"Rus' is not without good people! Russian people can easily be considered one of the most responsive peoples in the world. And we have someone to look up to.

Okolnichy Fedor Rtishchev

During his lifetime, Fyodor Rtishchev, a close friend and adviser to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, received the nickname “gracious husband.” Klyuchevsky wrote that Rtishchev fulfilled only part of the commandment of Christ - he loved his neighbor, but not himself. He was one of that rare breed of people who put the interests of others above their own “wants.” It was on the initiative of the “bright man” that the first shelters for beggars appeared not only in Moscow, but also beyond its borders. It was common for Rtishchev to pick up a drunk on the street and take him to a temporary shelter he organized - an analogue of a modern sobering-up station. How many were saved from death and did not freeze to death on the street, one can only guess.

In 1671, Fyodor Mikhailovich sent grain convoys to starving Vologda, and then money raised from the sale of personal property. And when I learned about the need of the Arzamas residents for additional lands, he simply donated his own.

During the Russian-Polish War, he carried out not only his compatriots, but also Poles from the battlefield. He hired doctors, rented houses, bought food and clothing for the wounded and prisoners, again at his own expense. After Rtishchev’s death, his “Life” appeared - a unique case of demonstrating the holiness of a layman, and not a monk.

Empress Maria Feodorovna

The second wife of Paul I, Maria Fedorovna, was famous for her excellent health and tirelessness. Starting the morning with cold douches, prayer and strong coffee, the Empress devoted the rest of the day to taking care of her countless pupils. She knew how to convince moneybags to donate money for construction educational institutions for noble maidens in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Simbirsk and Kharkov. With her direct participation the largest Charitable organization- Imperial Humane Society, which existed until the beginning of the 20th century.

Having 9 children of her own, she especially cared for abandoned babies: the sick were cared for in orphanages, the strong and healthy were cared for in trustworthy peasant families.

This approach has significantly reduced child mortality. With all the scale of her activities, Maria Feodorovna also paid attention to the little things that were not necessary for life. Thus, in the Obukhov psychiatric hospital in St. Petersburg, each patient received his own kindergarten.

Prince Vladimir Odoevsky

A descendant of the Rurikovichs, Prince Vladimir Odoevsky, was convinced that the thought he sowed would certainly “come up tomorrow” or “in a thousand years.” A close friend of Griboyedov and Pushkin, the writer and philosopher Odoevsky was an active supporter of the abolition of serfdom, worked to the detriment of his own interests for the Decembrists and their families, and tirelessly intervened in the fate of the most disadvantaged. He was ready to rush to the aid of anyone who turned to him and saw in everyone a “living string” that could be made to sound for the benefit of the cause.

Organized by him St. Petersburg Society visits to the poor helped 15 thousand needy families.

There was a women's workshop, a children's shelter with a school, a hospital, hostels for the elderly and families, and a social store.

Despite his origin and connections, Odoevsky did not seek to occupy an important post, believing that in a “minor position” he could bring “real benefit.” The “Strange Scientist” tried to help young inventors realize their ideas. The main character traits of the prince, according to contemporaries, were humanity and virtue.

Prince Peter of Oldenburg

An innate sense of justice distinguished the grandson of Paul I from most of his colleagues. He not only served in the Preobrazhensky Regiment during the reign of Nicholas I, but also equipped the first school in the history of the country at his place of service, in which soldiers’ children were educated. Later, this successful experience was applied to other regiments.

In 1834, the prince witnessed the public punishment of a woman who was driven through a line of soldiers, after which he petitioned for dismissal, saying that he would never be able to carry out such orders.

Pyotr Georgievich devoted the rest of his life to charity. He was a trustee and honorary member of many institutions and societies, including the Kyiv Home for the Poor.

Sergey Skirmunt

Retired second lieutenant Sergei Skirmunt is almost unknown to the general public. He did not hold high positions and failed to become famous for his good deeds, but he was able to build socialism on a single estate.

At the age of 30, when Sergei Apollonovich was painfully thinking about future fate, he received 2.5 million rubles from a deceased distant relative.

