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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 name of the Russian traveler and naturalist N.M. Przhevalsky, who made an invaluable contribution to the study of the geography of Central Asia, is known to every educated person. At the same time, few people know that all Przewalski's research expeditions were carried out by order of the Ministry of War

Actually, the visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron to Afghanistan on December 6 would not have attracted much attention. It seems that such "unannounced" visits by top officials of states whose military contingents are located in this country are becoming the norm, which is not surprising. Everyone is interested in what is in

December 7 marks 69 years since Japanese forces attacked the US naval base at Pearl Narbor. In connection with this event, several conspiracy theories appeared, claiming that the US administration knew in advance about the plans of the Japanese, but did not take any action

133 years ago, November 28, Art. style (December 11, new style) in 1877, the siege of the Plevna fortress ended with the victory of Russian arms. The battles for this fortress, which the Turkish troops under the command of Marshal Osman Pasha held for almost five months, became the culmination point of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–78

The great empire of the USSR quietly disappeared and was wiped off the map under the tacit consent of the masses of the lower classes and the rapid repainting of the upper classes. Probably, this is how great states or, as they say now, empires have always collapsed. And only some organisms of a no longer existing system continued

The theme of the history of the Second World War is multifaceted; many books, articles, memoirs and memoirs have been written on this topic. But for a long time, under the influence of ideology, these topics were covered mainly from a political, patriotic or general military point of view, the role of each individual soldier was paid very little

Vasily Sergeevich Oshchepkov is rightfully considered one of the founders of the Russian school of martial arts. It was this man who took the first steps to popularize judo in Russia, and was also one of the ideologues of the creation of the most famous Russian type of martial arts - Sambo

69 years ago, on December 5, 1941, the Soviet counter-offensive began near Moscow. This was the beginning of the first strategic offensive of our army in the Great Patriotic War, its first major victory. For the invading enemy, the Germans and their allies, the battle near Moscow was not easy

On December 4, we must pay tribute to the memory of the Red Army soldiers who were tortured, humiliated, executed, and also deliberately killed by hunger and disease in Polish captivity in 1921-1922. With such a noteworthy and public support initiative, the blogger of “Zhivoy

An important event took place in South Korea related to the military history of Russia. During the November visit to this country of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the flag of the legendary Russian cruiser Varyag was handed over to him in a solemn atmosphere. The ceremony took place in Seoul at the Russian embassy. Flag with

You can now get to the islands of the Moonsund archipelago through any of the Baltic republics, since there are no borders between them and a visa to any of the three states allows you to safely move throughout the Baltic. There is a ferry service in the small village of Virtsu on the Estonian coast

His name is probably the most famous Russian name in the whole world: Kalashnikov. Presumably, from 60 to 80 million Kalashnikovs - no one knows the exact number - are in circulation. The man who, by creating the AK-47 assault rifle, practically became synonymous with mass shooting and assassination

For a long time I didn’t understand: why “White Finns”? Due to heavy snowfall? However, there was still a point in the propaganda cliché. In 1917, taking advantage of the general turmoil, the Suomi Senate led the "parade of sovereignties" and thus lit the fuse for the civil war in the Land of a Thousand Lakes. In spite of

On a sunny day on July 3, 1941, a Soviet tank slowly entered the city of Minsk, having been captured by the Nazis for a week. Lonely, already frightened by the Germans, passers-by hurriedly huddled up to the houses - a huge three-turret armored vehicle crawled along the streets of the city, bent with four machine guns

Exactly 50 years ago, in the last week of June 1960, 4 African states were "liberated" at once (Madagascar, Mali, Somalia and Congo). Africa was liberated in bulk. Then the colonial administration left, but the interests of business remained: they could already be defended in a different way. Among

The outbreak of the Cold War and the arms race contributed to the rapid development of rocketry in the USSR. If in the early 50s we still continued to release the R-1 rocket, essentially an improved version of the V-2, then on October 4, 1957, a powerful multistage rocket launched into orbit

In the winter of 1918, he saved the Baltic Fleet. Withdrew from the ports of Revel and Helsingfors 236 warships, including 6 battleships, 5 cruisers and 54 destroyers, from under the nose of the rapidly advancing Germans and took them through the ice to Kronstadt. The "reward" for the feat was unexpected - by personal order

On March 25, 1984, sensational news spread around the world - a Soviet nuclear submarine surfaced in the center of the US Navy's carrier strike group and … … rammed the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. The events unfolded as follows. In early March, an aircraft carrier strike group (AUG) of the US Navy entered the Sea of Japan

According to the writings of modern Chechen-Ingush chroniclers, their fellow tribesmen were the most loyal servants of the sovereign-emperor, to the last drop of blood they fought for a white cause and at the same time played a role in the victory of the Bolsheviks. In fact, the main achievements of the predecessors of Dudaev and Basaev, as well as

90 years ago - November 22, 1920 - several thousand Russians were thrown onto the bare coast near the small dilapidated Greek town of Gallipoli. The shipwreck that caused such a large number of Robinsons and Fridays should be called