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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

Today's world, after a fairly long period of nuclear disarmament, is again returning step by step to Cold War-style rhetoric and nuclear intimidation. In addition to the well-known nuclear tensions on the Korean Peninsula, it looks like the same tensions are returning to Europe. V

In the spring of 1783, after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, Empress Catherine II signed a decree establishing the Black Sea Fleet. Nowadays, after the re-annexation of Crimea to Russia, this day again becomes significant and historically connected with the present. I sincerely congratulate the sailors

New patrol ships of the FSB Border Service of project 22460 will be equipped with diesel units produced in China, and not in Germany, as planned, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Almaz shipbuilding company Ilyaz Mukhutdinov said at a press conference at the regional TASS center in

Kirz boots are more than shoes. Ivan Plotnikov, who set up their production before the war, received the Stalin Prize. After the war, everyone used to wear "kirzachs" - from old people to schoolchildren. They are still in use today. Because they are reliable. To the First World War in a long army

April 12 is a rainy day for American aviation for two reasons. One is known to the whole planet - this is the flight into space of the first man, who became the Russian pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Another reason is very little known, although it was on this day, exactly ten years before Gagarin's flight, that the Russians

The pre-revolutionary military motto "For Faith, Tsar and Fatherland!", Although it was finally formed in the 19th century, has a glorious prehistory. In pre-Petrine times, warriors went into battle for the “land of Rus” (The Lay of Igor's Regiment), “for the land for Rus and for the Christian faith” (Zadonshchina), “for the House of the Most Holy Theotokos

Excerpts from the book by Yuri Vorobievsky ORDER OF JUDAS "July 11, 1709" from the train from Poltava "Field Marshal A.D. Menshikov, fulfilling the order of Peter I, sent a command to Moscow: “Upon receiving this, immediately make a silver coin weighing ten pounds

It is significant that any event in the world of monarchies is enthusiastically discussed in countries where their own crowns have long been a thing of the past. What is it: envy, historical phantom pains or banal interest? There is no definite answer. What is clear is that even now, when kings and emperors play

Although American troops have been used very frequently since 1776, as a sovereign state, the United States has declared a state of war only 11 times, from the first declaration of war on Great Britain in 1812 to the acts of the Second World War era. The Constitution grants Congress

"The Bolsheviks overthrew the tsar …" - this phrase is capable of confusing not only a professional historian and just a little literate person. Nevertheless, this version very often skips in the speeches of "experts" (I wonder in what area ?!), regulars of various television talk shows and

By the end of the 1950s, the aged President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Seung Man, had completely transformed from a popular leader and hero of the struggle against the imperial yoke of Japan into a dictator and usurper of power, hated by almost all strata of society. Under him, the country plunged deeper and deeper into an economic crisis. In

A unit with the complicated name "Korean Augmentation for the United States Army" - Korean Augmentation To the United States Army, KATUSA, is a special group within the US Eighth Army, consisting of active Korean troops under American command. It was created in July

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the United States already had access to the Pacific Ocean, albeit on dubious rights and through territories that did not belong to them at that time. The Oregon Treaty (1846) and the victory in the war with Mexico (1846-1848) made the United States of America the largest power with

The purchase of Louisiana on April 30, 1803 was the most important event in the history of the United States, which forever turned this country towards imperialism. The huge territory of the then Louisiana (2,100,000 sq. Km) to the current small state with the same name has a conditional relationship. To be convinced of this, it is enough

History knows many unsuccessful rulers who, by the end of their reign, led their countries to complete collapse, ranging from the famous ones like Nicholas II, ending with the odious ones like Francisco Nguema. At the same time, the Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is rarely mentioned both in Europe and in

On the one hand, the California Republic remains one of the curiosities of the Mexican-American War, on the other hand, it is one of the clearest evidences of the historical collapse that the Mexican state suffered by 1846. Impoverished, worn out by endless coups

We are used to the fact that when the phrase “museum of occupation” is mentioned, we are talking about one of the countries of the former CMEA or the USSR, and the “occupation” can only be Soviet. However, there are also other museums of the occupation. In particular, there are such establishments in the Channel Islands

The Coast Guard in many countries is considered a reserve of the armed forces, mainly the navy. Japan is no exception. Its Coast Guard owns more than a hundred ships (including many large ones, more than three thousand tons in displacement) and a comparable number of aircraft. V

In the history of World War II, there are many unsaid and deliberate omissions, especially if we talk about Soviet historiography, from which Russian historiography arose. In particular, for political reasons, she kept silent about the participation of the USSR in the European Paris Peace Treaty of 1947

I swore not to write on this topic, I confess. But the information of the head of the national television company of Ukraine Zurab Alasania about the implementation of psychological attacks on the Ukrainian military "smiled". Link: http://rusvesna.su/news/1408565415 In the photo ZS-82 based on BRDM-2. She has a powerful speaker on the roof