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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 Russian Ministry of Defense intends to sign a contract this year for the supply of 114 Ka-52 helicopters in a modernized version of the Ka-52M. An enterprise has already been identified, which will be engaged in the production of a new version of the Alligator - the Arsenyevsky aircraft plant "Progress" in Primorye, however

Today, the first president of our country, Boris Yeltsin, can hardly be called a controversial historical figure. As shown by public opinion polls, the absolute majority of Russians have a sharply negative attitude towards him. No, there are those who sing to Boris Nikolaevich Hosanna for the "flourishing of democracy", but

Southeast Asia In 2012, Indonesia bought four 500 kg IAI Searcher IIs, which are used primarily to combat pirates in the Strait of Malacca. In April 2013, plans were announced for the local development of the 120 kg Wulung for the Indonesian Air Force. It will be designed by

Lavochkin's drones In 1950, the design bureau # 301, headed by S.A. Lavochkin, was instructed to develop the product "203". The direct customer was the Air Force, because they needed a "training manual" for the pilots - the target aircraft. The device was supposed to be disposable and, as a result

The battle near the Ukrainian village of Legedzino showed all the strength of the spirit of the Soviet soldierIn the history of the Great Patriotic War there were a lot of battles and battles, which, for one reason or another, as they say, remained "behind the scenes" of the Great War. And although military historians have not disregarded practically

The leader of the peoples of the USSR was killed not by Lavrenty Beria, but by the future leader of the party Nomenklatura. The question "Was Stalin killed?" closed to anyone who has researched this topic. But there is no consensus about who is responsible for this. For example, N. Dobryukha claims that Beria organized the assassination of Stalin

It is widely believed that one of the reasons for the defeat of the USSR at the initial stage of the war was Stalin's repression of the officer corps of the state in 1937-1938. This accusation was used by Khrushchev in his famous report "On the cult of personality." In it, he personally accused Stalin of "suspicion"

The newest US destroyer USS Michael Monsoor DDG-1001 of the Zumwalt project left the shipyard in December and began the first stage of sea trials. Ships and crew check key systems and is named after Navy officer Michael Monsourt, who died in Iraq in 2006. He entered

At the end of the 2000s, new self-defense systems from Keserű Művek appeared on the Hungarian civilian weapons market. Potential buyers were offered traumatic carbines built according to the scheme of a revolving smooth-bore rifle. Soon, the development company took up

When the slipway period for the construction of order 105 - the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Leonid Brezhnev - was coming to an end, several assembled blocks of the next ship, order 106, were already on the slab of the Black Sea Shipyard

This article will focus on an issue that has received very little attention - recommendations for civil defense in the event of a nuclear strike and their effectiveness. I'll start right with the main thesis: everything that is stated in manuals and manuals on civil defense in the event of a nuclear war is useless

The authentic data show a reality that is fundamentally different from the one that is being introduced from school into the minds of people both in the West and in Russia itself. The myth of the "bloody USSR" was created to slander and denigrate Russia-USSR and Soviet civilization as the main enemy of the West

On the evening of September 8, 1961, a group of five cars was racing from Paris to Colombey-les-Eglise. At the wheel of the Citroen DS car was the driver of the national gendarmerie Francis Maru, and in the cabin - the President of France, General Charles de Gaulle, his wife Yvonne and the adjutant

SB Bomber On August 10, 1938, the crew of our SB sank a Japanese aircraft carrier. This story is so incredible that many consider it a fake. Neither before nor after this episode was there a case of a single plane sinking an aircraft carrier. Meanwhile, this incident took place, and the pilot

They say that the paratroopers are the most uncompromising fighters. Maybe so. But the rules that they introduced in the mountains of Chechnya during the complete absence of hostilities are clearly worthy of special mention. A paratrooper unit, in which a group of scouts was commanded by Captain Zvantsev

On July 26, 1572, the greatest battle of Christian civilization took place, which determined the future of the Eurasian continent, if not the entire planet, for many, many centuries to come. Almost two hundred thousand people came together in a bloody six-day battle, with their courage and dedication, proving the right to

Who in Russia and other former republics of the Soviet Union does not know the greatest feat of the defenders of the Brest Fortress? But at the end of June 1941, another battle took place on the western borders of the USSR, in terms of the heroism of the participants and the overall scale of the tragedy, quite comparable to the defense of Brest. Zelva today

On February 23, 1939, the Soviet Union celebrated the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. But for one of the most famous Soviet commanders at that time, one of the five marshals of the Soviet Union, this day was the last in his life. Eighty years ago, by the sentence of the Military

Great Russia (USSR) with its unparalleled Victory over Hitler's "European Union" changed the future of the planet, making it more humane, giving all people hope for salvation, liberation from the Western colonial predators and justice. The world felt that the planet has strength and will capable of

One of the most terrible and destructive myths about the Soviet Union is the lie about Stalin's "bloody regime", which allegedly killed tens of millions of innocent people. Few people know that this myth was created back in Nazi Germany, and only later was it used by the United States in an information war against