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Bird's-eye view of Lip Castle -Blessed you or accursed spirit, Ovean sky or hellish breathing, Evil or good intentions are filled, -Your image is so mysterious that I call to you: Hamlet, sovereign, Father, sovereign Dane, answer me
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A scene from the 1926 film "The Decembrists" Alas! Wherever I cast my gaze - Everywhere scourges, everywhere glands, Laws disastrous shame, Bondage feeble tears; Everywhere unrighteous power In the thickened mist of prejudice Has settled - slavery a formidable genius And glory fatal passion. <…>; and today learn, O kings: Neither
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A still from the film "War and Peace" (1965–1967). The battle scenes and the uniforms of the soldiers of the Russian army are shown very well, including during the Battle of Austerlitz. But there are still few grenadiers in the scenes. More and more musketeers. But, nevertheless, the soldiers in shako with "fat sultans"
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Napoleon accepts Makk's surrender at Ulm. Charles Thévenin (1764-1838). VersaillesWe are the fighters of the great army! Together we will go to battle. Not afraid of stupid curses, The difficult path to happiness for the brethren With a bold breakthrough! Youth, bright hopes, You are always fulfilled: There will be many trials, Many heavy
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Gorgeous armor can sometimes be seen in the movies! "Quentin Dorward", 1955 film "Fortress and beauty are her clothes …" (Proverbs 31:25) Museum collections of knightly armor and weapons. Today we continue the theme of armor from the Wallace collection, but we will tell you only about one single set
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Victory of the Austrian army at Neerwinden in 1793. Painting by Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880) Uniform! one uniform! In their former way of life he once sheltered, embroidered and beautiful, Their weakness, reason, poverty; And we will follow them on a happy journey! And in wives and daughters - the same passion for uniforms! (“Woe
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The building in which the "Pious Society of Gunsmiths and Tinkers" is located. The main hall was built in the XIV century, although then, of course, the house itself was rebuilt, and more than once. It did not burn down in the Great Fire, in 1940 bombs destroyed the surrounding buildings, but it was not touched … Well, clearly he patronizes
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Engraving by Etienne Delon (1518-1583) "Workshop of a goldsmith in Augsburg", Germany, 1576. From the book by John F. Hayward, The Virtuoso Jewelers and the Triumph of Mannerism, 1540-1620. (London: Sotheby's, 1976), illustration 3. This is how these masters worked at that time
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The Russian infantry is attacking. A still from the film "Austerlitz" (France, Italy, Yugoslavia, 1960). Perhaps it can be called the best movie that shows this battle. And the uniforms and … the fur coats in him are just gorgeous In pleasing the god of gold Edge to edge war rises; And human blood is like a river By the blade
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You will be in Stockholm, see this sign and come in soon. You won't have to regret! King Eric did not receive the armor ordered in Antwerp, he did not receive it. The enemy got it! But the fact is that he already had armor of his own, local production, which were, of course, worse than the "armor of Hercules", but also
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Louis-Albert-Gislaine Buckler d'Albes (1761-1824) "Napoleon visits a soldier's bivouac on the evening before the Battle of Austerlitz, December 1, 1805, and soldiers light torches in his honor!" Versailles And the renewed people Thou hast humbled the youthful violence, Newborn freedom, Suddenly dumbfounded, lost strength; Among the slaves before
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Pharaoh Akhenaten. Was he like that, or is this image of him a tribute to the new Amarnaian art? Alas, today we do not even know this for sure … "Some are born great, others achieve greatness, to others it descends," William Shakespeare wrote about greatness in his immortal comedy "Twelfth Night". But as
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In the basements, where the Royal Armory in Stockholm is located, when we go down there we will see this … "He will command some to plow his land and harvest his crops, and others to make military weapons and equipment for his chariots." (First Book of Kings 8 : 12) Museum collections of knightly armor and
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Austro-Russian headquarters in 1805. The artist Giuseppe RavaKavalergarda is short-lived, And that is why he is so sweet. The trumpet is blowing, the curtain is thrown back, And somewhere the ringing of sabers is heard … In vain you try to prolong peaceful amusements, laughing. You cannot get reliable glory until blood is shed … A wooden or cast-iron cross is intended
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Cuirassiers before the attack. Austerlitz. Jean-Louis Ernest Mesonier (1815-1891). Museum of CondeHow long have your eagles flew Over the dishonored land? How long have kingdoms fallen With the thunder of the fateful power; Obedient to the will of the willful, The misfortune rustled the banners, And you imposed a mighty yoke on the earthly tribes? (A.S. Pushkin
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How do we know about what was once upon a time? After all, no human memory will preserve this? Historical sources come to the rescue: ancient manuscripts, artifacts - antiquities found and preserved in museums and in various collections, bas-reliefs and sculptures on the walls and
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The hypothesis of the emergence of man in Africa is erroneous, the scientist believes. Leading representative of the scientific direction "DNA genealogy", Doctor of Chemistry, Professor of Moscow State University and Harvard University Anatoly Klyosov in an exclusive interview with KM.RU refuted the hypothesis about the emergence of man in Africa
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General Franco (center), 1936. Photo: STF / AFP / East News 78 years ago, Spanish generals revolted against the Republican government of President Manuel Azaña; political confrontation escalated into a civil war Spain entered the 20th century in a state of deep crisis, as
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Gerard ter Borch. "Disputes during the ratification of the treaty in Munster" In the post-Soviet space, the war is not between nations, but between religious parties: Eurasian "Catholics" and "Protestants" - as in the XVI-XVIII centuries in Europe New and old Europe National states united in the European
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01. Emperor Nicholas II reads a manifesto on the declaration of war from the balcony of the Winter Palace. Palace Square, filled with people, during the reading of the manifesto declaring war on Germany. 03. Palace Square, filled with people, during the reading of the manifesto declaring war on Germany. 04. On
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The beginning of the existence of the Chistopol watch factory was laid by a great tragedy for our country - the Great Patriotic War. In the fall of 1941, many enterprises, including the second Moscow Watch Factory, were evacuated beyond the Urals. His equipment and specialists got to the Volga, to the city
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It was two years ago. "In the regional center of Surovikino, Volgograd Region, a T-34-76 tank was raised from the bottom of the Dobraya River, whose crew heroically died during the liberation of the city from German troops in December 1942. According to experts, the combat vehicle produced by the Nizhny Tagil Tank Plant v
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Commander of the First Army of the North-Western Front, Adjutant General and General of the Cavalry P.K. Rennenkampf, even during the reign of Emperor Nicholas II, was declared by public opinion the main culprit in the defeat of the Second Army of the cavalry general A.V. Samsonov at the Battle of Tannenberg in East Prussia in
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"… Such actions usually precede a general brawl, in which opponents throw their hats on the ground, call passers-by as witnesses and smear children's tears on their bristly muzzles."
