The Peace of San Stefano or a Tangle of New Contradictions
After the conclusion of the Peace of San Stefano, Petersburg hoped to present Bulgaria to Europe and present it with a fait accompli, without taking into account the tangle created by the newly-created state...
After 1204: The Battle for the Byzantine Empire
After the capture of the capital of the Roman Empire by the Crusaders and the Venetians, the representatives of the Greek aristocratic families and their leaders immediately began a struggle to restore the empire and...
Russian Egypt: Completely Forgotten Names
In the 19th century, interest in Egypt in Russia grew rapidly, attracting many travelers, such as the orientalist A. O. Mukhlinsky, officer A. N. Muravyov, botanist L. S. Tsenkovsky and others. They left...
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, "The Kingmaker"
Richard Neville became one of the main heroes of the Wars of the Roses and even received the telling nickname "The Kingmaker"....
About mills and millers of the Middle Ages
Windmills and watermills, which first appeared in ancient Rome and Persia, became an integral part of everyday life in Europe. Despite this, attitudes towards millers were ambiguous...
U-862 off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. The last months of the submarine war and the surrender
The article is devoted to one of the little-known episodes of the war at sea during World War II - the combat mission of the German submarine U-862 to the shores of Australia and New Zealand. It was the only...
Ivan the Terrible's campaign against Kazan 1549-1550. Beginning of the military campaign
What formations were the assembled troops divided into, what goals were set for them, and how did the Kazan campaign of 1550 begin....
History of Ukraine - Russian History
It is physically impossible to separate the history of Russia and Ukraine. This is the history of Rus-Russia, the Russian superethnos. The term "Ukraine-Ukraine" for many centuries meant the outskirts and nothing more....
Battles of the Momysh Uly battalion in the area of Matrenino station on 16.11.1941
In Soviet historiography, Baurjan Momysh uly was one of the heroes of the Battle of Moscow, and in the post-Soviet period he was (and is) also presented as an outstanding tactician of the Great Patriotic War....
Would the USSR have survived after the loss of the Caucasus: the Japanese opinion
The Japanese followed the battle for the Caucasus and Caucasian oil, but were very skeptical about its consequences even in the event of a German victory...
"Mistletoe" that did not find Balder
The Germans have traditionally had a respectful attitude towards the parasitic plant mistletoe, as part of their national mythology. That is why the name "Mistel" ("Mistletoe") was given to the craziest contender for...
U-862 off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. In the Indian Ocean and the second combat mission
The article is devoted to one of the little-known episodes of the war at sea during World War II - the combat mission of the German submarine U-862 to the shores of Australia and New Zealand. It was the only...
Forgotten Front: How Russia Saved the Entente in World War I
The decisive role of Russia in the First World War based on the memoirs of the French Marshal Foch and the German General Ludendorff. The influence of the actions of the Russian army on the Eastern Front on the strategic...
The Black Prince Edward of Woodstock. The Last Years of Life and Death of a Commander
The end of the Edwardian War, the Black Prince's fateful campaign in Castile, the last years of Edward's life and the death of the hero....
Automatic line of Rostselmash
In the mass production of agricultural machinery it was necessary to solve complex problems that led to the creation of automatic lines....
The Odyssey of General Blas. In "Neutral" Andorra
Why would the Nazis need an outpost on the border between Vichy France and its near-ally Spain...
Egyptian Russian Sphinxes
At the beginning of the 19th century, St. Petersburg witnessed an amazing event: the Italian ship "Good Hope" moored on the banks of the Neva, next to the Academy of Arts. Its cargo was truly unusual -...
Panther vs Vittoria - Russian Submarine Sinks British Destroyer
More than a century later, unique details of the first victory of the Red submariners are becoming known....
On the way to the Berlin Congress or Passions for Bulgaria
The Berlin Congress of 1878 is commonly associated in our public consciousness with a diplomatic defeat for Russia, but was that really the case? Let's start with the background....
The Unobvious Problems of Russia's Modernization
The history of our society is full of mysteries and contradictions, but the key to understanding many of them lies not only in the economy, but also in the mentality of the people....
U-862 off the coast of Australia and New Zealand
The article is devoted to one of the little-known episodes of the war at sea during the Second World War - the combat mission of the German submarine U-862 to the shores of Australia and New Zealand. It was the only...
Ethnic genocide of Russians in Ukraine
Only by force were the authorities able to introduce the Ukrainian language into all spheres of state and public life. Without state support, the artificial language and culture were doomed to degradation,...
"Spanish Fury" in the Philippines
Perhaps the hottest debate between fans of cold weapons and martial arts is who will win: the samurai the European knight or vice versa? Meanwhile, history has already given an answer to this question: in 1582...
How Ukrainians appeared
The Bolsheviks played a decisive role in turning Little Rus' into Ukraine and Russians-Little Russians into Ukrainians. They created the Ukrainian SSR and by directives registered millions of Russians as Ukrainians....