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During aerial photography, which was carried out in 1956, already far from us, clear circles of clearly not natural origin were discovered in the Chelyabinsk region. They were located in the steppe on the territory of the Bredinsky region - at the confluence of the Utyaganka and Karaganka rivers. Arkaim, aerial photography

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Comb from Solokha (IV century BC). One of the striking examples of the mixing of the cultural traditions of the Greeks and the Scythians The first Hellenic navigators appeared on the northern shores of the Black Sea around the 8th century BC. As often happens, despite the harsh climate and inhospitable nature

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Tsarevich Dmitry. Painting by Mikhail Nesterov, 1899 Prologue of the Great Troubles Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich (Dimitri Ioannovich) was born in October 1582 from the sixth wife of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich Maria Naga. At that time, the church considered only the first three marriages legal, so Dmitry could be considered

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Palenque, Mexico In the article Abandoned Cities of the World, we talked about some of the lost cities of Europe, Asia and Africa. Today we will continue this story, and this article will focus on the abandoned cities of the Incas and Mayans, as well as the grandiose Buddhist cities and complexes of Southeast Asia

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Enver Hoxha (1908–1985) After the death of Stalin and the manifestations of Khrushchev's treacherous, revisionist policy, the almost kinship, fraternal relations between the Soviet Union and Albania were destroyed. Tirana's disagreements with Moscow grew with each new attack by Khrushchev against Stalin, reaching his

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An old English proverb says that when a war breaks out, the truth becomes its first victim. In September 1939, the Poles broadened the British experience, convincingly proving that the first winner in a war is a lie. The tales of the September campaign made millions of Poles believe in a breakthrough

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“Even if mini-submarines can be brought to the peak of technical requirements, we will not be able to consider them as appropriate for operational goals, because two torpedoes are too small weapons and because adverse weather conditions in the form of strong waves will not allow adequate

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The article uses the following abbreviations: AK - army corps, General Staff - General Staff, INO - foreign department of the Cheka, SC - Red Army, MK (MD, MP) - motorized corps (division, regiment), NKO - People's Commissariat of Defense, PD (pp ) - infantry division (regiment), RM - reconnaissance materials, RO

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M. Ivanov. Illustration for the ballad of AK Tolstoy "Boriva" Historical ballads of AK Tolstoy are written in a lively and vivid language, easy and enjoyable to read. But they are underestimated by most readers who do not take seriously the information contained in these poems and tend to

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The following abbreviations are used in the article: General Staff - General Staff, RM - reconnaissance materials, USA - North American United States

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“We have to build small and varied series. As soon as the enemy finds ways to combat our weapons, these weapons should be abandoned in order to stun the enemy with a new weapon of a completely different kind. "

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In our world, everything starts with paper, the collection of 1941 also began with the document: No. 306. Extract from the minutes of the decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) No. 288 March 1941 155. On the conduct of training camps liable for military service in 1941 and the attraction of horses and

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The Pyramid of Cheops. No wonder she and the other two great pyramids were called man-made mountains. By the way, today Andrey and Zhanna, the owners of the website golden-monkey.ru, help us to visit Egypt with their photographs. Thanks to them, we will take a look at what Egyptian antiquities look like today. Moreover, you need

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Charles I. Shot from the film "Cromwell" (1970) "A warrior putting on armor should not brag like one who takes it off after victory." (Third Book of Kings 20:11) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. Today we continue our acquaintance with the most remarkable examples of the armor craft of the past

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Dick Sheldon fights with swords with Sir Brackley. A still from the 1985 Soviet film "Black Arrow". Nice movie, but a little weird … Sword and Dick (by the way, he wears it on the right!), And other characters in the movie are worn without a scabbard, inserting a blade into a ring. No scabbard and sir Brackley's blade-breaker

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Visor of the helmet of King Henry II of France “Saul dressed David in his own armor. He put chain mail on him and placed a bronze helmet on his head.”(1 Kings 17:38) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. And it so happened that when there was so much armor and weapons in the Tower Museum

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Which of the Moscow Rurikovichs will a casual passer-by remember? Like Dmitry Donskoy and Ivan the Terrible. Perhaps also Ivan Kalita. If you're lucky - Ivan the Third Great. And that's all. Meanwhile, the history of the rise of Moscow and the descendants of Alexander Nevsky ruling there is rich and interesting. And her fight with Tver

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In the previous part, it was shown that the thoughtful actions of England pushed Europe into the Great War. England decided to eliminate competitors and continue to play a leading role on the world stage. The war turned out to be too costly, and many countries became indebted to the United States. The Germanic and

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Much has been written about the capture of the island of Crete by the Germans. In principle, everyone who is versed in the history of the Second World War knows about a major operation of the German airborne troops. But there was another phase, the naval one, where the British navy, the Italian navy and the Luftwaffe clashed. And this will be discussed today

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Lieutenant General Baron Roman Fedorovich von Ungern-Sternberg in Irkutsk during interrogation at the headquarters of the 5th Soviet Army. September 1–2, 1921 The general situation in Transbaikalia From the middle of autumn 1919, the military situation in Siberia and Transbaikalia quickly changed in favor of the Reds. Omsk was thrown by White - the capital

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The small submarine M-35 is of the same type as the M-94, which was lost in the early days of the war. Submarines of the "Malyutka" type suffered especially tangible losses in the submarine war in the Baltic The submarine war in the Baltic Sea began from the very first days of the Nazi invasion of the USSR. Even before the start of the war, several German

