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It is no secret that for many Soviet officers it was very prestigious to own a captured pistol. Most often, German short-barreled weapons could be at the disposal of the infantry commanders of the platoon-battalion level and the military personnel of the reconnaissance units. That is, those who

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A rare photo - two identical Russian warships of non-Soviet construction together. But that should stop being rare. Photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk Having decided on the principles that should underlie the sane shipbuilding policy of Russia, you need to subject them at least

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The High-Precision Complexes holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) was formed in 2009. Judging by the brand's popularity in Russia and abroad, the consolidation of the scientific and technical potential of specialized enterprises was successful. Not every integrated structure can boast

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About spilled blood - as a general to a general In February 2021, shortly before the next anniversary of the armed conflict on Damansky Island, a very lengthy and, to put it mildly, somewhat strange material was published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta. It was a big interview with a retired major general

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In the minds of the majority of Europeans, and even the citizens of Russia, the expanses of Southern Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Northern and Central China have always been an area of settlement for the peoples of the Mongoloid race, but this is far from the case. Already in 3000 BC, Southern Siberia was inhabited by the clans of the Indo-European

Zhukov is our SuvorovI. V. Stalin In the year of the struggle of the Russian people with new disasters, Zhukov is raised as an icon, personifying the spirit of the Russian people, who knows how to put forward a leader-savior in extreme conditions. Zhukov is the embodiment of Russian honor and valor, Russian sovereignty and Russian spirit. No one

With the outbreak of the First World War, all the armies of the European monarchies were led by their rulers or heirs to the throne. Only two of the belligerent monarchies were exceptions. Franz Joseph I, already at the old age of 84, appointed the Archduke of Austria's second cousin as supreme commander

How the Russian army mastered Danish weapons Madsen's hand machine gun is a unique weapon of its kind. This is actually the first serial light machine gun in history. This is one of the most famous weapons "long-livers" - launched in 1900, he served faithfully in the army of his native Denmark

For a certain part of the Western and Russian intelligentsia, including its left-wing radical wing, Lev Davidovich Trotsky-Bronstein (1879 - 1940) is still an idol, an ideal. He is portrayed as a genuine revolutionary and social democrat who was almost the first to fight against

“And I turned, and saw under the sun that it is not the nimble that gets a successful run, that it is not the brave that gains victory, it is not the wise that the bread, and that the rational does not have wealth … but the time and opportunity for all of them.” (Ecclesiastes 8:11) So today we know that today there are more than one centers where our ancestors learned to process copper

It was in the early 90s. On TV, I saw how the monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Kuznetsov was removed from the pedestal on the square of the city of Lviv. A thick metal cable was wrapped around his neck, and for a moment the concrete statue swayed in the air. The spotlight snatched out the monument's eye sockets, and I

The Order of Alexander Nevsky is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful Soviet awards. It was established in July 1942 at the same time as the Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov. These three orders opened a series of "military leadership" awards, they were awarded only to the commanders of formations, subunits and units. Is not

Dmitry Karov arrived in the Soviet occupied territory in August 1941. On it, he found people angry with Stalin and the NKVD, most of them easily agreed to work for Germany. The former Soviet people also actively began to build people's capitalism under the Germans. All this

Many years have passed since the day when I last saluted the ship's flag and bid farewell to the fleet forever. Much has changed since that glorious time when I was proudly called a North Sea submariner: marriage, the birth of children, the hysteria of perestroika, attacks of publicity, the "delights" of the era

It often happens that awards do not find their heroes: awards are lost, personnel officers are mistaken, the situation in the unit changes. It happens that not those who have proven themselves on the battlefield are awarded, but those who are closer to the headquarters or an important chief. It happens that the heroic deed is forgotten or the heroic deed does not remain

The successful demonstration of unmanned balloons by brothers Montgolfier and Charles inspired hope for a speedy solution to the eternal dream of the romantics of "aerial flying" - human flight. Two weeks before the launch of the Montgolfier brothers balloon with animals, which was carried out on September 19, 1783, to the academy

There is not enough air, it’s hard to breathe, it seems that the underground haze is swallowing up your whole being … Reading the notes of the search engines is difficult and sometimes simply impossible: I take a breath and again read these lines, scorched by tragedy. They came to me from the War Veterans Center, where they accumulate

"… And she feeds on fables!" (Boris Godunov. AS Pushkin) Who can argue that you need to know the history of your fatherland? No one! But you can know it in different ways. You can limit yourself to a school textbook and … the junior scooper of the sewage convoy doesn't need it anymore. You can also read “School of the Future

Fate brought me together with Colonel Kukarin Evgeny Viktorovich in the spring of 1999 near Kizlyar. At that time, he, an officer of the High Command of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, was sent to Dagestan, where tension was growing along the entire line of the administrative border with Chechnya: military clashes followed one after

130 years ago, on January 21 (February 2), 1885, the Soviet statesman and military leader Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze was born. The Soviet statesman and commander gained fame as the winner of Kolchak, the Ural Cossacks and Wrangel, the Petliurists and Makhnovists, the conqueror of Turkestan. On

Continuation, beginning here: Part 1 On the Defense of Stalingrad A new stage in the history of the detachments began in the summer of 1942, when the Germans broke through to the Volga and the Caucasus. On July 28, the famous order No. 227 of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR IV Stalin was issued, which, in particular, prescribed: “2. Military councils of armies

One of the most famous “black myths” of the Great Patriotic War”is a tale about“bloody”security officers (special officers, NKVEDs, Smershevites). They are especially honored by filmmakers. Few were subjected to such large-scale criticism and humiliation as the Chekists. The bulk of the population gets about them

The development of the Soviet offensive After the Sokolov's cavalry-mechanized group entered the Krasnik area and the 3rd Guards Army of Gordov moved to the same area, a favorable situation arose for the rapid advance of the troops of the right wing of the 1st Ukrainian Front towards the Vistula and into the area

“Now go and smite Amalek (and Jerim) and destroy everything that he has (do not take anything from them, but destroy and cast over everything that he has); and give him no mercy, but put him to death, from husband to wife, from boy to suckling child, from ox to sheep, from camel to donkey.”(1 Kings 15: 3)

The entire potential of Soviet science was invested in the RDS-6S product.It is known from the published archival documents that in the initial period of the Soviet Atomic Project, two versions of the hydrogen bomb (VB) were developed: the "pipe" (RDS-6T) and the "puff" (RDS-6S). The names to a certain extent corresponded to theirs