History 2024, November

The attack of the banner of the winged hussars in the battle of Klushino. Painting by Shimon Bogushovich 410 years ago, a battle took place between the Russian-Swedish army and the Polish troops. The Battle of Klushino ended in the disaster of the Russian army and led to the fall of Tsar Vasily Shuisky. In Moscow, power was seized by boyars who

I.K. Aivazovsky. Naval battle at Vyborg. 1,846,230 years ago, in June 1790, the Russian fleet under the command of Chichagov inflicted a heavy defeat on the Swedish fleet in the Vyborg Bay. The blockade of the Swedish fleet After an unsuccessful battle in the Krasnaya Gorka region on May 23-24, 1790, the Swedish fleet under

Wilhelm Keitel and Charles Hüntziger at the signing of the armistice. June 22, 1940 80 years ago, on June 22, 1940, France signed a surrender at Compiegne. The new Compiegne armistice was signed at the same place where the armistice was signed in 1918, which, according to Hitler, symbolized

Vemork Hydroelectric Power Plant, Norway It is believed that the explosion of a heavy water plant in Norway was one of the main reasons that Hitler did not manage to create a nuclear weapon

Children give flowers to the soldiers of the Red Army during the parade in Chisinau in connection with the return of Bessarabia to the Soviet state 80 years ago, on June 28, 1940, the Bessarabian operation of the Red Army began. Stalin returned Bessarabia to Russia-USSR. Russian outskirts

Russian commander Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev 250 years ago, on June 17, 1770, the Russian army under the command of Rumyantsev defeated the superior Turkish-Tatar forces at Ryaba Mogila. Prehistory The Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774 was caused by the desire of the Ports to maintain their positions in the Northern

The wreckage of a B-29 shot down on November 9, 1950 by Soviet MiG-15s Seventy years ago, the Korean War began. Stalin's last successful war. It was a just and positive war for Russia. In it, the Russians inflicted a serious defeat on America in an air war and buried the hopes of military-political

Mussolini makes a declaration of war from the balcony of the Roman Palazzo Venezia 80 years ago, on June 10, 1940, Italy declared war on France and Great Britain. Mussolini feared to be late for the division of the "French pie" promised to him by a quick German victory in France. Italian Empire

German Heinkel 111 bombers fly over British territory during the Battle of Britain 80 years ago, on July 10, 1940, the Battle of Britain began, an attempt by the Third Reich to suppress England with an air war, force London to agree to an agreement with Berlin. The British Empire is an example for

Troubles. 1920 year. 100 years ago, in June 1920, the Red Army defeated the Polish Army near Kiev. On June 5, Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army broke through the Polish front and defeated the enemy rear in Zhitomir and Berdichev. Under the threat of complete encirclement and death, the Polish troops left Kiev on the night of June 11

Adolf Hitler with his approximate poses against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Left - Albert Speer, future Reich Minister of Defense Industry and Armaments, right - sculptor Arno Brecker. June 23, 1940 80 years ago, June 14, 1940, German troops entered Paris without a fight. As a result of successful

M. S. Gorbachev. 1986 What Gorbachev and his entourage did with the USSR, Soviet foreign and domestic policy, national security and the national economy, culture and people cannot be called anything other than high treason

General P. N. Wrangel accepts the report of the pilot of the 5 th squadron Smoot. 1920 year. The threat of starvation pushed the Wrangelites to Northern Tavria, where it was possible to seize the grain harvest. Crimea as the base of the White movement had no future. It was necessary to capture new areas in order to continue the struggle

Soviet troops enter Riga 80 years ago, in June 1940, units of the Red Army entered the Baltic States and occupied the primordially Russian lands lost during the collapse of the Russian Empire and the intervention of the great powers of the West. The Baltic outskirts became Russian again. This event had

French prisoners of war After Dunkirk, in fact, the Nazis did not have to fight: France was killed by fear. Horror swept through the whole country. Instead of mobilizing and fierce resistance in the center of the country, fighting in encirclement and big cities, while reserves are gathering in the south, the French preferred to throw out the white

From left to right: head of the government of the South of Russia A. V. Krivoshein, commander-in-chief P. N. Wrangel, chief of his staff P. N. Shatilov. Crimea. Sevastopol. 1920: Troubles. 1920 year. Crimea as a base and a strategic foothold for the revival of the White movement was inconvenient. Lack of ammunition, bread

Armored vehicles and vehicles of the British Expeditionary Force in Europe, abandoned at Dunkirk Blitzkrieg in the West. After the breakthrough of the German divisions to the sea, about a million French, British and Belgian soldiers were cut off from the main forces. German tanks advanced along the coast

Bogolyubov A.P. The battle of the Russian fleet with the Swedish fleet in 1790 near Kronstadt at Krasnaya Gorka The Russian-Swedish war of 1788-1790. 230 years ago, in May 1790, a Russian squadron under the command of Cruz won a strategic victory in the Battle of Krasnogorsk. Russians did not give Swedish

Adolf Hitler with a group of awarded paratrooper officers from the Koch assault battalion of the 7th Air Division. The officers were awarded the Knight's Crosses for the successful capture of the strategic Belgian fort of Eben-Emal Blitzkrieg in the West on May 10, 1940. 80 years ago, on May 28, 1940, she surrendered

British tank captured by the Red Army at Kakhovka. 1920: Troubles. 1920 100 years ago, on June 6, 1920, the North Taurian operation began. During the first week of the offensive of Wrangel's army, the Reds lost almost all of Northern Tavria. Plans and forces of the parties Reorganizing the army at the end of April - May

