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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

Isaac Ilyich Levitan. "Village". He is rightfully called the painter of the Russian countryside. And everything is drawn from nature. In fact, these are photographs … "The great chain broke, Broke - scattered One end for the master, Another for the peasant! .." (Who lives well in Russia. N. A. Nekrasov) The beginning and end of the peasant

Still from the film "Ann Oakley" (1935) "Four things above all: women, horses, power and war" (Rudyard Kipling) Land overseas. As you know, different people are needed, different talents are important. Someone masterfully composes music, someone sings, another forges iron and bakes pies, and such that simply

Caricature 1903 "Emigrants who are in the USA, and who meets them here" "Leave, ancient lands, praise for the centuries! I cry in silence. Give me your tired people, All those who want to breathe freely, abandoned in need, From the cramped shores of the persecuted, the poor and the orphans. So send them, homeless and exhausted, to

The coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II is an example of the coat of arms, which contains all the elements, except for the mantle. And it is also the coat of arms of Great Britain. It was approved back in 1837. The crest in this coat of arms is a crowned leopard. Crown - Saint Edward the Confessor. Backboard holders - crowned lion

A still from the film "Samurai and the Cat". Cats have always had a special relationship in Japan. They were revered and … feared. It was scary to kill a cat for a commoner. And for this they had to hire a samurai. But when the samurai looked the cat in the eyes, he could not kill her, and then they became friends

The last crutch (1881). Painting by Thomas Hill (1829-1908). California State Railroad Museum. "It is also surprising how quickly the United States recovered from the Civil War - just instantly by historical standards!" Tlahuikol Paradoxes of history. Some time ago I saw an American movie

Sale of a courtyard girl in the painting by artist Nikolai Nevrev “Bargaining. A scene from the serf life. From the recent past "(1866, Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery) So, we have to wrap the medal on the other side. Suppose a peasant child grows freely without learning anything, But he grows up if

Louis Maurer. Buffalo Bill Hunting Buffalo The opinion of those in power can be formed in the same way as the opinion of the last drunkard. The only difference is that for the first one you need to try and lay out the money, and the second one and a bottle of vodka will be enough for the eyes. That is, a good PR - everything is in the head. Therein

Christine de Pisan presents her "Book of military exploits and knightly laws" to Queen Isabella of France. Worthy is the one who is ready to strike and fall! observes his honor, To be

The top of the medieval "family pyramid". Above are the most noble, that is, the well-born, living by labor masses of rootless, "simple" people who create all their wealth for them. The magnificent book of hours of the Duke of Berry. 1410-1490s (Museum of Condé, Chantilly) A man has a character of a pig, It is not decent to live

Reception of volost elders by Alexander III in the courtyard of the Petrovsky Palace. Painting by I. Repin (1885-1886). Only freedom has fallen to the people, Only a clique is powerful of the people, Only the work belongs to the people, And the path of its powers is great! (K. Aksakov "Towards a Humanist") The history of Russian liberalism. Today we

Knowledge of heraldry very often helps us figure out who or what exactly is depicted in certain ancient manuscripts or on sculptures … Heraldry arose primarily out of necessity. It was necessary to somehow identify the warriors on the battlefield, dressed in almost the same armor. So on the field

A set of gold jewelry from an Etruscan tomb. The beginning of the 5th century BC NS. Consists of a magnificent necklace of gold and glass, a pair of earrings with discs of gold and rock crystal, a gold clasp for a dress (brooch) decorated with a sphinx figure, a pair of simple gold brooches, a gold pin for a dress and

Persepolis. Bas-relief depicting the "Immortals" - the bodyguards of the Persian kings. (Photo Aneta Ribarska) “In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in fulfillment of the word of the Lord from the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord aroused the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he commanded to declare throughout his kingdom, verbally and

Eugene Delacroix, "Liberty Leading the People" 1830, Louvre's fell. The law, leaning on liberty, proclaimed equality, And we exclaimed: Bliss! O woe! crazy dream, where is the liberty and the law? The Ax rules over us, We have overthrown the kings. The murderer with the executioners We have chosen to be the king. Oh God! oh shame! but

A rare photograph from the period of the American Civil War, which shows an officer and gunner of Berdan's sniper unit. Usually they didn't like being photographed. And they had reasons for this! It was far from immediately that the military appreciated the role of sniping - marksmanship of individual shooters at important targets

In the textbook of the history of the Middle Ages for the 6th grade, E.V. Agibalov and G.M. Donskoy 1966, there were such colorful illustrations. This shows how the sea geese blew up the dams on Zelder See and came to the aid of the besieged Leiden

Flag of Afghanistan in 1880-1901 The reign of Emir Abdur-Rahman The world is ruled by signs and symbols, not words and laws.”Confucius is a long way to the state flag. In the previous article about flags, it was about the choice of the state flag for the renewed Russia. Someone have the idea of a white-yellow-black flag

A helmet from the do-maru armor of the Muromachi era. The armor is classified as an important cultural property of Japan. Tokyo National Museum And the young messenger said, “Look, this is the shirt, sleeping in it from dawn to dawn, My Lady. And take away your Shield, chain mail and helmet, and soar with your soul, And in this shirt there are linen miracles

The raft of "Seven Sisters" by William Willis So forward, behind the gypsy nomadic star, To the blue icebergs of the cold seas, Where ships sparkle from the frozen ice Under the glow of polar lights. P. Kipling. Behind the gypsy star In the fall, on the eve of freeze-up, the Fishing boat, having gone to the fishery, Will find a piece of his immortal glory