A very interesting topic is the connection between the inhabitants of Great Scythia and the Aryans, whose invasion at the end of the second millennium BC. er on the plain between the great rivers of the Indus and the Ganges led to the formation of the Indian ...

In the year 1976, with the help of the Soviet automatic interplanetary station "Luna-24", it was possible to deliver lunar soil to Earth, which was taken from depths to 2 meters. In it, scientists have discovered a high ...

One of the pioneers of the Russian submarine fleet, Sergei Nikolaevich Vlasyev, was born on May 31 in a noble family in May 1880. At the end of the Naval Cadet Corps, a course in the Naval Shooting Training ...

In Constantinople, despair and hopelessness grew, but all was not well in the Turkish camp. The huge army and navy, having powerful guns and a lot of other assault equipment, achieved little. Walls...

31 May 1223, a battle took place between the Russian-Polovtsian regiments and the Tatars on the Kalka River. This was the first clash of Russian troops with the forces of the state of Genghis Khan. The hard battle is over ...

The advanced Turkish troops reached Constantinople on Monday 2 April, immediately after the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. The garrison of the city undertook a raid. However, as the stay all new ...

Probably everyone in his life experienced a sense of unreality. The commander of the tank battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Yusup Kitlaev, was more than once. And when he fought in Chechnya, and when the militants ...

29 May 1453, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, fell under the blows of the Turks. Tuesday 29 May is one of the most important dates in world history. On this day, the Byzantine Empire ceased to exist ...

Our Suvorov is a great Russian hero, unique in everything, invariably and deeply popular; his name is the unquestioned name; His glory is an incontestable glory, and his moral image is presented ...

Different things happen in war. You can die. Get hurt. And you can also be captured. When the enemy is free to control your life. Of course, there are various conventions and rules of treatment ...

It would seem that a lot has been written about the Middle Ages, but, nevertheless, interest in this historical period has not waned so far. One of the reasons for this is the warriors, who were distinguished by excellent combat ...

By the end of the 1941th century, Istanbul had become a Mecca for intelligence officers around the world. By June XNUMX, the Soviet embassy and trade mission in Ankara and the consulates in Istanbul and Kars were overwhelmed with GRU agents and ...

During the Russian-Turkish war 1828-29, a detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet, consisting of a frigate and two brigs, was in the area of ​​the Bosphorus. 26 May 1829, the Russian ships collided with the Turkish ...

Despite the successful completion of the Russian-Lithuanian war of 1487-1494 (for more details, see the article VO - Little-known wars of the Russian state: the Russian-Lithuanian "strange" war of 1487-1494) ...

In March 1939, the Spanish Civil War ended. The last Republicans went through the Pyrenean passes to France. The new power in Spain was personified by General Franco - the rank of generalissimo ...

It is customary among military personnel not to consider the financial value of the award, but to talk about it, what is called personal price. This is correct, because the point is not how much an order or medal stands in ...

The accession of Russia after the Treaty of Tilzit 1807 of the year to the continental system led to the rupture of relations between St. Petersburg and London. And after England attacked Denmark (the Danes also ...

Guards senior sergeant of the Airborne Forces Vitaly Wolf served in the renowned 345 Guards separate paratrooper regiment, which in the early nineties took part in the mission of the peacekeeping ...

The USSR accounted for almost half of all casualties during the Second World War. In addition, the country suffered the greatest material damage: 1710 was partially or completely destroyed ...

... It was necessary to see with my own eyes. The air rang from the roar of the motors, the roll call of short teams and constant, unstoppable movement of equipment and people. To some question of a military journalist ...

330 years ago, the Streletsky revolt took place, as a result of which power was transferred to Princess Sophia Alekseevna. In the second half of the 17th century, during the reign of Fedor Alekseevich (May 30 (9 ...

Berdsky special forces disbanded. The memory remains ... The Khasavyurt agreements were signed at 1996, and Chechnya actually gained independence. The war between Chechen separatists and federal ...

Set out in the form of a father's farewell. My friend! The position that the Fatherland and his Sovereign entrusted to you is one of the best in the army. Your deputy, an experienced warrior, had no less than you ...

As already noted, despite the abundance of various projects, Emperor Alexander I, did not consider it necessary even to inform the commanders of the armies about them. Bagration and Tormasov were in the dark about ...