History 2024, April

K. Makovsky. "Wedding Feast in a Boyar Family of the 17th Century" In the article Alcohol Traditions in Russian Principalities and the Moscow Kingdom, it was told about the alcoholic drinks of pre-Mongol Rus, the appearance of "bread wine" and taverns, and the alcohol policy of the first Romanovs. Now let's talk about the use

German soldiers crossing the state border of the USSR The success of the German blitzkrieg Hitler viewed the armed forces of the USSR as poorly organized Eastern hordes that could be easily dispersed, dissected, surrounded and destroyed. He was partly right. If materially the Soviet Union

Defense of Smolensk from the Poles. Artist B. A. Chorikov Siege In September 1609, the Polish king Sigismund began an open intervention in Russia and laid siege to Smolensk (Heroic Defense of Smolensk; Part 2). His army, in addition to the Poles, included the Zaporozhye Cossacks, "Lithuania", Lithuanian Tatars, German and

In this article, we will continue talking about the historical ballads of A. K. Tolstoy. We remember that A.K. Tolstoy idealized the history of Ancient Rus, believing that the Mongol yoke and the despotic rule of Ivan IV distorted the natural development of our country. This could not but affect his work

We wrote about Pavel Buravtsev not so long ago (one cannot but say about Pavel Buravtsev), and in fact, we did not expect such a violent reaction from readers, but … 120 thousand views - you must agree, they mean something. And 28 May, as you know, was the Day of the Border Guard. And what happened that day in Stavropol could not

Fencing on rondels. "Book of Fencing" by the German fencing master Hans Talhoffer. Bavarian State Library, Munich “Let it be, knight, everywhere and everywhere With you a dagger until the end of days, Behind the belt or in the bosom, So, perhaps, it’s better. As long as he is with you, that talisman, You are everywhere

Russian-Turkish War 1806-1812 Territorial changes under the Bucharest Peace Treaty on May 16, 1812 Source: Marine Atlas of the USSR Ministry of Defense Russian land Transnistria was part of the sphere of influence of the Russian civilization (Hyperborea - Aria - Great Scythia - Russia) since ancient times. V

The small submarine M-35 is of the same type as the M-94, which was lost in the early days of the war. Submarines of the "Malyutka" type suffered especially tangible losses in the submarine war in the Baltic The submarine war in the Baltic Sea began from the very first days of the Nazi invasion of the USSR. Even before the start of the war, several German

Lieutenant General Baron Roman Fedorovich von Ungern-Sternberg in Irkutsk during interrogation at the headquarters of the 5th Soviet Army. September 1–2, 1921 The general situation in Transbaikalia From the middle of autumn 1919, the military situation in Siberia and Transbaikalia quickly changed in favor of the Reds. Omsk was thrown by White - the capital

Much has been written about the capture of the island of Crete by the Germans. In principle, everyone who is versed in the history of the Second World War knows about a major operation of the German airborne troops. But there was another phase, the naval one, where the British navy, the Italian navy and the Luftwaffe clashed. And this will be discussed today

In the previous part, it was shown that the thoughtful actions of England pushed Europe into the Great War. England decided to eliminate competitors and continue to play a leading role on the world stage. The war turned out to be too costly, and many countries became indebted to the United States. The Germanic and

Which of the Moscow Rurikovichs will a casual passer-by remember? Like Dmitry Donskoy and Ivan the Terrible. Perhaps also Ivan Kalita. If you're lucky - Ivan the Third Great. And that's all. Meanwhile, the history of the rise of Moscow and the descendants of Alexander Nevsky ruling there is rich and interesting. And her fight with Tver

Visor of the helmet of King Henry II of France “Saul dressed David in his own armor. He put chain mail on him and placed a bronze helmet on his head.”(1 Kings 17:38) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. And it so happened that when there was so much armor and weapons in the Tower Museum

Dick Sheldon fights with swords with Sir Brackley. A still from the 1985 Soviet film "Black Arrow". Nice movie, but a little weird … Sword and Dick (by the way, he wears it on the right!), And other characters in the movie are worn without a scabbard, inserting a blade into a ring. No scabbard and sir Brackley's blade-breaker

Charles I. Shot from the film "Cromwell" (1970) "A warrior putting on armor should not brag like one who takes it off after victory." (Third Book of Kings 20:11) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. Today we continue our acquaintance with the most remarkable examples of the armor craft of the past

The Pyramid of Cheops. No wonder she and the other two great pyramids were called man-made mountains. By the way, today Andrey and Zhanna, the owners of the website golden-monkey.ru, help us to visit Egypt with their photographs. Thanks to them, we will take a look at what Egyptian antiquities look like today. Moreover, you need

In our world, everything starts with paper, the collection of 1941 also began with the document: No. 306. Extract from the minutes of the decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) No. 288 March 1941 155. On the conduct of training camps liable for military service in 1941 and the attraction of horses and

“We have to build small and varied series. As soon as the enemy finds ways to combat our weapons, these weapons should be abandoned in order to stun the enemy with a new weapon of a completely different kind. "

The following abbreviations are used in the article: General Staff - General Staff, RM - reconnaissance materials, USA - North American United States

M. Ivanov. Illustration for the ballad of AK Tolstoy "Boriva" Historical ballads of AK Tolstoy are written in a lively and vivid language, easy and enjoyable to read. But they are underestimated by most readers who do not take seriously the information contained in these poems and tend to

