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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

In addition to the remarkable systematic development of large torpedo boats for the German Navy in the second half of the 1920s and early 1930s, in the interwar period in Germany there were repeated attempts to develop small torpedo boats for performing a number of special operations. In 1934, based on

“There was a man who had only 30,000 troops and in the Celestial Empire no one could resist him. Who is this? The answer is: Sun Tzu. "According to the Notes of Sima Qian, Sun Tzu was the commander of the Wu principality during the reign of Prince Ho-lui (514-495 BC). It is to the merits of Sun Tzu that military successes are attributed

So, in previous articles we examined the actions of Rear Admiral M.K. Bakhirev and the 1st brigade of cruisers in a battle with the detachment of I. Karf and "Roon". And what were the rest of the Russian ships doing at that time? On the evening of June 18, when the detachment, being in a strip of heavy fog, tried to reach Memel, "Novik" went to

“There were the centuries of Troyan, the years of Yaroslav have passed, there were also the wars of the Olegovs and Oleg Svyatoslavich. That Oleg, after all, forged strife with a sword and sowed arrows on the ground … Then, under Oleg Gorislavich, strife was sown and sprouting, the property of Dazh-God's grandchildren perished, in the princely strife the human age was reduced. Then on Russian

Ladoga, an ancient Slavic fortress city on the Volkhov River. The history of Ladoga raises many questions. In considering which it is difficult to avoid the themes of Normanism, Rurik and the Varangians. However, these three topics are for separate study and description. But I'll have to touch on them at least in passing. Because they

(The story was written from the words of an eyewitness of the events. The remains of an unknown Red Army soldier were found by a search group in 1998 and reburied in the village of Smolenskaya, Krasnodar Territory) The battle for the village subsided … The last groups of retreating men ran through its dusty streets, boots heavily stomping

Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich was born in the city of Vladimir on the Klyazma on March 27, 1196. One of the eight sons of Vsevolod Yuryevich Big Nest, Grand Duke of Vladimir. Mother - Czech Queen Maria Shvarnova. When Svyatoslav was 4 years old, Vsevolod Yuryevich, at the request of the Novgorodians, sent him to

Those who were interested even in the most superficial way in the history of medieval Russia certainly know the names of such iconic figures of Russian history as Daniil Romanovich, Prince Galitsky and Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, Grand Duke Vladimirsky. Both one and the other made a very significant contribution to

Foreword Linkor is the abbreviated name for a ship of the line. The battleship is the largest, most powerful and balanced in all respects warship among the ships of other classes of its day. The battleship was the striking force of the navy from the 17th century to the middle of the 20th century

Vladimir Monomakh went down in Russian history as the first defender of Russia and the winner of the Polovtsian steppe, an example for imitation of the great dukes of Moscow, Russian tsars and emperors. Victory over the Polovtsians The battle under the year of Luben did not end the confrontation with the Polovtsians. Vladimir Monomakh decided on his own

Ethyl alcohol and war are practically inseparable things. In general, I dare to say that you cannot fight without ethyl alcohol, this is what this article is about. Ode to ethyl alcohol Ethyl alcohol gives a lot and can still give a lot, if you find the right approach to it. It's not

The famous princess Olga is a figure no less mysterious than Gostomysl, Rurik and Prophetic Oleg. An objective study of Olga's personality is hindered by two seemingly mutually exclusive circumstances. Until the sudden death of her husband, she was only the wife of a prince, that is, a dependent figure

Tsarevich Alexei is a very unpopular personality not only among novelists, but also among professional historians. Usually he is portrayed as a weak-willed, sickly, almost feeble-minded young man, dreaming of the return of the order of old Moscow Russia, in every possible way avoiding cooperation with his

Leonid Grigorievich Minov became not only a pilot, but also a pioneer of parachutism in the Soviet Union. He survived the First World War and the Civil War, visited France and the United States, became the first Soviet person to jump with a parachute, received many awards, but this was not enough. Little for

810 years ago, in the spring of 1206, at the headwaters of the Onon River at the kurultai, Temuchin was proclaimed a great khan over all the tribes and received the title "kagan", taking the name Chingis. Scattered and warring "Mongol" tribes united into a single power. 780 years ago, in the spring of 1236, the "Mongol" army

On March 27, 1968, fifty years ago, a plane crash occurred near the village of Novoselovo, in the Kirzhach district of the Vladimir region. The MiG-15UTI, a two-seater jet trainer, fell. There were two people on board - two Heroes of the Soviet Union, pride

"… Blessed on the throne, one of those poor in spirit who befits the Kingdom of Heaven, and not earthly, whom the Church so loved to include in her saints." O. Klyuchevsky 460 years ago, on May 20, 1557, the Russian tsar Fedor I Ioannovich, the last tsar from the Rurik dynasty, was born. Most historians

Twenty years ago, on October 4, 1997, the outstanding Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Georgy Yumatov passed away. People's Artist of the RSFSR, Georgy Alexandrovich (1926-1997) played roles in many of the most popular Soviet films. Most of the films in which he starred were dedicated

During World War II, the Allies supplied the P-39 Airacobra fighter to the USSR. Before the war, the Americans announced a competition for a fighter for their army. Within the framework of this competition, the aircraft was created by Bell Firm. In 1939, he was accepted into service, for lack of anything better. But the military im

Prince Yaroslav was nicknamed the Wise largely because he was an outstanding diplomat. He knew how to build bridges between Russia and other states. There was no more reliable means for this than dynastic marriages. Anna was his youngest daughter. She was born when Yaroslav had already become great