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RightWith a candle in handMan walks in the garden - Sends the spring … (Busson) Step-by-step operation
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When a stranger knocks at my gate, It is likely that he is not my enemy. But the alien sounds of his tongue prevent me from taking the stranger to my heart. Perhaps there is no lie in his eyes, But still I do not feel the soul behind him. (“Stranger "Rudyard Kipling) Publication of the series of materials" Knights of the Shahnameh "and" Knights of nomadic empires "
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But you know yourself: the senseless rabble is Changeable, rebellious, superstitious, Easily betrayed to an empty hope, Obedient to the instant suggestion, For the truth is deaf and indifferent, And it feeds on fables. (Boris Godunov. A.S. Pushkin) Yes, that's exactly how time about our people was written not by someone, but by our great
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The English have a funny saying "A lot of hands do better!" Funny - because the hands are different and in real life this is not at all the case. However, the "trend" is understandable, like our saying - "One head is good, two is better." And by the way, our proverb is smarter, although heads are also … unfortunately, there are
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In 1862, the castle, which became the property of the city, was recognized as a historical monument, after which artists began to paint their watercolors from it and make engravings. Caretakers, guides appeared, tourists began to bring tourists to the castle. Even the Second World War did not affect this place. Well … it goes
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When I deal with mine, his soul is often by no means white. But if he lies, I am not at all embarrassed: I am cunning in the same manner as he. We make sales and purchases, grumbling, But still we do not need to look for an interpreter ! ("Stranger" Rudyard Kipling) The campaigns of the Turks against Byzantium and the Balkan states were also at the beginning
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On the pages of VO, they write about Soviet, as well as about German, losses quite often, but at the same time they turn either to the resources of the Internet system, referring to the data of "live journals", or … to publications, the authors of which … eat there and even links to they do not give their "scriptures". Although, of course
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One of the most interesting helmets of the Middle Ages is the bascinet helmet. How and where did it come from? What kind of ancestors and "relatives" did he have? This material will tell you about this. A carved sculpture depicting the biblical scene of the beating of babies. Helmets are very clearly represented on it
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Medieval Europe can rightfully be called the "world of castles", since about 100,000 of them were built! It is clear that at different times and not all of them have survived, but this is a huge figure. Many castles are truly grandiose. Moreover, if you can still guess about the Egyptian pyramids, then here
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In our articles on VO, talking about castles, so far it has been mainly about the castles of medieval Europe. True, there were two very detailed articles about the Japanese castle in Osaka and Japanese castles in general, as well as Indian fortresses of the Mughal era. However, none of the Indian castles are detailed
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“He raised the shield without choosing, He found both a helmet and a ringing horn” (“Ruslan and Lyudmila” by AS Pushkin) A shield is the most important piece of equipment for any warrior of past eras. He might not have a sword, an ax, a spear … One only a sling as a weapon to take the life of his neighbor, but the shield had to be
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When a stranger knocks at my gate, He is evil or kind, I do not understand in any way. And how much love does he have in his heart? And how much pepper is in his blood? And God that his grandfather commanded him, He honors today, in no way understand. ("Outsider" Rudyard Kipling) Bow and arrows in the XVI century continued to be the most common
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“We will say:“The amazing is near, but it is forbidden to us!”(Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky) We are all different (and this is wonderful). This applies not only to nationality, religion, place of residence, body structure, age, personality type and gender-role orientation (the list is endless)
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Deserters Two Hundred Years Ago Not so long ago, reports began to appear on the Internet that nearly 40,000 Russian soldiers deserted in France when Russian troops entered Paris in 1814. The figure is very large and this alone raises doubts. It turns out that we have scattered a whole
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“There is nothing more difficult in the Celestial Empire than to eat” (Chinese proverb) As you know, today the Celestial Empire (even if it is not called that way, the ancient meaning of its existence remains the same!) Is the world leader in terms of the number of inhabitants living in her. But she is known not only as
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To be honest, having published eight (as much as eight!) Materials about the Battle on the Ice on VO, I thought that this topic could be considered closed. It was possible to find out, relying on the texts of the chronicles, that the source base does not allow drawing the conclusions that were made by Soviet historians. What is the most
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It is always pleasant when, after the publication of the first article, you are asked to continue the topic and give it a continuation. So after the material about the Kumbhalgarh fort, I was asked to tell about the Chittorgarh mentioned in it - a fortress that clearly deserves attention. And here both I and the readers of VO can be said to be lucky
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Recently, we have somehow lost sight of the topic of the Egyptian pyramids. And it is by no means closed. As evidenced by the recently appeared on VO material "from a madhouse" that they were built using a sluice system larger than the pyramid itself. So the last article about
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Although most of the temple structures are examples of typical Hindu architecture, for example, the Kalikamata Temple (8th century), the Kshemankari Temple (825-850), the Kumbha Shyam Temple (1448), there are also Jain temples such as Sattai Devari, Sringar Chauri ( 1448) and Seth Bis Devari (mid XV
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The XII dynasty of the era of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt was very significant for him. And not only by the fact that its pharaohs again annexed Nubia, Sinai, Libya, Palestine and Syria to the possessions of Egypt; other Egyptian kings before them, and then more than once did the same. It was nothing new for the country that they