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It's no secret that young people like to watch films about heroes and their exploits. And "stories" about the elusive James Bond, fair sheriffs, invisible ninjas are generously pouring from the screens on our children
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In a year and a few months, the centenary of the event, which radically changed the fate of mankind, will be celebrated. It's about the First World War. Why am I talking about her now? There are two good reasons for this, in my opinion. First, the "round date" - August 1, 2014 - will be in the midst of
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Mikhail Lermontov. View of Tiflis 220 years ago, the Russian Emperor Paul I signed a decree on the annexation of Kartli-Kakheti (Georgia) to the Russian Empire. A great power saved a small people from complete enslavement and destruction. Georgia, as part of the Russian Empire and the USSR, came to unprecedented prosperity and
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On January 29, 1918, an insignificant episode of the civil war took place - a battle near Kruty between the troops of the Central Rada and detachments of red soldiers, sailors and Red Guards workers. The latter went to the aid of the workers of the insurgent Arsenal, who were being shot at that moment by the Petliurists. I don't know
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One of the reasons that the "cold" war never became "hot" is the undoubted strength of the Soviet Army, which forced even the most violent heads in the West to think about the consequences of possible aggression. At the same time, they feared not only the size of a potential enemy - even Suvorov
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Readers will probably get acquainted with this issue of our newspaper a little later than usual. And they have a good reason - after all, this Saturday, first of all, they will not get acquainted with the news, but congratulate their dear, loved ones, who make our life more beautiful and kinder. After all, this
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On July 26, 1951, birch bark letter No. 1 was discovered in Novgorod. Today, more than a thousand of them have been found; there are finds in Moscow, Pskov, Tver, Belarus and Ukraine. Thanks to these findings, we can say with confidence that the overwhelming majority of the urban population of Ancient Rus, including women
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This type of military uniform is familiar to every soldier, and many civilians also hear it. Its appearance was due to the fashion of its time, but vital practicality and cheap manufacturing allowed it to survive its era. Leaders left, empires disappeared, wars arose and died
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On the morning of May 10, 1945, the commander of the 150th rifle division, Vasily Shatilov, received a call from the commander of the 3rd shock army, Vasily Kuznetsov: - Are you getting dry? - he asked in an angry voice. Victory, after all … - What kind of victory? - Kuznetsov roared. “If the Reichstag is still holding on?” “How is it holding up?
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Why did we win? The detailed answers to this question are dimensionless, as are the answers to the question why we could not help but win. We are not the first, we are not the last. By the way, elementary conscientiousness prompts us to refer our reader to the previous (at the time of our issue) issue of the magazine
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Work on the creation of ballistic and cruise missiles began in imperial Germany at the end of the First World War. Then the engineer G. Obert created a project of a large rocket on liquid fuel, equipped with a warhead. The estimated range of its flight was several hundred kilometers. an officer
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Eight anti-aircraft missiles were fired during the destruction of the Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.Today, few people know that the fate of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the war could befall any of the cities of the USSR, including Moscow. In the United States, a plan was developed called "Dropshot", which included the application of
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95 years ago, in the days of May 1915, the Russian army, bleeding and exhausted from lack of ammunition, heroically repelled enemy attacks in the fields of Galicia. Having concentrated more than half of its armed forces against Russia, the Austro-German bloc rammed our defenses, trying not just to withdraw Russia
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The beams of the searchlights hit the smoke, nothing is visible, the Seelow Heights, fiercely snarling with fire, are ahead, and the generals fighting for the right to be the first to be in Berlin are driving behind. When the defense was nevertheless broken through with a lot of blood, a bloody bath ensued on the streets of the city, in which tanks were burning one after
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The Soviet Union at least twice had the opportunity to physically eliminate Adolf Hitler, but Stalin did not allow this to be done, fearing the conclusion of a separate peace between Germany and the allies, General of the Army Anatoly Kulikov, president of the Military Leaders' Club, said on Tuesday
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This war was the first war of the 20th century and is interesting from a variety of points of view. For example, on it, both conflicting parties massively used smokeless powder, rapid-fire guns, shrapnel, machine guns and magazine rifles, which forever changed the tactics of the infantry, forcing it to hide in