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Admiral Thomas Moorer of the United States Navy shows the Azores on the map. Photo: AP The deal did not take place due to the objections of the Naval General Staff, which did not see any benefit in it At the beginning of the 20th century, it was normal practice for the islands and entire archipelagos to belong to private individuals. There was a market

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The other day I decided to distract myself from everything and everyone and indulge in my childhood a little - to play a simple computer game "Red Alert" ("Red Alert"). For those who do not know, this is a strategy that does not require, however, special mental abilities, especially military knowledge. You just need to have

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June 22 is not only the day of the beginning of the most terrible war in the history of our country. Exactly 19 years later, in 1960, an event occurred that could lead to no less tragic consequences. Namely, the actual rupture of relations between the Soviet Union and China, which has become large

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The largest political party in the world, the Chinese Communist Party, celebrates its birthday on July 1. As of June 2014, the party had over 86 million members. The Communist Party has played a colossal role in the modern history of China. In fact, this political

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On the second day of the war, the Germans were at a loss from the restraint of the Russians. Without exaggeration, it can be argued that in the first, most dramatic days of the war, representatives of the technical branches of the armed forces became the cementing basis of the defense of the Red Army. Tankmen, gunners, sappers, more literate than

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They say that the winners write history. The lot of the vanquished is to try to rewrite history, but Hitler’s commanders took up this long before the final defeat of the Third Reich

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What memories did Nicholas II and his family leave about life in the Ipatiev House The history of the Romanov dynasty began in the Ipatiev Monastery, from where Mikhail Romanov was called to reign, and ended in the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. On April 30, 1918, the family of Nicholas II entered these doors to

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The Afghan war began for me in the front-line Chirchik. The famous training in the shortest possible time squeezed out of our spring draft all the civilian sauce. Like a simple, but perfect machine, it shook out everything that was superfluous, equalizing everyone, smart and stupid, strong and weak, educated and

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On January 22, 1906, exactly 110 years ago, the famous "Chita Republic" ceased to exist. Its short history is typical enough for the turbulent years of the revolution of 1905-1907. At this time, in a number of regions of the Russian Empire, as a result of local uprisings by the Soviets of workers

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“Articles are just class. I was in Mallorca, I saw Bellver Castle, which stands on a hill in Palma. It is said to be a one-of-a-kind round castle. If possible, tell us about it. I liked it very much.”(Head) Europe, as we know, in the Middle Ages was a real“country of castles”, where

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On November 1, 1918, another state formation appeared on the political map of Eastern Europe. In principle, there was nothing surprising in this. As a result of the defeat in the First World War, several empires collapsed at once. Germany lost all of its colonies in Africa and Oceania, and two

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After the collapse of the USSR, most of the newly independent states began to carry out a program of de-Sovietization and de-Russification. The revision of history was also part of this program. Historical mythology flourished in Georgia as well. One of the most famous Georgian historical myths is the myth of the occupation

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A few years ago, I wrote about the heroic defense of an airbase in Syria. According to the militants, the base was initially defended by a special forces battalion, only about 300 people (according to our data, several officers were trained in Russia and Belarus)

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30 years ago, on December 20, 1984, one of the most famous USSR defense ministers, Marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Fedorovich Ustinov, passed away. The name of Dmitry Ustinov is directly related to the implementation of the atomic project, the rearmament of the army with nuclear missile weapons, the creation of a reliable

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Many Georgians defended the USSR with weapons in their hands, 136 of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Many soldiers from Georgia were in the units that landed in Kerch at the end of 1941. In 1942, Georgian national divisions were created, which took part in the battles for the Crimea. May 1942

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The first time the bomb did not reach Nadezhda Baydachenko was in June 41st that day (Either the 22nd or 23rd June, since Nadezhda Baydachenko clearly remembers that on the 24th, together with other students, she left to help the villagers in the harvest, from where they were later sent digging trenches. Returned to Stalino only in the first

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Nowadays, the functions of the press and television, in general, are narrowed down to a minimum: the majority of mass media representatives are allowed to report only "jaundice", "crap" and whatever their founders want. The fact remains: in the information age, the media of this very information can mainly only

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The full names of various countries are sometimes quite unusual. For example, Bolivia is officially called the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Mauritania and Iran emphasize that they are not simple republics, but Islamic. The Republic of Macedonia added "Former Yugoslavia" to its name - so as not to

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During the Stalinist leadership, for 30 years, an agrarian, impoverished country dependent on foreign capital has turned into a powerful military-industrial power on a world scale, into the center of a new socialist civilization. The poor and illiterate population of tsarist Russia turned into one of the

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The army that recently defeated Frederick the Great, victoriously beating the Turks and Swedes, yielded to the polar aborigines with bows and spears. The Polar Clash The Russian-Chukchi War (more precisely, a series of wars) lasted, according to some estimates, more than 150 years and ended for us generally ingloriously. True, something

