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A. I. Charlemagne. "Dragoons of the Northern War (1720s)", 1871 Rivals in the art of battle, Do not know peace among yourself; Bring tribute to the gloomy glory, And revel in enmity! won't bother you. S. Pushkin

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V. Mazurovsky. The attack of the Life Guards of the Cavalry Regiment on the French cuirassiers in the battle of Friedland on June 2, 1807 The Cavalierguards, the century is short, and therefore it is so sweet. saddle … do not promise a young maiden love

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Manuel Crommenaker. Attack of the Swedish drabants Time is passing, we must not forget about it, We must live our youth for a reason, Bravely in love Catch happiness, Remember that you are not called a hussar. Time is passing, it will not wait for us, We are not given to live our life twice. Remember, hussar. : Don't expect happiness, Happiness

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A still from the Polish film "Pharaoh". The prince and his favorite Thutmose met the Jewess Sarah in the desert. "The Jewess will not be anyone's mistress!" She added with pride. "Even the mistress of a scribe for a gentleman who wears a fan over the nomarch of Memphis?" Thutmose asked mockingly. " As you can see

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From Malay waters to Altai Leaders from the eastern islands At the walls of drooping China Gathered the darkness of their regiments. Like locusts, innumerable And insatiable, like them, They are kept by Outside power, Go to the north of the tribes. O Russia! Forget the glory of the past: The two-headed eagle is crushed, And for the amusement of the yellow children Scraps of your banners are given

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Church of San Miguel in Fuentes de Ebro Army Ebro, rumba la rumba la rumbaba, crossed the river one night, ay, Carmela, ay, Carmela! And the invading troops rumba la rumba la rumbaba, made very pale, ay, Carmela, ay, Carmela ! Ay, Carmela! These are the first couplets from the Spanish folk song "Carmela" (with

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Palazzo Mozzi, XIII-XIV centuries Praise to you, O Breg, - Arno caresses you in the valley for so many years in a row, Gradually leaving the glorious city, In whose name the thunder of Latin roars. Here they took out anger on Ghibelline And Guelph was repaid a hundredfold serve the poet today. Sonnet Hugo Foscolo "K

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The dragoon of the Peruvian presidential guard wears a helmet with a ponytail even today … Dragoons with ponytails, Everyone flashed before us, Everyone was here. Lermontov. Borodino Military at the turn of the eras. In our two previous articles, dedicated to cuirassiers and their opponents, we found out

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Spanish internationalists in battle with the armored vehicles of the Francoists. The picture of those years I once shone cleaner than a lily, And no one called me: a cow! And my pee-pee was a rosebud, Look how shitty it is now. The song of the Spaniards during the Spanish Civil War (Bessie A. People in battle And Spain Again: Translated from

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Guards and people greet Catherine II on the balcony of the Winter Palace on the day of the coup on June 28 (July 9) 1762. According to the original by Joachim Kestner No, the people do not feel mercy: Do good - he will not say thanks; Robbery and executions - you will not be worse. S. Pushkin. Boris GodunovHistory of military clothing

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Peter's grenadier from the exposition of the Penza Museum of Local Lore Ap. Peter 3: 1 History of military clothing. This topic has arisen, you can

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"Leap of the Field of Revere". The work of Edward Myson Eggleston So at midnight Paul Revere rode deafly. His alarming invocative cry He reached every village and farm, Breaking dormant peace and peace, Suddenly a voice from the darkness, a blow of a fist at the door And a word that echoes through the ages. That word from the past, the night wind cuts

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The Spaniards willingly put Soviet T-26 tanks in their museums: this is also theirs. That is, the USSR supplied them not only to the Republicans, but also … to the Francoists! After all, if not for the Soviet Union, they would not have seen these tanks as their ears! Tank T-26 in the artillery museum in Cartagena

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The very first thing we thought of doing at home after the wedding was student toast. A lot of young people came to visit us. What to treat? But what: chunks of a dry loaf under the tap with water, moisten on both sides, sprinkle abundantly with sugar and fry in oil until the sugar begins to melt. But

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"Hussars of Death" attack the French cuirassiers. Hood. Giuseppe Rava In a bloody saddle, a horse will carry me away, With a green tender maple from the fire of the battle. A hussar mantik, open at the shoulders, burns, In a crimson-yellow light, the light of the last ray. Hussar ballad, 1962 Military affairs at the turn of the epochs. Well, in

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Colt revolvers in action. Painting by John Wade Hampton To you, lost and despised, to you, strangers in the land of fathers, to you scattered around the world at random, a British gentleman sends a song, a sample of samples And a simple soldier of Her Majesty Yes, a dragoon in the service of a bitter, though he drove his six, But in vain

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Spain. Legion "Condor". German tank Рz.1АWe rushed, dreaming To comprehend the grammar of the battle as soon as possible - The language of the batteries. The sunrise rose and fell again, And the horse was tired of galloping in steps. Svetlov. Grenada Behind the pages of civil wars In addition to the Italian troops, the German Condor legion also fought in Spain

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Vault of gold reserves in the National Bank of Spain Will order a yellow idol to us - And we rush towards crazy days. And the vulture thinks that rats are Running somewhere over the stones. Again, again, gold beckons us! Again, again, gold, as always, beckons us! Obodzinsky. McKenna's Gold Secrets of modern politics. When

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Let's start with this photo. One of my favorite recipes from the book "Schoolchildren's Nutrition" is "Fungus Salad". The daughter, and then the granddaughter, loved him very much. And salad bowls under it are still from that distant, Soviet era … Memories of the past. Publication of the material "Kitchen in the USSR: how to choose a wife-cook and with

