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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

The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu has repeatedly said that … the most direct and obvious paths actually "lead to the wrong place." That is, the obvious impact on society, too, is not the best, so it is necessary not to prohibit, he said, but to ensure that people themselves realize that “a noble man is so

West, East - Everywhere the same trouble, the Wind is equally cold. (To a friend who went to the West) Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694). Translated by V. Markova. Those who have read the novel by James Clavell "Shogun" or have seen its adaptation, undoubtedly, have noticed that the main idea of this movie is the clash of two cultures

People simply love to look into the future, it is not for nothing that fortune-tellers, mediums and horoscopes are so popular who can answer the question: “what is there” ?! There is even a special science - prognostics, which does the same thing, except that people who do it usually do not look into a crystal ball! To the best of my ability

Why does a dog wag its tail? Because it is smarter than the tail. If the tail were smarter, it would wag the dog. (Larry Beinhart. "Wagging the Dog: A Novel") PR affects the masses. Yes, but what is the place and role

Before talking about how the Bronze Age in Europe was replaced by the Iron Age, it is necessary to "transfer" to the territory of … Ancient Assyria - a kingdom that is considered the world's first empire. Naturally, it was surrounded by certain states and with one of them - the state of Urartu, we in

Not so long ago, on the pages of VO I read the material "Reburial in One Night" and immediately remembered: and in fact I am almost a witness of one very interesting historical event, which today, of course, everyone seems to know about, but … in details and in faces it looks it's much more interesting. This is about

Could an economically not very developed state, and under sanctions, create its own tank in the middle of the last century? At first glance, it seems not, but if we turn to history, it turns out that nothing is impossible in this. Moreover, the model itself, obtained in

“Junnar-grad stands on a stone rock, not fortified by anything, fenced off by God. And the way to that mountain day, one person walks: the road is narrow, it is impossible for two to pass "(Afanasy Nikitin." Walking across the three seas. "

Well, many - not one or two, but many VO readers - do not want to part with the military culture of Mycenaean Greece and the legendary Troy. However, in Russia, there are almost more mysterious cultures of the Bronze Age than somewhere “out there” in the East or South. For example, we say “stone age”, “culture

Almost as early in India, they began to tame and use elephants in combat practice. It was from here that they spread first throughout the ancient world, and in India itself they were used in battles until the middle of the 19th century! The elephant is a very intelligent and extremely strong animal capable of

And it so happened that several VO visitors turned to me with a request to tell me about the armor and weapons of Indian warriors of past eras. It turned out that there is enough information for this. Moreover, not even for one material. And besides, a number of photographs of the original Indian weapons are not

So the series of articles on the weapons of the Trojan War era has come to an end and … somehow even unusually a little. Something seems to be missing? At one time I wanted to write a book about this all - why, by the way, the cycle was born so quickly that much was already ready, but in one of the most famous publishers I

Do you think you loved the Portuguese afterwards? Or maybe you left with the Malay … Vertinsky It has always been and will always be so that some successful design will so firmly enter into use that subsequently people will return to it many times, hone it to genuine perfection, while already, roughly

One of the most unfortunate features of our peculiar civilization is that we are still discovering truths that have become hackneyed in other countries and even among peoples much more backward than we are. So, it is obvious that it is the Winchester carbine (we will call it that, without specifying)

The life of the Indians - the indigenous peoples of North America, is the subject of study of many researchers: ethnographers, historians, culturologists and many others. This is not surprising, since the culture, customs, traditions, beliefs of Indian tribes are shrouded in an aura of secrets, mysteries, and, at times, are not subject to

Needless to say - the British were lucky in terms of archeology, and how! Here you have Stonehenge, and menhirs, and ancient burial mounds, and the finds are one more valuable than the other. Among them are unique helmets of worldly horsemen, and barbarian kings, swords made of Damascus steel and silver brooches of Roman legionnaires, and only about

What ships did ancient Troy have? The question - which interested a lot of VO visitors. And what did the ships of that era look like? After all, it is obvious that the famous Greek triremes, known to us from black and red-lacquered Greek ceramics, have nothing to do with the Trojan period of Greek history

When the Americans read about British tanks in the newspapers and saw their photographs, their country had not yet been at war. But everyone was well aware that sooner or later, they would have to fight, that they would not be able to sit out overseas, and if so, then you need to take care of real superiority over the enemy. That's why

“The beginning of the story of how God granted the victory to the sovereign Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich after Don over the nasty Mamai and how Orthodox Christianity - the Russian land raised up the Russian land with the prayers of the Most Pure Mother of God and Russian miracle workers, and put the godless Hagarians to shame”

The very origin of this term has not been established, but it is known that already in 1898 it was already used in the reports of the London police. A popular but unproven version says that there lived, they say, in the 19th century such a person as Patrick Hooligen, Irish by birth and an obvious sociopath. AND