History 2024, November

“We will say:“The amazing is near, but it is forbidden to us!”(Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky) We are all different (and this is wonderful). This applies not only to nationality, religion, place of residence, body structure, age, personality type and gender-role orientation (the list is endless)

When a stranger knocks at my gate, He is evil or kind, I do not understand in any way. And how much love does he have in his heart? And how much pepper is in his blood? And God that his grandfather commanded him, He honors today, in no way understand. ("Outsider" Rudyard Kipling) Bow and arrows in the XVI century continued to be the most common

“He raised the shield without choosing, He found both a helmet and a ringing horn” (“Ruslan and Lyudmila” by AS Pushkin) A shield is the most important piece of equipment for any warrior of past eras. He might not have a sword, an ax, a spear … One only a sling as a weapon to take the life of his neighbor, but the shield had to be

In our articles on VO, talking about castles, so far it has been mainly about the castles of medieval Europe. True, there were two very detailed articles about the Japanese castle in Osaka and Japanese castles in general, as well as Indian fortresses of the Mughal era. However, none of the Indian castles are detailed

Medieval Europe can rightfully be called the "world of castles", since about 100,000 of them were built! It is clear that at different times and not all of them have survived, but this is a huge figure. Many castles are truly grandiose. Moreover, if you can still guess about the Egyptian pyramids, then here

One of the most interesting helmets of the Middle Ages is the bascinet helmet. How and where did it come from? What kind of ancestors and "relatives" did he have? This material will tell you about this. A carved sculpture depicting the biblical scene of the beating of babies. Helmets are very clearly represented on it

On the pages of VO, they write about Soviet, as well as about German, losses quite often, but at the same time they turn either to the resources of the Internet system, referring to the data of "live journals", or … to publications, the authors of which … eat there and even links to they do not give their "scriptures". Although, of course

When I deal with mine, his soul is often by no means white. But if he lies, I am not at all embarrassed: I am cunning in the same manner as he. We make sales and purchases, grumbling, But still we do not need to look for an interpreter ! ("Stranger" Rudyard Kipling) The campaigns of the Turks against Byzantium and the Balkan states were also at the beginning

In 1862, the castle, which became the property of the city, was recognized as a historical monument, after which artists began to paint their watercolors from it and make engravings. Caretakers, guides appeared, tourists began to bring tourists to the castle. Even the Second World War did not affect this place. Well … it goes

The English have a funny saying "A lot of hands do better!" Funny - because the hands are different and in real life this is not at all the case. However, the "trend" is understandable, like our saying - "One head is good, two is better." And by the way, our proverb is smarter, although heads are also … unfortunately, there are

But you know yourself: the senseless rabble is Changeable, rebellious, superstitious, Easily betrayed to an empty hope, Obedient to the instant suggestion, For the truth is deaf and indifferent, And it feeds on fables. (Boris Godunov. A.S. Pushkin) Yes, that's exactly how time about our people was written not by someone, but by our great

When a stranger knocks at my gate, It is likely that he is not my enemy. But the alien sounds of his tongue prevent me from taking the stranger to my heart. Perhaps there is no lie in his eyes, But still I do not feel the soul behind him. (“Stranger "Rudyard Kipling) Publication of the series of materials" Knights of the Shahnameh "and" Knights of nomadic empires "

RightWith a candle in handMan walks in the garden - Sends the spring … (Busson) Step-by-step operation

The mare buried herself in the owner's chest and quietly caressed him. “We are two mighty, - Kamal said, - but she is faithful to one … So let the horse thief take away the gift, my reins are with turquoise, And my stirrup is in silver, and my saddle, and my patterned saddle cloth "(Rudyard Kipling" Ballad of East and West ") Here we digress a little

We continue to acquaint the readers of the materials of the Voennoye Obozreniye website with the dissertation of V. Solovyov, a Penza historian who defended his dissertation for the degree of candidate of historical sciences in the history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. To the merits of this study, first of all

On the pages of VO, we have already examined many castles of the Middle Ages, ranging from purely military - powerful, gloomy and harsh, British, who asserted the rule of English kings in the lands of Wales and in France; got acquainted with the castles-towers of Scotland, many of which were built on

Oh, West is West, East is East, and they will not leave their places, Until Heaven and Earth appear at the Terrible Lord's judgment, But there is no East, and there is no West, that tribe, homeland, clan, If strong with a strong face to face rises at the end of the earth? (Rudyard Kipling "Ballad of the West and the East") We met with

From end to end along the Jagei gorge, a flock of dust demons soared, the Crow flew like a young deer, but the mare rushed like a chamois. The Crow bit his mouthpiece with his teeth, the black one breathed harder, But the mare played with a light bridle, like a beauty with her glove. (Rudyard Kipling "Ballad about West and East ") No less sharp

Toad croaks, Where is it? The blooming of springs has passed without a trace … Shuosi In the history of each country, there have probably been events associated with foreign invasions, which can only be called dramatic. Bastard the Conqueror's fleet appeared off the coast of Britain and everyone who saw it immediately became