The inheritance was not spent on carousing or lost at cards. One part of it became the basis for donations to the Society for the Promotion of Public Public Entertainment, the founder of which was Skirmunt himself. With the rest of the money, the millionaire built a hospital and a school on the estate, and all his peasants were able to move to new huts.

Anna Adler

The whole life of this amazing woman was devoted to educational and pedagogical work. She was an active participant in various charitable societies, helped during the famine in the Samara and Ufa provinces, and on her initiative the first public reading room was opened in the Sterlitamak district. But her main efforts were aimed at changing the situation of people with disabilities. For 45 years, she did everything to ensure that blind people had the opportunity to become full-fledged members of society.

She was able to find the means and strength to open the first specialized printing house in Russia, where in 1885 the first edition of the “Collection of Articles for children's reading, published and dedicated to blind children by Anna Adler."

To produce the book in Braille, she worked seven days a week until late at night, personally typing and proofreading page after page.

Later, Anna Alexandrovna translated the musical notation system, and blind children were able to learn to play musical instruments. With her active assistance, a few years later the first group of blind students graduated from the St. Petersburg School for the Blind, and a year later from the Moscow School. Literacy and professional training helped graduates find jobs, which changed the stereotypical idea of ​​their incapacity. Anna Adler just barely lived to see the opening of the First Congress of the All-Russian Society of the Blind.

Nikolay Pirogov

The whole life of the famous Russian surgeon is a series of brilliant discoveries, practical use which saved more than one life. The men considered him a wizard who, for his “miracles,” attracts higher power. He was the first in the world to use surgery in the field, and his decision to use anesthesia saved not only his patients from suffering, but also those who lay on the tables of his students later. Through his efforts, the splints were replaced with bandages soaked in starch.

He was the first to use the method of sorting the wounded into those who were seriously injured and those who would make it to the rear. This reduced the mortality rate significantly. Before Pirogov, even a minor wound to the arm or leg could result in amputation.

He personally carried out operations and tirelessly ensured that the soldiers were provided with everything they needed: warm blankets, food, water.

According to legend, it was Pirogov who taught Russian academics conduct plastic surgery, demonstrating the successful experience of implanting a new nose on the face of his barber, whom he helped get rid of deformity.

Being an excellent teacher, about whom all the students spoke with warmth and gratitude, he believed that the main task of education is to teach how to be human.

The most a long-awaited gift, which people expect from celebrities is a personal meeting. And the stars are happy to do this. There have always been many such famous people both in our country and abroad. You can recall the famous doctor Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, who was known for his charitable activities.

Wheelchair basketball with Gerard Pique

Famous Defender football club Barcelona Gerard Pique sat down in wheelchair specifically to be on equal terms with people in wheelchairs diagnosed with paralysis and to play basketball with them. Basketball first appeared in the United States around the 40s and has recently been included in the list of programs of the Paralympic Games.

This event took place in Spain at the Guttman Institute - a specialized medical Center, which provides care to people with brain or spinal injuries. The event was organized by the Laures Appeal Foundation, which - “ Sport for good", and their main goal is to unite together social work and physical activity. About 15 people took part in the fund's action famous people athletes from various sports disciplines. Among them is Gerard Pique.

The Zapashny brothers visited the Research Institute of Pediatric Surgery with a tiger

Institute of Pediatric Traumatology and Surgery ( research institute) Zapashny brothers visited with his ward tigress Marfa. One of the sick children dreamed about this Ivan Voronin, who came under fire in the city of Shakhtersk. The boy has no legs, one arm and almost complete loss of vision. Vanya’s father and younger brother were killed under fire, and Vanya himself was evacuated to Russia.

Askold and Edgar, having laid Marfa in the hall of the institute, brought Vanya to her. The boy stroked the animal and said that he was not afraid at all.

After the visit Edgar shared his thoughts: “The words “courage” and “children” should not be interconnected, but what we saw today cannot be called differently: when a nine-year-old child courageously fights for life and at the same time finds the strength to rejoice. Holding Vanya in my arms, tears welled up in my eyes, to hide it.”

