History 2024, December

How Ivan the Terrible ruined the West's plans to dismember the Russian kingdom

How Ivan the Terrible ruined the West's plans to dismember the Russian kingdom

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435 years ago, on January 5 (15), 1582, the Yam-Zapolsky peace treaty was concluded. This peace was concluded between the Russian kingdom and the Commonwealth in the village of Kiverova Gora, near Yam Zapolsky, in a town not far from Pskov. This document, among other diplomatic acts, summed up

Vasily Kashirin: The entry of Russian troops into Bessarabia and the elimination of the Budzhak Tatar horde at the beginning of the Russian-Turkish war of 1806-1812

Vasily Kashirin: The entry of Russian troops into Bessarabia and the elimination of the Budzhak Tatar horde at the beginning of the Russian-Turkish war of 1806-1812

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On the eve of the 200th anniversary of the Bucharest Peace Treaty on May 16 (28), 1812, the REGNUM IA publishes an article by Vasily Kashirin, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), which is an expanded version of its

West Indies Regiment: British Forces in the Caribbean and Their Modern Successors

West Indies Regiment: British Forces in the Caribbean and Their Modern Successors

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Colonial possessions in the West Indies have always been of strategic importance to the British Empire. First, they allowed control of the military-political situation and trade in the Caribbean; secondly, they were important producers and exporters of sugar cane, rum and other

"Game of Thrones" in the Ottoman Empire. Fatih law

"Game of Thrones" in the Ottoman Empire. Fatih law

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Shot from the series "Mehmed: Conqueror of the World" The seventh Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, as you know, went down in history under the nickname Fatih - the Conqueror. Paolo Veronese. Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II It was during his reign in 1453 that Constantinople fell, and the territory of the Ottoman state for 30 years (from

Russian allies of the Mongol-Tatars

Russian allies of the Mongol-Tatars

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The Mongol invasion of Russia in 1237-1241 did not become a big disaster for some Russian politicians of that time. On the contrary, they even improved their position. The chronicles do not hide especially the names of those who may have been a direct ally and partner of the notorious "Mongol-Tatars". Among them is a hero

Information war against Russian history

Information war against Russian history

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Until recently, Normanism was understood as a system of views, resting on three pillars: the first is the Scandinavian origin of the chronicled Varangians, the second - Rurik was the leader of the Scandinavian detachments, moreover, either a conqueror, or a contract soldier (for more than 200 years, the Normanists have not

On the effectiveness of Soviet fighter aviation regiments in the Great Patriotic War

On the effectiveness of Soviet fighter aviation regiments in the Great Patriotic War

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This year the country will celebrate the 67th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. But even so many years after the end of that terrible war, its history is full of blank spots. One of these white spots is the history of Soviet fighter aviation, or rather its main tactical

Where did Russia come from?

Where did Russia come from?

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Since the time of the notorious "perestroika", historical science has turned into a field of political battles, which are often waged not only by professional historians, but also by numerous "folk historians" who do not even have elementary knowledge. The purpose of information wars is to deform consciousness

Mexican expedition by Cortez. Siege and fall of Tenochtitlan

Mexican expedition by Cortez. Siege and fall of Tenochtitlan

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Taking Tenochtitlan. 17th Century Spanish Image Exhausted by a 93-day siege, the city was finally conquered. You could no longer hear the furious cries of "Santiago!" Or the hoarse war cries of Indian warriors on its streets. By the evening, the merciless massacre also subsided - the victors themselves were exhausted by stubborn battles and

Aerial ram - the nightmare of the German aces

Aerial ram - the nightmare of the German aces

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As a rule, in life, the most difficult questions are to answer the simplest questions. It was this "simple" question of what prompted us to turn to the topic of air rams committed by Soviet pilots during the Great Patriotic War, and was asked to the authors when preparing this article for publication. Wanted

The most expensive helmets. Part ten. Topfhelm helmets

The most expensive helmets. Part ten. Topfhelm helmets

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Not so long ago, one of the visitors to the VO website asked me what kind of armor survived from the 12th century, and was there really stainless steel then? Amazing, isn't it? Why is it amazing? Yes, simply because in XII there is no armor, that is, protective equipment made of solid forged metal plates

Knights and chivalry of three centuries. Ch. 5. Knights of France. Central and southern areas

Knights and chivalry of three centuries. Ch. 5. Knights of France. Central and southern areas

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The ranks of the knights mingled, there were hundreds of them, and everyone struck and attacked, using their weapons. Whom will the Lord choose, to whom will success send? There you could see stones deadly years, A lot of torn chain mail and cut armor, And how spears and blades both wound and sore. And the sky is such a jumble of arrows

Victory of the Russian fleet at Cape Tendra

Victory of the Russian fleet at Cape Tendra

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225 years ago, on August 28-29 (September 8-9), 1790, the battle took place at Cape Tendra. The Black Sea Fleet under the command of Fyodor Ushakov defeated the Turkish fleet under the command of Hussein Pasha. The victory at Cape Tendra in the military campaign of 1790 ensured the lasting domination of the Russian fleet in the Black