We continue our acquaintance with the scientific work - the thesis for the degree of candidate of historical sciences, prepared and defended in 1986. The author of the work is my Penza colleague Vyacheslav Soloviev. Well, and he lent me his work specifically for the publication of its individual

There are many interesting scientists among my colleagues at the university, whose materials are of great interest from the point of view of studying Russian history. They are written in good language and quite scientific, since the authors wrote them on the basis of numerous archival documents. One of them is Camardine

“And the century came to the great Omar, And the verse of the Koran sounded from the mimbar.” Firdousi “Shahnameh” In the XII - early XIII centuries. a feature of the Middle East and Middle East regions was not too strong state power and the dominance of a characteristic one-stage system of vassal dependence. The norm, like

We very often, when it comes to patriotism, like to cite the events of the war of 1812 as an example of its highest level. But there have always been, are and will be people who put their own interests above public interests and for whom the situation “the better” is “the better”. Sometimes

"The time has come for the true sage to finally tell about reason. Show us a word, praising reason, And teach people with your story. Of all gifts, what is more valuable to reason? Praise is to him - all good deeds are stronger." Ferdowsi. "Shahnameh" Previous article "Knights from" Shahnameh "

Both castles and palaces, like people, have their own biography, their own history, unique, completely unlike the others … The Massandra Palace also has one. Due to its location and remoteness, it could be called Vorontsovsky's good neighbor. They are different in architecture, but they have something and

The previous material about armor for knightly tournaments aroused considerable interest among the VO audience, and many asked me to continue it. However, this topic is so vast that … it is worthy of a whole serious book or a series of articles. But it just so happened that, within the framework of the author's scientific interests, she always

“God forbid to see a Russian revolt, senseless and merciless …” A.S. Pushkin "Russians harness for a long time, but they jump quickly …". This is about longsuffering, humility, and resignation of Russian peasants of the not so distant past. And when these qualities were "strengthened" by the tyranny of the masters, cruelty

To offend the weak was considered one of the greatest sins in Orthodox Russia. The weak not only physically, but also dependent on the powerful of this world both materially and socially. From time immemorial, unjust leaders, up to the princely rank, were punished very severely. However, the fate of the prince

“… Neither thieves, nor covetous people, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor predators will inherit the Kingdom of God.” (First Corinthians 6:10) So, the “Great Reforms” of the 60s of the XIX century. committed. For Russia, they were of fateful importance, but the mass of feudal remnants remained. However, many innovations along with

“I was drowning in dreams there: I won a knight's tournament there more than once, I traveled the world there” (Johann Goethe. “New Amadis.” Translation by V. Toporov) As we have already noted, in the Middle Ages it was not metal armor and armor that made a person a knight. Warriors in armor were both before them, and at the same time with them, but here is what

“Oh, the West is the West, the East is the East, and they will not leave their places, Until Heaven and Earth appear at the Terrible Lord's judgment. But there is no East, and there is no West, rises to the face at the end of the earth.”(R. Kipling. Ballad about the West and the East. Translation E

“On the palm promenade, he got everything that was due to him” (“Treasure Island” by RL Stevenson) There are all kinds of castles in the world: large and small, erected in the mountains and built on the plains, destroyed and restored, beautiful and not so , in a word, none of them is like the other

Several times I have published here materials based on articles from the Japanese magazine for armored vehicle modelers "Armor Modeling". Since I myself published a similar magazine at one time, I am especially interested in everything that relates to this kind of publications in the West, well, but in

Some time ago, on the TOPWAR website, my material was published on the current state of university science, which dealt with the intensification of learning processes and, accordingly, an increase in the productivity of university scientists. Previously, the norm was 5 articles in five years, now 25, plus

Epilogue. Telling that everything passes, but Fuji remains. Pilgrims came from everywhere - to admire Fuji's snow cap … (Chigetsu-ii) In May 1869, the combined imperial squadron with the battleship Kotetsu at

Act five, which deals with the "Boshin War", and "Stonewall" finally gets to Japan. Moonlit night. Smelling a sweet melon, The fox moves his nose … (Shirao) And in Japan it was like that in October 1867 Shogun Keiki-Yoshinobu of the Tokugawa clan, a clan that ruled Japan for more than two years

Act three, in which everyone is bargaining “And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all those selling and buying in the temple, and overturning the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and said to them: it is written,“My house will be called the house of prayer; but you made it a den of robbers.”(Gospel of Matthew

“… Religion is the opium of the people. Religion is a kind of spiritual futility, in which the slaves of capital drown their human image, their demands for a life worthy of a human being "(V. I. Lenin" Socialism and Religion "(newspaper" Novaya Zhizn "No. 28, December 3, 1905) ) Religion in society occupied an important place

The TOPWAR website constantly talks about various types of weapons and … PR or "public relations" is one of them and, by the way, very effective. Today we will continue our story about public opinion management technologies and talk about the so-called "special event". For example

We read V. Solovyov's dissertation further, and this is what we find there: "The motto" All the best for children ", born during the life of V.I. preservation and consolidation of the world