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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

"It was difficult (was) to defeat England - there are a lot of people and an army called tingamann in it. Those are people of such courage that each of them alone surpasses two of the best people of Harald", - this is how the famous Icelander Snorri Sturlson says about the heroes of our article in The Harald Saga

In 1284, 72 years after the unfortunate children's crusades, the story of the mass exodus of children suddenly repeated itself in the German city of Hameln (Hameln). Then 130 local children left the house and disappeared. It was this incident that became the basis of the famous legend of the Pied Piper

On May 27, 1942, on the outskirts of Prague, Reinhard Heydrich, Police General, SS Obergruppenführer, Head of the Main Directorate of Imperial Security, was mortally wounded, who at that time was the Imperial Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. Heydrich was then considered "the third person in the Reich", and

In 72 BC. the days of underestimating Spartak and his army are over. “Spartacus was now great and formidable … it was not only the unworthy shame of the slave uprising that disturbed the Roman Senate. He was afraid of Spartacus,”says Plutarch. “The state felt no less fear than when Hannibal stood menacingly at

On April 9, 1940, German airborne units landed in Norway. After 63 days, a small German army completely occupied this country. This usually does not cause much surprise: well, Hitler captured another European country, what else can you expect from the demoniac Fuhrer? He just

Numerous stories about heroes who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Motherland or the triumph of justice can be found in the history of many countries and peoples. The greatest in history and unheard of in terms of bloodshed and number of sacrifices, World War II was no exception to the rule. Moreover

Ever since the appearance of "Kirsha Danilov's Collection" (the first recordings of Russian epics), there have been fierce debates about the possibility or impossibility of correlating these texts with some real historical events. Russian folk epics, publication of the Sytin partnership

The name of the hero of the essay has long become a household name. In our country, it is synonymous with a double-dealing careerist, an unscrupulous person who, in order to achieve his goals, is ready to convey even to people close to him. Everyone has heard the lines of the caustic epigram of A.S. Pushkin: It's not that bad, Avdey Flyugarin, that you are not

Mark Licinius Crassus was born around 115 BC into a very famous and rather wealthy plebeian family. To be descended from a plebeian family in Rome in those years did not at all mean being a poor man or, moreover, a "proletarian". Even at the beginning of the III century. BC. a new class arose - nobility, in

After an unsuccessful military campaign for Napoleon in 1813, the troops of the opposing coalition crossed the Rhine and in January 1814 invaded France. The country's forces were already exhausted, the army, which it could send to meet the enemy armies, was five times inferior in number to them. But on

In 401 BC. an event occurred that, without any exaggeration, shook Europe and Asia and had significant consequences on the course of further history, showing everyone the military weakness of Persia. Finding themselves on the banks of the Euphrates, in the very heart of the Persian Empire, and having lost their commanders, the Greek

The country, which will be described in the article, was called Lacedaemon, and its warriors could always be recognized by the Greek letter λ (lambda) on the shields. But after the Romans, we all now call this state Sparta. According to Homer, the history of Sparta goes back to ancient times, and even the Trojan War

The Teutonic Order, the third in power and strength of the spiritual-knightly orders that arose in Palestine during the era of the Crusades, has a bad reputation. He does not have the tragic, shrouded in high "Gothic" mysticism of the Knights Templar. There is no romantic halo of valiant Hospitallers who

Our hero is known to everyone since childhood. A case in history is by no means an ordinary one, because, according to numerous polls and rather serious sociological studies, our contemporaries know very little even the heroes of the very recently completed and extremely rich in events of the twentieth century. If

The legends of the all-pervading and all-powerful Masonic organizations are among the oldest and most enduring in the history of modern civilization. Articles about invisible world governments that have taken on the task of governing countries with multimillion populations appear with enviable regularity in

In the first part of our article, we already talked about the fact that Lacedaemon became "Sparta" as a result of the two Messenian wars, which led to the transformation of the Spartiat state into a "military camp." children of virgins "

Between Via del Corso and Piazza di Spagna in Rome there is a small (only 300 m), but very famous (in narrow circles of fashion connoisseurs) Via Condotti. Here are the boutiques of the most famous brand houses in Europe: Dior, Gucci, Hermes, Armani, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Burberry, Dolce e Gabbana. Via

The First Crusade (1096-1099), which ended with the victory of the Christian army, paradoxically worsened the position of Christian pilgrims who were making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Previously, by paying the required taxes and fees, they could hope for the protection of local rulers. And here are the new rulers

In one of the cities of the French valley of Chevreuse, you can see a monument to a man who was neither a famous commander, nor a great scientist, nor a genius writer, but, nevertheless, is known, perhaps, to everyone. Monument to Cyrano de Bergerac, city of Bergerac, Chevreuse Valley

The 18th century occupies a special place in the history of Europe. If A. Blok called the 19th century "iron", then many authors both here and abroad called the 18th century gallant. This was the time of kings, claiming to be the great and trying to seem enlightened, brilliant balls, similar to