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Raffaele Cuotolo As we remember from the article Camorra: Myths and Reality, there was no single criminal organization in Naples and Campania. In the 70s of the twentieth century, Raffaele Cutolo tried to create such a community. Vito Faenza, a journalist for the Corriere del Mezzogiorno newspaper, wrote about this:
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Still from the movie "Gomorrah" In previous articles, it was told about the Sicilian mafia and Cosa Nostra, "families" operating in the United States. Now we will talk about criminal communities in other regions of Italy. Areas Controlled by Italian Crime Clans In this article, we briefly describe
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S.R. Meyrick and C.H. Smith. The chief druid in judicial vestments In the article The Time of the Celts, we talked a little about this people, whose tribes, at the peak of their expansion, inhabited vast territories of Europe. Now we will continue this story and talk about the culture of the Celts and its influence on the European
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Shot from the movie "King Arthur", 2004 In this article we will talk a little about the Celts, who from about the middle of the VIII century. BC NS. and until the turn of the old and new eras were the real masters of Europe. At the peak of their expansion, the Celtic tribes occupied the territory of France, Belgium, Switzerland, British
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A sword in a stone near a castle near the village of Thornton, England Megaliths can be seen in many countries and continents. This is the name of ancient structures made of huge stones, connected without the use of cement or lime mortar, or huge detached stones. They surprise and inspire respect, they
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The arrest of Salvatore Colucci, one of the bosses of the Ndrangheta, October 2009 In previous articles we talked about the Sicilian mafia, the clans of the American Cosa Nostra, the Campanian Camorra. This one will tell about the criminal community of Calabria - Ndrangheta ('Ndrangheta). Calabria and Calabrians in the more advanced
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The Grail story is a classic example of the adaptation of pagan legends to new Christian realities. Its sources and basis were the apocryphal "Gospel of Nicodemus" (Gnostic) and the Celtic legend about the island of the blessed Avalon. For Christian authors, Avalon became a dwelling place for souls
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Arrested member of the Ndrangheta Today we will continue the story started in the article Calabrian Ndrangheta. Let's talk about clan wars, Calabrian families outside Italy, the state of affairs in modern Ndrangheta. "The first war of the Ndrangheta"
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In the article The femme fatale of the house of the Romanovs. Bride and groom we started the story about the German princess Alice of Hesse. In particular, it was told how she, in spite of the circumstances, became the wife of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II. Alice hastily arrived in Russia on the eve of the death of Alexander III
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The famous Polish science fiction writer Andrzej Sapkowski, assessing the influence of the legends of the Arturian (Breton) cycle on world literature, said: “The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the archetype, the prototype of all fantasy works.” Let's now talk a little about this legendary
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Megaliths Taula (Balearic Islands) Today we will continue the story started in the article "Stories with a stone." Sources that have come down to us speak of some unknown people
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Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna, 1908 In this article we will talk a little about the last Russian empress - Alexandra Fedorovna, who was equally unloved in all strata of society and played a significant role in the collapse of the monarchy. First, let's briefly talk about the state of affairs in our country
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E. V. Kamynina. "Towards battle" In September 1812, having made its famous flanking march, the Russian army found itself on the territory of the modern Kaluga region. The state of the army was by no means brilliant. And it was not only the big losses that were natural for such a battle. The moral was hard
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The replica of the stone of destiny, Scone palace It was also told about the myths and legends of the peoples of different countries associated with such stones. In this article, we will talk about stones that are like
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So, on December 25, 1762, after the death of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, Pyotr Fedorovich ascended the Russian throne. Soon he was to be 33 years old, almost 20 of which he spent in Russia. And now Peter could finally begin to realize his thoughts and plans. Emperor Peter III (from engraving
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In the article Russian partisans of 1812. "Flying detachments" of regular troops, we began a story about the partisan detachments that operated in the rear of Napoleon's Great Army in 1812. We talked about Ferdinand Wintsingorod, Alexander Seslavin and Alexander Figner. Now we will continue this story, and heroes
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I. M. Pryanishnikov. “In 1812. Captive French "Partisans When the conversation comes about the Russian partisans of 1812, the first thing to remember is the" cudgel of the people's war "(an expression that became" winged "after the publication of Leo Tolstoy's novel" War and Peace "). And represent the bearded men in
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So, on December 25, 1762, after the death of Elizabeth Petrovna, her nephew, who went down in history under the name of Peter III, became the new emperor of Russia. Peter III. An engraving of the late 18th century by an unknown author His right to the throne as the only direct and legitimate descendant of Peter I was undeniable. But have
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A. Figner, F. Vintsingorode, A. SeslavinIn the article Russian Partisans of 1812: "People's War", we talked a little about the "People's War", which peasant detachments fought with the Great Army of Napoleon in 1812. This will tell about the "flying
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“Personally, I would not call the war a school. Better to let the person study in other educational institutions. But still, there I learned to appreciate Life - not only my own, but the one with a capital letter. Everything else is no longer so important …”A.D. Papanov Anatoly Papanov was born on October 31, 1922 in Vyazma. His mother
