepter and orb, so the current rulers must have the material attributes of power.

The first attempts to introduce obligatory items into the legislation, which serve as symbols of presidential power in the Russian state, were made back in the days of the Soviet Union. In 1991, the law "On the Assumption of the Office of the President of the RSFSR" stated that the head of state must have a round seal, and the country's flag is hoisted at his location. However, such signs were not at all officially approved symbols of presidential power.

Only in 1993, after the abolition of this law, President Boris Yeltsin, by his decrees, began to assert the symbolism of his dominant position in the country. Over time, the official symbols of presidential power in the Russian Federation were strengthened in the laws, which are still used to this day.

Standard of the President

During his accession to office, Yeltsin used a special flag, which came to be considered the first standard - the main symbol of presidential power. However, the purple cloth after the collapse of the USSR could no longer play its role, so it was not officially approved.

It was only in February 1994 that the presidential standard began to serve as a symbol of presidential power. It was during that period of time that its official appearance was also approved. By itself, it represents a flag, the cloth of which consists of 3 stripes of different colors. The horizontal stripes are painted in white, blue and red hues. In the very center, the coat of arms of the country was drawn - a double-headed eagle in gold color.

The standard itself is bordered on all sides with a golden fringe, and the staff, on which the canvas was planted, is crowned with a metal blade depicted in the form of a spear. The presence in one object of two official symbols of the country at once - the national flag and the emblem, as it were, emphasizes the dominant position of the standard, which makes it the brightest symbol of the president's power.

Use of the standard

The standard is the symbol of presidential power, which must be constantly in the president's office for the entire term of his reign. However, its transmission is accompanied by a number of nuances. First of all, during the inauguration of a new president, he must be brought into the ceremonial hall along with the national flag, and then installed on the right side.

As soon as the president takes his oath, a duplicate of this standard must be raised above the dome in the official residence of the head of state, located in the Kremlin. The standard itself is transferred to the office, where it is placed on the left side of the president's desk.

They take him out of there only during especially large events or the annual messages of the president to the legislature. However, in its essence, the standard is obliged to constantly follow the president himself on his trips around the country.

President's badge

Another symbol of presidential power in the Russian Federation is the sign of the president. Officially, it consists of two items - the chain and the sign itself. It was approved only in August 1996 in law No. 1138. However, its final appearance was described only in a presidential decree, which was published only 3 years later. Despite the fact that it is stored in the hall of awards of the Grand Kremlin Palace, in its essence it is not a state award at all. This placement was solely due to the fact that the symbol in appearance is based on the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.

Appearance

The sign itself is an equilateral cross made of gold. Its ends gradually expand. The distance between the ends of this cross must be 60 millimeters. The entire front side of the badge is covered with ruby ​​enamel, and in the very middle there is an image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation as an overlay. On the reverse side of the symbol there is also a round-shaped medallion, on which the motto "Benefit, Honor and Glory" is engraved, as well as the date of creation of the sign itself - 1994 and bay leaves on the bottom of the medallion. The laurel wreath also acts as a link for the chain and badge.

The chain itself is also considered a symbol. It is made of silver, gold and enamel. There are 17 links in total. 8 sockets of the chain have a round shape with the same motto as on the medallion, and 9 in the form of the state emblem of the country. On the reverse side of the links there are special overlays made of white enamel. They are engraved in golden type with the full names of each of the presidents of the country, as well as the years of their entry into office for each elected term.

Use of the president's badge

The use of this symbol of presidential power is entirely dependent on the existing rules of protocol. The first time it was entrusted to Yeltsin during his second coming to power in 1996. Then he put it on the shoulders of Putin, and he, respectively, to Medvedev in his office at the time of the transfer of affairs. In other situations, the sign is located on the left side of the podium during the swearing-in. At the same time, the outgoing president necessarily mentions the transfer of the sign as an imperious symbol. During Putin's first reign from 2000 to 2008, the sign was not put on during the ceremony, but was constantly on a pedestal on a red cushion.

Lost Symbol

President Yeltsin, by his decree in 1996, approved another symbol of presidential power in the country. They were served by a special copy of the Constitution of the country. It was made in a single copy. Contains the official text of the main law of the country, approved in 1993. The cover is bound with scarlet varan leather, it also has the state emblem of the Russian Federation made of silver and the golden inscription "Constitution of the Russian Federation".

At the moment, in May 2000, Vladimir Putin abolished the special Constitution as one of the symbols of presidential power in the country, but the book still has its value, albeit as a tradition. It is on it that the presidents of the country take the oath after taking office.

It is used exclusively during the inauguration of the President of the country, and in all other cases is permanently stored in the Library of the President of the Russian Federation on the third floor of the Senate building in the Kremlin. To this day, there is no official description of this symbol.

All of the symbols of power of the head of state listed above are transferred from president to president directly on the day he takes office.