Women in the war
It just so happens that all our ideas about war are associated with the image of a male soldier. This is understandable: it was mainly the representatives of the stronger sex who fought - men. And for some reason they usually forget ...
Press tour to the special forces brigade
Recently we went to the press tour to the special-purpose brigade of the Krasnodar Territory. We were forbidden to say exactly where we were, what we saw, what it is called, and what is the rate of firing ....
467-th district training center
The official historical reference of the unit: The 130-I Rifle Division was formed on January 15 on the basis of the 1942 of the Moscow Communist Rifle Division of the People’s Militia. Guards banner ...
Weapons Factory ORSIS
Today I was at the plant of the Promtekhnologii group of companies, where representatives of industry, power structures and some journalists were shown how ORSIS rifles are made. Insofar as...
Excursion to the destroyer of the Baltic Fleet "Restless"
Recently, the Ministry of Defense organized a press tour to one of the ships of the Baltic Fleet. It should be noted that such trips for journalists and bloggers to military units are carried out sufficiently ...
Yamato Museum in Kure. The largest ship model in the world
The ship "Yamato" (Yamato) was the largest and most powerful of all the battleships of the Japanese Navy ... At the time of its launch before World War II, more ...
Hitler's bunker in April 1945
In April, the Red Army 1945 fought fierce battles on the streets of Berlin, conquering the capital of the Reich, meter by meter. It was obvious who would win the war in Europe. In the battles for the capital killed hundreds of thousands, including ...
Radar station of space forces of the Russian Federation
The modular station Voronezh-M of high factory readiness (VZG) is intended for use as part of a missile attack warning system (SPRN). Voronezh stations will be replaced ...
Russia in the Mist: 1921-1923 Years through the Eyes of Western Press Photographers
The beginning of the 20s of the last century in Russia is Civil war, famine, devastation, economic chaos and rampant banditry. We present to your attention a selection of photos of Western correspondents ...
Field exit
They threw fresh photos from the February field exit of the 59 Motorized Rifle Brigade to the Sergeevka training ground (Primorye Territory) ...
Modified Carapace
The website of the governor of the Tula region, Vladimir Gruzdev, has published a photo of a new version of the Pantsir-C1 air defense missile system with a new detection radar (with two flat PAR canvases), which was ...
Star
877 "Kaluga" large diesel-electric submarine. Modernization work: Hydroacoustic complex - МГК-400В.1, combat information control system - MVU-100 ЭМ, ...
The first Chinese aircraft carrier
A selection of photos of the first Chinese aircraft carrier without comment ...
Seals US Army
To date, according to many military observers, the US Navy seals are the most trained and equipped unit in the world, on a par with the US elite units Delta, ...
Unknown heroes of Russia. People in the shadow of war
So why did I shoot them? This is not a military patriotic project. Not propaganda of special services. On the contrary, I removed it despite the prohibitions, bureaucratic barriers, prejudices and resistance to the most diverse ...
How should not die military equipment
During the Cold War, in the expanses of our country, a huge amount of military equipment was created. Fortunately, a global war did not happen, but the technique remained. And every year cars and ...
6-I tank brigade. Living conditions
The photo above is an example of the barracks in which brigade soldiers live. Actually, this is not a barracks, but a dormitory, since in 2007-2008, the buildings were overhauled with redevelopment ...
SEVMASH
Yesterday I visited Severodvinsk in the pool of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. I managed to visit the Sevmash and Zvezdochka enterprises. I don't understand the intricacies of submarines yet and ...
Central Museum of the Air Force in Monino
In the 1958 year in the Moscow military town of Monino, on the basis of the existing aerodrome, the premises of workshops and two hangars, a museum-exhibition of aviation equipment attached to the Red Banner ...
Heavenly war
During the war in Afghanistan, the nature of the use of combat aircraft has changed, reflecting the political complications associated with the death of civilians as a result of inaccurate or mistaken inflicted airstrikes ....
Posters of besieged Leningrad
27 January. This date for each resident of the city on the Neva means no less than May 9. 27 January 1944 to 9 May 1945 remained over a year, but the city celebrated its Victory. He persevered. Persevered ...
2011 results of the year in pictures: Air Force - part of 3
The third part of my photo review will be about helicopters. In connection with a more "closed" information policy pursued by the holding "Russian Helicopters", which is far from always in a hurry to please ...
Underground base of the Naval Forces of Musco
When the weight of the world was on the verge of war, there was only one really safe place, this is a good bunker deep underground. That's why the world is littered with underground military bases today, many of ...
56-I airborne assault brigade. Living conditions
In the middle of 2000, the brigade was rebuilt under the federal target program for contract soldiers, so the current soldiers live in hostels of Kubrikov type ....