History 2024, November

The legendary intelligence officer Stirlitz, aka Maxim Isaev, aka Vsevolod Vladimirov, has forever become an element of the national cultural code. The hero of the works of the writer Yulian Semyonov fell in love with many of our fellow citizens from books, but especially from the famous television series "Seventeen Moments of Spring"

210 years ago, on August 6, 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist. The war of the Third Coalition in 1805 dealt a fatal blow to the Holy Roman Empire. The Austrian army was utterly defeated in the battle of Ulm and in the battle of Austerlitz, and Vienna was captured

Nowadays, the image of the knight is romanticized and built on myths. This is largely due to the influence of modern culture on a person. Despite the fact that the heyday of chivalry in Europe fell on the XII-XIII centuries, interest in that era and warriors in armor still exists today. Living evidence is

The Vatican is a dwarf state-enclave on the territory of Rome. Today, the Vatican is the smallest of the officially recognized states on the planet. It is here that the residence of the highest spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church is located. The Vatican has long been a place of religious pilgrimage

Pz.III tanks of the 10th Panzer Division with girder crosses, August 1941 The German girder cross, or Balkankreuz, entered history thanks to the events of World War II. During the war years, a stylized image of a cross could be found on all German military equipment. Balkenkreuz in years

The control panel of the general-purpose computer M-20 At the dawn of the emergence of computer technology, the Soviet Union felt rather confident. In the first half of the 1950s, Soviet computers were the best in Europe, second only to some American commercial models. Electronic computers

One of the partisan detachments during the Great Patriotic War Many citizens who were born in the USSR, and those who were born after the collapse of the Soviet Union, watched the feature film "Shield and Sword". The four-part feature film was shot in 1968 and played very well at the box office. Picture

The Focke-Wulf Fw-190 single-engine fighter is rightly considered by many experts to be the best fighter in Germany during the Second World War. The famous Me-109 was a more massive vehicle, but the Messer was inferior in many respects to the Fw-190, which could be used at the front in a variety of roles

Nuclear submarine USS Halibut (SSGN-587) The Cold War gave the world several decades of confrontation between the two superpowers, which obtained intelligence information by any available means, including with the involvement of reconnaissance and specialized submarines. One of

The ceremony of raising the St. Andrew's flag on the corvette "Loud" project 20380 The Russian naval flag flies proudly on the warships of the Russian Navy. At the same time, the Andreevsky flag itself has a very old and glorious

Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko (1779-1837) made an excellent military career, and also became famous for his work in the field of missile technology. In this area, Zasyadko was a real pioneer in Russia. The powder rockets created by this artillery officer outnumbered

The war in the Far East once again thundered in the summer of 1937, when Japan invaded China. The fighting began in July 1937 and continued until the end of World War II. Assistance to the Republic of China was provided by the Soviet Union, which sent its military

Portrait of Heinrich Veniaminovich Jomini, military gallery of the Winter Palace The history of Russia is amazing. Moreover, in some aspects it is a mirror image of the history of "sworn friends" - the United States. Two countries that have never fought each other look at themselves as in a mirror for

Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub near the La-5FN plane On June 8, 1920, Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub was born in the Glukhovsky district of the Chernigov province, the future three times Hero of the Soviet Union, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, a famous air ace and air marshal. It is Ivan Kozhedub who owns a personal record

Circassian raid. Painting by F. Roubaud The Caucasian War, which lasted from 1817 to 1864, ended with the annexation of the mountainous regions of the North Caucasus to the Russian Empire. This was the period of the most fierce hostilities, including against the mountaineers, who united under the leadership of Shamil in

Ivan Petrovich Liprandi This statesman and military leader devoted most of his life to serving the Russian Empire, reaching the rank of Major General

Valentin Petrovich Purgin, aka Vladimir GolubenkoThe real name and surname of our "hero" is Vladimir Golubenko, but he forever entered history as Valentin Petrovich Purgin. This swindler has largely bypassed the famous book hero and favorite of millions of readers, Ostap Bender. Biography of Vladimir

Railway in the Syzran region. 1940s Built in 1942, a new railway line from Ilovlya station near Stalingrad to Sviyazhsk station near Kazan, 978 kilometers long, connected the Stalingrad industrial region with the rest of the country. Thanks to the selfless work of the workers

A diesel locomotive with a freight train on BAMEBAM. An abbreviation of three letters, familiar to almost every inhabitant of our country, who was born in the USSR. These three letters contain a huge time period in the history of our state, billions of spent rubles, hundreds of thousands of our destinies

Soviet tank aces. Vasily Pavlovich Bryukhov was born on January 9, 1924 in the Urals in the small town of Osa, which today is part of the Perm Territory, and in those years was part of the Sarapul District of the Ural Region. The future tank ace was born into a family of ordinary workers. In 1941 Bryukhov graduated

Vasily Yakovlevich Storozhenko, photograph 1978 Soviet tank aces. Vasily Yakovlevich Storozhenko - one of the Soviet tank aces. A master of tank combat, he went through the entire Great Patriotic War, was awarded numerous military orders and medals, especially distinguished himself in battles on the Kursk Bulge

