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"The task is to smash to smithereens the formidable mass of the Pan-Slavic empire"

"The task is to smash to smithereens the formidable mass of the Pan-Slavic empire"

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Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and German Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler at Hitler's main headquarters "Wolfschlucht - Wolf's Gorge" in Belgium. 1940 First task to undermine Slavic fertility. The second is to create and firmly root a German master class. This will shatter

Crimean tornado. How the Crimean and Kazan hordes destroyed Moscow Russia

Crimean tornado. How the Crimean and Kazan hordes destroyed Moscow Russia

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Facial annalistic set. 1521 year. The invasion of the Crimean Khan Mehmed-Girey The Kazan inheritance of Moscow The Kazan Khan Muhammad-Amin (Muhammad-Emin) was formally considered independent, but in fact he was the henchman of the Russian Tsar Ivan III. In 1487, Moscow Russia organized a large campaign against Kazan and

Russian armored trains

Russian armored trains

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The appearance and construction of armored trains in Russia was associated primarily with the development of railway troops. The birth of the latter in Russia practically coincided with the opening of the Petersburg-Moscow railway: on August 6, 1851, Emperor Nicholas I signed the “Regulations on the composition of the

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - the policy of pragmatism

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - the policy of pragmatism

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The Munich agreement, about which we wrote in the last article, freed Hitler's hands. After Czechoslovakia, Romania was the next victim. On March 15, 1939, German troops invaded Czechoslovakia and approached the Romanian borders with a cannon shot. The next day, Hitler demanded that Romania

"I have a kilogram of a sword, please!"

"I have a kilogram of a sword, please!"

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Knights are very effective at slashing each other with swords. Manuscript "The Story of Julius Caesar", 1325-1350. Naples, Italy. British Library, London “… Each took his sword and boldly attacked the city.” (Genesis 34:25) The history of weapons. This material appeared spontaneously. Just met on VO remark about

Border guard Boris Khorkov - retreated across the whole of Ukraine, but reached the Elbe

Border guard Boris Khorkov - retreated across the whole of Ukraine, but reached the Elbe

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Originally from the Moscow region There is an old Russian village Pokrovskoe in the Moscow region. It is located near the city of Volokolamsk. It was first mentioned in the 16th century. Later, at the end of the 18th century, the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos raised its domes here, which from an early age

Scout from God: a scalpel to remove a tumor of fascism

Scout from God: a scalpel to remove a tumor of fascism

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The atrocities of the fascists on Soviet soil during the occupation could not but arouse indignation, which is why a directive was developed in the USSR ordering the start of a partisan movement in the enemy rear. The essence of such work was in the words: "Let the earth burn under the feet of the fascists." According to historians

Destruction of the destroyer "Wrathful"

Destruction of the destroyer "Wrathful"

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On the night of June 22-23, simultaneously with the operation of laying mines at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland, a detachment of light forces under the command of Captain Second Rank Ivan Svyatov left through the Irbensky Strait. The task of the detachment was to provide long-range cover for laying mines at the central mine-artillery position. V

General Napoleon Bonaparte

General Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon in 1806 The painting by Edouard Detaille represents the canonical image of Napoleon Bonaparte: a large bicornecoat, a gray overcoat over the uniform of a colonel of horse rangers and a right hand hidden over the side of the camisole. In contrast to other monarchs of his era, who, with the exception of the king

Causes of the Tsushima disaster

Causes of the Tsushima disaster

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Battle On May 23, 1905 Rozhdestvensky's squadron made the last loading of coal. The reserves were again exceeded the norm, as a result, the battleships were overloaded, deeply immersed in the sea. On May 25, all the extra transports were sent to Shanghai. The squadron was put on full alert

Poor choice of Admiral Nebogatov

Poor choice of Admiral Nebogatov

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A truly honest person should prefer his family, his family, his fatherland, his fatherland, mankind. Jean Leron d'Alembert If there is among our naval officers who participated in the Russo-Japanese War, a person whose ambiguity of actions could rival the ambiguity of actions

Once again to the question of the weight of knightly armor

Once again to the question of the weight of knightly armor

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“Oh, knights, get up, the hour has come! You have shields, steel helmets and armor. Your dedicated sword is ready to fight for the faith. Give strength to me, oh God, for new glorious slaughter. I, beggar, will take a rich booty there. I don’t need gold and I don’t need land, but maybe I

Battle on the Volga. The fight between Moscow and Kazan

Battle on the Volga. The fight between Moscow and Kazan

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The capture of the Tatar prison by the Russians near Kazan. Miniature of the Obverse Chronicle Code. 1530 Death of Mehmed-Girey After the simultaneous invasion of the Crimean and Kazan hordes in 1521 (Crimean tornado), Sovereign Vasily Ivanovich came to the conclusion that it was impossible to continue the war on several fronts. Proposed

