"Reckless" ataman Marusya Nikiforova
Marusya Nikiforova: famous chieftain, rival of Nestor Makhno and protégé of Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko...
XIV century. Moscow enters the historical arena
How and why Moscow stood at the head of the unification process of Rus' in the fight against the Tatar-Mongol threat...
The exploits of "Stalin's motorcyclists"
Motorcycle units from the first days of the Great Patriotic War fought in the Red Army. The main time of “Stalin's motorcyclists” came when our army went on the offensive. They were used in...
Medieval cities: to see through the eyes of their contemporaries
How medieval cities were seen by the people of that time, their, so to speak, contemporaries...
The Stalingrad feat of the Nanai sniper Maxim Passar
About military affairs, about the military fate of the unforgettable hero and the history of his Star of the Hero...
Stone Middle Ages: the beginning of change
A story about the professions of the Middle Ages related to construction...
"Reckless" anarchist Maria Nikiforova
M. Nikiforova: unmotivated terrorist and famous chieftain, Rodin's student, friend of A. Kollontai and V. Antonov-Ovseenko...
Stone Middle Ages
A story about the construction professions, which were engaged in by the brothers from Mendel's house of charity, created by him in the XNUMXth century, and Landauer - in the XNUMXth century...
How did the fascist rule in Italy end?
80 years ago, Mussolini was summoned to an audience with the king and arrested. The 21-year rule of the Nazis is over. Hitler ordered the occupation of Italy...
Dunnottar Castle: Once you see, you will never forget!
No other Scottish castle compares to Dunnottar Castle for a sense of absolute impregnability....
"Freedom or death". 70 years of the Cuban Revolution
70 years ago, a national uprising led by Fidel Castro began in Cuba. The failed attack on the Moncada barracks marked the beginning of the Cuban Revolution...
Fighting rituals of the bloodthirsty Maori
On military affairs and military art in Polynesia: where is the truth and where is the lie...
The name of the first military intelligence officer in history
Written historical source about who was the first military intelligence officer...
"New Left" and the "revolution" of 1968
How are the "new left" different from the old? Why is it precisely thanks to them that political correctness and a culture of cancellation have become the norm in the West? Why anti-racism, anti-colonialism and the cultivation of guilt for...
How fast did the Titanic sink?
The hull of the real Titanic was split into pieces. In this form, despite the forms that are far from perfect, with pieces of metal sticking out in all directions, the bow of the liner crashed into the bottom on ...
Mikhail Vorontsov: Novorossiysk and Bessarabian Governor-General
An important quality of Vorontsov as an administrator was the ability to assemble a team of people who could bring real benefit to the region in their positions. And such people soon appeared at Vorontsov's...
Russian German from Hesse - general and partisan named "Vinzo in the garden"
Baron Ferdinand von Wintzingerode fought the French all his life, deceived Murat in 1805, became the first partisan in 1812, nearly brought Denis Davydov to justice and died with the rank of Russian general...
Mikhail Vorontsov: from lieutenant to general
The military career of Mikhail Vorontsov, his participation in the wars with Persia, Turkey and France...
How the German 14th Panzer Corps held back the offensive of the two allied armies for 38 days
The Italian army did not want to fight even for their own land. Two Italian coastal defense corps, which consisted partly of the inhabitants of Sicily, fled at the very first attacks of the Allies ...
Rebellion of Julius Caesar: Democrat Becomes Emperor
The death of Sulla in Rome was regarded by his opponents and the masses as the death of a tyrant, who, according to most, became such only because of his corrupted character. With death...
The "new left" and the "revolution" of 1968: how the fight against inequality was transformed into a cult of repentance, a culture of cancellation and a dictatorship of minorities
What was the phenomenon of the "revolution" of 1968 and how did it contribute to the transformation of Western democracy? Who are the "new left"? Why did the youth revolution of 1968 have a pronounced...
Brigade Commander Ivan Kochubey. Terrible for whites, inconvenient for reds
In one year, Ivan Kochubey went from a tsarist constable to a red brigade commander and died at the age of 25, calling to fight for Lenin and Soviet power ...
Stalin's line helped disrupt the German blitzkrieg
Defensive structures of the USSR, including the so-called. Stalin's line, played a role in disrupting the German offensive under the Barbarossa plan. The Polotsk fortified area held back the Germans for 20 days, and the Kiev fortified area for more than ...
Pilot Melnikov: born in a shirt
About the fate of Fyodor Antonovich Melnikov, a fighter pilot, who in the summer of 1941 survived a serious aviation accident almost unscathed. Luck accompanied him further ...