Anatoly Anatolyevich Raftopullo Soviet tank aces. Anatoly Raftopullo is one of the recognized masters of tank combat and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Unlike many of his comrades in arms, by the time the war began, he was a career soldier who had served in the ranks of the Red Army for more than 10 years and had

Guard Captain Vladimir Aleksandrovich Bochkovsky, March 1945 Soviet tank aces. Vladimir Bochkovsky is rightfully included in the cohort of Soviet tank aces who have achieved a large number of victories on the battlefield. On the account of an officer who, after the war, continued to serve in the army and rose to the rank

Nikolai Dmitrievich Moiseev near his tank Soviet tank aces. Very little information has survived about many Soviet tankers who distinguished themselves especially during the Great Patriotic War. One of these heroes is Nikolai Dmitrievich Moiseev, who went through the whole war and survived

Ivan Ivanovich Korolkov Soviet tank aces. Ivan Ivanovich Korolkov is one of the most productive Soviet tank crews during the Great Patriotic War. A recognized master of tank combat, he went from a simple driver-mechanic of the KV-1 tank to the commander of a tank regiment. I went through all

T-34 of the Katukov brigade in the winter of 1941-1942 near Moscow Soviet tank aces. Lyubushkin Ivan Timofeevich - one of the Soviet tank aces who were not destined to live to see victory. He died in battles with Nazi troops in the difficult summer of 1942. Like many Soviet tank aces, Lyubushkin began

KV-1 of Lieutenant Pavel Gudzya passes through Pushkin Square in Moscow after a military parade Pavel Danilovich Gudz was at the front from the first day of the Great Patriotic War. Together with the 4th Mechanized Corps, he participated in the battle in the Lvov salient, experienced the entire

Soviet tank aces. Nikolai Rodionovich Andreev is one of the representatives of the Soviet tank aces during the Great Patriotic War. Nikolai Andreev was at the front from the first day of the war. With his service and skills demonstrated in a combat situation, he paved his way to the first

Before the fight. Left - Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fedorovich Burda Soviet tank aces. The cohort of the famous tank aces of the Soviet Union includes Alexander Fedorovich Burda. Alexander Burda, like other famous Soviet tankers, Dmitry Lavrinenko and Konstantin Samokhin, served before the beginning of the Great

During the Great Patriotic War, Soviet tank crews made a huge contribution to the victory over the enemy. In the most difficult summer months of 1941, sacrificing equipment and their lives, they saved the infantry, giving the Red Army at least some chance to retreat to new positions, delaying the enemy's advances

Snipers were some of the most notable heroes of World War II. And Soviet female snipers attracted a lot of attention both during the war years and in the post-war period. They aroused the admiration of the allies and sowed fear in the ranks of the enemies. The most famous female sniper in the Soviet

90 years ago, on December 12, 1928, the future famous Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter Leonid Fedorovich Bykov was born. The actor died early, he died at the age of 50 in a car accident, and today we can only guess how many more roles he could

Exactly 80 years ago - on November 2, 1938, for the first time in history, three women: Valentina Grizodubova, Polina Osipenko and Marina Raskova were nominated for the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The famous Soviet pilots were nominated for the highest government awards for completing the first

Exactly 80 years ago, on October 17, 1938, the medal "For Courage" was instituted. This state award of the USSR was used to reward for personal courage and courage shown in the defense of the Fatherland and the performance of military duty. Almost immediately after its inception, this award

Today the village of Sagopshi (formerly called Sagopshin) is a fairly large settlement on the territory of the Malgobek district of Ingushetia. The population of the village is over 11 thousand inhabitants. Life here remained relatively peaceful even during the active phase of the two Chechen wars, which raged on

Hero of the Russian Federation Igor Olegovich Rodobolsky was included in the Book of Records of the Russian Armed Forces as the most titled officer. Since 2013, the officer has been in reserve. Prior to that, Colonel of the Russian Air Force Igor Rodobolsky, who has the qualification of a sniper pilot, managed to take part in the Afghan, first and

One of the scientists who paved the way for humanity to transplant (a branch of medicine that studies the transplantation of internal organs and the prospects for creating artificial organs) was our compatriot, Vladimir Petrovich Demikhov. This experimental scientist was the first in the world to carry out many operations (in

The Kuril landing operation, which was carried out by Soviet troops from August 18 to September 2, 1945, forever went down in history as an example of operational art. Soviet troops with a smaller force were able to solve the task before them, completely capturing the Kuril Islands

On September 2, Russia and many other countries of the world celebrate the Day of the end of World War II. On this day, exactly 73 years ago, the Act of Surrender of Japan was signed on board the American battleship Missouri, which officially put an end to the worst war in the history of mankind

Exactly 70 years ago - on August 28, 1948, the Soviet Marshal of the Armored Forces, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Pavel Semyonovich Rybalko passed away. Marshal passed away relatively early, he was only 53 years old. Despite his early death, the main role that fate had in store for him, Pavel