February 10 according to the church calendar is the memory of St. Ephraim the Syrian. On this day, the Mongols captured Baghdad, the founder of Kharkov University Karazin was born, and the OUN created the Revolutionary Wire, headed by Stepan Bandera.
Holidays and memorable dates February 10
State and professional holidays of Ukraine are not celebrated on February 10.
Under the auspices of the UN, World Pulses Day is being held. It’s European Safer Internet Day.
February 10 in history
February 10, 1258 the Mongols captured, and then plundered and almost completely destroyed Baghdad (at that time it was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, now it is the capital of Iraq). The siege of the progressive and educated eastern city by enemy hordes lasted 13 days – from January 29th. On February 10, Baghdad surrendered, and on the 13th the Mongols broke into the city.
Their command gave their savages a city to plunder for a week. Residents who tried to leave Baghdad were killed. As a result, according to various sources, from 100 thousand to a million people died. The libraries of Baghdad, including the House of Wisdom, were destroyed by the Mongols. The House of Wisdom kept manuscripts from many fields of science, especially medicine and astronomy. The invaders threw priceless book works into the river or burned them. Survivors later said that the Tigris River was black from the ink washed off the manuscripts and red from the blood of scientists and philosophers. Mad barbarians destroyed palaces, mosques, libraries, hospitals, masterpieces of architecture and art. A unique complex system of irrigation canals was also destroyed, which made it possible to successfully farm in a dehydrated area.
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The destruction of Baghdad marks the end of the so-called Golden Age of Islam. “Baghdad was an excellent intellectual center of the world. The fall of Baghdad was a psychological blow from which the Islamic world never recovered. Islam closed itself in, became more conservative, intolerant of conflicts of faith and reason. With the plunder of Baghdad, the intellectual torch of Islam went out.” wrote on the aftermath of those events, University of Wisconsin historian Stephen Dutch.
February 10, 1773 Vasily Karazin, the founder of Kharkiv University, was born.
February 10, 1919 Volodymyr Vynnichenko, head of the Directorate of the UNR, resigned. The reason for this was his long-term conflict with another leader of the UNR and the leader of its troops, Symon Petliura. Their conflict lasted more than one year and had not ideological, but personal underpinnings – there was persistent hostility between the two leaders of the UNR and fellow party members. In 1917, Vinnichenko ensured that Petliura was removed from his post after the Bolsheviks seized part of the territories of Slobozhanshchina. Their cooperation in the Directory format was almost futile from the very beginning. But this time, it was Vinnichenko who had to leave. After retiring, he went abroad, completely disillusioned with the socialist views that he had previously defended. “Here, in socialist Soviet Russia, I bury my 18 years of socialist political activity. I am leaving as a writer, but as a politician I want to die with all my heart,” Vinnichenko wrote, explaining his decision.
February 10, 1940 in Krakow, the radical part of the OUN created the Revolutionary Wire, headed by Stepan Bandera. At this moment, the actual split of the organization into “Bandera” and “Melnikov” took place. “Bandera” believed that the Ukrainian state should be created solely by the forces of the Ukrainian people – as a result of the national revolution. “Melnikovtsy” hoped for the help of Nazi Germany. The split was preceded by an attempt by Melnik to falsify the will of Yevgeny Konovalets and, on its basis, establish himself as the eternal leader of the OUN.
February 10, 1992 Ukraine has established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Korea.
Church holiday February 10
On February 10, Christians honor the memory of St. Ephraim the Syrian.
He was born at the beginning of the 4th century in Mesopotamia. As a young man he went to the surrounding mountains and became a hermit. After the native city of Sirin was captured by the Persians, he left his place of seclusion and settled in a monastery near the city of Edessa, where he lived until his death. During his life, the monk wrote many hymns and prayers. His penitential prayer “Lord and Master of my life” is read during Great Lent.
Folk omens
A windy day predicts a rainy summer.
Dry snow – to thaw, wet – to frost.
If the ice on the rivers has already melted, spring will be early.
What not to do on February 10
Do not kill any insects, including spiders. Saint Ephraim is their patron.
Do not pet or feed unfamiliar animals.