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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

The Soviet Union was actively exploring the Arctic, building airfields and military camps in the northern possessions, but that era is long gone. Due to the end of the Cold War, most of the infrastructure was abandoned, leaving only environmental pollution in the form, for example, of the notorious diesel barrels. V

The phrase about cadres who decide everything does not lose its relevance The vicious practice of assigning military ranks to males of noble blood starting right from birth, which is more characteristic of the East, hindered the development of Russia. On March 9, 1714, Tsar Peter Alekseevich issued a decree prohibiting

March 5, 70 years ago, the Cold War began. Churchill's performance at Westminster College Fulton remains a defining event in recent history. From this speech, according to Ronald Reagan, the US President who unleashed the "Star Wars", not only the modern West was born, but the entire world today

The American military has expressed concerns that the United States may be left behind in the arms race in the development of hypersonic missiles: Russia is on a par, China is catching up. The generals insist that it is necessary to get ahead, and then the United States will be able to destroy objects in the depths of Russia with impunity

“Russian soldiers put up outstanding resistance, fighting to the last opportunity.” The fortified areas on the new border undoubtedly became the pinnacle in the development of Soviet fortifications in the 1930s and even 1941-1945. During the Great Patriotic War, there was no longer any for the construction of such grandiose structures

In the "Independent Military Review" was published an article entitled "New after a bright presentation. It is unacceptable to hide the objective shortcomings of weapons systems under a layer of jingoistic patriotism "(" NVO "No. 3 of 01/29/16). The author is Sergey Vladimirovich Vasiliev. How he signed - reserve colonel

On March 4, 1807, Emperor Alexander I signed a decree on the construction of a cold steel plant in the Urals The history of cold steel is directly related to the history of human development, and our ancestors were no exception. Since the appearance of the first Slavs on the lands of our homeland, their whole life has been

Details about the armed peasant uprisings at the dawn of the formation of Soviet power became known not so long ago, thanks to the removal of the "top secret" stamp from some of the Cheka's archival investigative materials. This also applies to the peasant rebellion, which took place in 1918 in Epiphany

On March 2, 1969, a battle began for a small island on the Ussuri River, which became a symbol of the great courage of Russian border guards.In the post-war history of Russia, there was only one case when its soldiers had to repel an attack of regular enemy troops on their soil. From that battle, the Soviet

The required survivability of armored vehicles in modern conditions can only be ensured by the complex use of various means of protection. On

Two hundred years ago, in 1816, about 500 thousand peasants and soldiers of the Russian Empire were transferred to the position of military settlers. Was it excessive cruelty or a failed social experiment? To answer this question, let us turn to the personality of the main executor of the large-scale plan

On February 19, 2008, the Su-35 multifunctional fighter took off for the first time. Today, the "thirty-fifth" is becoming the face of Russia's military aviation: by 2020, about 100 aircraft will be delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Let's remember five interesting facts about the Su-35 - the world's most powerful fighter of the fourth

American photographer Jonathan Alpeiri spent a year photographing World War II veterans. Among the participants in his project were veterans of the Wehrmacht and other Nazi formations in Europe. Many of them admitted that for the first time since 1945 they donned their military awards. Interestingly, Jonathan

At the MSPO-2011 defense industrial exhibition in Poland, the Polish association Bumar presented a new version of the modernization of the T-72M1 tank, specially designed for operations in urbanized areas and zones of local conflicts, and designated RT-72U. Direct developer and

PlanetSolar's TÛRANOR is the world's largest solar-powered boat and the first of its kind to travel around the world. When driving, it does not use any energy other than that produced by solar panels. The crew has two goals: to show that modern environmentally friendly technologies

The North African campaign, in which the Allied forces and the Axis countries carried out a series of attacks and counter-offensives in the deserts of North Africa, lasted from 1940 to 1943. Libya has been an Italian colony for several decades, and neighboring Egypt has been under British control since

A Brief Description of the Myth Mass political repression is a unique feature of the Russian state, especially during the Soviet period. "Stalinist mass repressions" 1921-1953 accompanied by violations of the law, tens, if not hundreds of millions of citizens of the USSR suffered. Slave work

The years leading up to the declaration of war between the countries of the Nazi bloc and the anti-Hitler coalition in 1939 were difficult for many countries of the world. Ten years earlier, the Great Depression began, which left most of the population of Europe and America unemployed. Nationalism

The Chuuk Islands are a group of small islands within the Federated States of Micronesia. The historical name of these islands is Truk. The history of the Truk Islands began with their discovery by Spanish navigators and continued with the exploration of the French navigator Dumont-D'Urville, and then the Russian

Anti-Soviet speeches and demonstrations in post-war countries building socialism began to appear even under Stalin, but after his death in 1953 they took on a wider scale. Mass protests took place in Poland, Hungary, the GDR. A decisive role in the initiation of the Hungarian events