The article uses the following abbreviations: AK - army corps, General Staff - General Staff, INO - foreign department of the Cheka, SC - Red Army, MK (MD, MP) - motorized corps (division, regiment), NKO - People's Commissariat of Defense, PD (pp ) - infantry division (regiment), RM - reconnaissance materials, RO

“Even if mini-submarines can be brought to the peak of technical requirements, we will not be able to consider them as appropriate for operational goals, because two torpedoes are too small weapons and because adverse weather conditions in the form of strong waves will not allow adequate

An old English proverb says that when a war breaks out, the truth becomes its first victim. In September 1939, the Poles broadened the British experience, convincingly proving that the first winner in a war is a lie. The tales of the September campaign made millions of Poles believe in a breakthrough

Enver Hoxha (1908–1985) After the death of Stalin and the manifestations of Khrushchev's treacherous, revisionist policy, the almost kinship, fraternal relations between the Soviet Union and Albania were destroyed. Tirana's disagreements with Moscow grew with each new attack by Khrushchev against Stalin, reaching his

Palenque, Mexico In the article Abandoned Cities of the World, we talked about some of the lost cities of Europe, Asia and Africa. Today we will continue this story, and this article will focus on the abandoned cities of the Incas and Mayans, as well as the grandiose Buddhist cities and complexes of Southeast Asia

Tsarevich Dmitry. Painting by Mikhail Nesterov, 1899 Prologue of the Great Troubles Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich (Dimitri Ioannovich) was born in October 1582 from the sixth wife of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich Maria Naga. At that time, the church considered only the first three marriages legal, so Dmitry could be considered

Comb from Solokha (IV century BC). One of the striking examples of the mixing of the cultural traditions of the Greeks and the Scythians The first Hellenic navigators appeared on the northern shores of the Black Sea around the 8th century BC. As often happens, despite the harsh climate and inhospitable nature

During aerial photography, which was carried out in 1956, already far from us, clear circles of clearly not natural origin were discovered in the Chelyabinsk region. They were located in the steppe on the territory of the Bredinsky region - at the confluence of the Utyaganka and Karaganka rivers. Arkaim, aerial photography

"Stalin's good, immortal deed must be fully defended." Funeral meeting dedicated to the memory of JV Stalin with the participation of the leadership of Albania. Tirana, 9 March 1953 Strategic foothold The ethnogenesis of the Albanians is not entirely clear. Among their ancestors are the ancient Indo-Europeans of the Mediterranean - Pelasgians, Illyrians

Palmyra, December 1938 In almost all countries of the world you can hear about cities that were once abandoned by their inhabitants. Some of them are known only from ancient sources, from others only settlements or sad ruins remained. But there are those who still shake their

Tomb of Cyrus in Pasargadae “In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in fulfillment of the word of the Lord from the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord aroused the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he commanded to declare throughout his kingdom, verbally and in writing: thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: everything the kingdoms of the earth gave me the Lord God

1918 The Kingdom of Hungary was the oldest ally of the German Reich. Hungarian troops fought against Russia as part of the Austro-Hungarian army on the side of the Central Powers until 1918. The collapse of the Austrian double monarchy left behind a barely united Hungarian state. More than 70

The Russo-Japanese War was underway, and the First Pacific Squadron was blocked at Port Arthur. The Vladivostok cruiser detachment lost the Rurik in Tsushima. On land, defeat followed defeat, and the Baltic Fleet (more precisely, its combat-ready part) came to the rescue under the name of the 2nd Pacific Fleet

P.A.Krivonogov. Defenders of the Brest Fortress. 1951 Disaster of 1941 The summer and autumn of 1941 were terrifying for Russia and our people. One military disaster after another! It seemed that the Germans had already won! A significant part of the cadre of the Red Army was beaten or captured on the western borders! We

Bismarck before the naval battle, May 24, 1941 80 years ago, in a fleeting battle in the Danish Strait, the Germans sank the British battle cruiser Hood - the most famous and strongest in the Royal Navy at the time. Almost the entire crew was killed - out of 1419 people, only three slept. His rival is linear

N. Roerich “The City is Being Built” From the end of the 11th to the beginning of the 14th century in Russia, while observing the unity of language, faith, memory of the unity of the whole land, as the patrimony of the Rurikovichs, processes of federalization or division of the country took place. They were caused by the emergence and development of a territorial community, in which everyone

One of the finds of Heraklion - a sunken city near AlexandriaSince ancient and biblical times, legends about lost civilizations excite the imagination of many generations of people from different countries and peoples. Especially popular is the myth of Atlantis, about which, starting with Plato, not only historians and

Battleship Mikasa Introduction At the very beginning of the twentieth century, there was an intensive development of naval artillery: new powerful and long-range guns appeared, shells were improved, rangefinders and optical sights were introduced. In total, this made it possible to fire at previously unattainable distances, significantly

On the eve of the Victory Day celebrations, a wave has traditionally risen in the West, glorifying the allies for their "contribution" to the defeat of Nazi Germany and belittling the role of the Soviet Union. At the same time, they somehow try not to remember how all of Europe was conquered in a matter of days

They built, built The CER itself was conceived as a large-scale project that forms the infrastructure and laid the foundation for the internationalization of domestic business through the export of capital. The construction and operation of the China Eastern Railway (CER) has become one of the most instructive examples