Before leaving, the Zapashny brothers gave the child a small toy tiger cub in memory of their meeting.

Maria Sharapova gave a master class for Sunny Logan

Famous tennis player, founder of a charitable foundation providing support to victims of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - Maria Sharapova gave a lesson to Sunny Logan, a girl who was able to overcome such a disease as rare form lymphomas. Sunny had long dreamed of meeting a famous athlete. Even before her illness, the girl was fond of tennis, which, according to her, helped her overcome this serious illness.

After meeting with Sunny Logan, Maria Sharapova shared her impressions: “The girl plays tennis quite well and can become a very good athlete.”

Robert Downey Jr. gave seven-year-old Alex an “iron hand”

Robert Downey-Jr. played in the film " iron Man» gave Alex Pring prosthesis similar to your own hand famous hero. The boy was missing one arm from birth. The prosthesis was manufactured by Limbitless Solutions, the founder of which is Alberto Manero.

The goal of his project is to produce inexpensive bionic prostheses for children from low-income families. The price of one prosthesis is about $350, but a prosthesis that is almost indistinguishable from a real arm or leg is quite affordable.

Alex Pringi happily demonstrated the capabilities of the prosthesis donated by his favorite actor.

Igor Akinfeev invited a boy from a hospice to the CSKA sports base

Famous goalkeeper of the CSKA football team Igor Akinfeev organized a meeting with a little fan Sergei Zenkin at the CSKA sports base. Sergei is being treated at the First Hospice with a diagnosis of a brain tumor, which, unfortunately, is inoperable.

At the CSKA base, Sergei met not only with his favorite goalkeeper, but also with his coach, Leonid Slutsky. I also took photos with players Zoran Tosic, Vasily Berezutskiy and Sergei Ignashevich.

Sergei discussed football news with his idol, talked about past matches and upcoming plans, and was also able to attend the team’s training session. In addition, the boy told Igor how he learned about his diagnosis and how he was being treated. During the story, the boy almost burst into tears.

After the meeting, Sergei Zenkin’s mother said: “Meetings like this are very supportive. And the rest will follow.”

Actors from the TV series “Voronin” helped Liza get from the hospice to the film pavilion

Ward from the children's hospice "House with a Lighthouse" 8 year old Lisa with the help of the Voronins, I visited film set. The girl has complete loss of vision due to an incurable form of cancer, but this does not stop her from listening to the series “Voronin” 10 episodes a day.

On the set, Lisa tried herself as a cameraman, giving the command “Cut!” and “Motor!”, read the next episode and held the microphone. The child felt at home in the film pavilion; the girl even gave some non-childish advice to the director of the series.

Yulia Savicheva sang especially for Sonya at the hospice

14-year-old Sonya, a hospice patient, told the staff of the Vera charity foundation that she dreams of meeting Yulia Savicheva. And the very next day the girl met the singer.

Sonya has an inoperable brain tumor and during the meeting she was in in serious condition, but despite this, Sonya and Yulia spent almost 2 hours together. They talked and sang songs. Savicheva brought her autographed CDs and cakes for her.

Before leaving, Julia invited Sonya to her concert and promised to find her eyes in the hall.

The deceased Lokomotiv hockey player secretly helped sick children

And it’s impossible not to remember Ivana Tkachenko.

Ivan Tkachenko, the leader of the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, secretly helped children with cancer until his death.

16 year old Diana Ibragimova from Voronezh they made a terrible diagnosis - acute lymphoblastic leukosis. The girl could only be saved by an operation that costs huge money. And only after the death of Ivan Tkachenko, Diana’s mother found out who saved her daughter from death.

Ivan Tkachenko transferred 500,000 rubles twice for the treatment of Diana Ibragimova.

Sometimes it seems to us that the world is closed in its cruelty and pursuit of money, but this is not so! Evidence of this is the good deeds that people do famous people. And how many more things ordinary people do, we just don’t know about it...

