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2025-06-01 06:06

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

The Chuuk Islands are a group of small islands within the Federated States of Micronesia. The historical name of these islands is Truk. The history of the Truk Islands began with their discovery by Spanish navigators and continued with the exploration of the French navigator Dumont-D'Urville, and then the Russian

Anti-Soviet speeches and demonstrations in post-war countries building socialism began to appear even under Stalin, but after his death in 1953 they took on a wider scale. Mass protests took place in Poland, Hungary, the GDR. A decisive role in the initiation of the Hungarian events

The direct entry of the United States into World War II followed after the attack by the Japanese Navy on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the official support of this action from Germany. The Japanese attack was presented to the public as "unprovoked" and

Great Britain and the United States, being allies and having common interests, participated in most of the key events of the 20th century. They fought together in the First and Second World Wars, jointly confronted the communist "threat", and since the signing of the Washington Treaty on April 4, 1949, in which

On February 9, 1904, an unequal battle between the cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koreets took place with the Japanese squadron. Seoul, capital

A monument to Grigory Petrovsky was destroyed in Dnepropetrovsk. How did the first leader of Soviet Ukraine deserve such an honor? In Ukraine, the process of renaming geographical toponyms, the names of which

On February 3, 1903, the first domestic counter-espionage service was created - the Intelligence Department of the General Staff. Employees of the Russian military counterintelligence bodies celebrate their professional holiday on December 19 - on this day in 1918, a resolution was adopted to create a Special Department of the Cheka

"The history of technology for a thinking person is not at all an account of the past, but a means to understand the future, to find the right paths in it, to avoid mistakes that have already been made once." 1941 The subjunctive mood, persecuted from scientific, publicistic works and public discussions

The Crimean events and the subsequent severance of relations with Turkey can hardly be called interconnected, but they lead to interesting reflections and pull from the historical memory the events of the past years. Russia fought with the Ottoman Empire for several centuries. Ivan III was just building walls

For most of the twentieth century, Russia has lived under the red flag. And the answer to the question why he is of this color seemed to many to be unambiguous. Even when Soviet children were accepted as pioneers, it was explained to them: a pioneer tie is a particle of the Red Banner, the color of which symbolizes the blood shed in the struggle

On January 31, 1932, at the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine, through the heroic efforts of many thousands of workers: workers and engineers, the first blast furnace was put into operation. The launch of advanced metallurgical production in the Urals became a real technological and strategic breakthrough for the young Soviet

On February 1, 1950, the MIG fighter reached the speed of sound for the first time Speed is one of the key qualities of a combat aircraft. It is in this case that the "arms race" becomes a race in the truest sense of the word. He who is faster is closer to victory. The rivalry of the speeds of combat aircraft went constantly with

Information Warfare Has Brought the United States Trillions of Dollars with Minimal Loss Analysis of events in the world over the past 25 years suggests that information wars are inevitable. Moreover, an escalation of such confrontations is observed and predicted

The epoch of Catherine, brilliant in many respects, can rightly be called the “golden age” of the Russian medal - so numerous and varied are the works of medal art that have come down to us of that time. Let's start with the Coronation and Historical Medals

Now we can say that in any conflict between states, both sides are to blame, even if to a different extent. Perhaps this is true for neighboring states. But what is the reason for the dozens of conflicts between Russia and England, the borders of which in Europe have always been defended by more than a thousand

Children and grandchildren of the Khrushchev-Gorbachev "sixties", hung with loud academic degrees and titles, either do not know or consciously hide that the "oil needle" is the legacy of Nikita Khrushchev, so revered in their circles, perhaps one of the most sinister figures of the Russian

A brief history of the creation and destruction of the Kalashnikov assault rifle The creator of the first in Russia assault rifle Vladimir Grigorievich Fedorov in the final part of his work "The Evolution of Small Arms" (1939) came to the conclusion that further development should lead to the creation of a new type of assault rifle

On January 28, 1820, from the sloops "Vostok" and "Mirny" people first saw the Antarctic coast

Continuous criticism of the F-35 from the military and the media, as well as its inconsistency with modern philosophy of air combat, are forcing the US Air Force to consider the option of resuming production of 40-year-old F-15 and F-16 fighters. Is the F-35 really that bad? Just its creators

January 27, 1944 - the day of the complete liberation of the city of Leningrad from the blockade by the Soviet troops Operation "January Thunder" January 27, 1944 - the day of the complete liberation of the city of Leningrad from the blockade by the Soviet troops The terrible blockade of Leningrad, which claimed over 950 thousand lives of ordinary citizens and