Since the birth of the professional officer corps, the tasks of moral education of people who devoted themselves to military service were set, among them - the education of the honor and dignity of an officer. Strict adherence to the established standards of honor among officers sometimes took on a dramatic character for some of them. If an officer's misdemeanor exceeded the limits of what was allowed, the so-called Dueling Code came into force, according to which the main reasons for a duel were: refusal to greet each other, abuse, slap in the face, compromising the officer or his wife. Ignoring a bow, avoiding a handshake, and not giving honor according to the Dueling Code were considered a gross violation of the rules of politeness and were recognized as an encroachment on honor, since such behavior was regarded as a disregard for the individual, a clear humiliation of human dignity in the eyes of society. There were certain rules for considering quarrels among officers. First, the regimental commander referred the case to the Officers ' society for examination whenever there was an insult that degraded an officer's dignity. Secondly, the members of this court took measures for possible reconciliation of the parties, if this did not contradict the established concepts of honor and dignity. If this was not possible, the court decided that the fight was inevitable. Third, in the case of a duel, the court of the officers ' society used its influence on the seconds to ensure that the conditions of the duel were most appropriate to the circumstances of the given confrontation. Fourthly, if the duel did not take place within two weeks after the announcement of the decision of the court of the society of officers and the officer who refused to fight did not submit a report on dismissal from service, the unit commander applied to a higher instance with a request for dismissal of this officer without his report. One of the versions of the origin of the duel is as fo ... Read more