Some people, despite their wealth and position, remember that they are no better than others and try to be modest, take care of their neighbors and do good deeds in imitation of the Lord.

We would like to tell you about ten such people - worthy examples for each of us, especially for many powerful Russians.

The actions of these people amaze and inspire respect. Having achieved a lot in life, they did not become slaves to their wealth and position and treat other people with gratitude:

1. Bishop Longinus (Heat)

This hierarch (photo in the title) proved with his life that the image of the bishop circulated in the media as a arrogant fat man in an expensive car, neglecting the flock entrusted to him by God, does not correspond to the truth.

While still a priest, the bishop rebuilt the Holy Ascension monastery in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine and under him founded a church boarding school for more than 1000 orphans and disabled children, more than 400 of whom he adopted.

In addition to his pastoral responsibilities for the revival of Orthodoxy in Ukraine, Bishop Longin has been involved in the upbringing of children taken into his care for many years.

IN last years from also actively opposed the beginning and then the continuation of the Kyiv Nazi regime civil war in the South-East of Ukraine. And this despite regular threats against him from dissenters and neo-Nazis.

His life and work are well described in the film “Outpost,” known to almost all Orthodox Christians in the CIS.

2. Vladislav Tetyukhin

Ural tycoon, engaged in titanium mining as a co-owner of a large metallurgical company.

At 80, he did not buy a villa in warm countries. Instead, Vladislav Tetyukhin sold all his shares and used the proceeds of 3.3 billion rubles to build a medical center for his fellow countrymen in Nizhny Tagil.

In the future, the billionaire plans to build a hotel, new houses for clinic employees with 350 apartments, a dormitory for students, a transport block and a helipad.

Now Tetyukhin holds a post here general director and at 82 years old, he comes to work strictly on schedule: by 9:00 am 6 days a week.

3. Swedish Princess Madeleine

The princess of the Swedish royal house does not boast about her position.

At royal receptions, Princess Madeleine appears in $130 dresses bought at Stockholm markets and is not shy about picking up her dog's poop while walking.

It is worth noting that this behavior is typical of many representatives of the royal houses of Europe and its financial and managerial elite. Wild kitsch is left to the nouveau riche.

4. Brian Bernie

Bernie can be called the British construction oligarch.

Everything was going great for this millionaire until his wife was diagnosed with cancer. Then Bernie became involved in charity work.

He donated a significant part of his fortune to create a whole convoy of medical machines. These machines traveled through small villages in northern England and provided high-tech medical care to patients. Brian Bernie paid the doctors' salaries out of his own pocket.

WITH God's help his wife recovered. To celebrate, Brian Bernie sold most of his property and gave the money to charity.

Now he lives on a small pension in a small apartment and drives a used car.

5. President of Uruguay

Jose Cordano is the President of Uruguay, but local residents his name is El Pepe. He donates 9/10ths of his presidential salary to charity, making him the poorest (or most generous) president in the world.

Jose earns 263,000 Uruguayan pesos (400,000 rubles) a month, and leaves only 26,300 pesos (40,000 rubles) for himself.

He lives in a rural farmhouse, without debt and without a bank account. José brings water for the household himself from a well in the yard. The largest purchase of his entire life was a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.

6. Boris Johnson

Boris is mayor of London. He rides a bicycle to work, does not hesitate to go without a tie, and freely wears a sports jacket, backpack and bicycle helmet.

The official is one of the main and most consistent supporters of the development of cycling in the UK and advocates healthy image life.

7. Olaf Thon

The Norwegian billionaire lives quite modestly. He is married, but has no children. Therefore, he decided to donate all his wealth, calmly parting with $6,000,000,000: “I have a bike and skis, and I don’t eat much. So I think everything will be fine."

Olaf Thon planned to spend all his money on financing medical research, so that they bring benefits to people, saying: “Anyway, I won’t be able to take them with me.”

Michael Bloomberg once served as mayor of New York (USA).

He is very interesting person, even if you don't know that he is the 13th richest person in the world.

