great mission of the holy lord in the name of father and son and saint spirit, fateful events occurred twice. determined the very fate of our fatherland associated with the don icon of the mothergod 1380 battle of kulikovo but the most decisive thing is either the centuries-long slavery that exterminates our people will be continued, or the enemy will break and the opportunity will open for the complete liberation of the homeland. can you imagine? with what feeling did our warriors march to the kulikovo field ? in front of them was the invincible horde with enormous military experience, military force, and it was clear that simply human response forces strength cannot be overcome. and the fact that our warriors. knelt before this holy image of our lady, whom we today glorify because they prayed and asked for assistance in the battle. undoubtedly, she bowed the divine power through the prayer of the most pure mother of god to our people to our army and there was an enemy. if not defeated, then so weakened. that his deadly grip did not stifle the life of the people, did not stop its development , did not challenge its spiritual life. this is what happened on the kulikovo field.