Function icons in the fields of religion, history, warfare, and anthropology. Setting the icon painter - to bring human consciousness into the spiritual world, bring a sense of reality of the ideal world, to help a person find their way transformation.
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Icons and their effect on Russian people Ruslan Pavlenko For many centuries religious icons played an important role in the lives of the Russian Orthodox people and stretch far back into medieval times. This significance cannot be underestimated and it would be erroneous to assume the history of Russia without icons. To this day the icon has a plethora of functions in the fields of religion, history, warfare, and anthropology. In the modern Slavic world the icon may gradually start to lose popularity in the younger generation, but those who hold on to the past traditions know the value of an icon. These holy images were carried into battle in hopes of defeating the foes, protecting people from a possible curse, granted the wishes of those who asked, and performed miracles of healing. The icon in all of its forms left an imperishable outcome in the history of Russia. However, it is crucial to know its origins to understand the icons and their universal effects. The Russian word icon (икона), comes from a Greek