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Russian-Turkish War 1806-1812 Territorial changes under the Bucharest Peace Treaty on May 16, 1812 Source: Marine Atlas of the USSR Ministry of Defense Russian land Transnistria was part of the sphere of influence of the Russian civilization (Hyperborea - Aria - Great Scythia - Russia) since ancient times. V

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Fencing on rondels. "Book of Fencing" by the German fencing master Hans Talhoffer. Bavarian State Library, Munich “Let it be, knight, everywhere and everywhere With you a dagger until the end of days, Behind the belt or in the bosom, So, perhaps, it’s better. As long as he is with you, that talisman, You are everywhere

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We wrote about Pavel Buravtsev not so long ago (one cannot but say about Pavel Buravtsev), and in fact, we did not expect such a violent reaction from readers, but … 120 thousand views - you must agree, they mean something. And 28 May, as you know, was the Day of the Border Guard. And what happened that day in Stavropol could not

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In this article, we will continue talking about the historical ballads of A. K. Tolstoy. We remember that A.K. Tolstoy idealized the history of Ancient Rus, believing that the Mongol yoke and the despotic rule of Ivan IV distorted the natural development of our country. This could not but affect his work

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Defense of Smolensk from the Poles. Artist B. A. Chorikov Siege In September 1609, the Polish king Sigismund began an open intervention in Russia and laid siege to Smolensk (Heroic Defense of Smolensk; Part 2). His army, in addition to the Poles, included the Zaporozhye Cossacks, "Lithuania", Lithuanian Tatars, German and

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German soldiers crossing the state border of the USSR The success of the German blitzkrieg Hitler viewed the armed forces of the USSR as poorly organized Eastern hordes that could be easily dispersed, dissected, surrounded and destroyed. He was partly right. If materially the Soviet Union

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K. Makovsky. "Wedding Feast in a Boyar Family of the 17th Century" In the article Alcohol Traditions in Russian Principalities and the Moscow Kingdom, it was told about the alcoholic drinks of pre-Mongol Rus, the appearance of "bread wine" and taverns, and the alcohol policy of the first Romanovs. Now let's talk about the use

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Almost a quarter of a century is already behind At the top of summer, veterans of local wars and military operations will certainly gather in the village of Zaozerie of the Uglich region for the 23rd time to participate in a mini-football tournament. It is conducted by the Uglich branch of the YAO of the All-Russian public organization of veterans "Combat Brotherhood"

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Feast at Prince Vladimir, colored lithographic splint, 1902 In this article we will try to tell about the alcoholic beverages of our country and the evolution of the tradition of their use

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Perekop fortress General situation During the Russo-Turkish war that began in 1768, our armies operated in two main directions - the Danube and the southern (Crimean). In 1770, under the influence of the military successes of Russia and the successful diplomacy of Count Peter Panin, the Nogai Tatars of Budzhak, Edisan

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As you know, the Russian squadron entered the battle on May 14, 1905, which became fatal for him, without completing the rebuilding. Its main strength - four squadron battleships of the "Borodino" type, brought together in the 1st armored detachment, entered the head of the wake column of the remaining armored ships of the 1st and

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Poster: "Light and knowledge to the people!" Citizens who were educated in the USSR knew from school that the majority of the population of Tsarist Russia was illiterate, and the Bolsheviks who came to power after the Great October Socialist Revolution developed and implemented a program of general education. but

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1920 poster. To read it, you had to be able to read! Study, my son: science shortens our experiences of fast-flowing life - Someday and soon, maybe, All the areas that you have now depicted so cunningly on paper, All will get yours at hand - Learn, my son, and easier and clearer You are the sovereign work

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Genoese fortress (Kafa). Photo: wikipedia.org Assault on Arabat A detachment of General Shcherbatov on May 27, 1771 set out to Genichesk to break through to the Crimea simultaneously with the main forces of Dolgorukov. The detachment consisted of one infantry regiment, two grenadier companies, 100 rangers, 8 squadrons of regular cavalry

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What did not suit the Russian sailors of Kronstadt and Helsingfors at the end of the 19th century, in principle, is understandable and understandable: the fleet grew by leaps and bounds, Germany became the main enemy of Russia, which also began to build the most powerful naval forces, and the fleet needed an ice-free base to resist new threats

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Guilt and Repentance The beginning of the 21st century can well be described as a time of repentance, and the repentance of the innocent. Whites who have never been slaves should bow before blacks who have never been slaves. Normal heterosexual men and women creating families, raising

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Scythian saddle Remains of a saddle from the Tuekta burial mound of the 5th century. BC. Altai. There is no padding. The connecting seam of the pillows ran along the horse's spine. Reproduced according to Stepanova E.V. Reconstruction of the saddle from the Pazyryk mound 3. 2015 Right. Solid pads on the ends of the pillows more

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V. Favorsky, illustration for "The Lay of Igor's Campaign" Today we will finish the story about the historical ballads of A. K. Tolstoy. And let's start it with the romantic story of the marriage of Harald the Severe and Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise. "Song of Harald and Yaroslavna" About this ballad A. K. Tolstoy wrote that

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Still from the movie "The Diamond Arm" In this article we will continue our story about the alcoholic traditions of our country and talk about the problems associated with the use of alcoholic beverages in the USSR. It all started with complete anarchy. Weak and incompetent politicians who came to power after the February Revolution