At the same time, the businessman does not stop riding the subway. And at his workplace he works in an ascetic environment: on ordinary office furniture there are traditional monitors, papers, charts, some trinkets and... a jar of peanut butter next to the keyboard.

9. Chuck Feeney

The founder of the famous Duty Free chain of stores, Chuck Feeney, lives very modestly.

Over the past 30 years, he has traveled all over the world, carefully getting rid of his acquired capital of $7.5 billion. Feeney spent his business income on charity.

His charitable foundation The Atlantic Philanthropies has invested $6.2 billion in education, science, health care and nursing homes around the world. By 2020, Chuck Feeney wants to spend all his capital on helping those in need.

10. Sergey Brin

Sergey is a legend computer business, co-founder and president of technology at Google.

A billionaire and one of the richest people in America, Sergei keeps a fairly modest lifestyle - he lives in a three-room apartment in San Francisco and drives a used Toyota Prius with an environmentally friendly hybrid engine.

His hobby is visiting Katya's Russian Tea Room in San Francisco and recommending borscht, pancakes and dumplings to guests of the establishment.

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We have collected a real dozen stories about how celebrities (even evil rockers) are people too. And kind ones. Especially when there is grief next to them.

Marilyn Manson

Many call him a pervert, many do not understand his style and music. And many don’t even know who he is. And this, by the way, is not just a legendary rock musician, but one of the most good celebrities in the world. In 2000, he visited a teenager with terminal cancer. Moreover, Manson brought a bunch of memorabilia for the boy, and stayed with the child in his house for several hours. The guys chatted, played video games, played the guitar, and even read comics. And three weeks later the boy died. At the time of his death, he was wearing a Manson T-shirt.

Catch one of the best (according to the editors) Manson clips:

Metallica

This happened in 2009. 85-year-old American Margaret claimed that Metallica's hits saved her from cancer. The story created so much hype that even the members of the ensemble found out about it. The guys were not at a loss and invited Margaret to their concert (for which, by the way, tickets had long been sold out). Then, before the performance, they took the old lady backstage and chatted with her there. The final touch - James Hetfield (vocals, guitar) dedicated “Nothing Else Matters” to the lady.

Source: revoradio1041fm.net

Cristiano Ronaldo

In March 2014, a family wrote a letter to Cristiano Ronaldo asking for a pair of signed sneakers and a jersey. They needed these items to auction off and pay for their 10-month-old baby's surgery. The baby needed an operation to survive, and the cost of the operation was 66 thousand euros. Ronaldo sent them signed sneakers, a T-shirt and... a check for 83,000 euros.

Source: genius.com

Steve Buscemi

Before becoming a Hollywood star, Steve Buscemi worked as a firefighter in New York. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, Buscemi returned to the New York Fire Department and worked 12 hours a day for a week with other New York firefighters clearing the wreckage of the World War II. shopping center. Steve even refused an interview. He said that he did not do it for self-promotion.

Source: Pinterest

Colin Farrell

A true story from the life of an Irish actor. During the filming of the film “The Recruit” in Toronto, a local radio host announced a competition:

• will give $1000 to anyone who brings Colin to the radio station.

Colin was at first upset: they say this is a direct attack on his personal life. But then the actor did go to the studio, accompanied by a certain homeless man, Dave. Like, I decided to help the poor guy. Dave won his thousand, but he didn’t drink it away, but “got back to his feet.”

A few years later, Colin returned to Toronto, found Dave, and was convinced that his generous act had changed the homeless man’s life. And even for the better.

Source: screenweek.it

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise came out of the situation gracefully and generously in 1996. He witnessed an accident in which a driver hit a girl and fled. The actor did not go home, but stopped, called an ambulance, and was with the victim until the rescuers arrived. Then it wasn’t enough for Cruz and he went to the hospital to get the carriage. Like, he wanted to make sure that the young lady was okay. And when he found out that the girl did not have insurance, he paid her $7,000 hospital bill.