Integration of the island of Puerto Rico into the US political system

Integration of the island of Puerto Rico into the US political system

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The Free Associated State of Puerto Rico is a territory under the control of the US government, the status of which is not definitively determined: residents are US citizens, but the US Constitution is not fully valid here, since the Constitution of Puerto Rico is also in force here. And such a situation

Non-classified materials - the truth is somewhere nearby (Part 1)

Non-classified materials - the truth is somewhere nearby (Part 1)

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Not classified materials, the truth is somewhere near The tragic events on the Dyatlov pass are already more than 50 years old. But this mysterious incident has not been forgotten, thousands of links on this topic on the Web are proof of this. The mysterious death of nine young people in the mountains of the northern Urals still does not give many

How Kerensky became the destroyer of Russia and the Russian army

How Kerensky became the destroyer of Russia and the Russian army

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100 years ago, on July 21, 1917, Alexander Kerensky became the head of the Provisional Government. One of the active Februaryist Westernizers, destroyers of the Russian Empire and autocracy, he finally destabilized the situation in Russia. In particular, by his actions he completely demoralized

Macedonia: the bitter taste of independence

Macedonia: the bitter taste of independence

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On September 8, the Republic of Macedonia celebrates its Independence Day. Independence from a single state - Yugoslavia, the collapse of which entailed not only a series of bloody wars on the territory of several post-Yugoslav states at once, but also a significant deterioration in the socio-economic

Admiral Horthy's politics. Hungary in the war with the USSR

Admiral Horthy's politics. Hungary in the war with the USSR

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On June 22, 1941, Hitler's hordes invaded the Soviet Union, the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, Admiral Miklos Horthy, reported to Berlin: “I have been waiting for this day for 22 years. I'm happy!". To understand where such hatred for Russia comes from, one must trace his life path

Hungary in the war with the USSR

Hungary in the war with the USSR

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70 years ago, on October 29, 1944, the strategic Budapest operation began. The fierce battle for Hungary lasted 108 days. During the operation, the troops of the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian fronts defeated 56 divisions and brigades, destroyed almost 200 thousand. enemy grouping and liberated the central regions

The first truly great ruler

The first truly great ruler

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This is how Ramses II the Great could have looked during his lifetime already in old age. A still from the movie "Pharaoh". On the screen is his distant descendant, but also Ramessides - Ramses XII “Listen to what I tell you, So that you can be king over the earth, So that you can be the ruler of countries

Cossacks' protege on the Moscow throne

Cossacks' protege on the Moscow throne

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The greatest mystery of our history remains how the person who called himself Tsarevich Dimitri left Ukraine with a detachment of Cossacks and became the "Emperor of Muscovy". Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. False Dmitry spent some time here before declaring himself "the son of Ivan the Terrible" and asking for support from

Ideology of Stalin's Victory

Ideology of Stalin's Victory

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The holiday of May 9, the 76th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, is approaching. The Red Army, armed with the advanced military equipment of that time, made a decisive contribution to the Victory. But this Victory would have been impossible without the appropriate ideological support, without the formulation of value

"Iron Chancellor" Otto von Bismarck

"Iron Chancellor" Otto von Bismarck

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200 years ago, on April 1, 1815, the first chancellor of the German Empire, Otto von Bismarck, was born. This German statesman went down in history as the creator of the German Empire, the "iron chancellor" and the de facto head of foreign policy of one of the greatest European powers. Politics

Will the mystery of the tragedy in Uglich remain unsolved?

Will the mystery of the tragedy in Uglich remain unsolved?

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The tragedy in Uglich still causes heated debate among historians. There are several versions of the development of events in this little-known period of the life of the Russian state. The last son of Ivan Vasilyevich was born from the seventh marriage, not consecrated by the church, with Maria Naga and was considered illegitimate

Battle of Austerlitz: battle on the left flank of the allies and defeat of the allied armies

Battle of Austerlitz: battle on the left flank of the allies and defeat of the allied armies

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Antoine Charles Horace Vernet (1758-1836). "Napoleon Giving Orders Before the Battle of Austerlitz, December 2, 1805". Versailles “… And with a cry, formation falls down on formation; In an instant, the swearing meadow is Covered with hills of bloody bodies, Living, crushed, headless,”A. S. Pushkin "Ruslan and Lyudmila" The greatest battles in

Communist agitators and propagandists of the 80s

Communist agitators and propagandists of the 80s

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"Lecturer from the Dissemination Society" from the movie "Carnival Night". A very evil satire. Personally, I have not met such here. But … I met a lot of those who were just hard to listen to. Especially at the grassroots level, such as factory political informers and agitators on farms … “Next Saturday

Enver Hoxha is the last "Stalinist" in Europe. Part 1. Formation of a political leader

Enver Hoxha is the last "Stalinist" in Europe. Part 1. Formation of a political leader

