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"… Here is a fascist poster from the Second World War … Does it remind you of anything? .." Instantly reminds documentary photographs of Nazi executions. I watched a lot of archival "trophy" German photos and newsreels. And everyone who knows the topic of German executions, once looking at the poster instantly
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I am recording from the words of my 90-year-old grandmother Alexandra Samoylenko. We are sitting in the kitchen in her apartment in the city of Lviv, drinking tea and talking about life. We say that a person should maintain his dignity not only for himself, but also for the sake of his children and all their descendants, so that they can later
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It is known that the Japanese discovered the squadron of Vice Admiral Zinovy Petrovich Rozhdestvensky with the help of a balloon lifted from one of the ships of the Japanese squadron. This was one of the main reasons for the death of the Russian squadron. Why Russian ships could not use balloons for detection
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On various Internet sites, you can find many German photographs of destroyed and captured Soviet military equipment, both tanks and guns, and aircraft, captured on film during the Second World War, and then scanned and posted “on the net”. Among them, perhaps the most interesting
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About the book by A. I. Denikin "Essays on Russian Troubles" There are stages in the history of countries that one can be proud of, there are stages that one can regret. The events that took place in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century are like St. Bartholomew's Night in France. The Civil War is a critical period in Russian history, when
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Preparing the material for the next lesson in 11 classes on life safety, but to diversify the material, I decided to follow the progress of changing the text of the military oath in Russia since the beginning of the century. Oath in the Russian Imperial Army "I, the one named below, promise and swear by Almighty God, before His Holy One
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Diamonds for the order, made of pure platinum, were taken from the royal treasury, but the rubies turned out to be synthetic.This was the highest award in the USSR, intended only for the supreme military leaders. But Stalin who ordered it to be created did not suspect that the Moscow jeweler Ivan Kazennov, a master of the highest
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In a few months, the world will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Montreux Convention, which defined the status of the Black Sea straits of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. The Montreux Convention is almost the only international treaty that has existed without amendments all this time. However, since 1991 Turkey has been trying to
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Recently, more and more publications have appeared on the Soviet shipbuilding programs of the thirties and forties. The projects of domestic aircraft carriers were also not ignored, however, apart from general phrases on this topic, nothing specific was reported in the periodicals. The fact is that practically
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It should be noted that in 1240, at the same time as the Swedish invasion, the invasion of the Novgorod-Pskov lands by the knights of the Teutonic Order began. Taking advantage of the distraction of the Russian army to fight the Swedes, in 1240 they captured the cities of Izborsk and Pskov and began to advance towards Novgorod
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Why, despite all efforts to convince people, Stalin's popularity is only growing? Before a serious visit to Poland, Dmitry Medvedev again - and somewhat irritated - recalled the current political statement: "The people won the war, not Stalin." But in response, there are some tricks on the Internet, and
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On March 15, 1942, at one of the meetings in Berlin, Adolf Hitler announced that by the summer of this year the Russian campaign would be successfully completed by Germany. “We will dismember Russia and force her to kneel,” the Fuhrer announced as if chopping the air with his palms. - The border will be in the Urals! He hoped for success
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During the reign of Emperor Alexander II in 1855-1857. in Russia, a serious heraldic reform was carried out. By his order, the Heraldry Department of the Senate was established specifically to work on the coats of arms in the Heraldry Department of the Senate, which was headed by Baron Boris Kene. He developed a whole system of Russian
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The chronicle of the Caucasian wars contains many examples of how the servicemen of the Russian imperial army, people brave, full of determination and strong in spirit, sometimes performed such amazing deeds in the course of hostilities that to this day they amaze the human imagination. The largest number
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In the current situation, when the "Katyn Song" about how cruelly the USSR was guilty before Poland, turning it from a German governor-general into a state and allowing the Poles to settle in East German lands has reached, it seems, the maximum possible volume, one can recall others
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The hostilities began in November 1914, after the Ottoman Empire attacked the Russian Empire, and lasted until March 1918, when the Brest Peace Treaty was signed. This was the last major military conflict between Russia and Turkey. And it ended for both empires (Russian and
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It has been 15 years since an agreement was signed in the not-famous American town of Dayton, which put an end to one of the phases of the Balkan crisis. It was called "On a Ceasefire, Separation of Warring Parties and Separation of Territories" and is officially considered a document
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What the USSR received from the Western allies in 1941-1945 What is lend-lease? This is a form of interstate relations, meaning a system of transferring on loan or lease of military equipment, weapons, ammunition, strategic raw materials, food, various goods and services
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The enemy thinks that we are morally weak. Behind him, both the forest and the cities were burned. You better chop wood for coffins - Penal battalions are going to break through! Vladimir Vysotsky's song "Penal Battalions" was written in 1964. The poet was the first to talk about penalties at the top of his voice. Official prohibition on disclosure
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The beginning of the fifties of the twentieth century was marked by the largest and most bloody conflict after the Second World War, the war in Korea, between the communist North and the pro-American South, in which the interests of the two superpowers, the USSR and the United States, were affected. In this war, long considered
