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Nicholas II and George V When we talk about monarchism, it is worth noting that an important factor assimilated by most of the school textbooks is the existence of the monarchy in Russia for almost 1000 years, and at the same time the peasants who, for almost the same period, "lived out" their monarchist illusions .V

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The Vietnam War has become one of the largest conflicts of the 20th century. It officially lasted from 1955 to 1975, culminating in the fall of Saigon. Also known as the Second Indochina War. In the period from 1965 to 1973, American troops actively participated in the war, organizing a full-scale

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This is what it is - "Russo-Balt" model 1910 from the State Polytechnic Museum in Moscow "At some point I learned that much of what I thought was ours, in fact, not quite …" Comment on VO: Avior ( Sergey) Country-imitator. Somehow, not very long ago, VO once again appeared

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B. Yeltsin at the reception of the heads of state in the Kremlin. May 9, 1995 In this article we will talk a little about the state of affairs with the use of alcohol in Russia after the collapse of the USSR. "Dashing 90s" The 90s of the twentieth century became one of the most terrible in the history of Russia. In addition to massive economic losses, our

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Recently on "VO" two articles "Tsushima. Accuracy Factors of Russian Artillery "and" Tsushima. Factors of Japanese Artillery Accuracy”by respected Alexei Rytnik. In them the author, having “shoveled” a huge amount of material, both from Russian and foreign sources, came to the conclusion that: 1)

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The assassination of the ambassador of any state is a disgusting event in all respects. Unfortunately, they still occur in our time: they are still alive in the memory of the tragedy of American Christopher Stevenson in 2012 and Russian Andrei Karlov in 2016. However, it is the United States that holds the sad leadership among all

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Bombers of the Baltic Fleet on a combat mission. In the first days of the war, Soviet naval aviation did not suffer such heavy losses as army aviation and retained the ability to conduct operations both at sea and on land. She was capable of retaliating bombing strikes on Memel, Pillau

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British soldiers disembark from the Bren Carrier armored vehicle at the ancient Arc de Triomphe in Palmyra 80 years ago, British troops conducted Operation Exporter and invaded Syria and Lebanon under French control. The British Expeditionary Force began a four-week battle

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The following abbreviations are used in the article: General Staff - General Staff, SC - Red Army. In the previous part, materials were presented that allow us to draw the following conclusions: 1. The United States and Britain had their own goals for the coming war in Europe. England wanted to strengthen its position on the world stage

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Adolf Hitler with generals at the map at a meeting at the Berghof residence Preparing for a new world war The first reason for Hitler's success is the support of the so-called "world behind the scenes", the financial international, the masters of France, England and the United States. The First World War did not solve the main task - the destruction

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A still from the 1958 movie "Some Like It Hot". In our box office "There are only girls in jazz". It is very clearly shown there how girls drink alcohol, and mix cocktails in … a hot-water bottle! Raise all the cup of fun high

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Much has been said about the battles of the RAF pilots with the Luftwaffe aces in the "Battle of Britain", and the battle was dismantled piece by piece. Now we will talk about one episode of the "Battle of Britain", which took place a little later, from June 13, 1944 to March 17, 1945

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Ani's Papyrus c. XIII century BC NS. Book of the Dead. British Museum, London "Science does not have a wide pillar road, and only he can reach its shining peaks, who, not fearing fatigue, climbs its rocky paths." Karl MarxHistory of great civilizations. Our story dedicated

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Everything probably started with this quote: "… Progressive, advanced Asia has dealt an irreparable blow to backward and reactionary Europe … The return of Port Arthur by Japan is a blow dealt to all reactionary Europe." growing roots from the era

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Igor's hike. Illustration from the Radziwill Chronicle 80 years ago, the Russian fleet of Prince Igor fought the entire southwestern coast of the Black Sea: Bithynia, Paphlagonia, Heraclea of Pontic and Nicomedia. The Bosphorus also suffered - "The whole judgment was burned." Only the famous Greek flamethrowers who shot

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The Jesuit order that still exists today (15,842 members in 112 countries in 2018, 11,389 of them were priest) has a terrible reputation. The expression "Jesuit methods" has long become synonymous with unscrupulous actions. The words of Iñigo (Ignatius) Loyola are often quoted: “Enter the world meek

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Henry Mortimer Durand Henry Durand, about whom we will talk, is known as Mortimer Durand, since his father, Marion Durand, also bore the first personal name Henry. Mortimer was born in 1850 in India, in the town of Sehor, a western suburb of Bhopal, in the family of Sir Henry Marion Durand, British

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“My dear Lilya and children! We are going safely. We got to Gomel today. I slept at night for the entire mobilization. Austria finally declared war too. The ball travels with me in the safest way. We stayed in Gomel for several hours, but today is Saturday and the station is empty, and everything is locked in the city. V

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Cecil Rhodes. This monument stood on the grounds of the University of Cape Town - on the land bequeathed by Rhodes to the "people of South Africa." Dismantled April 9, 2015 In this article, we will talk a little about the life and fate of Cecil Rhodes. A World Without Heroes You may have noticed that in modern films and

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The liberation of Bogdo-gegenAfter the first unsuccessful attempts to occupy Urga (Mongol campaign), the detachment of Baron Ungern-Sternberg left for the river. Tereldzhiin-Gol to the upper reaches of Tuul, and then to Kerulen. During the winter period, the White Guards faced a number of difficulties. Frost, chronic malnutrition, lack of supplies