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My father told me - and I believe my father: The end must correspond to the end. Let there be grapes from a single vine! Let there be all vegetables from kindred ridges! Live like this, children, on a sinful earth, As long as there is bread and wine on the table! (“Stranger "Rudyard Kipling) However, on the very armor and weapons of the Turkish knights all these
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"The forest in the rain arrow-iron rdel. Eirik shook Zhalslav from the fields" (Egil Skallagrimsson. Translated by S. Petrov) Last time the material called "Shields from boards" caused a lot of comments, although not all of them dealt with this topic. One of the readers suggested that it would be more correct to call it "shields
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The trouble is, if the shoemaker starts to bake the pies, And the cake-maker makes boots: And it won't go well, Fable I.A. Krylova "Pike and Cat" To begin with, one amusing illustrative example is a little off topic. When I teach PR students, I always tell them that their profession is a little akin to that of a detective or a spy
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“Say:“Truly my Lord guided me on the straight path, on the correct religion, the faith of Ibrahim, true monotheism. After all, he was not one of the polytheists. " Say: “Indeed, my prayer and my sacrifice (or worship), my life and my death are dedicated to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. There is no him
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On the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on June 22, a special section was launched, on which unique archival documents were published - testimonies of Soviet military leaders about the events of June 22, 1941 and the first days of the Great Patriotic War. Previously never published archival documents contain answers
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“I don't give a damn where you are from, son. No one here has the right to wander around without my permission. Soldiers, fire at will.”General Edmund Duke, computer game“StarCraft: Brood War”Coat of arms of Yamburg. Approved on May 7, 1780 by decree of Catherine II Each work has its own characteristics. The Romans would say:
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May ends, many people spend more and more time in the country, planting tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes. I plant her in my dacha and I, however, a little. And every time I remember at the same time a funny and instructive episode from my life, how I had to prepare potato planting material in one of the
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"This world is ancient, pre-ancient. It is a law to itself. No rules, believe me, he does not want to know. Day and night in it, without ceasing, Laughter sounds and cry. From what is not enough, Pies for everyone." ("The ancient world ", Song from the film" Dear Boy ", music by D. Tukhmanov, lyrics by L. Derbenev.) In his book" 1984 "George
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One of the advantages of publishing materials on TOPWAR is that among the readers there are a lot of people “seeking knowledge” who not only read and write “whether they like it or not,” but also ask interesting questions and thus suggest topics for new interesting articles. … So, for example, in the topic about
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So, somewhere around 1250, judging by the miniatures from the "Bible of Matsievsky", the infantrymen, who wore helmets, had neck protection, reminiscent of … "dog collar". The knight riders were content with a chain mail hood, under which (possibly) they also put on something quilted and descended around the neck
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“Did you give the horse strength and clothed his neck with a mane?” (Job 39-19) “Praise of stupidity” It is simply amazing what abysses of human ignorance are opening up today thanks to the capabilities of the Internet system. I read recently in the comments that the Iron Age, it turns out, preceded the Bronze Age (and of course
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When "white metal" is the head of everything … In the first part of this material, it was said that since there are certain hobbies, and therefore people who are fond of these hobbies, there may well be those who earn on these hobbies. figurines made of "white metal" by David Kass (firm
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“Brothers, let us follow the cross! Having faith by this sign we will win!”(Fernando Cortes) One of the“favorite topics”of Russian journalism is, and this has been the case for a long time, the so-called“anniversary dates”. It can be either a date that is a multiple of the time of some event, or just a "coincidence in numbers"
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“… His arrows are pointed, and all his bows are drawn; its horses' hooves are like flint, and its wheels are like a whirlwind.”(Jeremiah 4:13)
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“The Moor has done his job, the Moor can leave.” (The play by F. Schiller “The Fiesco Conspiracy”) According to some sources, Heinrich Yagoda was arrested by the NKVD on March 28, 1937, according to others - on April 3. Well, on April 4, all the central newspapers of the USSR published an official document signed by the chairman
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“… we struck them with arrows;” (Numbers 21:30) And it happened - this is a prelude to the very story of the battle - that the completely blind Doge of Venice Dandolo turned out to be a man of great intelligence, and when by 1202 many crusaders gathered there, to sail to Egypt, I decided to take advantage of this circumstance and
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“O Tezcatlipoca! .. The God of the earth opened his mouth. He's hungry. He will eagerly swallow the blood of many who will die … "(" The Secret of the Mayan Priests ", V. A. Kuzmishchev) very
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How to find your place in the sun? After the release of the two previous materials, probably everyone who read them took and figured for himself: "What if I should do this?" But it is clear that 99.9% decided that "yes, not bad", but "I feel good already" and "it is hardly worth changing anything!" And … right! because
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What a fortune for our country of rice growers - such a heat! Issa The greatest ruler in the history of Japan It is noted and very rightly that when God wants to punish someone, he takes that person's mind. And then right in front of your eyes the most faithful betray, the brave - shamefully "celebrate the coward", the clever of
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“… Removing a thick gold chain from his neck, the Marked One tore off a piece of four inches long from it with his teeth and gave it to a servant.” (“Quentin Dorward” by Walter Scott) Let's start by defining what will be discussed here. Not about the chains mentioned in the epigraph. This is so … for beauty! She will go about very