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Probably, few people can remember this day now. Two years ago, in mid-January 2014, or rather, on the 16th, it was announced that Russian troops would no longer use footcloths, completely switching over to wearing socks. This is the third major attempt to get rid of
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Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin is an example of a rare type of Russian artist who devoted his life to the battle painting genre. This is not surprising, since Vereshchagin's whole life is inextricably linked with the Russian army. Ordinary people know Vereshchagin primarily as the author of the amazing
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Oddly enough, in historiography there is no generalizing information either about the funds allocated for the rearmament of the Russian army and navy on the eve of the Russo-Japanese and World War I, or about the impact of these expenses on the economic, cultural and social development of Russia. Meanwhile militarism in a fatal way
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On May 3, 1113, Vladimir Vsevolodovich Monomakh (1053-19 May 1125), one of the most prominent statesmen and generals of ancient Russia, ascended the Kiev throne. The path to supreme power in Russia was long, Vladimir was 60 years old when he became the Grand Duke. To that
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The officers received the Order of the Red Star for Mozambique posthumously About the war in Angola in recent years, more has become known - the secrecy label has been removed from the documents, the memoirs of veterans, not only Soviet ones, but also of the enemy, have appeared. Operations that only a few previously knew about were made public. But
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Despite the fact that Generalissimo Francisco Baamonde Franco died in 1975, and a gradual democratization of the political regime began in Spain, those opposition forces that, even during Franco's reign, embarked on the path of revolutionary struggle against the fascist government and recognized the armed
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Few people know that one of the most famous and tallest Soviet sculptures - "The Motherland Calls!", Which was installed in Volgograd on the Mamayev Kurgan, is only the second part of the composition, which consists of three elements at once. This triptych (a work of art consisting of three parts and
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"Chrome Dome" ("Chrome dome"), this name was given to the operation, which was carried out by the Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force during the Cold War. As part of this operation, several strategic nuclear bombers were constantly in the air, ready at any time
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The fate of LP Beria, who was IV Stalin's deputy and "right" hand, was a foregone conclusion after Stalin's death. The members of the Bureau of the Presidium of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and the group of high
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During the war, the Northern Sea Theater arose. After the outbreak of the war, Russia lost contact with its allies across the Black and Baltic Seas. The accelerated development of the existing ports on the White Sea and the construction of new ones on the Barents Sea began, as well as the reconstruction of the Arkhangelsk-Vologda railway
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220 years ago, on November 17, 1796, the Russian Empress Catherine II Alekseevna passed away. The foreign policy of Russia in the era of Catherine was in line with national interests. Russia returned the West Russian lands that had been under Poland for a long time (including modern White Russia and part of Malaya
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So far, we have examined medieval knightly culture exclusively through the theme of armor and weapons, the history of battles and … castles. However, it is quite reasonable. A man at that time thought about weapons constantly, because in him was his life, a horse for him was the most important means of transportation, as for us today
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On May 5, 1945, an armed uprising began in Prague occupied by the Nazis. The Czech population and, above all, the employees of the police and the armed forces of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia were encouraged by reports of Soviet and American troops approaching the borders of Czechoslovakia and decided
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In the history of the Russian fleet, the period from the death of Peter the Great to the accession to the throne of Catherine II is a kind of "blank spot". The naval historians did not indulge him with their attention. However, the events of that time in the history of the fleet are quite interesting. According to the decree of Peter I, signed by him in 1714
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Almost the only tank battle of the Soviet-Finnish (Winter) War of 1939-40, also known as the battle at the Honkaniemi halt and which ended in an impressive victory for Soviet tank crews from the 35th Light Tank Brigade, has been studied quite well. Somewhat less well-known is the second case of combat
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I won the battle by marches alone. Napoleon 210 years ago, on October 16-19, 1805, the French army under the command of Napoleon defeated and captured the Austrian army of General Mack. This defeat had strategic consequences. The Austrian Empire was unable to recover from this defeat, and
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Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya is the first woman to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union during the war. Her feat is not forgotten. But we also remember other heroines who gave their lives for their Motherland. "Don't cry, dear, I will return a hero or die a hero," were the last words of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, said to her mother before leaving for
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210 years ago, on October 21, 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar took place - the decisive battle between the English fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet of Admiral Pierre Charles Villeneuve. The battle ended with the complete defeat of the Franco-Spanish fleet, which lost
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What did the captured Soviet military leader tell the Germans? This document was preserved in an envelope glued to the album "The Volkhov battle", which was published in a limited edition in December 1942 by the 621st propaganda company of the 18th German army. He ended up in the possession of a German collector
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In the same places where battles are taking place in Donbass today, Prince Igor was captured by the Polovtsy. It happened in the area of salt lakes near Slavyansk. Among ancient Russian books, one always aroused mystical horror in me - "The Lay of Igor's Campaign." I read it in early childhood. At eight years old. In Ukrainian