Source: stereogum.com

Keanu Reeves

When it came to splitting the money for the second and third Matrix films, Keanu decided to give part of his profits to the team that worked on the special effects and costumes. I thought they deserved it. Bottom line: Reeves “donated” $75 million. The actor doesn’t regret it one bit.

True stories from the lives of people with different destinies, lives and worldviews, but united by one big heart.

1. Dima is a teenager, no different from other guys like him. Nothing but kindness and sensitivity to absolutely to strangers. One day he needed to visit the military registration and enlistment office. He didn’t have money for the bus, so he had to walk. It was in February. Having walked quite a bit from the house, from afar he saw a woman lying in the snow. At first Dima thought that she was drunk, but when he approached her, he saw an elderly woman. Although there were many passers-by on the street, no one except Dima paid attention to her. The teenager came up and slowly picked her up. She said she was walking to church when she slipped and fell. Dima brought the woman home, although he had to deviate from the given route by two stops. As a sign of gratitude, she tried to give the guy money for travel. But Dima refused - that’s not why he helped her.

2. Love for animals can be limitless. Steve Craig, an accountant from Denver, knows this firsthand. A month after the death of his beloved dog, he began to feel depressed. Then Steve decided to take old, sick dogs from the shelter, who are unlikely to attract anyone's attention and whose fate, alas, is predictable. First, he adopted a twelve-year-old Chihuahua with a heart murmur and painful joints. Now he has 10 elderly dogs living at home. “I’m very happy that I was able to make these animals happy,” says Steve.

3. It’s no secret what exotic food they eat in South Korea. At their meat market you can find any animal, including dogs. Two-year-old dog Chi-Chi, hanging upside down in a dark room, was constantly beaten to make her meat more tender. However, for unknown reasons, it did not become another delicacy on someone’s table. She was simply left to die in a garbage bag. Fortunately, Chi-Chi was saved, but all of her legs had to be amputated. And after two months at the veterinary clinic, the dog found a family in Phoenix, Arizona.

4. Dreams tend to come true. It also came true for twelve-year-old Emily Tammen, who suffers from autism, attention deficit disorder and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The girl's joints suffer due to this disease. Emily came to the concert of her favorite singer Adele with a poster “My dream is to sing with Adele.” The singer noticed this ad and invited the girl to the stage, offering to perform the hit “Someone Like You.”

5. You don't need to be a superhero to save lives. At one of the baseball games, player Andrew McCutchen from the Pirates team slipped his bat. It flew straight into the boy's forehead. An unknown “superhero” wearing glasses deflected the blow of the bat by putting up his hand. Having flown around the boy's head, the bat still hit him on the back of the head. But this was not at all the blow that the unfortunate guy could have received.

6. Friendship between a penguin and a human is possible. In 2001, a pensioner saved a tiny penguin. He lay dying on the rocks, covered in oil. The man picked up the poor animal, cleaned its feathers of oil and fed it fish every day until the penguin gained strength. This was the beginning of their long and strong friendship.

7. There are also firefighters among dogs. Burnt puppy Jake, rescued from a fire by Bill Linder, became a firefighter. Baby Jake was just a few weeks old when he found himself in a burning barn. He received burns on 75% of his body, which forced his owners to abandon him. Then Bill's family decided to take him for themselves. Now Jake, together with his owner, conducts fire safety lessons in schools.

8. “You can’t see the most important things with your eyes,” said Exupery. Mr. Kuroki, a Japanese dairy farmer, spent two years trying to lift his blind wife out of depression. Having planted a giant flower bed, he pulled her outside, thereby making her smile.

9. Sometimes even a fire can end a wedding. A firefighter rescued a girl from a burning house. Unfortunately, he suffered a leg injury; doctors said that the man would no longer be able to walk normally. But 28 years later, he walked their daughter down the aisle.

10. “Five years ago I adopted a dog from a shelter that was about to be euthanized. Now this dog saves my life every day. I suffer from a neurological condition that causes seizures. My dog ​​knows in advance about the next attack and warns me about it.”

Maria Ryzhova
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