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Albania is a country that is rarely and little written and talked about. For a long time, this small state in the southwestern part of the Balkans existed in almost complete isolation and was a kind of European analogue of North Korea. Despite the fact that Albania was included in the list of "countries of socialist

Enver Hoxha is the last "Stalinist" in Europe. Part 2. The leader of a self-sufficient country

Enver Hoxha is the last "Stalinist" in Europe. Part 2. The leader of a self-sufficient country

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Among the countries of the "socialist camp" that emerged in Eastern Europe after the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II, Albania has occupied a special place since the first post-war years. Firstly, it was the only country in the region that freed itself from the Nazi invaders and local

Defense of Liepaja

Defense of Liepaja

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Warriors of the 67th Rifle Division on the exercises. Liepaja (Libava), already in the Middle Ages famous for its trade port, which did not freeze even in the most severe winters, in the years preceding the war, became the third largest city in Latvia (population 57 thousand in 1935). At sea In 1940 became the forefront

Afghan virus for the communist bloc

Afghan virus for the communist bloc

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The "Afghan Peace", conditional, of course, was signed on April 14. Soon after the agreements entered into force, in January 1989, Soviet troops left Afghanistan. Among the many reasons that led to this, the split in the pro-Soviet bloc is considered not the most significant. About him today in general

A scout from God: he was the first to find Hitler's lair in Ukraine

A scout from God: he was the first to find Hitler's lair in Ukraine

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So, in the first part "Scout from God: a scalpel to remove a tumor of fascism" we talked about the fact that Nikolai Kuznetsov was taken to the capital. He was registered as a secret special agent. But it was not so easy to set it up in Moscow. The fact is that even more senior

Why Russia helped the American North to defeat the South

Why Russia helped the American North to defeat the South

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A Clash between Two Elites and Two Economies The war between North and South was a clash between two American elites. The northerners claimed dominion over all of North America, then all of America (North and South), then - world domination. White and black were just "cannon fodder" in this war

Marine stories. How Admiral Nimitz saved Admiral Doenitz from the gallows

Marine stories. How Admiral Nimitz saved Admiral Doenitz from the gallows

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The story that will be discussed ended in 1946 in the city of Nuremberg, during the international Tribunal, which tried the Nazi elite. One of the defendants was the Grandadmiral, Commander of the Reich Submarine Fleet (1939-1943), Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (1943-1945), head

"Battle" at Caransebes. How the Austrian army contrived to defeat itself

"Battle" at Caransebes. How the Austrian army contrived to defeat itself

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Emperor Joseph II with his generals. I. Brand The Austro-Turkish War The Austrians and Turks fought for centuries for domination in Hungary and in the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The wars of the 17th century were successful for Vienna. According to the Karlovytsky Peace Treaty of 1699, the vast lands of Hungary were transferred to Austria

Small hunters MO-4 "midges"

Small hunters MO-4 "midges"

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During the Great Patriotic War, the main combat load fell on the Soviet "mosquito" fleet - torpedo boats, armored boats, patrol boats and small hunters, smoke launchers, minesweeping boats, air defense boats. The most difficult was the work of small hunters, MO-4, who fought underwater

Azov Greeks: Crimeans mastered Novorossia

Azov Greeks: Crimeans mastered Novorossia

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Haters of the Soviet past, who demolish monuments to V.I. Lenin, for some reason they forget that Ukraine itself within the borders of 2013 is a product of Lenin's nationality policy, supplemented by a generous Khrushchev gift. New Russia, claiming which the Kiev authorities do not stop

Snakes and monsters of Russian epics

Snakes and monsters of Russian epics

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One of the most terrible opponents of the heroes of Russian epics - Snakes, judging by the descriptions, were still lizards, since they had paws. If you believe the storytellers, these monsters could fly, spewed fire, were often many-headed. Serpent Gorynych and Koschey the Immortal. Novosibirsk Snake Gorynych in the park "Kudykina

A scout from God: he warned of an attempt on Stalin's life

A scout from God: he warned of an attempt on Stalin's life

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A scout from God: a scalpel to remove a tumor of fascism Scout from God: he was the first to find Hitler's lair in Ukraine A tip from Koch The secret information obtained sometimes helps to save thousands of lives. Sometimes it is not so much the discovered papers or long conversations that are valuable for the intelligence officer, but

At Napoleon's Headquarters

At Napoleon's Headquarters

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Napoleon in his carriage after the battle. Painting by John Chapman Napoleon's wartime headquarters was built from four autonomous teams, organized so that the emperor could easily move from place to place and work freely in the field regardless of the circumstances

Myths of the Great Patriotic War. Was Stalin prostrated in the first days of the war?

Myths of the Great Patriotic War. Was Stalin prostrated in the first days of the war?

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The fact that the political leadership of the USSR had a crisis in the first days of the Great Patriotic War has not been in any doubt since the XX Congress of the CPSU. After that, the testimonies of the direct participants were published, and starting from the 80s. last century and documents confirming the fact