I saw on telly that when President Putin entered a room the two soldiers on either side of the door saluted, but tilted thier heads away from him, then slowly raised it. What is the custom for this?
2007-06-06 01:04:54 · 2 answers · asked by bichonbeauty 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It goes back to the Tsar.
Noone could gaze upon the Tsar, so the army shows the look-away as tribute to the olden days, and looks towards him as a way of showing the peoples triumph over their autocrat masters.
2007-06-06 01:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's funny isn't it ? I've noticed the same, it's probably a tradition picked up from the famous "Red army" time...In case you haven't notice, I think Putin's administration grows a sort of nostalgic about them old good days when USSR used to be a "superpower" !
2007-06-06 08:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by javornik1270 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