History 2024, November
During World War II, hundreds and thousands of fighter pilots from different countries fought in the skies on both sides of the front line. As in any field of activity, some fought mediocre, some above average, and only a few had a chance to do their job much better than others
The late 19th century was the golden age of the British Empire. Large sections of the political map of the world were painted pink, pleasing to the eye of any Englishman. London, not particularly challenging the patronage of the arts with frivolous Paris, was a concentration of wealth and power. On
The Novgorod land was far superior to other lands in size, the possessions of Veliky Novgorod stretched from the river. Narov to the Ural Mountains. A feature of Novgorod was the presence of republican principles. Veliky Novgorod was ruled by an archbishop and mayor, elected by the vechem from boyar families
“In war, everything is simple, but the simplest is extremely difficult.” Karl Clausewitz Mikhail Illarionovich was born on September 16, 1745 in St. Petersburg in a noble family. His father's name was Illarion Matveyevich, and he was a comprehensively educated person, a famous military engineer, according to projects
“With the extermination of the Turkish squadron, you have adorned the annals of the Russian fleet with a new victory, which will forever remain memorable in maritime history.” Emperor Nicholas I
“… I dedicated my work to my youth. Without exaggeration, I can say that when I write a new song or other piece of music, in my mind I always address it to our youth”. Dunaevsky Isaac Dunaevsky was born on January 30, 1900 in the small Ukrainian town of Lokhvitsa
In the article offered to your attention, we will try to understand the circumstances of the appearance on the cruiser of the most discussed element of its design, namely the Nikloss boilers. As we said earlier, in this matter, the contracts for the construction of "Varyag" and "Retvizan" directly violated the requirements
"not all the gods give to one person …" The name of the Carthaginian commander and statesman of antiquity Hannibal is known very widely. His victories and the famous "Hannibal Oath" brought him well-deserved fame. It would seem that in relation to this person everything is clear - the great
The Battle of the Kinoskephals occupies a special place in military history. Partly because it was the first large-scale field battle between the Roman legions and the Macedonian phalanx, partly because it decided the fate of the Macedonian power
In the 1942 campaign, submarines of the Baltic Fleet in three echelons broke through the blockade of the Gulf of Finland, which was increasingly intensified by the enemy. During the year, 32 submarines went out to sea, six of which made military campaigns twice. It has been reliably established that as a result of their actions
"Yes, the descendants of the Orthodox of the Earth know the past fate …" Pushkin In 1721 the All-Russian Emperor Peter Alekseevich was given the title "Great". However, this was not new in Russian history - thirty-five years before Peter I, the so-called “near boyar, governor of Novgorod
If Baron Ungern had realized his plans, in Russia now, perhaps, there would have been not regions, but aimags December 29 - 124 from the birthday of Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg (1885-1921) - a Russian officer, a famous participant in the White movement. Historians assess his activities in different ways
330 years ago, on May 16, 1686, the "Eternal Peace" between Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was signed in Moscow. The world has summed up the results of the Russian-Polish war of 1654-1667, which went over the West Russian lands (modern Ukraine and Belarus). The Andrusov armistice ended the 13-year war. "Eternal Peace"
In that eventful era, each warring party put forward leaders capable of upholding the interests of their class to the end. Such figures were also in the feudal-Catholic gallery. And to this category belonged the founder of the Jesuit order Ignatius Loyola. He was considered completely exceptional
Who knows how Russian history would have developed if the second revolution in 1917 had taken place not in October, but a few months earlier. After all, there was such a chance - in July 1917, a massive revolutionary uprising took place in Petrograd, and the Bolsheviks in it had not yet played such an active role as
The Baltic Sea has a number of significant differences from the northern seas. Shallow depths are a great difficulty for submarine operations, but on the other hand, they give additional chances of salvation. Which will be confirmed further. On the day of the German attack on the USSR, the submarines of the Red Banner
How Boris Yeltsin's security service was conceived and what did the security service of Boris Yeltsin do? The new government, guided by the demands of the political situation, destroyed the old Soviet special services and
The warriors of Svyatoslav, in alliance with the Pechenegs, crushed the Khazar Kaganate and fought in Bulgaria, with Byzantium. The Pechenegs were called “the thorn of the Rusiyev and their strength.” The First Danube Campaign In 967, the Russian Grand Duke Svyatoslav Igorevich set out on a campaign to the banks of the Danube. There are no reports in the annals about the preparation of this
War with the Byzantine Empire Coup in Byzantium. On December 11, 969, as a result of a coup, the Byzantine emperor Nicephorus Phocas was killed, and John Tzimiskes was on the imperial throne. Nicephorus Phocas fell at the zenith of his glory: in October, the imperial army captured Antioch. Nicephorus summoned a strong
Attack of Soviet torpedo boats. The German command decided to lead the first convoy with supplies for Army Group North across the Irbensky Strait to the Gulf of Riga on July 12, 1941. The timing of the caravan was well chosen - the Soviet naval aviation did not conduct reconnaissance on July 11 and 12