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In this article we will talk a little about the Germanic people of the Vandals. "Hatred of the city that owns the gift of speech" The vast majority of people around the world are aware of the vandals from only one episode of their centuries-old history - the sack of Rome in 455. As a matter of fact, nothing supernatural vandals

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So, at the beginning of the 19th century, we see on the island of Hispaniola the flourishing French colony of Saint-Domingo in the west and the provincial poor Spanish colony of Santo Domingo in the east. Their inhabitants did not like each other and spoke different languages: Haitians - in French and Creole, Dominicans - in

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English "iron-sided" 1649. In fact, it was they who became the last knights of England. Rice. Graham Turner “By the way his facial features were distorted, Milady understood that a shot was about to be heard.” “The Three Musketeers” by A. Dumas Military history of countries and peoples. We continue our acquaintance with the Tudor era and

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The camp of the Russian troops on the Prut. Hood. M. M. Ivanov Russia and Turkey In 1700, Russia and Turkey signed the Treaty of Constantinople. Russia received Azov with the okrug, preserved new fortresses (Taganrog, etc.), was freed from the transfer of gifts to the Crimean Khan. The lower reaches of the Dnieper returned to Turkey

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Shlyakhtich Modern sources often write that Pyotr Dorofeevich Doroshenko was born in a Cossack family. This is a little different, his father was the order hetman of the registered Cossacks, that is, in fact, a nobleman. For understanding: in Little Russia-Ukraine, the Cossacks were different, in fact, there were three of them. First

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This article appeared thanks to the respected A. Rytik, who kindly provided me with the documents of Lieutenant Grevenitz and Captain 2nd Rank Myakishev, for which I am extremely grateful to him. As you know, naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War were fought by 4 large formations of warships, including the 1st, 2nd and 3rd

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Victor Arseni. Russian Tsar Peter I and the ruler of Moldova Dmitry Cantemir in the battle with the Turks and Crimean Tatars, 1711 Preparation of the Danube Campaign During the long journey from Moscow to the army (from March 6 to June 12, 1711), Tsar Peter Alekseevich worked hard. Also Peter "from

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Allbrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein Albrecht von Wallenstein should certainly be recognized as one of the least known European commanders of the 17th century in our country. This is partly due to the fact that the reputation of the soldiers of his armies was very bad. However, its mark on the history of Europe

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The Tannenberg is sinking. Finland declared war on the Soviet Union on June 26, 1941, and the situation in the Gulf of Finland deteriorated sharply. The Finnish fleet immediately set to mine the waters of the bay, expanding the minefields already laid by the Germans. Already on the same night the German minelay "Brummer"

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Project 675 submarine, photo: Wikimedia Commons In the history of our country, the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occupies a special place. The accident, which became the largest in the history of nuclear energy, attracted the attention of the whole world. To eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster

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China. Source: Yin Shilin, Zhang Jiangyo China 5000 years of history. SPB., 2008 Three empires In the previous article, we dwelt on the fact that the actual state of the Chinese, headed by the Song dynasty, faced a new situation in the north, when neighboring ethnic groups did not just raid

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Russian scouts, 1915 They say that an organization whose goals are not clear to people for a long time cannot exist. Scouts have existed for more than a hundred years … Whoever goes where, but we only go straight Through the darkness to the light of the fire. Farewell Dad, Farewell Mom, Farewell to little sister. The flame flares up All over the earth, And

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Veliky NovgorodIn the middle of the 15th century, the Novgorod Republic was on the decline. The former remnants of people's democracy are a thing of the past. Everything was ruled by the boyar (oligarchic) Council of Lords. All decisions of the veche were prepared in advance by the "gentlemen". This led to a conflict between the social elite (boyars, higher

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“On June 22, 1941 … the border guards were the first to stand in the way of the cruel enemy. Their heroism, courage and fortitude will forever remain in the memory of the people, they will serve as a high moral guideline for young generations. "

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And here is the complete (and very simple in design!) Armor by the master Anton Peffenhauser (1525–1603). As you can see, there were at that time those who preferred the usual functional protection to rich decor … Wallace Collection, London Military history of countries and peoples. Mercenaries and adventurism were popular

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Zhanbek Akatovich Eleusov left for the war in February 1943, and accomplished the feat in September 1943. It was a time of serious strength tests, perhaps the main ones in the fate of this hero. But no matter how difficult it was, it was then that what brought him fame and glorified for life happened

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The Russo-Japanese and the first revolution died down, the fleet became calmer, including due to the reduction of this very fleet to values, rather, nominal for the level of a superpower, a period of calm began. A new fleet was being built, including four Baltic giants - dreadnoughts of the type

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Monuments are different. In the city of Figeac in the south of France, a monument to him became … this copy of the Rosetta stone, made by the American sculptor Joseph KossuthHistory of great civilizations. Our last material about deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, we ended with the fact that Jean-François

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Let us determine how it would be correct to conduct zeroing in the battles of the Russo-Japanese War. In this case, we will consider a duel situation, that is, a one-on-one battle, without concentrating fire from several ships at one target. As you know, after the Battle of Tsushima, guns for many years ruled the ball at sea

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In the article "On the quality of shooting of the Russian squadron in the Tsushima battle" I tried to squeeze the maximum out of the available statistical data, and came to the following conclusions: 1st Pacific Squadron