History 2024, April

The Tannenberg is sinking. Finland declared war on the Soviet Union on June 26, 1941, and the situation in the Gulf of Finland deteriorated sharply. The Finnish fleet immediately set to mine the waters of the bay, expanding the minefields already laid by the Germans. Already on the same night the German minelay "Brummer"

Allbrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein Albrecht von Wallenstein should certainly be recognized as one of the least known European commanders of the 17th century in our country. This is partly due to the fact that the reputation of the soldiers of his armies was very bad. However, its mark on the history of Europe

Victor Arseni. Russian Tsar Peter I and the ruler of Moldova Dmitry Cantemir in the battle with the Turks and Crimean Tatars, 1711 Preparation of the Danube Campaign During the long journey from Moscow to the army (from March 6 to June 12, 1711), Tsar Peter Alekseevich worked hard. Also Peter "from

This article appeared thanks to the respected A. Rytik, who kindly provided me with the documents of Lieutenant Grevenitz and Captain 2nd Rank Myakishev, for which I am extremely grateful to him. As you know, naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War were fought by 4 large formations of warships, including the 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Shlyakhtich Modern sources often write that Pyotr Dorofeevich Doroshenko was born in a Cossack family. This is a little different, his father was the order hetman of the registered Cossacks, that is, in fact, a nobleman. For understanding: in Little Russia-Ukraine, the Cossacks were different, in fact, there were three of them. First

The camp of the Russian troops on the Prut. Hood. M. M. Ivanov Russia and Turkey In 1700, Russia and Turkey signed the Treaty of Constantinople. Russia received Azov with the okrug, preserved new fortresses (Taganrog, etc.), was freed from the transfer of gifts to the Crimean Khan. The lower reaches of the Dnieper returned to Turkey

English "iron-sided" 1649. In fact, it was they who became the last knights of England. Rice. Graham Turner “By the way his facial features were distorted, Milady understood that a shot was about to be heard.” “The Three Musketeers” by A. Dumas Military history of countries and peoples. We continue our acquaintance with the Tudor era and

So, at the beginning of the 19th century, we see on the island of Hispaniola the flourishing French colony of Saint-Domingo in the west and the provincial poor Spanish colony of Santo Domingo in the east. Their inhabitants did not like each other and spoke different languages: Haitians - in French and Creole, Dominicans - in

In this article we will talk a little about the Germanic people of the Vandals. "Hatred of the city that owns the gift of speech" The vast majority of people around the world are aware of the vandals from only one episode of their centuries-old history - the sack of Rome in 455. As a matter of fact, nothing supernatural vandals

The liberation of Bogdo-gegenAfter the first unsuccessful attempts to occupy Urga (Mongol campaign), the detachment of Baron Ungern-Sternberg left for the river. Tereldzhiin-Gol to the upper reaches of Tuul, and then to Kerulen. During the winter period, the White Guards faced a number of difficulties. Frost, chronic malnutrition, lack of supplies

Cecil Rhodes. This monument stood on the grounds of the University of Cape Town - on the land bequeathed by Rhodes to the "people of South Africa." Dismantled April 9, 2015 In this article, we will talk a little about the life and fate of Cecil Rhodes. A World Without Heroes You may have noticed that in modern films and

“My dear Lilya and children! We are going safely. We got to Gomel today. I slept at night for the entire mobilization. Austria finally declared war too. The ball travels with me in the safest way. We stayed in Gomel for several hours, but today is Saturday and the station is empty, and everything is locked in the city. V

Henry Mortimer Durand Henry Durand, about whom we will talk, is known as Mortimer Durand, since his father, Marion Durand, also bore the first personal name Henry. Mortimer was born in 1850 in India, in the town of Sehor, a western suburb of Bhopal, in the family of Sir Henry Marion Durand, British

The Jesuit order that still exists today (15,842 members in 112 countries in 2018, 11,389 of them were priest) has a terrible reputation. The expression "Jesuit methods" has long become synonymous with unscrupulous actions. The words of Iñigo (Ignatius) Loyola are often quoted: “Enter the world meek

Igor's hike. Illustration from the Radziwill Chronicle 80 years ago, the Russian fleet of Prince Igor fought the entire southwestern coast of the Black Sea: Bithynia, Paphlagonia, Heraclea of Pontic and Nicomedia. The Bosphorus also suffered - "The whole judgment was burned." Only the famous Greek flamethrowers who shot

Everything probably started with this quote: "… Progressive, advanced Asia has dealt an irreparable blow to backward and reactionary Europe … The return of Port Arthur by Japan is a blow dealt to all reactionary Europe." growing roots from the era

Ani's Papyrus c. XIII century BC NS. Book of the Dead. British Museum, London "Science does not have a wide pillar road, and only he can reach its shining peaks, who, not fearing fatigue, climbs its rocky paths." Karl MarxHistory of great civilizations. Our story dedicated

Much has been said about the battles of the RAF pilots with the Luftwaffe aces in the "Battle of Britain", and the battle was dismantled piece by piece. Now we will talk about one episode of the "Battle of Britain", which took place a little later, from June 13, 1944 to March 17, 1945

A still from the 1958 movie "Some Like It Hot". In our box office "There are only girls in jazz". It is very clearly shown there how girls drink alcohol, and mix cocktails in … a hot-water bottle! Raise all the cup of fun high

