8 million people across Russia and the world voted. The monk, a Russian national hero named Alexander Peresvet won the name for the new battlefield laser weapons.
BTW take a good look at the face of the Russian general on the talk show in the clip below explaining the names - now that is a true Russian face, the kind of man you want to have in charge of things when the chips are down. Be very careful America, you are about to get into a very bad and very bloody fight.
This clip has tons of important information about the new weapons systems, so it is well worth watching, or reading the transcript below it. Important bits are in bold and italics.
The story of Peresvet is a David and Goliath story where he had a one on one before a major battle with one of the fiercest warriors of the Golden Horde, whose spear was substantially longer than his. Knowing that he would certainly die, he charged the Mongol without armor with the strategy of taking the Mongol's spear in the soft flesh of his body, allowing him to get close enough to deliver a killing blow. He succeeded and both warriors died. The Russians went on to win the day against terrible odds. A cautionary tale for our insane age.
Here are some pictures of the battle:
Here is a clip from a popular weekend news show.
Full transcript below:
Dmitry Kiselev:
On Thursday, the Russia Channel has summed up the results of a poll
held by the Ministry of Defense for the best names of our new weapon
system prototypes.The poll was Putin's idea. The President had announced this idea on
March 1st during his speech at the Federal Assembly.I personally suggested a name for one of our missiles—Pepel (Ash). But, the majority of voters have chosen a name of a great
Russian monk, the hero of the Battle of Kulikovo, the God of the Sea
from Greek mythology, and a proud bird, a symbol of freedom and
defiance, which was praised by Maksim Gorky.Olga Skabeeva reports on the crowdsourced creative process.
Yuri Borisov, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the RF:
“I think the names are great, they really fit the types of weapons and
what they're used for. So, it's a great tradition, but what's even
more important is that upon our Commander-in-Chief's orders, almost
8,000,000 have decided to participate in choosing these names.This means that Russians care about the Russian military, they care
about Russia, its combat abilities, and preparedness. This is probably
what matters the most.So, I wish a happy birthday to all these new systems. We'll issue the
birth certificates today."Announcer (Skabeeva):
For the Russian military, this is the first time that civilians chose
the names of weapons. They were literally considering all suggestions.
Those that were not appropriate for television, odious, and extremely
odd, never made it to the shortlist. Among them were Fingal (Black
Eye), Piyavka (Leech), Shashlik (Kebab), Oftalmolog (Optometrist).With 10,000 votes per hour, the Ministry of Defense website was
operating at full capacity. The poll that was open to the public was
summarized live, on air, by the Deputy of the Defense Department. The
poll that took off on March 1st was finished three weeks later.The majority of suggestions were for the cruise missile with the
nuclear power plant; there were over 100,000 ideas, it ended up with
the name Burevestnik (Petrel). 748,000 people had voted for this.
Surpriz (Surprise) and Palmyra lost after a heated battle.The Pentagon has their own name for our missile—Unstoppable. It can move in any direction, and it can bypass missile shields. This is
exactly why the missile is equipped with a small nuclear power plant.
It's where Russian engineers have excelled; missile defense systems
against something like this basically don't exist now. The closest
equivalent to the Burevestnik is the American Tomahawk.The only difference is that the Tomahawk's maximum flight range is
2,500 km. Burevestnik's range is literally unlimited. The
cruise missile can be in the air for days on end. This means that
there's nothing else like it in the world.The tests have been successful. The target power output of the nuclear
power plant has been officially confirmed. With the presence of the
Sarmat intercontinental and the Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missiles,
Russia becomes invincible.General Borisov:
This is a warning to the world that in modern conditions achieving a unilateral advantage and domination in arms is impossible.
To any challenges, new solutions will be created. Technological progress cannot be stopped.
However, we haven't stopped there, and the Commander-in-Chief hasn't listed everything in our arsenal."
Announcer:
Presidents Trump and Putin have both agreed that they don't want a new
arms race. That was 2 weeks after Russia had presented a new
generation of weapons of mass destruction, including the Satana-2
(Satan-2), the new hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile.Putin had bragged about it being so fast that it can bypass any US
missile shield system.He showed a video that demonstrated the capabilities of the Satana-2,
where it destroyed a region that resembled Florida. The White House
didn't respond."What kind of defense do we have from the hypersonic threat?"
John Hyten, US Strategic Command:
"It's very complicated, but our defense is our deterrent. There's no
defense that can prevent the usage of such weapons against us. So our
response will be the TRIAD and our nuclear capabilities, which we can
use to respond to such a threat."Announcer:
Theoretically, the US Strategic Command's John Hyten, who has admitted
the Russian Army to be unbeatable, could also have voted for a name
for the Russian missiles. The majority of suggestions processed by the
Ministry of Defense website were from the CIS. 9% were from the former
Soviet Union, 7% were from non-CIS states. Approximately 2/3 of the
votes (73%) came from Russia, of course.The Russian combat laser that can disable an enemy aircraft's guidance
and control systems is now called Peresvet. Other options were Blik
(Fleck) and Vasilisk (Basilisk). The combat laser complex is more
efficient than most missile shields, and its accuracy and precision is
higher.The laser is powered by a miniature nuclear system. The ammunition is
unlimited. Pentagon has already officially admitted that the
Russian combat laser complex has excelled the laser that the US had
presented last year.This footage shows how the invisible ray takes down a medium-sized
quadcopter. The US tried to keep all of their other developments a
secret.Yuri Borisov:
"I'll say that the Americans are also working on new developments.
They already have new experimental prototypes that can destroy lightly
armored vehicles and cause mass casualties to personnel. Everyone is
working in this direction.The only thing is that our personnel in nuclear research centers
have a certain head start in this area, which is great."Curtis Scaparrotti, US-NATO European Command:
“Russia is carrying out a campaign of destabilization to change the
international order, fracture NATO and undermine U.S. leadership
around the world.At sea, on land, and in the air, Russia's increasingly modernized
military is operating at levels not seen since the Cold War.So, we need more forces in Europe. I don't think we're in a position
that is necessary and required."Don't be nervous or scared, we're about to submerge underwater, and
we'll show you these machines that only look sweet and harmless, but
looks can be deceiving. The Poseidon drone submarine The silent drone
submarine that SACEUR talks about is called Poseidon.152,000 people voted for this name on the Ministry of Defense website.
It's the fastest unmanned combat submarine in the world that operates at a depth of over 1,000 meters. It can deliver nuclear
warheads to any continent. They launch the drones from a submarine.
After it's detached, it submerges deeper, hugging the terrain, making
hydroacoustic measures powerless against it.It's maneuverable and silent, making the Poseidon impossible to detect
and destroy with today's weapons systems.After it's integrated into the Navy, the Western naval missile shield systems might as well be dismantled for parts.