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Louis Lejeune (1775-1848). "Battle of Borodino. Battle of the Moskva River on September 7, 1812 ". In the foreground, center, General Lariboisiere (gray-haired) mourns the death of his son, a carabinieri officer. To the left and above Marshal Murat (in an old Polish costume) with his headquarters. The painting was painted in

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Attack of the 1st Cavalry Corps of General Uvarov at Borodino. Artist A.O.Desarno. The State HermitageA mountain of bloody bodies prevented the nuclei from flying … (M. Yu. Lermontov. Borodino) Documents and history. In the previous article, devoted to the figures of the Borodino battle, we focused on the data on

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And it all began with this triangular hat, with brims tucked up in the fashion of its time. It was worn by Peter the Great himself, by the heroes of Fenimore Cooper's novels, and even by the one-legged pirate John Silver from the 1938 film Treasure Island. And all because there is nowhere without her. It is also in the funds of the Penza

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Not too well-preserved image of a horseman from the archaeological museum of the city of Fethiye. Nevertheless, it is clear that in his hands he is not holding a sword or a spear, but a club! Who is he, a clubman?

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The first Spanish tank was actually French. The combat value of these vehicles was approaching zero, but the large vertical surfaces of the side armor were very convenient for writing all kinds of slogans! This tank belonged to the POUM soldiers! The Nazis did not think to stop here

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Ebora IV, one of Görlitz's reed boats afloat under sail. The vertical boards of keels are clearly visible

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Everyone sees: the gods themselves, in their earthly appearance, patronize the young pharaoh. Shot from the film "Pharaoh" in 1966 Let's take new rifles, flags on the bayonet! And let's go to the small circles with a song. One, two! All in a row! Forward, detachment. V. Mayakovsky, 1927 The long way to the national flag … Who in childhood is not

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Jinbaori Kobayakawa Hideaki, which he wore at the Battle of Sekigahara. In Japan, clothing was an important distinctive mark of a military leader on the battlefield. The commanders wore a sleeveless jacket over their armor - jimbaori, on the back of which the emblem was always embroidered - mon, clearly visible from a distance

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Venetian blue gonfalon with the Lion of Saint Mark. This is a symbol of Venice and the former Venetian Republic When the detachment goes on a campaign, Do not lag behind, my friend! All of us are always led forward Our detachment flag! Chorus: He, like a dawn in the morning, Burns over his head! He proudly flies in the wind, He proudly flies in the wind

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“Your Majesty!” “What?” “It's indecent to pick your nose!” “Everything is decent for the king! Dialogue from the movie“Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors”, 1963 And when freedom is around, Everyone is his own king! Alexander Khazin. Song from the movie "Cain XVIII" (1963) History of Russian liberalism. On the pages of "VO" often occur

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It is difficult to say from what distance the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome makes the strongest impression. And close, and from afar, its round tower literally hangs over the buildings surrounding it … for this fortress was inconvenient for a siege … Second Maccabean Book 12:21 Castles and fortresses. Something for a long time with us

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From the pictures in the textbook for the 5th grade in the 60s of the twentieth century, we imagined the streets of ancient Roman cities and the appearance of their inhabitants. A woman should not wear men's clothing. Deuteronomy 22: 5 The culture of clothing. We continue the series of articles about the clothing of ancient civilizations. Today we will "go" to

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Typical depictions of scenes of the war between Rome and the Germans: Roman legionnaires in the same type of weaponry on a campaign; prisoners were captured, cattle were captured, bridges with strong railings were built across the rivers, the horsemen of the Roman cavalry sit on blankets hanging very low, but they have no stirrups

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Russian trade tricolor over a replica of the Peter's vessel Forget the glory of the past: The two-headed eagle is crushed, And for the amusement of the yellow children Are given scraps of your banners. S. Soloviev. Panmongolism The long way to the national flag. The readers of VO liked the theme of the history of flags. They all converged on

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There is no fate! Still from the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" "There is no destiny but the one we choose ourselves." Sarah Connor. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" The history of Russian liberalism. Today's part of the cycle on Russian liberalism should, I think, begin with defining what a liberal idea is

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The battle of the horsemen. The battle between the Ionian Greeks and the Galatians is depicted, in which the victory of the Greeks becomes apparent. The best-preserved scene shows to the right of the standard (signum) a Greek rider in armor, whose horse jumps over a fallen Galata, and to the left of a foot Galata

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This is what it is, the Scaliger castle in the city of Sirmione on Lake Garda, Italy is mine, the fate of the insidious Mir is not afraid of judgment. You're dying. Bad healer words. But I hope they do not wait for silence On the Tiber and on the Arno And here, on Po, where today is my abode. I ask you, Savior, to the earth, bow your sympathetic gaze And

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The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia votes to pass the constitution. Artist Christie G. Challenger (1873–1952). Capitol, Washington I call death, I can't look more, How a worthy husband dies in poverty, And a scoundrel lives in beauty and hall; How the trust of pure souls tramples; How chastity is threatened

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Russian President V. Putin examines the statues of the Greek kouros in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 2001. Photo: kremlin.ru- How kind it was on the part of Monsieur Van Gogh - to sign only with his name! For me it’s a time-saver. Father Bonnet, forging Van Gogh’s signature. Comedy film "How to steal

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Lafayette's sword with the insignia of the Masonic lodge. Museum of Freemasonry, Paris We Have Society, and Secret Gatherings / Thursdays. The most secret union … A. Griboyedov. Woe from the mind, do you remember how before us stood a temple, blackened in the darkness, Above the gloomy altars, fire signs burned

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The raft of "Seven Sisters" by William Willis So forward, behind the gypsy nomadic star, To the blue icebergs of the cold seas, Where ships sparkle from the frozen ice Under the glow of polar lights. P. Kipling. Behind the gypsy star In the fall, on the eve of freeze-up, the Fishing boat, having gone to the fishery, Will find a piece of his immortal glory