Power is a term with several meanings

The state is a term that has two interpretations, but they both refer to the concept of "state". The word itself comes from the Old Russian designation "dzhar", which translates into modern language as "power, domination."

In the ages great Rus

And in ancient Russia, the term meant something great. Over time, in our country, a state that possessed power, independence, independence, and desirably impressive sizes began to be called a power. In this sense, the power is Russia, immense, always powerful, invincible and great.

And since the Congress of Vienna in 1814-1815, the status of "great" has been documented in Russia, and nobody has ever been abolished, no matter how much our enemies would like to represent our country either as a "regional state" or as a "spike on clay feet."

Power as a symbol of power

The state is also a symbol of the monarchy. It represents a ball with a cross. The roots of the "power" go to the Roman Empire, it symbolized the power of the emperor over the entire globe. In ancient times, it depicted the goddess of victory, Nick, that is, power was obtained as a result of victory or the conquest of the globe. Given that the symbol was also represented by letters meaning part of the world, such as Asia (ASI), Europe (EVR), Africa (AFR), it remains to be seen: the ancient Romans knew that the earth was round. Sorry for Giordano Bruno. But the medieval Poles, in which Russia borrowed the form of a symbol of power, did not know, and called the state "an apple of the royal rank."

Coming from antiquity

From Ancient Rome, this symbol of power passed to the Byzantine emperors, from where German sovereigns borrowed it, and already they have Western European kings of the Middle Ages. In our country, the power of the Russian kingdom was also called the apple of the power, the all-powerful and autocratic. From Poland to our lands the power was brought by False Dmitry I. Her she was crowned on the reign in 1605. In the Russian tradition, the power is a symbol of the kingdom of heaven, therefore in many icons God the Father and Jesus Christ are depicted with power in their hands. Russian powers were several - the kings of Michael, Alexei, a small power of Peter II (on the throne he ascended at the age of 11, the hand was a child) and the Imperial Power, made for Catherine II the Great. It was used by all the powerful people who followed the empress. All these regalia of power are masterpieces of jewelry art and priceless property of the country, so the first three are stored in the Armory Chamber, the latter - in the Diamond Fund.

The status of mighty countries

As noted above, the term "great powers" was introduced into international usage after the defeat of Napoleonic troops. The authorship belongs to the German historian Leopold von Rank. So called his scientific work, published in 1833. At the Congress of Vienna in 1814-1815 the status was fixed for the victorious countries of Napoleon - Russia, Great Britain, Austria and Prussia. In 1818, France added to this list. According to many experts, by the beginning of the 20th century the great powers on the European continent had 5-6. The number inaccuracy is explained by the fact that the Great Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart. And the approaching Great Ottoman Empire collapsed, and Italy, on the contrary, was reunited in 1860, became stronger and more competitive. In addition to European countries, the United States and Japan join the list of great powers in the early 20th century.

Modern realities

After the Second World War, according to many international experts and political scientists, the Great Powers are the countries of the G-7, and they, these countries, or do not want, great or even the greatest, is Russia, a power that, with its untold riches, does not give its Enemies can neither sleep nor live.

The energy and space superpower, a nuclear country that, relying on its military and political potential, is able to exert a tremendous influence on the destinies of the world, Russia has always been, is and will be a great power.