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The Battle of Peoples
Carl von Muffling
Phraseologism: The Battle of the Nations.
Meaning: 1. A grandiose, global event. 2. Any historical movement in which the broad masses of the people are involved.
Origin: The name of the historic battle near Leipzig, won by the coalition troops against Napoleon in October 1813, belongs to the colonel of the Prussian General Staff, Baron Müfling. An eyewitness of the battle reports that on October 16, the Allied armies moved in a powerful stream towards Leipzig. Those present were captivated by an unusual spectacle, resembling a great migration of peoples. At this time, Müfling called the upcoming battle "the great battle of the peoples." This name has gone down in history (Steffens, Was ich erlebte, VII, S. 295). This catchphrase really belongs to Müfling. The latter was the author of the report of the Prussian General Staff of October 19, 1813, which ended with the words: "Thus the four-day battle of peoples near Leipzig decided the fate of the world."
Random phraseology:
Music plays, the standard jumps.
Meaning:
About a noisy, crowded and cheerful holiday (jokingly-iron.).
Origin:
From the comedy The Inspector General (1836) by N. V. Gogol (1809-1852). The words of the postmaster, who tells about the letter he read (act. 1, yavl. 2): "Recently, a lieutenant wrote to a friend and described the ball in the most playful ... very, very good. "My life, dear friend, is flowing, he says, in the empyrean: there are many young ladies, music plays, the standard jumps "... described with great, with great feeling." "Standard" - the banner of the cavalry regiment. Sometimes the officer with whom it was also called so. A.P. Chekhov (story "Magicians"): "On the solemn opening day there was a prayer service, lunch, toasts, thanks, telegrams, champagne ... Music plays, the standard jumps." |
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