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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

Roman Galitsky receives the ambassadors of Pope Innocent III. Painting by N.V. Nevrev (1875). More details about this episode will be described in the next article Roman Mstislavich is a rather controversial figure, but rather not in itself, but because of some features of the information about him that has been preserved and the lack of

Monument to Andras II in the National Historical Park in Opustasere. This king became one of the co-authors of the chaos that began in Southwestern Russia after 1205 By the time of the death of Prince Roman Mstislavich, signs of stratification began to appear among the boyars. The reason was the fact

"Prince Izyaslav Mstislavich offers peace and friendship to his uncle Vyacheslav." Schliter's engraving from a drawing by Klavdiy Lebedev It was with him that the most interesting events of the region in the XI-XII centuries were associated, which is explained by

In general, this sculpture depicts Irina Angelina, the eldest daughter of Isaac II Angelina, but she was the older sister of Anna Angelina, because somehow it is quite possible to imagine the second wife of Roman Mstislavich. The first contacts of Byzantium with Roman Mstislavich were probably established at the beginning of 1190. NS

The map, clearly illustrating the reign of Daniil Galitsky (Belarusian language) Nobody liked the restoration of the Galicia-Volyn principality. The first, of course, were the Hungarians, and King Andras II sent a large army under the command of his son Bela to Galich. Big army - big defeat

Alas, there was no better map. All maps of South-Western Russia found on the network are given mainly from the time of the Romanovichs, something bearable in the XI-XII centuries could not be found Rostislav Vladimirovich, who was killed in Tmutarakan, left three sons: Rurik, Volodar and Vasilko. After the death of their father, they grew up at

This man and his achievements are often remembered in Spain, but outside its borders they hardly know. Meanwhile, he was an outstanding naval commander and naval engineer, the author of projects of several interesting types of gunboats, including armored boats, a veteran of the anti-tank wars and the Great Siege

If you look into the history of Oregon, Vancouver Island and other territories in Russian, English or almost any other language, it will seem that these territories were explored by the same British and Americans, which determined the ownership of these lands by the United States and Britain in the future. No mention of

The Spanish fleet under the early Bourbons was a rather peculiar picture. Service on it was quite a prestigious business, the fleet developed, demanded more and more new personnel …. But the people from the titular Castilian provinces did not go there. As a result, various foreigners like the Irish and

People are completely different, even outstanding. An outstanding person can commit different deeds, great and remain in history, he can never make mistakes, he can become outstanding only because of the mistakes he made during important historical events. But there are a number of outstanding people who

Map with the ancestral home of the Slavs and their settlement in the Early Middle Ages. Volhynia is located just in the middle of this supposed ancestral homeland of Galicia-Volyn principality on the Internet is a kind of paradox. Not as much has been written about him as about other parts of Russia, a serious study of him

Map of Russia for the time indicated in the article. Volyn during this period can be called the entire territory of the South-West with the capital in the city of Vladimir South-West Russia for a long time remained outside the borders of the Rurik state. So, when Oleg was about to launch his raid on Constantinople, a number of

One of the first striking episodes of direct confrontation between the prince and the Galician boyars: the burning of Nastasya Chagrovna. Drawing by Klavdiy Lebedev Galich appears in the annals as a devil from a snuffbox. Until 1141, there is no specific mention of him, there is only indirect information that after the death of Vasilko

The history of Armada at the end of the 18th century is full of different bright personalities. Here is a sailor with organizational and diplomatic skills, about whom someone started a story that he was the bastard of Carlos III himself. Here is a man who devoted his whole life to serving others, including ordinary people

Great Britain has existed de jure for more than two centuries, and de facto, in the format of an English state, even more. And throughout their history, there is one feature that is characteristic, perhaps, for all nations and states of the world, but it is most clearly manifested precisely among the inhabitants of Tumannoye

Napoleon said about him that if Villeneuve had his qualities, the battle at Cape Finisterre would have been lost by the British. About this man there are rumors that are not entirely clear that he was the bastard of King Carlos III, and at the time of the birth of our hero - the king of Naples and Sicily. Some of his people

In the previous article, I briefly described the organization and size of the Spanish army: its organization, the recruitment system, a brief history of the combat arms and the number during the Iberian War of 1808-1814. However, as some colleagues may have noticed, the review was incomplete - it completely

The history of military technology is extremely rarely reduced to only one tactical and technical characteristics and often combines whole layers from other spheres of this science: here are stories about simple human lives, and the interweaving of different events and histories of different states, and features of development

There are a lot of stories about unrecognized geniuses in the world, and many of them are heard by people. Many of these geniuses were recognized in their Motherland after death, many were not, and many were simply forgotten, since completely different people were creating world history at that time. Even more stories just about the masters of their craft

The Pyrenean War is little known in the CIS, and even among people who are interested in the Napoleonic Wars, "some small sprinkles of the Spaniards with the French" (almost a quote from one friend) are known only in general terms. Russian-language literature also does not help broaden the horizons: