Che Guevara and his ideas: relevance in modern times

Che Guevara and his ideas: relevance in modern times

Ernesto Che Guevara is a truly great person, surrounded by the eternal aura of romance, whose image has become one of the symbols of the 20 century. The figure of Che Guevara retains her delectable romanticism because ...
June 29 - Day of the partisans and underground fighters

June 29 - Day of the partisans and underground fighters

The day of the partisans and underground workers is a new date in the calendar of memorable dates of the Fatherland, it was included in the list of memorable dates only two years ago, but already managed to become quite a famous and celebrated date ....
Drone evolution

Drone evolution

We present to you an overview of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - how drones have changed from the distant 1917 to the present day. 1. "Flying torpedo" Sperry, 1917. In just ten years ...
The Forgotten War of 1950-1953

The Forgotten War of 1950-1953

In August 1945, the Korean Peninsula was liberated from Japanese occupation. In the northern part of Korea, into which Soviet troops entered, a communist regime was established led by Kim Il ...
“Desert Cats”: how do Israeli amazons serve

“Desert Cats”: how do Israeli amazons serve

From the very beginning of its existence, Israel proudly bears the title of a country where "even women serve." In the War of Independence, the representatives of the fair sex actively participated in the battles, flew to ...
57-mm anti-tank gun ZIS-2

57-mm anti-tank gun ZIS-2

In 1940, the leadership of the Soviet Union received misinforming data, which stated that Germany was creating and launching tanks with thick armor in a series. This "misinformation" leadership took ...
Perm Wolfy. Photo report

Perm Wolfy. Photo report

One of the projects I shot for the festival “Photographing” in Perm was about WOLFITS, so hybrids obtained from crossing wolves and dogs were so loudly named. Attempts to cross two of these sold out ...
Vitaly Popkov - the legendary commander of the "singing squadron"

Vitaly Popkov - the legendary commander of the "singing squadron"

Vitaly Ivanovich Popkov became fascinated by the aviation of his very childhood, and made aircraft models in an aeroclub. In the spring of 1941, he graduated from the Chuguev Military Aviation School, where he was left as an instructor. AT...
Museum of Long-Range Aviation in Engels. Photo report

Museum of Long-Range Aviation in Engels. Photo report

At Engels Air Base, the Long-Range Aviation Museum is located (full name is the Museum of the 22 th Guards Heavy Bomber Donbas Red Banner Aviation Division). The museum was opened on September 6 ...
Kharkov Armored Repair Plant

Kharkov Armored Repair Plant

Kharkiv Armored Repair Plant specializes in overhauls and modernization of T-64, T-80, T-72 tanks and 5TDF and GTD-1250 tank engines. The plant also produces ...
Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan

Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan

5 June 1967, 7: 45 am The Israeli Air Force delivered the first strike on Egyptian air bases and radar stations. Then a second blow was struck at the Egyptian air bases. As a result, the Israeli Air Force ...
SWAT - the elite of the Russian army

SWAT - the elite of the Russian army

In the book “Honor I Have” by V. Pikul, a Russian officer defined for himself the most important thing in life - to have the honor to serve the Fatherland and to fulfill his duty to the Fatherland to the end. Without exaggeration, you can ...
June 1 - Memorial Day of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy

June 1 - Memorial Day of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy

The Holy Blessed Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy, unlike his great-grandfather Alexander Nevsky, did not enjoy such indisputable authority as his ancestor among historians and artists ....
Einsatzgruppen - history of German executioners

Einsatzgruppen - history of German executioners

Since the beginning of the Second World War, when fascist Germany attacked the Soviet Union, the systematic destruction of the Soviet population began. As a rule, to perform tasks of this kind ...
Submarine aircraft carriers of the Japanese Empire

Submarine aircraft carriers of the Japanese Empire

During the First World War, many types of weapons showed and proved their importance. For example, tanks demanded a revision of the positional war doctrine, and submarines became a real ...
29 May - Military Motorist Day

29 May - Military Motorist Day

For more than a hundred years, military motorists have been carrying out combat missions to transport manpower, ammunition and other military equipment. 29 May 1910, the composition of the Engineers of the Russian Empire was ...
Today is Border Guard Day

Today is Border Guard Day

In 1994, the President of Russia established the holiday of the Day of the Border Guard, which was to revive the historical traditions of Russia and its border troops. The celebration of this day has decades and ...
Aviation holiday in the Kuban village

Aviation holiday in the Kuban village

So, 70 years ago in the history of domestic aviation a significant event occurred, for the first time in our country an airplane with a jet (rocket) engine was raised into the air. It happened this 15 May 1942 ...