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The Great Patriotic War was marked by massive heroism of Soviet soldiers unparalleled in history. Privates, commanders and generals - all, without distinction of rank and rank, tried to defend their homeland, albeit at the cost of their own lives. This was especially important in the first, most difficult and terrible

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The first Russian revolution of 1905-1907 was a unique event not only because it first demonstrated the demand for reforms. She also showed how widespread protest sentiments were in the whole society: not only the workers, among whom

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In the summer of 1944, this man wrote a statement with a request, sending it personally to Stalin. The subordinate authorities did not even want to listen to him, answering not at all out of heartlessness: "You have already done everything you could. Rest." Why they refused, you can understand from the text of the statement. This person

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On October 29, 1940, the first flight was made by the I-200 fighter - the prototype of the future famous high-altitude fighter MiG-3. end of life. MiG-3

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Little things that have become a reason for contention. To start a war, you only need a reason. History knows many examples when the most insignificant trifles became such an occasion. This overview presents minor episodes that have caused significant confrontation

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Discussion of the topic of Stalin's repressions, in addition to many ideological factors leading the problem "beyond the line of good and evil," is complicated by the multifaceted myth of the "personality cult" formed for different purposes and at different periods of time. NS. Khrushchev in the 50s used

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Not all of the Bandera supporters were found and convicted after the war. However, those who were put on trial did not receive the longest terms of imprisonment. It is interesting that in the zones the Banderites continued their struggle, organizing mass uprisings. Towards the history of the movement

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Of course, we all know well that there is such an oriental calendar, and according to it, 2014 was the “year of the horse”. Now we have the "year of the monkey", but in terms of the role that the monkey played in the history of mankind, it did not even stand close to the horse, although in many ways it resembles us. Well, and we remember the horse

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It is not difficult to see, now a favorite topic of Ukrainian propaganda, that the Russians, they say, are Mongolo-Tatars or something like Horde, Asians; and from this it is concluded that they are second-class people with all the ensuing consequences. The accusations are racist, fascisoid, coinciding with the cliches of the Nazi

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Ship: "Soyuz-1" Purpose and objectives of the mission: Orbital rendezvous and docking with "Soyuz-2" Date: April 24, 1967 Crew: Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov (2nd flight) Call sign: Almaz Cause of the disaster: Malfunction of the parachute system Cause of death: Overloads, incompatible with life when hitting the ground

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The hero of our story today would fall into the category of "guest workers", "ravshans and dzhamshuts", to whom the Russian youth treats with disgust and irritation. Abdykasym Karymshakov. © / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation For more than two decades that have passed since the collapse of the USSR, its former

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After a 49-day drift in the Pacific Ocean, emaciated Soviet soldiers told American sailors: we only need fuel and food, and we will swim to the house ourselves. Barge T-36 "Heroes are not born, they become heroes" - this wisdom is the best fit to the history of the four Soviet guys

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Now it has become fashionable to accuse the USSR of inciting the Second World War, they say, the Molotov-Ribentrop Pact untied the hands of Nazi Germany. Almost everyone knows about this pact, but we are constantly reminded of this, so that we would penetrate and realize: what kind of bastards we are all. With all this, they try not

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“She said:“Let's hide the Russian prisoners. Perhaps then God will keep our sons alive. " About the unknown feat of the peasant Langthaler - in a special report “AIF.” “Fifteen-year-old boys from the Hitler Youth bragged to each other - which of them killed the most defenseless people. One

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The civil war, which officially began in 1918, is still one of the most terrible and bloody pages in the history of our country. Perhaps in some ways it is even worse than the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, since this conflict presupposed incredible chaos in the country and

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From the author Its history is described in tens of thousands of books - memoirs of participants and eyewitnesses of those events, official encyclopedias, textbooks and reference books, various historical studies of many contemporary authors. No less good

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CHAPTER 3. Lair of the Beast July 13, 1942. East Prussia. Hitler's headquarters "Wolfsschanze." Here

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CHAPTER 6 (end) … - You are given complete freedom of action, Mr. Field Marshal. However, remember one thing - after the capture of Leningrad, it must be wiped off the face of the earth! Hitler slammed his fist hard on the table. For a moment, after the Fuehrer's words, there was silence in the room. Hitler at a brisk pace

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Chapter 5. NEW PLANS August 8, 1942 Moscow, Headquarters of the Supreme Command In a spacious office, at a long table covered with a green cloth, gathered members of the State Defense Committee and Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, as well as several people who were additionally invited

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CHAPTER 9. "THE FOG OF WAR" August 27, 1942 Leningrad front, the defense zone of the 18th army of the army group "North". The location of the headquarters of the 11th German army. The bustle that reigned, at first glance, in the headquarters that had just arrived at a new place The 11th German army, in fact, was a well-oiled work on