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100 years ago, Soviet troops inflicted a decisive defeat on the White Far Eastern Army and liberated Chita. Ataman Semyonov and the remnants of his army fled to Manchuria. General situation in Transbaikalia Before his arrest, in January 1920, the "supreme ruler" Kolchak handed over to General Semyonov the entire military

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British tank captured by soldiers of the 51st Infantry Division near Kakhovka on October 14, 1920 A hundred years ago, Wrangel's Russian army launched its last offensive operation. During the Zadneprovskaya operation, the white command planned to encircle and destroy the Kakhovka group of the Red Army, to leave

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Standing on the Ugra. 1480. Miniature from the Observational Codex. XVI century 540 years ago Russia finally freed itself from the power of the Horde. Standing on the Ugra River became an important milestone in the history of the Russian state. Russia became stronger and refused to pay tribute to the degraded and collapsed Golden

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Vladimirov I. A. “Capture of tanks near Kakhovka”. 1927 One hundred years ago, a decisive battle took place in Northern Tavria. The Red Army defeated Wrangel's Russian army. With great difficulty the White Guards broke through to the Crimea, having lost up to 50% of their personnel in battles

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Greek gunners fire in the mountains from the mountain version of the 65-mm cannon during the war with Italy 80 years ago, Italy attacked Greece. World War II came to the Balkans. The Greeks defeated the Italians. Hitler had to intervene to support Mussolini. Preparing for Aggression Using Success

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American helicopters cover the offensive of the troops of South Vietnam. Spring 1965 55 years ago, the United States began regular hostilities against North Vietnam and Vietnamese guerrillas. As a result, the Americans lost the war, although they did not lose a single important battle. To save face

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Monument to Bohdan Khmelnitsky in KievPolish UkraineMalaya Rus (Kiev region, Chernigov region) was a prosperous region. Farms and villages were decorated with rich gardens, the fields brought great harvests. Rivers, lakes and forests provided game and fish. The term "outskirts-ukraina" meant the outskirts. Kievan Rus in the 16th - 17th centuries

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Dmitry Donskoy at the 1000th Anniversary of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod Incessant ruin and devastation, now from external enemies, then from internal strife, followed one after another

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The White Fleet at the Bosphorus The Fall of the White Crimea In the course of stubborn battles on November 7-11, 1920, the Red Army broke the resistance of the Wrangelites on the Perekop and Chongar directions. The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Wrangel, decided to evacuate troops from the Crimean peninsula. 12 november remnants of whites

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IS-2 tanks before entering Red Square during the Victory Parade. June 24, 1945 The Threat of Another Catastrophe Our country lay in ruins after a bloody and fierce battle with the Third Reich. The western regions of the USSR were completely destroyed and devastated. Three industrial areas hit hard

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The Italian battleship Conte di Cavour sunk in Taranto 80 years ago, British carrier-based aircraft successfully attacked the Italian naval base in Taranto. As a result, 3 battleships were severely damaged. The night in Taranto became an example for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Pearl

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NS Samokish "Passage of the Red Army through the Sivash". 1935 100 years ago, Frunze's Southern Front defeated Wrangel's Russian army - the most combat-ready unit of the White Army at the final stage of the Civil War. The Red Army liberated Crimea and liquidated a major hotbed of counter-revolution

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Painting by AE Kotsebue "The Battle of Narva". 320 years ago, the Swedish army under the command of King Charles XII defeated the Russian army near Narva. The Swedish king received the glory of an invincible commander. Before Poltava, Russian troops ceased to be perceived as a serious force. The beginning of the war In 1700, the Northern Union

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V.I.Surikov. The passage of Suvorov through the Alps. 290 years ago, the greatest Russian commander, the genius of military art, Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, was born. The commander has not lost a single battle. Repeatedly smashed the superior forces of the enemy. He became famous for his "Science of Winning" and his concern for

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St. Petersburg. Senate Square on December 14, 1825. Drawing by K. Kolman 195 years of the Decembrist uprising. A myth has been created in society about "knights without fear and reproach" who, for the sake of high ideals, were ready to sacrifice their own well-being and even life. However, the facts suggest the opposite: it is

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Delivery of the Krakow Castle. French officers give swords to A. V. Suvorov. Engraving by R. V. Kufner from the drawing by I. D. Schubert The military achievements of Alexander Suvorov were so great that during his lifetime his allies and opponents spoke of him with admiration. The Austrians nicknamed him "General Forward"

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Wehrmacht troops cross the border of the USSR. The turn of the Reich aggression to the East Blitzkrieg in the West, the almost lightning defeat of Holland, Belgium and France, the heavy defeat of England, the occupation of a large part of France and the emergence of the rest of the allied Vichy regime - seriously changed the balance

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War between the Rus and the Rus It is worth remembering that now we know for sure that there were no "Mongols from Mongolia" in Russia ("The Mystery of the Russian Horde and Great Tartary"; "The myth of the Tatar-Mongol yoke"). To Christian Russia in the main (while maintaining dual faith and Russian paganism on the outskirts, for example, in

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Battle of Rymnik. Engraving by H.G. Schütz. Austria. Late 18th century Alexander Suvorov taught his soldiers: "Choose a hero, take an example from him, imitate him in heroism, catch up with him, overtake him - glory to you!" He himself lived by this principle. KinburnCatherine's journey, review of the troops on the Poltava field and the fleet

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The rescue of General-in-Chief A. V. Suvorov by grenadier Stepan Novikov in the battle at Kinburn on October 1, 1787. “Despite numerous wounds, he looks cheerful and youthful. Due to the severity of life, diseases are unknown to him. He never takes internal medications. Sleeps in the hay, hiding behind a sheet, and

