Jigit (translated from Turkic languages - “young guy ”, “ young man ”, also “ well done ” [1] [2] ) - historically in Central Asia and the Caucasus : a rider who is distinguished by bravery , endurance , stamina, art to drive a horse and wield a weapon .
Babur-name ( XVI century ) mentions “yigits” in the meaning of fighters [3] . The word “horseman” is also mentioned in A. Pushkin ’s poem “Istanbul gyaury is glorified today” ( 1830 ) [4]
On the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, the Abaza tribe bore the name " Dzhigety " (horsemen).
In the Central Asian possessions of the Russian Empire , the Kirghiz (including the Kazakhs) and other nomads [5] were the so-called ones, who were Russian guides, messengers, and scouts . In addition, the horseman is a rank conferred on the lower ranks of some Caucasian and Turkmen troops .
The concept of " horseman " is relevant today. It has the meaning similar to the concept of “ good fellow ”, and is not directly related to riding a horse. In this sense, it is used in the Soviet film Kuban Cossacks (1949)
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In Turkic languages
Azerb. igid , godfather igit , kaz. Жігіт тур. yiğit , Kirg. zhigit karach.-bulk. horseman , uzb yigit tat fuck
Interesting Facts
At the awards that were given to subjects of non-Christian religion , the images of Christian saints ( St. George , St. Vladimir , St. Anne , etc.) were replaced with the state emblem of the Russian Empire - the double-headed eagle . [6] However, the mountaineers soon demanded that Georgy be returned to them for awards. The government went to meet them. St. George returned to the awards.
See also
- Trick
- Clipper "Dzhigit" ( 1876 )
- Lancers
Notes
- ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia . Trick
- ↑ Explanatory dictionary of Russian language Ushakov
- ↑ Babur-name , p.52
- ↑ A. S. Pushkin. "Istanbul gayaura now glorify ..."
- ↑ Dzhigit // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons. (82 tons and 4 additional.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ G. A. Murashev . Titles, ranks, awards. - SPb., 2001, p.160
Literature
- L.V. Belovinsky . Dzhigit // Illustrated Encyclopedic Historical and Applied Dictionary of the Russian People. XVIII - the beginning of the XIX century. / ed. N. Eremina . - M .: Eksmo, 2007. - p. 171. - 784 pp .: - ill. with. - 5 000 copies - ISBN 978-5-699-24458-4 .
Links
- Dzhigit // Military Encyclopedia : [in 18 t.] / Ed. VF Novitsky [et al.]. - SPb. ; [ M. ]: Type. t-islands I. D. Sytin , 1911-1915.
- Dzhigit // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.