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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

At the end of this article, I would like to express my opinion on a number of issues raised in the discussion of carrier-based air groups earlier. At most 36 planes and 10 helicopters fit into the hangar of an aircraft carrier, where to shove all the rest? We look at the diagram below And in the photo We count the cars and understand that on the flight deck

With great interest I got acquainted with the discussion about the promising Russian destroyer in the topic: "Alvaro de Basan" as a collective image of the future Russian destroyer and realized that there was no comment to the respected author of the article and equally respected participants in the discussion within the narrow framework of

The wounded cuirassier and the girl. Painting by Voychech Kossak. Despite all the qualifications and dedication of many doctors and surgeons, such as Percy, Larrey or Degenette, in general, the medical staff was not able to take care of the wounded and sick French soldiers and the due level that

This is the final article in a series about the losses of the USSR and Germany in the Great Patriotic War. In this final section, we will continue to consider the combat and demographic losses of Germany. In the period from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945, the demographic combat losses of the armed forces of the Hitlerite

Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg was born in Russia's rival Austria-Hungary. In the future, he will have to fight against this country, but by aristocratic standards, built in opposition to the national, in the service of the overlord, and not the people, this was normal. Fortunately, fate brought the family of our hero to

Border of Bulgaria and Turkey, Rezovo. Source: Pudelek (Marcin Szala), wikipedia.org Previous articles have covered the 1963 Bloody Christmas in Cyprus, Operation Attila by the Turkish army and the so-called Cyprus Syndrome of the Secretary General

Hitler's Secret Trips to Ukraine Hitler had many headquarters throughout Europe. But the most ambitious, both in size and in scope, was erected for the ambitious leader of the Nazis - it was in Ukraine. What do we know about this today? And the fact that Adolf seemed to like to visit and live in Ukraine

In the previous article ("The Crisis of the Ottoman Empire and the Evolution of the Situation of Gentiles"), it was told about the situation of Jews and Armenians in this country. Now we will continue this story and talk about the situation in Turkey of the Christian peoples of the European part of this empire

Execution of Shehzade Mustafa by order of his father - Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Shot from the series "Magnificent Century" In the last article, we began a story about the "Law of Fatih" (Sultan Mehmed II / Mehmed II), which allowed the son of a deceased ruler who came to power to kill his brothers "for the sake of public

Jean de Nevers, Sigismund of Luxembourg, Bayezid I In the article "Timur and Bayezid I. Great commanders who did not share the world", it was told about the successes of the Ottoman state, headed by Sultan Bayezid I. It seemed that Byzantium was living out its last days and the Ottoman expansion was about to splash out over the limits

Small-sized station MBRLS-MF2 developed by "Phazotron-NIIR" and NTs SRSiM MAI. Photo Bastion-opk.ru In a number of situations, a modern ground-based robotic complex (RTK) or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) needs radar equipment. Due to objective limitations, such

In the last article (Second Battle of the Kosovo Field), it was told about Janos Hunyadi, whose army at the decisive moment did not manage to unite with the troops of the ruler of Albania Georgy Kastrioti. In this we will talk about this extraordinary Albanian commander, who, until his death in 1468, successfully

Did the "Andropov project" really exist? Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov spent quite a bit as head of the CPSU and head of the Soviet state, only 15 months. But, unlike all other Soviet leaders, he came there after many years of work in a responsible position

Heavy nuclear missile cruiser of project 1144 (code "Orlan") "Peter the Great" (former "Kuibyshev") On February 20, Flot.com, citing informed sources, said: “The long-planned modernization of the heavy missile cruiser" Peter the Great "of project 11442

Corruption is called one of the main problems of modern Russia. And it's hard to disagree with this. In an attempt to find the ideal model of the political and social order in which corruption would be defeated, many turn to the era of Stalinism. After all, it is believed that Stalin fought corruption

Representatives of Ukraine and Russia continue to actively prepare the constituent documents that are necessary for the creation of a joint production of An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft

The falsification of the Stalinist period in the history of the USSR, which began with the XX Congress, and then the rabid defamation of those years, logically ended with the "reburial". The operation was carried out in the middle of the night. Stalin's sarcophagus was filled with a thick layer of concrete just in case. And after that, in the special room of the Mausoleum

Batman-battalion - this is how his colleagues call Boris KERIMBAEV - the legendary Kara-Major, who commanded a special forces battalion of the 15th separate brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the USSR General Staff. For the head of the Kara Major, the field commander of the dushmans, Ahmad SHAH MASUD, who controlled the Panjshir gorge

Before the discovery of the Tatar shells, it was believed that the Tatar-Mongols, except for leather armor, had nothing. Franciscan, diplomat and scout Plano Carpini claimed that the armor was supplied to them from Persia. And Rubruk wrote that the Tatars receive helmets from the Alans. But from another source we see that

General state of the problem Development and modernization of the Russian naval forces in recent years have been given great attention by the country's leadership. At the same time, and this must be said frankly, the construction of new warships is carried out using outdated technologies