After the sovereign's abdication, on March 2, 1917, as the first act of manifestation of its activities, it sent a decree throughout the country, which proclaimed: - A full and immediate amnesty for all matters - political and religious, including terrorist attempts
Sixty years ago, on October 26, 1955, the establishment of the Republic of Vietnam was proclaimed on the territory of South Vietnam. To some extent, this decision predetermined the further development of events on the long-suffering Vietnamese land - for another twenty years on the long-suffering Vietnamese it continued
Exotic Hitler's Palace in Ukraine "Werewolf" with aqua entertainment and a casino was built as the most gigantic elite office and residential complex in Europe in wartime format, consisting of at least 80 buildings. How is Hitlertown? In the previous article "Hitler's Palace in Ukraine: Secret Trips" we managed in detail
Soviet hospital ship "Armenia" Motor ship "Armenia" In the mid-1920s, shipbuilding, including civil shipbuilding, was actively restored in Soviet Russia. The design bureau of the Baltic Shipyard has developed a project for a motor ship of the "Adjara" type. In 1927-1928, six
From the school textbook and newsreels, I got the impression that the Act of Germany's unconditional surrender was signed by only two persons: from the Soviet side, Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov and from the German side, Field Marshal Keitel. Even the Faculty of History of Tverskoy
Of course, six were destroyed by more than one blow, but if we talk about the time frame, then six submarines in less than two weeks - this is quite a masterpiece. Moreover, the hero of our today's story is a ship, in general, and not very serious. Our today's hero is a modest one
Tank IS-2 of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps (Czechoslovak combined arms formation as part of the 4th Ukrainian Front of the Red Army) in the center of Prague. May 10, 1945 In the Czech Republic, they talk about the "skeletons in the closet" that have remained in history after the Second World War. However, if your fellow citizens
"Solar boat" of the Pharaoh Cheops. A model from the Sun Boat Museum near its pyramid “Glory to you, Osiris, God of Eternity, king of the gods, whose names are innumerable, whose incarnations are sacred. You are a sacred image in temples; the twin soul will always be sacred to the mortals who come.”(Ancient Egyptian Book
Along with the well-known Wild Division, the Russian Imperial Army also had another national unit that covered itself with no less glory - the Tekinsky Cavalry Regiment. Unfortunately, it is less known than the Wild Division, which is largely due to the lesser preservation of its documents in the archives, and
An article from the archive, posted on 2013-03-01 The history of the development of all mankind is closely related to the use of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is actually an Arabic word, meaning something special, exquisite. And the birth of fermented beverages dates back to the founding of agriculture, that is, about
The American military historical literature on the conflict in Korea created the following picture of events, which became widely known: the few American pilots of the F-86 were opposed by hordes of MiGs, and for every downed Saber there were 15 Soviet
On March 22, 1927, White General Nikolai Nikolaevich Golovin founded and headed the Foreign Higher Military Scientific Courses in Paris, which were a kind of successor to the Imperial Academy of the General Staff. In subsequent years, departments of the Courses were opened in a number of other centers of the White emigration
The mysterious Varangian-Rus, who came together to Rurik in Novgorod, and with Oleg to Kiev, were very soon almost completely assimilated and literally dissolved in a large Slavic country, leaving behind only a name. Under Vladimir Svyatoslavich, other Varangians appeared in Russia - hired
“This day is one of the great days of military glory: the Russians saved Moscow and honor; approved Astrakhan and Kazan as our citizenship; They avenged the ashes of the capital and, if not forever, then at least for a long time appeased the Crimeans, filling them with the corpses of the bowels of the earth between Lopasnea and Rozhay, where until now
British soldiers look at Baghdad. 1941 General situation With the outbreak of World War II, the Near and Middle East acquired additional military-strategic and economic importance. Berlin and Rome tried to use national liberation movements, anti-British and anti-French
German soldiers at the call, written on the blackboard: "Russians must die for us to live." In the center of the group photo sits a non-commissioned officer of the Luftwaffe. Occupied district of the Bryansk region "Russian must die!" - under this slogan the German Nazis invaded Russia. They came
In the previous article "Cossacks in the Great Patriotic War" it was shown that, despite all the insults and atrocities of the Bolsheviks against the Cossacks, the overwhelming majority of Soviet Cossacks resisted their patriotic positions and took part in the war on the side of the Red
The obsession of Ronald Reagan's team was to disrupt the construction of a gas pipeline from Yamal to Europe. The United States did its best to undermine Moscow's oil and gas revenues. However, the USSR took over in the 1981-1984 gas war. Artery Urengoy - Europe Stretching two pipelines to Western Europe, Moscow
On the entire front, there was the only place where the Germans were never able to cross the state border of the Soviet Union. She was held by 135 joint ventures. The shocked Germans filmed the shooting of our guys on camera, trying to unravel the mystery of their invincibility. On the eve of the Great Victory Day, it is necessary to remember what was on
Afghanistan. Mujahid with Stinger during the fighting against government forces. 1988 Photo: TASS A military alliance between the United States, Britain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the Afghan mujahideen was formed. The Saudis provided finance, helped create an Islamist "fifth column"