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Tank "Matilda" of the 7th tank regiment on the march. December 19, 1940 80 years ago began the first British offensive in Africa - the Libyan operation. The British cleared the previously lost territory of Egypt from the enemy. They occupied Cyrenaica (Libya), and in January 1941 - Tobruk. We went to the district in February

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G.N. Gorelov. "Bolotnikov Uprising" Despite the suppression of the Bolotnikov uprising and the death of its leaders, the turmoil did not stop. The surviving thieves joined the army of False Dmitry II and took part in a new campaign against Moscow. The siege of Moscow Almost immediately after the rebel army laid siege to

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The capture of the tsarist and Cossack regiments of the Turkish and Tatar fortresses. Engraving by L. Tarasevich 340 years ago, Russia, Turkey and the Crimean Khanate signed the Peace of Bakhchisarai. The Russian state repulsed the onslaught of the Ottoman Empire to the north. The Turks recognized the power of Moscow in the Left-Bank Ukraine. Kiev stayed for

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Marshal K. E. Voroshilov receives a parade in Kuibyshev on November 7, 1941 140 years ago, Clement Efremovich Voroshilov was born, statesman and military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union. A man who has come a long way from a simple worker to the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, always loyal to the Motherland

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British military leader Frederick Poole in Arkhangelsk. 1918 Over the past three centuries, England has been Russia's worst enemy. Only since the Second World War has Britain divided this place with the United States. The continuous conflict with England was fueled by the desire of the British to rule the world. Clearing a place for myself

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Battle of Bolotnikov's army with tsarist troops near Moscow. Artist Ernest Lissner 410 years ago False Dmitry II was killed in Kaluga. A protege of Poland, an impostor who posed as if by a miracle the escaped son of Ivan IV the Terrible, Tsarevich Dmitry Uglitsky. A significant part of them submitted to his authority

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Alaverdi Monastery Georgia asks for Russian patronage After the end of the Troubles in Russia, the Georgian tsars and the prince again began to ask for Russian patronage. In 1619, the Kakhetian king Teimuraz asked the Russian sovereign Mikhail Fedorovich to protect him from the persecution of the Persians. Moscow, respecting the request

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Siege of Trinity Lavra in 1608. Lithograph of 1852 Marina Mnishek and the impostor The government of the Commonwealth at first did not take False Dmitry II seriously. In vain the "Starodub thief" sought to conclude an alliance treaty with Sigismund. The Polish government doubted the impostor's success. With another

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Proclamation of the German Empire in the Palace of Versailles near Paris in 1871 Painting by A. Werner 150 years ago the Second Reich was created. On January 18, 1871, the monarchs of all German states in a solemn atmosphere at Versailles proclaimed the Prussian King Wilhelm the German emperor. Germany

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Kamyanets-Podolsk fortress Under Turkish rule, the Hetmanate retained internal autonomy, freedom from Turkish taxes and pledged to help the Sultan with his army. For himself personally, Doroshenko bargained for irremovability from the hetman dignity and inheritance in his family. Pro-Turkish stance sparked anger

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Burning of Archpriest Avvakum. Russian painter Pyotr Myasoedov, 1897 370 years ago, the Great schism of the Russian Church and the people began. Patriarch Nikon led the power struggle against his people. Since the time of the split, the people, the official church and the government have been irrevocably alienated from each other. Alive

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D. Shmarin's painting "Baron Ungern - For Faith, Tsar and Fatherland" 100 years ago, the Asian division under the command of Baron von Ungern defeated the Chinese and took Urga, the capital of Mongolia, by storm. The independence of Outer Mongolia, which was previously occupied by Chinese troops, was restored. The actual

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Arrival of Dmitry the impostor to Kaluga after fleeing from Tushino. The painting by N. Dmitriev-Orenburgsky "The Good Tsar" more and more resembled a formidable autocrat. The boyars and nobles were suspected of betrayal. His "guardsmen" seized the courtiers and executed them. The Polish prisoners were tortured and drowned. Swedish aid

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Battle of Khotyn. Dutch artist J. van HuchtenburgUkraine under the rule of the Ottomans turned into a "wild field". Podolia was directly incorporated into the Turkish Empire. The West Russian population of the region fell into real slavery. The hetman's rate, Chigirin, at this time became a large slave

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Drake accepts the surrender of Admiral Pedro de Valdes European predators are increasingly spread across the planet. At the same time, the colonial policy of different countries was quite different. A particularly strong difference was between Catholics and Protestants. Spain When the Spanish conquistadors captured

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Modern portrait of the head of the Asian Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron R. F. von Ungern-Sternberg / center Since the beginning of hostilities, he deserved

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The assassination of Emperor Paul I. French engraving Accusing Russia of "crimes against the state," England is displaying monstrous hypocrisy. Over the past 300 years, England has been Russia's worst enemy. And only by the middle of the 20th century did it share this place with the United States. British stand behind premature death

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The Red Army attacks the Kronstadt fortress on the ice of the Gulf of Finland. March 1921 Maritime Republic After the February Revolution of 1917, the base of the Baltic Fleet became a kind of autonomous republic. Anarchists dominated the ships of the Baltic Fleet and the Kronstadt fortress. Massive

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United Partisan Army of the Tambov province In the fall of 1920, when the last strong centers of the White movement - the Wrangel Crimea and Semyonovskaya Chita - were crushed, the Bolsheviks had to strain their forces in the fight against the "green", rebels and bandits. Frunze, in the fight against them, introduced the term "small

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Church Council in 1654 (Patriarch Nikon presents new liturgical texts) A.D. Kivshenko, 1880 Nikon proclaimed a global project: "New Jerusalem to be in Moscow!" New Jerusalem will become the world center of Orthodoxy, similar to the Vatican. Nikon himself will become an "Orthodox pope." His