Vernissage of History / Statuette Tatar warrior on horseback, large

Material Polystone Size Large Product color Bronze Author Harutyunyan Mihran Martikovich Height 28.5 cm. Weight 3.15 kg. Statuette Tatar warrior The history of the Tatars, whose ancestors were the Türks, has several millennia, and amazes with its achievements and the scale of settlement. The land of the ancient Turks is the Great Steppe, which stretched from the Chinese Wall to the Carpathians, in the south - from Afghanistan, Iran, in the north, bordered by the Siberian taiga. In ancient times, this steppe was called Scythia, Turan, and the Chinese called the steppe of the "northern barbarians" - "Bei-hu". Until the 2nd century BC. The Turks lived in isolation, without their own state, which intensified the onslaught of other peoples, surviving nomads from their lands. Constant repulses of aggression served as an impetus for the need to improve military discipline, the development of military art and the physical improvement of soldiers. The military art of the Turks had its own historical basis, philosophy, spirituality based on traditions and faith, its own tactics and style. The Turks were mainly pastoralists, so they had an abundance of food and their life consisted of relocations, military exercises and rest. Lack of hard work, hunting horse riding, archery, spear and saber skills improved the art of war and physical development. Each Turk was a warrior - this was instilled from an early age, so all the boys who reached a young age were good at weapons. And the most important teaching was not to be afraid of death in battle. The man owned the weapon, he was supposed to die in the war. In the art of war, the teachings of Tengri, the cult of ancestors and belief in celestials played an important role in raising the fighting spirit, which inspired warriors to feats, made them honest and reliable warriors in battle and in life. The Turks were carried away by the war for thousands of kilometers. They were the masters of the Great Steppe. They were born in one region, and died more often in another.