The Russian people for many centuries embodiedlove for his motherland in the works, including verbal. People made proverbs and sayings, wrote fairy tales and songs dedicated to their country, hometown or village. They admired the military power of Russia and then Russia, the beauty of its nature, its traditions and customs. Everything that the people of our country have ever been proud of is embodied in oral folk art - in proverbs and sayings.
The concept of "motherland"
Origin of Proverbs about Homeland
Proverbs about homeland could not appear withoutnational patriotism and identity of the Russian people as a great nation, which is something to be proud of. Patriotism here appears as an emotional category, helping to create something new, including art expressed in folk art. The special mentality of the Russian people is conditioned by their attachment to the place of their birth, a feeling of deep sadness, if you have to go somewhere else.
In the modern world under the homeland in proverbsThis means most often our country as a whole, and not the place of birth or place of residence (small country). This is explained by the fact that today the political situation in the world makes us perceive Russia as a single whole, something powerful, strong, confident. That is why proverbs and sayings about the motherland speak about the country in general.
Synonyms of the word "homeland" in the sayings
Proverbs about homeland may contain synonymsthis concept. For example, "in your house and the walls help." Homeland is replaced by the word "home" in order to designate the place of birth, that is, the closest corner on the planet for humans.
"For our Fatherland, all mankind" - in thisthe proverb the concept of "homeland" is synonymous with "Fatherland", so they can be interchangeable. In this particular case, the proverb should have been a rhyme for the Russian folk tradition of oral creativity. This is the reason for the use of the term "Fatherland".
“On the home side and the stone is familiar” - in this situation, the phrase “home side” means rather the small homeland of a person, a place that he knows well.
Comparison of the motherland with other concepts in proverbs
Many proverbs and sayings about homeland are builton comparison. This technique helps to raise their Fatherland in the status of something holy. For example, it is very often possible to meet the comparison of the Motherland with the mother as with someone whom he has loved since childhood, with what cannot be two. “One mother is native and one motherland” is one of the most common and well-known sayings that use this comparison.
Comparisons help chant homeland as somethingbeautiful, the best in the world, with which no other country can be put in one row - “There is nothing more beautiful than our homeland”. “A man without a homeland is a nightingale without a song” - in this case, the importance of the Fatherland for a person, the impossibility of existing without it and outside it is emphasized.
Но не все пословицы о родине построены на приеме comparisons or metaphors (hidden comparison). Many sayings represent wisdom in simple sentences, without any expressive means, based on opposition, comparison, antithesis.
The meaning of proverbs
Некоторые пословицы народов России о родине difficult to understand at first reading, their meaning is not obvious. Consider the proverb "Far pine stands, and its forest makes a noise." A pine is metaphorically understood as a person who has left his homeland due to some circumstances. But such events cannot pass without a trace; a person unwittingly misses his homeland, thinks about it, keeps track of what is happening in his native country. Thus, under the forest in this case they mean the Fatherland, a part of which a person remains even in a foreign land.
"The bird is small, and this nest protects itself" - hereit is understood that the status, the profession of a person, whatever his other characteristics, is not important if his enemy is attacked by his own country. Anyone must defend the Fatherland and fight to the end. This proverb can be attributed to two categories: “about serving the state” and “proverbs about love for the motherland”, because it displays the deep feelings of the Russian people for their homeland.
Studying Homeland Proverbs
Изучение пословиц и поговорок о родине лучше just start by dividing them into thematic groups. So, we can distinguish proverbs about serving the motherland. They promote the entry into the ranks of the army of the state and any other actions that are aimed at the benefit of Russia. The second possible category is proverbs about love of country. It is best to start reading the reference material for these categories from the appearance and history of these statements. It is necessary to determine in which part of Russia they appeared in order to better understand what formed the basis of sayings.
You need to understand that in our countrythere are a large number of peoples preaching different religions. Accordingly, proverbs that have appeared in different parts of the state may have special symbols, differing from other comparisons. Recall, for example, the saying "Native bush and hare roads." It is not difficult to guess that such a statement could appear only in the area where hares live. So, the people who made this proverb, knew the habits of these animals, often saw them in their natural habitat.
The next stage in the study of proverbs - decodingcharacters and their meanings. Not all sayings can be understood with simple reading. Behind many lies a certain cultural tradition, the folk customs of the compilers.
Particularly interesting and important is the study of Russianproverbs for foreigners, because it helps to plunge into the culture of Russia, to learn new aspects of the language. That is why the knowledge and study of oral folk art, including proverbs, is so important.
