It sometimes amazes how people can look at one fact in a different way, at one phenomenon. In Russian history, you can find a lot of iconic figures, around broken and breaking spears in disputes. So, Stalin for all ...
The 1917 revolution of the year and the subsequent civil war became a catastrophe of global importance, the centuries-old way of life was destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee Russia. Crossing ...
Usually, the calm and prudent commander of the 15 th special brigade of the special forces, Colonel Yury Starov, did not spare any epithets to our address this time. Shifting from one foot to the other, we, officers of the 1 and 2 companies ...
Switzerland for the citizens of our country is a neutral state, a “bank” state. For others - this is a ski resort. Someone will remember the Vatican Swiss Guard. But few people ask themselves ...
Since the first regular troops appeared in our country, a good tradition has arisen for the Orthodox soldiers to have their heavenly patrons. In pre-revolutionary Russia, everyone who wore a military uniform ...
A spokesman for the Russian armed forces announced the death of General Vladislav Achalov, who died in a Moscow hospital "after a long illness" at the age of only 65. Achalov was ...
After the attack by Hitler-led Europe on the USSR, the international situation changed. Churchill, who hates the USSR, on June 22, he declared that everyone who fights against the Third Reich is a friend ...
Studying the history of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War, one should not forget such an important factor for Moscow as the threat from the East. The USSR could not concentrate all its forces to fight ...
Exactly 70 years ago at dawn of 22 on June 1941, troops of Nazi Germany crossed the Soviet border, the Great Patriotic War began. The Germans carefully worked on the offensive and paid ...
The presence of military ranks in the military is one of the features of military service. They provide clarity in the relationship and subordination of military personnel. Without a clear gradation ...
Stalin was a pragmatist and therefore understood perfectly well that the USSR-Russia had no friends and allies except his army and navy. Before his eyes was the tragedy of the collapse of the Russian Empire, when supposedly our ...
As noted long ago, he who does not know history always makes mistakes leading to the destruction of values that are most dear to humanity. Even Aristotle believed that statesmen, ...
Treasures of the Third Reich in the dungeons of Kaliningrad. What hides the former City of Kings Königsberg? German historian Dr. Gunnar Strunz recently visited Kaliningrad, the former capital ...
At the beginning of the 90s, the Soviet Army collapsed after the collapse of the USSR. Hundreds of military were out of work, and for many former Soviet officers there was only one way to earn money ...
The Great Patriotic War for our people is one of the most tragic and at the same time brilliant dates in its great history. In this war, the people showed all their best sides, lived in full ...
One of the big questions of the Second World War is the topic: why Hitler did not finish off the British Empire, although there were all possibilities for this. The first time the English "regretted" in Dunkirk, although they could ...
Many have probably heard about the “Ost Master Plan”, according to which Nazi Germany was going to “master” the lands it conquered in the East. However, this document is the senior management of the Third ...
The majority of Russian citizens perceive the Great Patriotic War as a clash between the USSR and Germany, but this is not true. In fact, it was another act of war that has been going on for more than one century: ...
22 June 2011, a very significant date for our homeland - 70 years ago, our civilization has undergone the most terrible aggression in its entire history. During the Great Patriotic War we lost ...
The Third Reich was preparing for a strike on the USSR very thoroughly, by the time the war began, a group of armed forces of the Reich and the armed forces of satellite countries was concentrated on the borders of the Soviet Union ...
In connection with the important dates for Russia, its peoples, there is always an intensification of various kinds of “internal enemies”, who seek to belittle the victories and achievements of our civilization in every way. It is desirable ...
One of the favorite questions of the alternative history (on this subject was even created the myth of "Hitler's preventive strike") - that would be if the Soviet Union struck first. According to this myth, Stalin ...
The defense of the Brest Fortress firmly entered the consciousness of our people, becoming one of the heroic episodes of our great history. It is known that Soviet border guards were in the ranks of the fortress garrison. AT...
In the 1935 year in Germany, which was ruled by Hitler, the Lebensborn program (Source of Life) began its operation. The founder and main ideologist of the program was one of Hitler's closest associates ...