Noble corsair "Emden"

Noble corsair "Emden"

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The history of the most famous German raider of the Great War The light cruiser Emden of the German Imperial Navy can literally be considered one of the most famous warships of the Great War. His combat path is short-lived - just over three months. But during this time he

Forge of personnel. Part 1. Star of the Varangian Guard No. 1

Forge of personnel. Part 1. Star of the Varangian Guard No. 1

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Varanga was a source of personnel for both the Byzantine and European armies. The great Aetheriarchs and Akolufs led military formations and formations at different theaters of operations. So, Feoktist in the 30s. XI century acted in Syria, and Mikhail in the middle of the same century - on the Pechenezh front and in Armenia

Weapons and armor of warriors-Mongols (part one)

Weapons and armor of warriors-Mongols (part one)

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“I will overthrow you from the firmament, I will throw you up like a lion, I will not leave anyone alive in your kingdom, I will betray your cities, lands and lands to Fire.” (Fazlullah Rashid ad-Din. Jami-at-Tavarikh. Baku: "Nagyl Evi", 2011. P.45) Recent publication on the "Military Review" of the material "Why did they create

Olympiad in the claws of the swastika

Olympiad in the claws of the swastika

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Pierre de Coubertin, reviving the Olympic Games, preached the principle of "Sports outside politics". However, spectators of the first Olympics already witnessed political demarches. And in 1936, the Olympic Games were first used for political purposes by the state. The "initiator" of the tradition of "political

Towards the War of 1812: Russia and Sweden

Towards the War of 1812: Russia and Sweden

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Sweden was the traditional rival of Russia-Russia in the North of Europe. Even after the Russian state crushed the Swedish Empire in the Northern War of 1700-1721, the Swedes unleashed several more wars. In an effort to return the lands lost as a result of the Northern War (Estonia, Livonia

The last battles of the Northern War: sea, land and diplomacy. Part 2

The last battles of the Northern War: sea, land and diplomacy. Part 2

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The beginning of the 1720 campaign was characterized by the fact that Sweden almost completely depleted its military potential and became dependent on British diplomacy. London tried to create a broad anti-Russian coalition to "protect Europe" from Russia. January 21 (February 1) a union treaty was signed

Congratulations on the 285th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov

Congratulations on the 285th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov

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Russian Archangel A word about Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov … On the day of the solemn celebration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, the great commander was called the Russian Archangel. The Archangel Michael is called the Archangel of the Heavenly Host. Sovereign Emperor Paul I

Sharp edges of "black gold"

Sharp edges of "black gold"

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Unfulfilled Hopes In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Union embarked on an unprecedented hydrocarbon megaproject - the development of unique oil and gas fields in Western Siberia. Few then believed that such an undertaking would be successful. The natural resources of Siberia were

End of the Zaporizhzhya Sich. Ukrainian mythology and political reality

End of the Zaporizhzhya Sich. Ukrainian mythology and political reality

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One of the favorite topics of historical and political speculations of Russophobic orientation is the history of the dissolution of the Zaporizhzhya Sich. Supporters of "political Ukrainianity" view this event unequivocally as another confirmation of the "anti-Ukrainian" policy of the Russian state throughout history

About the German army, or How I served in the Bundeswehr

About the German army, or How I served in the Bundeswehr

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Foreword: I had the pleasure of spending 9 months in kindergarten with pay, allowance and uniforms. This kindergarten is proudly called the Bundeswehr and is a holiday home combined with a playground for young and old, and even old kids. German army, gee. In three months

Cossacks and the February Revolution

Cossacks and the February Revolution

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By the end of 1916, economic difficulties worsened in Russia, and the country and the army began to lack food, footwear and clothing. The origins of this economic crisis go back to 1914. Because of the war, the Black Sea and Danish straits were closed for Russia, through which up to 90% of foreign trade went

Sarmed 1119 "Bloody field"

Sarmed 1119 "Bloody field"

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The battle of Sarmed went down in history under the name "Bloody Field". Then out of almost four thousand troops of the crusaders, only two hundred were lucky to survive. And only they could then tell the whole truth about those terrible events. And it all began like this … The troops of the First Crusade in 1099 entered

How Russia lost access to the Baltic Sea

How Russia lost access to the Baltic Sea

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400 years ago, on March 9, 1617, the Treaty of Stolbovo was signed. This world put an end to the Russian-Swedish war of 1610-1617. and became one of the sad results of the Troubles of the early 17th century. Russia ceded to Sweden Ivangorod, Yam, Koporye, Oreshek, Korel, that is, it lost all access to the Baltic Sea, except

Children's crusades

Children's crusades

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The beginning of the 13th century is not the calmest time in the history of Europe. Many still dreamed of the return of the lost Holy Sepulcher, but during the IV Crusade, not Jerusalem was captured, but Orthodox Constantinople. Soon the armies of the crusaders will again go to the East and suffer another defeat in

