Sold out masterpieces
About one episode related to the sale of works of art from our Hermitage in 1929–1934...
Ultracapitalism of Pinochetism and its lessons for Russia
On September 11, 1973, in the capital of Chile, Santiago, a military coup was carried out by the army, which was led by right-wing elements. President Salvador Allende and the Government of Popular Unity were...
Prince-oprichnik Afanasy Vyazemsky
A story about Prince Afanasy Vyazemsky, who is known to many as the anti-hero of A. K. Tolstoy’s novel “Prince Silver”...
"It's not for nothing that the whole of Russia remembers." Battle of Shevardino
“Surprise” turns out to be the key word in characterizing the Battle of Shevardin, but with one caveat: if Napoleon’s attack on the 24th was unexpected for us, then for the French it was so...
Operation Axis. How the Wehrmacht captured Northern and Central Italy
80 years ago the German invasion of Italy began. Operation Axis proceeded quickly and decisively. The Wehrmacht disarmed most of the Italian armed forces, occupied Northern and Central Italy...
The White Bohemian rebellion and other hostilities in the spring-summer of 1918
On March 3, 1918, an agreement was signed in Brest-Litovsk between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey on the one hand and Soviet Russia on the other. Not everyone understood that this was a necessary measure, however...
Ney's defeat at Dennewitz
On September 6, 1813, near the village of Dennewitz, a battle took place between the allied Northern Army under the command of Bernadotte and the French troops of Ney. The fierce battle ended in heavy defeat...
unknown war. White Bohemian rebellion in old and modern photographs
It's time to talk about how the Izvestia newspaper covered the events of the White-Czech rebellion, but before turning to the yellowed pages of this newspaper, we will turn on a kind of "time machine" and ...
“It’s not for nothing that all of Russia remembers.” On the eve of the battle
Kutuzov assumed his retreat and even the loss of Moscow already in St. Petersburg, where he received a message from a courier who had arrived from the army that Smolensk had been abandoned by our troops ....
Guard stand and die
In the two-day bloody battle of Kulm, Russian and Prussian troops under the command of Osterman-Tolstoy, Ermolov, Barclay de Tolly and Klest destroyed the French corps of Vandam...
Oprichnik Vasily Gryaznoy, ally of Malyuta Skuratov
Not everyone can boast that they have “bitten to death” six people. Vasily Gryaznoy claimed that he succeeded...
“It’s not for nothing that all of Russia remembers.” Barclay's retreat
Two victories - at Kobrin and Klyastitsy - revived the hearts of the public with joy and hope. They proved that our troops are strong in spirit and courage and can successfully fight Napoleonic troops...
Feudal Russia and modernization of the XNUMXth century
Why and how Russian technologies were borrowed in Europe in the XNUMXth century. Continuation of the story about the evolution of the Russian state...
Alfred the Great
The difficult time in which the hero of this article lived was one of the most significant in the history of Britain, where at that time there was a process of active socio-political development...
David vs Goliath
The name of Thomas Cochrane is known to every lover of the history of the sailing fleet. It was from this that British marine painters painted their heroes, such as Horatio Hornblower or Captain Jack Aubrey. The article will discuss...
"It's not for nothing that the whole of Russia remembers ..."
About the battle of Borodino: from beginning to end...
Papal truth: about Francis’ appeal to Russian youth
Francis' address to Russian youth...
Why did Stalin revive the Church?
80 years ago, on September 4, 1943, Joseph Stalin met with the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church. Stalin revived the patriarchate and initiated the restoration of the Orthodox Church in...
Noble sword in the struggle for the Old Russian inheritance
Russia's participation in the wars of the XNUMXth century and their impact on the situation in the country and the evolution of the Russian state. She continues the story about the evolution of the Russian state, begun in previous works...
Great Luke - great memory
The first monument to Stalin in modern Russia was opened in this Russian city by no means by chance...
Orava Castle: continuation of the story
The first known written mention of the existence of the Orava Castle took place in 1267. Under a donation agreement, the castle became the property of the Hungarian king Bela IV after it was taken away...
Vietnam: the defeat of the United States, which became the prologue to its victory in the Cold War
The defeat in Indochina turned out to be a geopolitical success for the United States as a whole in the vastness of Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans and the Maghreb, and even for some time in the post-Soviet space....
"Renaud de Montauban": when illustrations are more interesting than text
In the Middle Ages, chivalric romances in verse were very popular, among which the poem “Renaud de Montauban” was extremely popular. In fact, this is a real fairy tale for ...
Napoleon's victory in the battle of Dresden
Napoleon defeated the allied Bohemian army under the command of Schwarzenberg near Dresden. The Russians and Prussians withstood the blow, and the defeated Austrians forced the Allies to retreat...