The Soviet Union was reluctant to publicize disasters. But ignoring the loss of a beautiful ship on a hot summer day off the Black Sea Fleet's main base was difficult.

220 years ago, on December 2, 1805, the Battle of Austerlitz took place, one of the decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars. The Russian army formed the core of the allied forces, but it lost the decisive...

One of the Russian army's forgotten feats in Europe: the liberation of Holland. In November-December 1813, Benckendorff's flying squadron successfully carried out an operation and liberated Holland from the French occupiers...

A White general who “neither robbed nor gave to others” and was “the only one of the ‘famous’ who did not tarnish himself with robbery”...

In most historical accounts, Chilean soldiers are portrayed either as isolated figures or as a single individual—Augusto Pinochet. But, as historian John Bowden notes, it was the military...

The collapse of the Roman Empire was not only the result of centuries of accumulated systemic problems. It also affected the nations surrounding Rome. Prior to this, all of them had been influenced to varying degrees by...

The origins of S. G. Ulagay, who had a reputation as a white "general who does not rob", his service in the tsarist army....

Alexander Nevsky, a Grand Duke, military leader, diplomat, and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church who died a monk, is one of the main historical symbols of Russia, and over the course of many...

Dejean was not a man who could be seduced by money, but he had a wandering eye, a weakness for young women and an insatiable sexual appetite, and therefore was a ready-made client for...

On November 27, 1705, 320 years ago, Tsar Peter I issued a decree establishing Russia's first "naval regiment." The official birthday of the Marine Corps in Russia...

"Kolchak's Gold" captured by Kappel, Kappel's career in the admiral's army, defeat and death....

The author talks about the publication of manifestos – information bulletins of his time – by decree of Peter I.

Next year marks the centenary of the publication of Major General A. A. Svechin's "Strategy," which coincided with a period of tectonic changes in the country. This article will discuss these changes, as outside the context of the era...

The accident at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant occurred, on the one hand, due to reactor defects and incomplete technical documentation. The second most important factor was the personnel's lack of knowledge about...

120 years since the Sevastopol uprising led by Lieutenant Schmidt, which Lenin figuratively called the "Sevastopol fire." It was one of the largest armed uprisings during the Revolution...

V. Kappel, a modest staff officer who became one of the prominent White Guard generals of the civil war...

Some historians call the political crisis in Germany that arose after World War I (1918-1923) a civil war. To what extent is this accurate?

We conclude our series on the Battle of Mobile Bay, a key milestone in the Federal victory in the Civil War.

Despite the wars Israel has waged since its establishment, the country's navy is rarely mentioned—Israelis mostly fight on land. However, sometimes news is generated by...

Grigoriev's separatist plans and his collaboration with the Japanese. "The Supreme Ruler of Russia's Eastern Borderlands." Defeat, exile, an inglorious death...

The fighting in Budapest lasted until November 9, 1956. But the assault was led by Stalin's army, which had vast combat experience. Experienced officers from the front lines. Therefore, the rebels had no chance.

Many of the crises occurring in contemporary Iranian society have their origins in the revolutionary period of the Islamic Republic's history, directly linked to the rule of Ayatollah Khomeini.

Only the cunning Kutuzov discerned both Napoleon's desire to fight a decisive battle with the allies and the duplicitous Austrians' policies, but they ignored him. Which led to the disgrace of Austerlitz...

Ships and crews of the naval units of the USSR border troops. The ship's main movers and shakers are the navigator, boatswain, and captain...