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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

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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

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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

El Cid Campeador. Plaza del Mio Cid, Burgos In the last article (El Cid Campeador, a hero little known outside of Spain), we began the story of Rodrigo Diaced Bivar, better known as Cid Campeador. It was told about the origin of the hero, about his weapon and his beloved horse, as well as about how he

National Assembly in Athens. Illustration from a textbook for the 5th grade by F.I.KorovkinLiving power is hateful for the rabble, They only know how to love the dead. We are mad when the splash of the peopleIl ardent cry disturbs our hearts! God sent our glory to the earth, The people howled, dying in torment; I opened them

Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the memory of the heroes of the North Seas. In my previous materials, I have repeatedly put forward the idea that the combat value of the Kriegsmarine, especially (80%) of its surface part, was very conditional and questionable. By and large, if not for the actions of Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, heavy

Sviyazhsk. Facial annalistic set. The caption under the image: “And they surrounded the city and laid the church in the city in the name of the Nativity of the Most Pure and the miracle-worker Sergius, from the image of the miracle-worker Sergius, miracles were done” How the weather disrupted the Kazan campaign in 1547-1548

The Preobrazhenians proclaim Elizaveta Petrovna Empress. Painting by E. E. Lancere The offensive of the Russian army Swedish troops in Finland were divided into two corps, each with 4 thousand soldiers. Both detachments under the command of Generals Karl Wrangel and Henrik Buddenbrock were in the area

Viktor Talalikhin poses against the background of a bomber he shot down. He forever entered the military history of our country and is widely

After many years of stubborn and unsuccessful battles, the English king Edward I finally achieved the conquest of Scotland. Despite the crushing defeat of the bulk of William Wallace's rebel forces at Falkirk in 1298, resistance continued throughout the countryside. It took years

Battle of Cape Kaliakria on July 31, 1791. The artist I. N. Dementyev Turkey is defeated The campaign of 1790 was deplorable for Turkey. The Russian army on the Danube takes the fortresses of Kiliya, Tulcha and Isakcha. Alexander Suvorov destroys almost the entire Turkish army in Izmail. Russian fleet under the command

Dutch Courage The phrase “Dutch courage” is still used in the world today to describe any increase in confidence brought on by alcohol. This phrase originated during the support by the English fleet of the Dutch battle of independence around 1570. Then, however, it was the genever (early

On July 28, 1914, La Grande guerre began, or the First World War, or the Second Patriotic War, or the German War. More precisely, for Russia it began on August 1, when Germany declared war on Russia, but not the point, we are not interested in Europe, but quite Asia. Just like Russia and France and all

Fort Boyard in 2015 Fort Boyard is a symbol of modern television and the name of a popular TV game, the rights to which are successfully sold around the world. Dozens of countries have already shown national versions of the game, Russia is no exception. In the fall of 2021, the next season of the Russian

Caligula's grandfather, Nero's great-grandfather, Augustus' best friend and faithful deputy, Mark Vipsanius Agrippa is a man whose closeness and relationship with some of the most famous names in ancient history is adjacent to the fact that his name is little known to the public. Many have heard of the madness of Caligula or Nero, oh

Monument to Sid Campeador, Buenos Aires, sculptor - Anna Hayat-Huntington. Copies of this sculpture can be seen in Seville, Valencia, New York and San Francisco.It must be admitted that medieval Spain was very unlucky with its image. Tommaso Torquemada alone is worth something with his

The third son of the unhappy emperor Paul was not prepared for the reign, but it so happened that Alexander had no children, and Constantine abdicated the throne. By that time, Russia was in the position of a brilliant catastrophe, which, on the one hand, was obvious to any knowledgeable person, on the other hand

The son of an officer, a professional revolutionary Historians are still arguing over who was the first to propose calling the "Red" revolutionary army, which was supposed to replace the imperial army in Russia, which never became a republican one. This name literally suggested itself, since the color red became

"The Battle of Aur" from the "Chronicles" by Jean Froissard. National Library of France, Paris. We look at the foot soldiers and what do we see? That someone has armor on their legs and arms, and someone has only a helmet and, most likely, chain mail under their clothes or a jacket - a jacque. Only two warriors have shields

Miniature from the "Collection of Chronicles" ("Jami at-tavarih") Iran. XIV century. Berlin. In this article I will talk about modern scientific views based on political and anthropological theories, explaining how the unification of the Mongol tribes under the leadership of Genghis Khan could have happened

Theater of military operations of the Russian-Swedish war of 1741-1743 Map of 1742 The Russo-Swedish War began 280 years ago. Sweden, hoping to return the lands lost during the Northern War, declared war on Russia. Never before have Swedish weapons been covered with such shame: the Swedish army surrendered, and

Siege of Obenton (1340). Miniature from Jean Froissard's Chronicle. Copy from Bruges, Belgium, circa 1470-1475 National Library of France, Paris. Well, just a very interesting miniature, isn't it? The besieged throw benches, stools, stones and jugs on the heads of the besiegers, shoot them from

The article "On various methods of fire control of the Russian fleet on the eve of Tsushima" compared the methods of artillery fire adopted by the Pacific Squadron (author - Myakishev), the Vladivostok cruiser detachment (Grevenits) and the 2nd Pacific squadron (Bersenev, with corrections by Z.P. Rozhdestvensky)