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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

American corporations begin the first work on the creation of the next, sixth, generation fighter. It is supposed to replace all other existing American fighters (except for the F-35) and will be able to guarantee the destruction of super-maneuverable Russian combat aircraft. Bid

The Moscow Kremlin is the heart and soul of the capital, its source. The Moscow Kremlin is a stronghold of power, a citadel of Russian statehood. It was here that the fate of people, the fate of the country, the fate of peoples were decided. The Moscow Kremlin has always been perceived as the sacred center of the country

For the army, which safely survived the 90s, difficult times are coming. Belarus was objectively lucky in terms of military development. As a legacy from the USSR, she inherited one of the best military districts, located on the main - western strategic direction and acting as the second echelon of groups

Russian participation in the French Resistance movement is still a little-known chapter of the Second World War. Meanwhile, more than 35 thousand Soviet soldiers and Russian emigrants fought against the Nazis on French soil. Seven and a half thousand of them died in battles with the enemy

Against the background of fees in the millions of dollars, the amount of several tens of thousands looks ridiculous. However, even such a modest remuneration for some irresponsible citizens is enough to start a dangerous game

On February 8, 1807, the Russian army in the Battle of Preussisch-Eylau forever dispelled the world about the omnipotence of Napoleon's Great Army

85 years ago, the complex "Ready for Labor and Defense of the USSR" was approved. Nobody can say, even with a reservation, that there was no sport in the USSR. He was our legendary and well-deserved sport, to which we were all happy witnesses. And for the stages that were not caught due to age, we have historical

In the history of the Russian Empire, its penultimate autocrat, born on March 10, 1845 and ascended the throne on March 14, 1881 *, Emperor Alexander III, father of the future

Someone really wants to turn the hero-city of Leningrad into a city-concentration camp Leningrad, in which during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. hundreds of thousands of people were allegedly dying of hunger. First, they talked about 600 thousand people who died of hunger and died in Leningrad during the blockade.27

On February 10, 1945, the S-13 submarine sank its second largest transport - the German liner "Steuben" Alexander Marinesko became a legend during his lifetime, then he was consigned to oblivion and returned from oblivion only decades later. His figure is extremely controversial, as are the results of his military campaigns. He

On March 12, 1974, the D-9 sea-based missile system with the R-29 missile was adopted. The sixties of the last century marked the beginning of active work on equipping submarines with ballistic missiles (SLBMs). He was the first to launch such a rocket (R11-FM) in September 1955 from an underwater

German vigilantes laid down their arms before the conquests of capitalism, the National People's Army and other power structures of the GDR, which disappeared from the world map, have not yet found a worthy place in Russian military history literature. The thoroughly politicized works on this topic, published in

In the event of a conflict between Russia and Turkey, Armenia turns out to be at the forefront of the Armed Forces of Armenia today have the highest level of combat and moral and psychological training of personnel among the three armies of the Transcaucasian countries, but they are the smallest in terms of the number of military equipment. True, the last

Exactly 70 years ago, Winston Churchill delivered his famous Fulton speech. Thus, today the Cold War celebrates its anniversary, and it is customary to count it down from this speech. But why did it become possible in conditions when the USSR was counting on cooperation with the West? Why Churchill

In the famous fairy tale of the German writer Hoffmann "Little Tsakhes", its protagonist possessed an amazing ability: no one noticed the negative actions he committed and responsibility for them was assigned to others. There was an equally amazing party in our revolution - the party

10 years ago, in distant Alaska, the voice that lifted the spirits of millions of people during the Second World War was forever silent. Anna Marley! The Song of the Partisans, composed by her, became the second anthem for France after the Marseillaise. But few knew then that this anthem was of Russian origin … Tens of thousands of our

In one of the previous issues, "NVO" spoke in detail about the history of creation and design and operation features of the FSR-890 "Eriay" radio-technical complex (RTK), developed by Swedish specialists. It was this complex that was chosen for installation on long-range aircraft

On March 4, 1961, the Soviet V-1000 interceptor missile, for the first time in the world, intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile warhead. By the early 1950s, the nuclear bomb had already become the main weapon and the main factor in world politics. In the Soviet Union, the first successes were achieved in

"Killer aircraft carriers" cost ten times cheaper than the aircraft carriers themselves If diesel-electric submarines were colloquially called "diving" because of the need for frequent surfacing to recharge batteries, then with the advent of nuclear power, the question arose about a purely submarine ship with a large

On March 5, 1927, the first Soviet submarines were laid down in Leningrad, which became the first-born of the USSR's submarine construction. At the end of the 1920s, the question of modernizing the fleet was raised in the Soviet Union. The construction of new large ships was impossible without the creation of a powerful industrial and