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2025-06-01 06:06

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

Indeed, few museums have such exhibits. Tanks, cannons, howitzers, trucks, self-propelled guns are somehow more familiar. Plus, the sizes are also suitable. And yet they were not the only ones who won wars. The locomotives were, perhaps, not so noticeable, but, nevertheless, a very significant component of any

The "Battle on the Ice" by its name alone - "Battle" has become one of the most important, and not just important, but very important facts of our national history. Undoubtedly, the popularity and pretentiousness of this event (this is undoubtedly!) Was added by the film by Sergei Eisenstein, filmed in 1938. But they know about him

The first Danube campaign In 967, the Russian prince Svyatoslav set off on a campaign to the banks of the Danube. There are no reports in the annals about the preparation of this campaign, but there is no doubt that the preliminary preparation was carried out seriously. New vigilantes were prepared, of which there were even more, gathered from

After the October Revolution and the Civil War, the Cossacks ceased to exist as a military-service class. The position of the Bolsheviks on the Cossack issue from the very beginning was focused on the elimination of this military estate, in whose person the new government saw a serious enemy. but

Grand Duke Svyatoslav went down in history as the greatest statesman of the era, the greatest commander of the Middle Ages, comparable in scope to Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Caesar. Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich expanded the borders of Russia to the borders of the Caucasus and the Balkans

1050 years ago, in 968, the great Russian prince Svyatoslav Igorevich defeated the Bulgarians and established himself on the Danube. Prehistory Svyatoslav's Khazar campaign made a huge impression on the neighboring tribes and countries, especially on the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire. Russian troops pacified Volga Bulgaria

The great Russian commander Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich looks like an epic figure of Russia. Therefore, many researchers are drawn to bring him into the ranks of epic heroes, and not statesmen. However, the great warrior and prince Svyatoslav was a politician of global significance. In a number of areas

While Svyatoslav Igorevich was settling affairs in Kiev, the Romans did not doze, deploying a stormy activity among the Bulgarians. They were again called "brothers" in faith, assured of friendship, promised to marry Tsarevich Boris and Roman to representatives of the imperial house. Gold poured into the pockets of the boyars like a river, as a result

The second war with Byzantium The first stage of the war with the Byzantine Empire ended in victory for Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich. Constantinople had to pay tribute and agree with the consolidation of the Russian positions in the Danube. Constantinople renewed the payment of the annual tribute to Kiev. Svyatoslav was satisfied

The Khazar Kaganate in the 10th century was a fairly strong state that influenced world politics. An interesting fact is that such "canonical" sources as the Tale of Bygone Years, rather sparingly report on the powerful neighbor of Russia. Although according to other sources, the wars with Khazaria

"Tyulkin's fleet" consisted not only of seiners, barges and tugs. It also included a kind of aristocracy. We are not talking about some kind of supernova ships or faster ones, but about the most peaceful pleasure boats. The war required sea transport. And the passenger ships were

Seventy years ago, on August 19, 1945, the August Revolution took place in Vietnam. In fact, it was with her that the history of modern sovereign Vietnam began. Thanks to the August Revolution, the Vietnamese people managed to free themselves from the yoke of the French colonialists, and later won

One of the plots of the war between Horus and Set is associated with the famous amulet - the Eye of Horus and the lunar cycle. The myth says that during the battle, Set in the form of a hippopotamus defeated Horus and tore out his eye, putting his nephew to flight. Then Seth cut the eye of Horus into 64 pieces and scattered across Egypt (as we see

The reasons why the Cossacks of all Cossack regions for the most part rejected the destructive ideas of Bolshevism and entered into an open struggle against them, and in completely unequal conditions, are still not completely clear and constitute a mystery for many historians. After all, the Cossacks in everyday life were

In 1881, under the onslaught of Russian troops, the Geog-Tepe fortress fell - and Turkestan became part of the empire. But, seeing the futility of resistance, the Tekins, one of the largest tribes of Turkestan, already in 1875 sent a statement to the Russian command asking for citizenship of the Russian Empire and

In the 1917 campaign, the service of the Tekinsky Cavalry Regiment was largely internal. A great connoisseur of the Teke people, General of Infantry L.G

Surely everyone remembers a picture from childhood: you open a box of pencils, take them out, sharpen them, and … a delicate woody aroma begins to hover in the air, slightly tart, resinous, unobtrusive. This is a cedar. Its wood is very durable, fragrant, not subject to decay, and a unique smell can

The civil war in Siberia had its own characteristics. Siberia in territorial space was several times larger than the territory of European Russia. The peculiarity of the Siberian population was that it did not know serfdom, there were no large landowners' lands that hampered the possessions of the peasants

110 years ago, on May 27-28, 1905, the Tsushima naval battle took place. This naval battle was the last decisive battle of the Russo-Japanese War and one of the most tragic pages in the Russian military chronicle. Russian 2nd Squadron of the Pacific Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Zinovy

Morning of the Hero of the Fatherland Day, 144th kilometer of the Volokolamsk highway. The monument, which is called "Explosion" on the Internet, as it symbolizes a German self-propelled gun that was blown up by a mine. The site of another unparalleled feat of the fighters of Panfilov's division, which, unfortunately, remained in some shadow