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2025-06-01 06:06

April 23 of this year may well qualify for the title of "Day that gave a wave of hope." For not every day several ships are laid down at the same time. It is clear that Putin's visit to Severnaya Verf gives such weight to the event, and yes, the hope that everything will not stop after

2025-06-01 06:06

The anti-ship complex ensures control of territorial waters and protection of coastal areas at a long distance So, for the transformation of Russia into an economically developed and

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“Let people know what happened in this war. The truth. The way it is … "(One of the few survivors of the 131st Maikop brigade) PREPARATION OF THE YOUNG MAN. Eve of the new year, 1995. Columns of Russian troops crossed the Chechen administrative border, and the forward units occupied

2025-06-01 06:06

The Makarov pistol is rightfully called "Kalashnikov" among pistols. This automatic 9mm pistol was designed in 1948 by Nikolai Makarov. Due to the simplicity of its device, the reliability of the proposed design and ease of use, the PM remained in production for more than half a century

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By the beginning of the Russian campaign, three volunteer regiments of foreign citizens had been created in the ranks of the SS, and with the outbreak of hostilities, the number of foreign units began to grow steadily. The participation of foreign legions in the war against the USSR was supposed to show, according to Himmler's plan, a pan-European

Almost eight centuries ago, on May 31, 1223, a significant battle took place on the Kalka River, in which the Russian princes were defeated … The events preceding the battle took place a year earlier. It was in 1222. Then the Mongol-Tatar army under the command of military leaders

Last time we talked about the participation of BT-5 tanks in the battle at Fuentes de Ebro. Today we will talk about the tanks of Spain itself, the history of which began back in 1914 (and the first BAs began to be tested in Spain back in 1909), when 24 Schneider-Creusot armored vehicles were bought from France - very

No wonder I forgot God long ago. Now I will wash away my sins with repentance. I am ready to serve God with all my soul. Friedrich von Hausen. Translated by V. Mikushevich Even in the Bronze Age, the Baltic Sea did not so much divide the people who lived according to its

With the outbreak of World War II, the US industry, which perfectly mastered the technology of mass conveyor production, very quickly reoriented itself from consumer goods to weapons and military equipment. Tanks, guns, airplanes and even ships were assembled on conveyors. In the second half of the war

"… I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will be saturated with flesh …" place in the past, on the nations who worshiped the bow, and

And it so happened that, discussing one of the articles here on VO, some readers in the comments expressed the idea that, they say, sailors like to believe in omens. Superstitious, they say, they are the people. It is, of course, impossible to say unequivocally neither "yes" nor "no", but here is what I found in my archive on this topic

“And Elisha said to him, Take a bow and arrows. And he took a bow and arrows …”(4 Kings 13:15) I have always believed that when science is isolated from the people, it is bad. It is bad when a person writes in such a way that even a specialist and he hardly understands his colleague. It's bad when there is science for

“He shot His arrows and scattered them …” (Psalms 17:15) Of course, the knights realized the power of the bow. There were projects to prohibit the use of bows and crossbows on the battlefield. In 1215, crossbowmen, along with mercenary warriors and surgeons, were recognized as the most "bloody" warriors. These prohibitions did not have

In the second half of the 15th century. Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold decided to bring together his lands through the annexation of Lorraine and some other lands. The territorial claims of Lorraine, France and the Burgundian state eventually let the country down in 1474-1477. to the war called Burgundy

Bear the burden of the whites, - And let no one wait Neither laurels, nor the reward, But you know, the day will come - From equal you will wait for a wise judgment, And He will indifferently weigh your feat then. ("The burden of the whites", R. Kipling, M. Frohman ) Adams' life went on as usual. The years from 1614 to 1619 passed for him in

2016 marked the 155th anniversary of the abolition of serfdom in Russia, and 155th anniversary of the events of the largest peasant uprising in Russia in the Penza province, caused by the difficult conditions of the personal liberation of peasants from serfdom. Today we will talk about perpetuating the theme

Your lot is the Burden of the Whites! Don't you dare drop it! Don't you dare talk about freedom Hide the weakness of your shoulders! Fatigue is not an excuse, After all, the native people will know your Gods by what you have done. to help the sailors, Ieyasu ordered to determine

I found my second Russian rifle in the first special forces museum in Okinawa. Again, it had an unusually short barrel, a feature I initially mistook for a modification. This rifle was in even worse shape. However, the caliber markings were clear, as well as the Remington address and the date 22

In one of my articles published on the VO website, I talked about the Remington rifle, and the material was prepared based on the publication "Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles of the World" (George Layman. Woonsocket, RIUSA: Andrew Mowbray Incorporated Publishers, 2010 - 240pp ). book author

Based on the experience of the Polish company, three "high-speed cuirassier divisions" (Divisioins Cuirassees Rapide - DCR) were created in France, consisting of two B-1 battalions (60 vehicles) and two battalions of H-39 tanks (78 vehicles). The fourth was in the stage of formation, moreover, these units were not enough

It is enough even today to look at Europe, as we notice the fortified feudal castles, which are sometimes in ruins, and sometimes completely intact or in a state of reconstruction carried out by groups of enthusiasts and young people. Great Britain, France, Spain, Switzerland are especially rich in castles

As in many provincial cities of Russia, in the city of Penza there is a Moskovskaya street - how can it be without it? This pedestrian street leads up the mountain in the center of the city, where a huge cathedral is now being completed, much more than that that was once blown up by the Bolsheviks. The street is, in general, like a street

So, we continue to study the content of the report of Admiral Mankovsky, and this is what he writes next there: “On 19,20,21,22,23 and on the 24th, the Detachment was engaged in boat exercises in the morning. On the evening of the 22nd, full illumination was lit, to which the Montenegrins, in response, lit fires on the mountains, arranging them so that

To begin with, in the UK, data from Wikipedia is accepted in court, that is, there they can be referred to as a source. In Russia, our attitude towards it is more restrained - “trust but verify”. Why this is so is understandable: Wikipedia's sources of information are different, and one can be trusted, but

Some time ago on TOPWAR there was a discussion about our great poet M.Yu. Lermontov … Moreover, it concerned not so much poetry, and this is understandable, given the interests of the audience, but purely the military. That is - what did he represent as an officer, how, in fact, he fought