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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

Louis Maurer. Buffalo Bill Hunting Buffalo The opinion of those in power can be formed in the same way as the opinion of the last drunkard. The only difference is that for the first one you need to try and lay out the money, and the second one and a bottle of vodka will be enough for the eyes. That is, a good PR - everything is in the head. Therein

Christine de Pisan presents her "Book of military exploits and knightly laws" to Queen Isabella of France. Worthy is the one who is ready to strike and fall! observes his honor, To be

The top of the medieval "family pyramid". Above are the most noble, that is, the well-born, living by labor masses of rootless, "simple" people who create all their wealth for them. The magnificent book of hours of the Duke of Berry. 1410-1490s (Museum of Condé, Chantilly) A man has a character of a pig, It is not decent to live

Reception of volost elders by Alexander III in the courtyard of the Petrovsky Palace. Painting by I. Repin (1885-1886). Only freedom has fallen to the people, Only a clique is powerful of the people, Only the work belongs to the people, And the path of its powers is great! (K. Aksakov "Towards a Humanist") The history of Russian liberalism. Today we

Knowledge of heraldry very often helps us figure out who or what exactly is depicted in certain ancient manuscripts or on sculptures … Heraldry arose primarily out of necessity. It was necessary to somehow identify the warriors on the battlefield, dressed in almost the same armor. So on the field

A set of gold jewelry from an Etruscan tomb. The beginning of the 5th century BC NS. Consists of a magnificent necklace of gold and glass, a pair of earrings with discs of gold and rock crystal, a gold clasp for a dress (brooch) decorated with a sphinx figure, a pair of simple gold brooches, a gold pin for a dress and

Persepolis. Bas-relief depicting the "Immortals" - the bodyguards of the Persian kings. (Photo Aneta Ribarska) “In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in fulfillment of the word of the Lord from the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord aroused the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he commanded to declare throughout his kingdom, verbally and

Eugene Delacroix, "Liberty Leading the People" 1830, Louvre's fell. The law, leaning on liberty, proclaimed equality, And we exclaimed: Bliss! O woe! crazy dream, where is the liberty and the law? The Ax rules over us, We have overthrown the kings. The murderer with the executioners We have chosen to be the king. Oh God! oh shame! but

A rare photograph from the period of the American Civil War, which shows an officer and gunner of Berdan's sniper unit. Usually they didn't like being photographed. And they had reasons for this! It was far from immediately that the military appreciated the role of sniping - marksmanship of individual shooters at important targets

In the textbook of the history of the Middle Ages for the 6th grade, E.V. Agibalov and G.M. Donskoy 1966, there were such colorful illustrations. This shows how the sea geese blew up the dams on Zelder See and came to the aid of the besieged Leiden

Flag of Afghanistan in 1880-1901 The reign of Emir Abdur-Rahman The world is ruled by signs and symbols, not words and laws.”Confucius is a long way to the state flag. In the previous article about flags, it was about the choice of the state flag for the renewed Russia. Someone have the idea of a white-yellow-black flag

A helmet from the do-maru armor of the Muromachi era. The armor is classified as an important cultural property of Japan. Tokyo National Museum And the young messenger said, “Look, this is the shirt, sleeping in it from dawn to dawn, My Lady. And take away your Shield, chain mail and helmet, and soar with your soul, And in this shirt there are linen miracles

The raft of "Seven Sisters" by William Willis So forward, behind the gypsy nomadic star, To the blue icebergs of the cold seas, Where ships sparkle from the frozen ice Under the glow of polar lights. P. Kipling. Behind the gypsy star In the fall, on the eve of freeze-up, the Fishing boat, having gone to the fishery, Will find a piece of his immortal glory

Lafayette's sword with the insignia of the Masonic lodge. Museum of Freemasonry, Paris We Have Society, and Secret Gatherings / Thursdays. The most secret union … A. Griboyedov. Woe from the mind, do you remember how before us stood a temple, blackened in the darkness, Above the gloomy altars, fire signs burned

Russian President V. Putin examines the statues of the Greek kouros in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 2001. Photo: kremlin.ru- How kind it was on the part of Monsieur Van Gogh - to sign only with his name! For me it’s a time-saver. Father Bonnet, forging Van Gogh’s signature. Comedy film "How to steal

The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia votes to pass the constitution. Artist Christie G. Challenger (1873–1952). Capitol, Washington I call death, I can't look more, How a worthy husband dies in poverty, And a scoundrel lives in beauty and hall; How the trust of pure souls tramples; How chastity is threatened

This is what it is, the Scaliger castle in the city of Sirmione on Lake Garda, Italy is mine, the fate of the insidious Mir is not afraid of judgment. You're dying. Bad healer words. But I hope they do not wait for silence On the Tiber and on the Arno And here, on Po, where today is my abode. I ask you, Savior, to the earth, bow your sympathetic gaze And

The battle of the horsemen. The battle between the Ionian Greeks and the Galatians is depicted, in which the victory of the Greeks becomes apparent. The best-preserved scene shows to the right of the standard (signum) a Greek rider in armor, whose horse jumps over a fallen Galata, and to the left of a foot Galata

There is no fate! Still from the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" "There is no destiny but the one we choose ourselves." Sarah Connor. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" The history of Russian liberalism. Today's part of the cycle on Russian liberalism should, I think, begin with defining what a liberal idea is

Russian trade tricolor over a replica of the Peter's vessel Forget the glory of the past: The two-headed eagle is crushed, And for the amusement of the yellow children Are given scraps of your banners. S. Soloviev. Panmongolism The long way to the national flag. The readers of VO liked the theme of the history of flags. They all converged on