History 2024, November

We must start with the fact that all the information has been posted long ago. And it's not secret. Letters and diaries of the participants of the campaign. Their testimony to the commission of inquiry and in court. For amateurs - even Japanese documents … There are tons of papers (I note, long ago digitized). You just need to read and think about them. Non-Soviet memoirs of the 30s

In war, anything can happen and sometimes it is possible to fully realize the importance of an event only decades later. I will tell you a story about how the fates of the soldiers and leaders were intertwined in a whimsical way at an altitude of 5642 meters above sea level. And as a Russian lieutenant Nikolai Gusak, he gave a slap in the face to himself

Shouting "glory!" At the top of your voice! incomparably more difficult than "hurray!" No matter how you shout, you will not achieve powerful rumblings. From a distance it will always seem that they are shouting not "glory", but "ava", "ava", "ava"! In general, this word turned out to be inconvenient for parades and

The first letter to his wife Olga Nikolaevna Antipova is dated September 4, 1904 from Revel (Tallinn). Here is what the commander notes: “In Revel, the week passed unnoticed, but it cannot be said that it was very successful: constant breakdowns of cars, electric motors, disturbances on ships and often a restless sea interfere with

Great, formidable, bloody and even cursed - as soon as they called the person who solely ruled Russia. We propose to discard stereotypes and take a fresh look at the rulers of the empire: historical anecdotes and curious situations. Nicholas the First firmly entrenched the glory of a despot and a soldier

This must be known and passed on to generations so that this never happens again. Monument to Stanislaw Leszczynska in the Church of St. Anne near Warsaw Stanislaw Leszczynska, a midwife from Poland, remained in the Auschwitz camp for two years until January 26, 1945, and only in 1965 wrote this

Stratification By the beginning of the Iron Age, social stratification had developed in the Baltics, as evidenced by clear differences in funeral customs. The supreme lived on the dominant farm within the settlement or in mountain fortresses. They were buried in stone graves with various important artifacts

1. The size of the medieval armies that participated in a particular battle, it is quite problematic to find out. This is due to the lack of accurate documents. Despite this, it can be clearly said that at the Battle of Agincourt, the British were clearly in the minority. The English army at Agincourt consisted of

Galileo Galilei (1564 -1642) is considered the father of modern experimental science. He pioneered dynamics as the exact science of motion. With the help of a telescope, he demonstrated the validity of Copernicus's thesis about the movement of the Earth, which was denied by Aristotelian scientists and Roman Catholic

How the peninsula was annexed to the Russian Empire under Catherine II "Like a Crimean tsar came to our land …" The first raid of the Crimean Tatars for slaves on the lands of Moscow Russia took place in 1507. Before that, the lands of Muscovy and the Crimean Khanate divided the Russian and Ukrainian territories of the Great

The reason for the new aggravation of Russian-Kazan relations was the "dishonesty and shame" committed by Khan Safa-Girey (ruled 1524-1531, 1536-1549) to the Russian ambassador Andrei Pilyemov in the spring of 1530. The chronicler did not specify what the insult was. This incident overwhelmed Moscow's patience, and

Tsushima fires became a mysterious phenomenon for the reason that, firstly, nothing similar was observed in other battles of the Russo-Japanese War, and secondly, British and French tests of projectiles equipped with picric acid did not reveal their ability to initiate fires. same

We continue to study the "shell version". In the third article of the series, we will look at the unpleasant features of the shells that manifested themselves during the war. In Japanese, these are tears in the barrel at the time of the shot. For the Russians, this is an abnormally high percentage of non-breaks when hitting a target. Consider first

The effect of Russian shells on unarmored parts of armored ships Sources for the analysis of hits on Japanese ships will be damage schemes from "Top Secret History", analytical materials by Arseny Danilov, V. Ya. Krestyaninov's monograph "Tsushima battle" and article

"Admiral Nakhimov" (from 26.12.1922 - "Chervona Ukraine", from 6.2.1950 - "STZh-4", from 30.10.1950 - "TsL-53") Laid down on October 18, 1913 at the Russud plant. March 18, 1914 included in the lists of the Black Sea Fleet. Launched on October 25, 1915 Construction was suspended in March 1918 In January 1920, during the evacuation of whites from

A week ago I was here in passing noticed that the thesis about the alleged inability of pre-communist Russia to the rapid and successful development of the defense industry and about the absence in Russia until 1917 of large investment funds allocated for defense, is refuted as a successful implementation

Continuing the series of articles about the "shell version" as the reason for the defeat of the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, in this article we will compare the effect of Russian and Japanese shells on those parts of ships that were protected by armor: the side in the waterline area (belt), gun turrets, casemates , conning towers and

This book should be in every home; every student should read it. This is a terribly convincing book; sorry, it was released in scanty circulation. However, its reprint under the author's title is now being sold. "I saw what a person cannot see … He cannot … I saw how at night I went

By the day of the Border Guard, I want to tell you about two cases, or stories, as you like. I myself was born, raised and live in one of the settlements of the Far East, one side of which smoothly passes and rests against … SIS. The system of engineering structures, for those who do not know. These are the rows of prickly