Adolf Hitler with generals at the map at a meeting at the Berghof residence Preparing for a new world war The first reason for Hitler's success is the support of the so-called "world behind the scenes", the financial international, the masters of France, England and the United States. The First World War did not solve the main task - the destruction

The following abbreviations are used in the article: General Staff - General Staff, SC - Red Army. In the previous part, materials were presented that allow us to draw the following conclusions: 1. The United States and Britain had their own goals for the coming war in Europe. England wanted to strengthen its position on the world stage

British soldiers disembark from the Bren Carrier armored vehicle at the ancient Arc de Triomphe in Palmyra 80 years ago, British troops conducted Operation Exporter and invaded Syria and Lebanon under French control. The British Expeditionary Force began a four-week battle

Bombers of the Baltic Fleet on a combat mission. In the first days of the war, Soviet naval aviation did not suffer such heavy losses as army aviation and retained the ability to conduct operations both at sea and on land. She was capable of retaliating bombing strikes on Memel, Pillau

The assassination of the ambassador of any state is a disgusting event in all respects. Unfortunately, they still occur in our time: they are still alive in the memory of the tragedy of American Christopher Stevenson in 2012 and Russian Andrei Karlov in 2016. However, it is the United States that holds the sad leadership among all

Recently on "VO" two articles "Tsushima. Accuracy Factors of Russian Artillery "and" Tsushima. Factors of Japanese Artillery Accuracy”by respected Alexei Rytnik. In them the author, having “shoveled” a huge amount of material, both from Russian and foreign sources, came to the conclusion that: 1)

B. Yeltsin at the reception of the heads of state in the Kremlin. May 9, 1995 In this article we will talk a little about the state of affairs with the use of alcohol in Russia after the collapse of the USSR. "Dashing 90s" The 90s of the twentieth century became one of the most terrible in the history of Russia. In addition to massive economic losses, our

This is what it is - "Russo-Balt" model 1910 from the State Polytechnic Museum in Moscow "At some point I learned that much of what I thought was ours, in fact, not quite …" Comment on VO: Avior ( Sergey) Country-imitator. Somehow, not very long ago, VO once again appeared

The Vietnam War has become one of the largest conflicts of the 20th century. It officially lasted from 1955 to 1975, culminating in the fall of Saigon. Also known as the Second Indochina War. In the period from 1965 to 1973, American troops actively participated in the war, organizing a full-scale

Nicholas II and George V When we talk about monarchism, it is worth noting that an important factor assimilated by most of the school textbooks is the existence of the monarchy in Russia for almost 1000 years, and at the same time the peasants who, for almost the same period, "lived out" their monarchist illusions .V

Still from the movie "The Diamond Arm" In this article we will continue our story about the alcoholic traditions of our country and talk about the problems associated with the use of alcoholic beverages in the USSR. It all started with complete anarchy. Weak and incompetent politicians who came to power after the February Revolution

V. Favorsky, illustration for "The Lay of Igor's Campaign" Today we will finish the story about the historical ballads of A. K. Tolstoy. And let's start it with the romantic story of the marriage of Harald the Severe and Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise. "Song of Harald and Yaroslavna" About this ballad A. K. Tolstoy wrote that

Scythian saddle Remains of a saddle from the Tuekta burial mound of the 5th century. BC. Altai. There is no padding. The connecting seam of the pillows ran along the horse's spine. Reproduced according to Stepanova E.V. Reconstruction of the saddle from the Pazyryk mound 3. 2015 Right. Solid pads on the ends of the pillows more

Guilt and Repentance The beginning of the 21st century can well be described as a time of repentance, and the repentance of the innocent. Whites who have never been slaves should bow before blacks who have never been slaves. Normal heterosexual men and women creating families, raising

What did not suit the Russian sailors of Kronstadt and Helsingfors at the end of the 19th century, in principle, is understandable and understandable: the fleet grew by leaps and bounds, Germany became the main enemy of Russia, which also began to build the most powerful naval forces, and the fleet needed an ice-free base to resist new threats

Genoese fortress (Kafa). Photo: wikipedia.org Assault on Arabat A detachment of General Shcherbatov on May 27, 1771 set out to Genichesk to break through to the Crimea simultaneously with the main forces of Dolgorukov. The detachment consisted of one infantry regiment, two grenadier companies, 100 rangers, 8 squadrons of regular cavalry

1920 poster. To read it, you had to be able to read! Study, my son: science shortens our experiences of fast-flowing life - Someday and soon, maybe, All the areas that you have now depicted so cunningly on paper, All will get yours at hand - Learn, my son, and easier and clearer You are the sovereign work

Poster: "Light and knowledge to the people!" Citizens who were educated in the USSR knew from school that the majority of the population of Tsarist Russia was illiterate, and the Bolsheviks who came to power after the Great October Socialist Revolution developed and implemented a program of general education. but

As you know, the Russian squadron entered the battle on May 14, 1905, which became fatal for him, without completing the rebuilding. Its main strength - four squadron battleships of the "Borodino" type, brought together in the 1st armored detachment, entered the head of the wake column of the remaining armored ships of the 1st and

Perekop fortress General situation During the Russo-Turkish war that began in 1768, our armies operated in two main directions - the Danube and the southern (Crimean). In 1770, under the influence of the military successes of Russia and the successful diplomacy of Count Peter Panin, the Nogai Tatars of Budzhak, Edisan

Feast at Prince Vladimir, colored lithographic splint, 1902 In this article we will try to tell about the alcoholic beverages of our country and the evolution of the tradition of their use