Plague riot. E. Lissner Surprisingly, people in different historical epochs behave in the same way, despite the different level of education and culture of society. Plague in Russia in 1770-1771 first caused panic and fear, and then an outbreak of violence and the Plague Riot in Moscow. "Black Death" Plague - one of the most

Writer G.A. El-Registan, laureate of the State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, professor, Major General A.V. Aleksandrov and laureate of the State Prize, poet S.V. Mikhalkov. 1943 On May 27, 1977, the State Anthem of the USSR was approved, which existed until the collapse of the USSR

A poster from the times of the Soviet-Polish war. The last dog of the Entente. 100 years ago, in May 1920, Tukhachevsky's troops tried to destroy the Polish army in Belarus. The May offensive of the Red Army failed, but managed to divert enemy forces from Ukraine. The Polish army in Kiev at the end of April

German soldiers at the gates of the captured Belgian fort "Boncel". May 1940 80 years ago, in May 1940, the Third Reich inflicted a crushing defeat on Holland, Belgium, France and England. On May 10, 1940, German troops invaded Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Already on May 14 they surrendered

German soldiers under cover of the Panzerjager I anti-tank self-propelled guns, who came under fire on the road between Annu and Merdorp Blitzkrieg in the West. During the Belgian operation, the first tank battle of World War II took place - the Battle of Annu. Göpner's motorized corps defeated

Revel battle on May 2, 1790. A.P. BogolyubovRussian-Swedish war of 1788-1790. 230 years ago, in May 1790, the Battle of Revel took place. The Russian squadron under the command of Chichagov defeated the superior forces of the Swedish fleet. "To Petersburg" Swedish monarch Gustav III

Maria Bochkareva, 1917 100 years ago, on May 16, 1920, Maria Bochkareva, nicknamed the Russian Zhanna d'Ark, was shot. The only woman who became a full Knight of St. George, the creator of the first women's battalion in the history of Russia

Rotterdam after the German bombing of the Blitzkrieg in the West. Hitler took the countries of Western Europe out of the game with one blow. At the same time, she used a strategy of psychological lightning war, when the enemy surrendered himself, although he had the resources and strength for serious and long-term resistance

Pope Leo IX and Patriarch Michael Kerularius of Constantinople. The main event in the church life of Europe was the final split of the churches, Eastern and Western, into Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic in 1054. This split ended nearly two centuries of church-political disputes

Residents of liberated Prague greet Soviet soldiers riding a T-34-85 tank of the Third Reich. The war in Europe did not end with Hitler's suicide on April 30 and the official surrender of the Reich on May 9, 1945. Fanatics, war criminals and simply did not receive information about

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Germany. Berlin, May 8, 1945 10:43 PM CET (May 9 at 12:43 AM Moscow time) 75 years ago, May 9, 1945, Germany surrendered. The act of unconditional surrender of the Third Reich was signed in

Ospan-batyr, Marshal H. Choibalsan and USSR envoy to the Mongolian People's Republic I. A. Ivanov The strategic position and rich resources of Xinjiang attracted the closest attention of the great powers: Russia, Great Britain, the USA and Japan. The situation was complicated by the national liberation struggle of the peoples of the region for

100 years ago, on April 28, 1920, the great Russian scientist Kliment Arkadyevich Timiryazev passed away. A researcher who has revealed the secret of the transformation of the inanimate into organic matter. A man who was a source of light for the people. Origin and education Kliment Timiryazev was born on May 22 (June 3), 1843 in

Banner of Victory over the Reichstag Agony of the Third Reich. 75 years ago, on May 2, 1945, Soviet troops took the Reichstag. A red banner was hoisted on the building, which was named the "Victory Banner". On the same day, the Berlin garrison surrendered. The Red Army took the capital of Germany by storm

The Battle of Valkial The Russian-Swedish War of 1788-1790 230 years ago, in April 1790, the Swedish army defeated the Russian troops in the battle of Kernikoski. The land campaign of 1790 was carried on in Swedish territory, still passively. Everything was limited to a few skirmishes. The outcome of the war was decided on

Arrival of the armored train of the 11th Red Army in Baku on April 28, 1920. In the photo: M. G. Efremov, A. I. Mikoyan, G. M. Musabekov, Kamo and others. 1920 year. 100 years ago, at the end of April 1920, the Baku operation was carried out. The Red Army established Soviet power in Azerbaijan. The region was

Soviet T-34-85 tanks at a railway station in a German town 75 years ago, on April 25, 1945, the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian fronts, joining west of Berlin, completed the encirclement of most of the Berlin group of the Wehrmacht. On the same day, in the area of the city of Torgau, there was a "meeting

Red Army men attack on Seelow HeightsAgonium of the Third Reich. 75 years ago, on April 16, 1945, the Berlin offensive began. The final offensive operation of the Soviet troops, during which Berlin was taken, which led to the unconditional surrender of the Third

Soviet self-propelled guns ISU-122 in the suburbs of Berlin. Behind the SPG there is an inscription on the wall: "Berlin will remain German!" The agony of the Third Reich. 75 years ago, on April 18, 1945, the Red Army took the Seelow Heights. Having completed the breakthrough of the Oder line of defense of the Wehrmacht, on April 20, the troops of the 1st Belorussian Front went to

780 years ago, in March 1239, one of the Horde troops with a "spear" took Pereyaslavl Yuzhny, which was one of the strongest fortresses of Russia on the southern borders. Formerly well fortified Pereyaslavl Yuzhny (Russian) was a reliable guard of the capital city of Kiev on the very edge of the Polovtsian steppes