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There are many secrets and mysteries in Russian history. But the circumstances of the tragic death of two emperors of our country have been thoroughly studied. All the more surprising is the persistence of the versions of their killers, who slandered the victims of their crimes, and this lie, which is still repeated even by very serious historians, penetrated and
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So, on February 5, 1742, the Crown Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Schleswig Karl Peter Ulrich arrived in St. Petersburg. Here he converted to Orthodoxy, received a new name - Peter Fedorovich, the title of Grand Duke and was appointed heir to the throne of the Russian Empire. Portrait of Grand Duke Peter Fedorovich
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Brief summary. The epaulettes on the Russian military uniform, in their unambiguous understanding and official name, appeared: * On the uniform of the lower ranks of the Uhlan regiments in 1801. * On the officer's uniform in 1807 * On the uniform of the lower ranks of the dragoon regiments in 1817 In 1827, epaulettes become a means of discrimination
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Adolf Hitler and the Bulgarian Tsar Boris III. With the destruction of the French army by the Nazis and the naval forces by a recent British ally, the question of whose corpse America will go further to its longed-for world domination - England, Germany or the Soviet Union - has arisen. Hitler undoubtedly wished
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COLONEL ALEXANDER REPIN IS 60 YEARS OLD! With the current workload of the Russian special forces, it is difficult to imagine a professional with twenty or more years of service. One of such long-livers of Group "A" is Colonel Alexander Repin, who celebrated his
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Commander of the Western Front, General of the Army G.K. Zhukov, member of the Military Council N.A. Bulganin, chief of staff, Lieutenant-General V.D. Sokolovsky. Autumn 1941. Source: http://billionnews.ru/war/1891-foto-vov1.html Regarding Soviet strategic planning on the eve of the Great Patriotic War
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As you know, in the "union of the indestructible republics of the free" was created "a new historical community - the Soviet notoroth people." "An indestructible bloc of communists and non-party people" regularly won 99.9% of the votes in the most Soviet elections in the world, "the people respected the soldier and the soldier was proud of the people", "my
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23 August is the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This date was chosen by the General Conference of UNESCO to commemorate the famous Haitian Revolution - a major slave uprising on the island of Santo Domingo on the night of August 22-23, which subsequently led to the emergence of Haiti
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Among the events of world history most familiar to the Russian reader, the Civil War in the United States (War of the North and South, War between the States, War of Independence of the South, War of Secession) occupies one of the most important places. It is covered in school and university textbooks, the works of historians and
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At the village of Waterloo, on June 18, 1815, the combined Anglo-Dutch army under the command of the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Gebhard Blucher inflicted a crushing defeat on Napoleon's army. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the memorial field near the village of Waterloo
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VII anti-French coalition. Napoleon's new policy The intransigence of the European powers that met at the Congress of Vienna, the unconditional rejection of all Napoleon's peace proposals, led to a new war. This war was unjust and led to the intervention in France. Napoleon
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With this work, we end a small cycle dedicated to the palace units of the Byzantine army in the 6th century. It will be about scholaries and candidates. Iliad. 493-506 biennium Library-Pinakothek Ambrosian. Milan. Italy Sholarii (σχολάριοι) - warriors from the schola, a unit originally
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Foreword Men always play, play football and politics, meaningfulness and chess, war and importance, but isn't our life a game? Conte Collectibles But my humble story is not about the psychological sources of war and play. It's just about the soldiers, in which they played and, as it seems to me, should
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Byzantine cavalry. The riders, like the infantry, could use any type of protective weaponry. In real combat conditions of the VI century. the line between them was blurred: so on the images that have come down to us we see cavalrymen both without protective weapons, and in it. We would like to dwell on
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The reasons for the fall of the city of Constantinople, the early medieval center of the world, are described in great detail, on the VO website there were enough articles on this subject, in this article I want to draw attention to a number of key factors that led to the fall of the civilization of the Romans. Diorama of the fall
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Yes, we are the Scythians! Yes, Asians - we, With slanted and greedy eyes! Blok, "Scythians" Not so long ago, "VO" hosted a series of materials about written historical sources dedicated to the Mongol conquests of the 13th century. Judging by the comments, topics related to the Mongol campaigns are of immeasurable interest
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Byzantine cavalry of the 6th century. Bucellaria, the division that gave the name to the feme in Asia Minor in the 8th century, had only two tagmas (gangs) in Mauritius Strateg, which, I emphasize again, reflects the frequent situation of the 6th century Miniature. Iliad. 493-506 biennium Library-Pinakothek Ambrosian. Milan. ItalyIn the 5th century at
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Based on the tactics of the Byzantine troops, including those described in the Strategies, the key principle of the conduct of hostilities was reduced to skirmishes and attempts not to converge hand-to-hand for as long as possible. But, for example, the decision of King Totila not to use bows and arrows, but only spearmen, in
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Instead of a preface The origin of the Slavs. This very phrase immediately raises more questions than answers. V. Ivanov "Housing of the Eastern Slavs" Soviet archaeologist P. N. Tretyakov wrote: "The history of the ancient Slavs in the coverage of archaeological materials is an area of hypotheses
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All the soldiers of this period were called "militia", or stratiots. And if the division of riders according to protective weapons did not exist during this period, as we wrote above, then in the infantry the division into heavily armed and light infantry was preserved. from the Danube border "