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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

Ararat regiment is heading to the front. 1920 Armenia counted on the support of the Entente, primarily the United States. President Wilson invited Erivani to oppose Kemalist Turkey, promising aid. Armenia was promised to include all historical lands in its composition. Armenian leadership this bait

General Leonard Skersky awards the officers of the 10th Reconnaissance Squadron with the Order. 1920 100 years ago Pilsudski defeated Tukhachevsky's troops on the Shchara River. Polish troops completed the defeat of the Western Front of the Red Army, which led to the defeat of Soviet Russia in the war with Poland. Development

Cromwell reads a letter found in Charles I's wagon train after the Battle of Nesby. Painting by Charles Landseer History of Russia XVI-XVII centuries. in Europe it is considered bloody. Indeed, this time was marked by Ivan the Terrible's oprichnina, Troubles, Razin's war, various riots. However, when compared with Western

Sagittarius. Fragment of S. Ivanov's painting “Tsar. XVI century. " (1902) 470 years ago, on October 1, 1550, Tsar Ivan the Terrible laid the foundations of the Russian regular army. On this day, the Russian sovereign issued a Sentence (Decree) "On the placement in Moscow and surrounding districts of a selected thousand of service people." In that

Prisoners of the Red Army 100 years ago, Polish troops defeated the 3rd Soviet Army in Belarus. On September 28-29, Soviet troops tried to recapture Lida. The assault followed the assault. As a result, Lazarevich's army suffered a complete defeat. Thousands of Red Army soldiers were killed, wounded or captured. Bloody

Soldiers stand over the remains of genocide victims who were burned alive by the Turks in the Armenian village of Sheikhalan in the Mush Valley. Caucasian Front during the First World War. Western Armenia 100 years ago, the Turkish army invaded Armenia. The war was caused, on the one hand, by a historical conflict between

Polish cavalry 100 years ago, in September 1920, Polish troops again defeated the armies of the Western Front under the command of Tukhachevsky. The dream of a "red Warsaw" had to be abandoned. Moscow abandoned the initial demands on Warsaw and went to a "bawdy" peace, yielding to the Poles

"Prince Svyatoslav". Artist Vladimir Kireev Greek chroniclers lie that Svyatoslav was defeated. That the Romans surrounded and destroyed the army of the Rus, having lost only 55 (!) People, killed thousands of "Scythians". According to the Russian chronicle, Svyatoslav won a victory and continued his attack on Constantinople. Second

Svyatoslav Igorevich. The sculptural image by Eugene Lansere 1050 years ago, the great Russian prince Svyatoslav Igorevich defeated the Byzantine army in the Balkans. Panic broke out in Constantinople: “Rus is striving fully armed against us, the peoples of Scythia have risen to war.”

Battle of the Neman. Fragment of the painting by V. Kossak The Western Front lost the battle for Grodno and Volkovysk. This was mainly due to the mistakes of the command and poor intelligence. The enemy's strategic operation was overslept, since Tukhachevsky still dreamed of a "red Warsaw". Battles on the Lithuanian border

M. M. Ivanov. View of the fortress in Bender (1790) 250 years ago, on September 16, 1770, after a two-month siege, Russian troops under the command of Count Panin stormed the Turkish fortress of Bender. The Turkish garrison was destroyed: about 5 thousand people were killed, the rest were taken prisoner. It was one of

G.F. Gorshkov. "The battle of the ships of the Azov military flotilla with the ships of Wrangel at the Obitochnaya Spit" 100 years ago, in September 1920, the last offensive of the Russian army of Wrangel began. The White Guards again defeated the 13th Soviet Army, captured Berdyansk, Mariupol and Aleksandrovsk and

Wrangel is still alive, finish him off without mercy. Artist D. S. Moor (Orlov). 1920 Under the conditions of defeat on the Polish front, large-scale insurgent, peasant and bandit uprisings throughout Russia (Caucasus, Ukraine, Central Russia, Volga, Siberia and Turkestan), the breakthrough of the Wrangelites from the Tavria region to

Vladimirov I. A. “Capture of tanks near Kakhovka”. 1927 The assault on the Kakhovsky bridgehead lasted five days and nights. Soviet artillery met the White Guards with deadly fire. Multi-row wire barriers had to be cut with bayonets. Attempts to break through the defenses of the Red Army using tanks

September 3 marks the Day of Military Glory of Russia - the Day of the end of the Second World War. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in April 2020

Italian tanks M11 / 39 in positions at Sidi Barrani. September 17, 1940 80 years ago, Italy conducted a strategic military operation to capture Egypt. Despite a significant advantage in forces, the Italian troops proved to be unsatisfactory, were unable to suppress the British and capture

Italian infantrymen march through the desert in British Somalia. Soldiers on the far right and left are armed with 6,5-mm machine guns "Breda 30". 1940 Having achieved some success in East Africa, the Italians decided to launch an offensive in North Africa, to capture the main base of the British fleet on

100 years ago, the Red Army carried out a lightning-fast Bukhara operation. Soviet troops under the command of Frunze took Bukhara by storm and liquidated the Bukhara Emirate. On September 2, Frunze sent a telegram to Lenin, which said: “The Old Bukhara fortress was taken by storm today by united efforts

A. Blinkov. Battle of Cape Tendra. 1955 230 years ago, a Russian squadron under the command of Ushakov defeated the Turkish fleet at Cape Tendra. This victory broke the blockade of the Russian Danube flotilla by the Turks and created the conditions for the victory of the Russian armed forces on the Danube. General situation In 1787 Turkey

Polish cavalry on the attack 100 years ago, one of the largest cavalry battles of the 20th century took place. The Battle of Komarov ended with a heavy defeat of the 1st Cavalry Army of Budyonny