Few people know what about. Russian with its famous batteries and forts had several names. One of its first names was in honor of the military governor of the Primorsky region Kazakevich P.V. In memory of the geographical discoveries of Russian sailors in the Pacific Ocean, Governor General of Eastern Siberia

Oath of volunteers of the 13th mountain division "Khanjar". In the foreground 37-mm anti-tank gun 37 (t) (Czechoslovak Skoda 37, arr. 1937) End of the essay on the history of the "Bosnian-Muslim" 13th SS Mountain Division "Khanjar". The first part: "13th SS Mountain Division" Khanjar ". Birth

The Eierland lighthouse after restoration and how it looked after the end of the fighting Lyricist: Andreas Wilhelmus. Translation: Slug_BDMP. In early April 1945, a bloody began on the Dutch island of Texel

Bosnian volunteers of the 13th SS Division "Khanjar" in the gorge of the Balkan Mountains. Translation of an article published in the German military history magazine "DMZ-Zeitgeschichte" No. 45 May-June 2020. By: Dr. Walter Post Translation: Slug_BDMP Illustrations: DMZ-Zeitgeschichte Magazine

Mufti of Jerusalem Mohammad Amin al-Husseini in front of the parade line of the 13th Khanjar Division. To the right of the mufti is the division commander, Brigadenführer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig. Continuation of the essay on the history of the "Bosnian-Muslim" 13th SS Mountain Division "Khanjar". (First part: "13th mountain

Translator's note. Translation of an article published in the German military history magazine "Schwertentraeger" N4-2018. The battle for Bautzen, also known as the Battle of Bautzen-Weissenberg, which unfolded in April 1945, is little familiar to the average Russian. Russian-language sources

One of the rare dramatic photographs depicting the landing of paratroopers from a glider in combat conditions. Perhaps at this moment the paratroopers are under fire Drvar, Mai 1944 ", published in the German-language version of the Croatian

At the end of the 15th century, the first centralized nation states appeared in Western Europe. Rich Italy was a patchwork quilt consisting of many small, warring states, militarily weak. France, Spain tried to use this situation

Translation of an article from the German version of the Croatian military history magazine "Husar" (# 4, 2016). In the 16th century, the main infantry firearm was the arquebus. This name can be translated as "gun with a hook." It comes from the German word Hacken (hook), and such

Translator's note. On the YouTube channel of the German Tank Museum in Münster, a short lecture by the historian Roman Töppel “Kursk 1943. The largest tank battle of the Second World War?” Has been published. In it, the historian summarizes the history of the Battle of Kursk and the legends associated with it

Translation of the article “Operation Roesselsprung. Drvar, Mai 1944 ", published in the German-language version of the Croatian military history magazine" Husar "(No. 2, 3 for 2016). Translator's Notes. According to the tradition existing in the German press and literature, all foreign proper names and geographic

(The article was published in the German version of the Croatian military history magazine "Husar" N2-2016) At the beginning of the First World War, all countries counted on a quick victory and applied different approaches to this. Historians disagree on the role of cavalry in World War I, especially in

Illustration: Snob.Ru / Ilya Viktorov, Igor Burmakin This case could have occurred in any military collective, therefore I do not name the number of the military unit or the name of the unit, but for the sake of figurativeness I will say whether we had it. In those ancient years, when typewriters, after buying in

There was little entertainment in the military town at one of the naval arsenals … Due to the remoteness of the military unit from any centers of civilization, dismissals were not practiced as such. There were only trips to the cinema on Saturdays and Sundays. Often they brought something Indian for some reason, five times they watched "

V. Vasnetsov "Oleg and the Magus" This article will focus on the formation of early pre-state or potestary institutions and the factors of their emergence in Eastern Europe. Introduction At the turn of the 9th - 10th centuries. there was a unification of the tribes of Eastern Europe under the rule of the Russian clan, which put

VM Vasnetsov "A Knight at the Crossroads". Timing Saint Petersburg Speaking about the collapse of the clan system and the formation of the communal-territorial structure of Ancient Russia, one must understand that this process was not one-time. It took a rather long period from the end of the 10th - to the end of the 11th century, and possibly even to

N. Roerich. Idols. 1901 This work tells about the earliest period in the history of the Eastern Slavs of the 8th – 9th centuries. This is not a retelling of successive historical events, but the first work of a cycle dedicated to the phased development of Russia - Russia, based on current scientific research on this

King Himself VII century. Reconstruction of the author. Origin There is no definite answer to the question of the origin of the word "sword". If at first it was assumed that the Proto-Slavs adopted this term from the Germans, now it is believed that in relation to the ancient Germanic language this is not a borrowing, but a parallelism

The storming of the city by the Slavs. A modern depiction based on the Milan manuscript of the 6th century. Drawing by the author Foreword This article continues the cycle on the Slavic weapons of the early period

A. Vasnetsov "Varangians" In the previous work, we stopped at the moment of "vocation of the Varangians". How the subsequent events are considered in modern scientific literature - this will be discussed in this article. Vocation In conditions when the East Slavic tribes, standing at the tribal stage of development

Perun. Drawing by the author. This article continues the cycle on the Slavic weapons of the early period on "VO". It provides a comprehensive analysis not only of this type of weapon, but also its connection with the mental ideas of the ancient Slavs. Byzantine military theorists reported that the bow and arrow were far from