The accession to the throne on February 19, 1855, of Emperor Alexander II took place under very dramatic circumstances: military defeats and general dissatisfaction with the old government. But luckily, every...
The storytellers of the northern Russian provinces had little idea of the southern principalities, but attempts are being made to identify the objects of epic geography with real ones ...
We imagine ancient castles and fortresses mainly from textbooks. But in reality, many of them are badly destroyed and do not make a very strong impression. In contrast, the fortress in Kyrenia...
Continuation of a series of articles on the sieges of the capital of Byzantium - Constantinople. About the mysterious "Greek fire", which was used by the Byzantines in the fleet and in the defense of Constantinople...
In Cyprus, the monastery of St. Thekla is known to every Cypriot. On October 7, on St. Thekla's Day, Christians from all over the island rush here. Take a bath at the spring. And they gain healing in it ...
The abolition of Prohibition and the appearance of the German occupation troops in Kyiv coincided, so a joke appeared at that time: “They sold Ukraine for a bottle of schnapps!” The Germans quickly put the separatists in their place...
The Russian national liberation war against the Commonwealth was caused by the colonial, parasitic nature of the Polish government. Poland could not digest Russian Ukraine ...
Leaving Kyiv, the Rada fled to Zhytomyr, then to Polissya and further to the front, hoping for the support of the Germans. The Ukrainian “government” has one last hope: “Foreigners will help us, the West is with us!”...
Castles began to be built primarily in Normandy already in the XNUMXth century. The reason is this: after the death of Charlemagne, a huge empire collapsed. The sons and grandsons of Charles got deeper and deeper into the territorial...
Cornelius Kruys became one of the founders of the navy of our country, but was lost against the background of other figures better known to the general public...
In September 1936, Francisco Franco, instead of moving the army to the weakly defended Madrid, made an unexpected decision - he moved part of the troops towards the besieged Alcazar of Toledo. Why...
1160th anniversary of Russian statehood. The year 862 is traditionally considered the starting point of national statehood. This year the vocation of the Russian prince Rurik took place...
A hearing on recognizing the crimes of the war in the Leningrad region as genocide was held in the Leningrad Regional Court. The losses of the USSR during the blockade of Leningrad ranged from 600 thousand to 1,5 million people ...
In September 1812, Russian troops under the command of Steingel and Essen tried to defeat the Prussian corps in the direction of Riga. The offensive failed, our troops returned to Riga...
There are castles, which, despite their formidable appearance, almost never participated in hostilities. And there are those who are "lucky" to be in their center for a number of centuries. And even...