The Swedish Factor of the Time of Troubles, or How Allies Became Enemies

The Swedish Factor of the Time of Troubles, or How Allies Became Enemies

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The Swedish plan for the seizure of Novgorod by the army of Jacob Delagardie The time of trouble brought Russia ordeals, misfortunes and disasters - a set of difficulties in which it is not easy to separate the primary from the secondary. Internal chaos was accompanied by massive foreign intervention. Neighbors of Russia, traditionally not

Hike Skopin-Shuisky: battles of Torzhok, Tver and Kalyazin

Hike Skopin-Shuisky: battles of Torzhok, Tver and Kalyazin

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Union with Sweden Finding himself in a hopeless situation, Tsar Vasily Shuisky decided to stake on the outskirts and foreign aid. Sheremetev received an order to unblock Moscow to recruit a host of Tatars, Bashkirs and Nogai in the Volga region. Moscow turned to the Crimean Khan for help. Shuisky also decided

Mikhail Vasilievich Skopin-Shuisky, Russian commander of the Time of Troubles

Mikhail Vasilievich Skopin-Shuisky, Russian commander of the Time of Troubles

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Interstate relations, like people, change little. As soon as the state weakens for some reason, close and distant neighbors immediately recall their claims, hidden grievances and unrealized fantasies. Whoever finds a neighbor's crisis suddenly has to compose and formulate his own

Bogdan's multi-vector policy, or the roundabout way of the Cossacks to Russia

Bogdan's multi-vector policy, or the roundabout way of the Cossacks to Russia

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The story of how Bohdan Khmelnitsky tried to "integrate" more tightly into the Rzeczpospolita with the help of the Crimean Khan and the Turkish Sultan, and as a result he became a subject of the Russian Tsar and defeated the Poles with the Russian army. under

The thought of hetman Bogdan

The thought of hetman Bogdan

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There are still different versions about the origin of Bogdan (Zinovy) Mikhailovich Khmelnitsky. However, most scientists, in particular the Russian historian Gennady Sanin and his Ukrainian colleagues Valery Smoliy and Valery Stepankov, claim that he was born on December 27, 1595, either in a rich

Remembering the USSR

Remembering the USSR

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I receive about a hundred letters every day. Among the reviews, criticism, words of gratitude and information, you, dear readers, send me your articles. Some of them deserve immediate publication, others should be carefully studied. Today I offer you one of such materials. Topic covered in

How the peasants lived in tsarist Russia. Analytics and facts

How the peasants lived in tsarist Russia. Analytics and facts

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Unless in the imagination of citizens living in an alternative reality or in the descriptions of paid propagandists, the situation in "Russia We Lost" seems to be almost an earthly paradise. It is described approximately in the following way: “Before the revolution and collectivization, whoever worked well lived well

Armor of the Polygamist King

Armor of the Polygamist King

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King Henry VIII of England (1497 - 1547) is known to most people mainly for the fact that he was a polygamist king, and that he started the so-called "Anglican" church in England, and not so much for the sake of faith itself, as for the sake of to be able to marry without hindrance. but

Northern Bukovina: between Kiev, Bucharest and common sense

Northern Bukovina: between Kiev, Bucharest and common sense

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The bloody war in Novorossiya has been going on for a year. During this time, the Kiev regime could not, and did not try to understand that Ukraine is not an ethnically unified state, and the model of constructing the Ukrainian nation, invented in Austria-Hungary a hundred years ago and adopted by

The storming of the "Caucasian Ishmael"

The storming of the "Caucasian Ishmael"

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In 1781, on the site of the settlement of Anapa on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, the Turks, under the leadership of French engineers, began to build a powerful fortress. Anapa was supposed to ensure the influence of the Ottoman Empire on the Muslim peoples of the North Caucasus and become a base for future operations against Russia in

Russians in the fight against Bolshevism in China

Russians in the fight against Bolshevism in China

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White condottiere roam all over China with impunity and, using their high military qualifications, win victories.”

How the miracle heroes of A. V. Suvorov took "a fortress without weak points"

How the miracle heroes of A. V. Suvorov took "a fortress without weak points"

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“Shoot rarely, but accurately. With a bayonet, if it is strong, the bullet will cheat, and the bayonet will not cheat. The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is good … The hero will kill half a dozen, and I've seen more. Take care of the bullet in the barrel. Three of them will ride - kill the first, shoot the second, and the third with a karachun bayonet.”A. V. Suvorov Vesuvius spews flame, Pillar

Privateers and corsairs of Jamaica

Privateers and corsairs of Jamaica

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Corsairs and privateers (privateers) of the island of Jamaica in the 17th century were known in the West Indies no less than the filibusters of Tortuga. And the most famous of the privatizers of the Jamaican Port Royal, Henry Morgan, became a living personification of that era. Today we will start a story about Jamaica and dashing filibusters