225 years ago, on the night of March 24, 1801, the "Russian Don Quixote" Pavel I Petrovich was killed by conspirators in his castle in St. Petersburg....

Translation of The New York Times editorial about a high-profile double murder, with commentary from the translator....

Is the Islamic Republic of Iran's evolutionary transformation from a theocratic to a secular state realistic? Let's reflect on this topic, using the biographies of two presidents as a basis.

Suddenly under attack by the Chinese, the "UN troops" fled. The speed of their retreat rivaled that of the Korean People's Army after the Inchon landing operation.

Mate Zalka after the civil war – diplomatic courier of Soviet Russia, social and literary activity, Spanish "General Lukacs"...

It is generally accepted that the rebellion against the legitimate government of the Spanish Republic began with the Ceuta radio station transmitting a prearranged signal to Spain on July 18, 1936: “Over all of Spain...

This episode is significant because in these battles, Soviet troops used verbal propaganda for the first time, aimed at the moral and psychological decomposition of Japanese troops, and also used more...

All over the world, there are monuments to all sorts of "our smaller brothers," and each one has its own history. Some have a very brief history. But there have been and still are monuments connected to important...

Before the war, Hiroshima needed ports more than anything else.

But what do we know about this event? Well, from the generally accepted wisdom, of course. Two young princes were locked away in the dreaded Tower of London prison, under 24-hour surveillance, and a short time later they disappeared. They were undoubtedly...

In the period between the two world wars, German naval thought developed under the influence of a dispute between two outstanding officers: Erich Raeder and Wolfgang Wegener....

At the end of the 19th century, two epochal years marked the history of Germany, united by iron and blood: 1888 and 1890. The article will discuss the reasons for these years and the events surrounding them.

35 years since the referendum for the preservation of the USSR. The people expressed their will to preserve Soviet civilization, but the elite betrayed the people and abandoned the superpower.

The essay is dedicated to the events of the Afghan War (1979–1989) in Kunar Province, a troubled region on the border with Pakistan...

150 years ago, General Skobelev conquered the Kokand Khanate. As a result, the Fergana Region was established as part of the Turkestan Governorate-General...

After the triumph at Inchon and the rout of the KPA corps, the UN command faced the question: what next? Should they limit themselves to driving the North Koreans beyond the 38th parallel or should they advance to the Chinese border?

145 years ago, Russian Emperor Alexander II, known as the Tsar Liberator, was mortally wounded in a terrorist attack.

Today's article in our series on armor and weapons from the Middle Ages and the Modern Era will focus on Filippo Negroli (1510–1579), an outstanding master armorer of the Modern Era.

Mate Zalka: Military service in Austria-Hungary, Red Army commander, Soviet writer, Spanish "General Lukacs"...

What did American newspapers write about military affairs 150 years ago, and what did they write about such an event as the defeat of the American army at the Battle of Little Bighorn?...

Translation of the obituary published in The New York Times, with comments from the translator.......

The high number of head wounds suffered by soldiers in World War I soon made it clear that metal helmets, which had long been out of use, were absolutely essential in modern...

During World War II, many original and rather fantastical military technology projects emerged. One of them was the ice-powered aircraft carrier "Habbakuk."

The Great Depression that devastated the entire capitalist world at the time did not spare Argentina. The pre-war government of General Agustín Pedro Justo (1932-1938), completely...