Forgotten Time Godunov
1598 year was the beginning of the reign of Boris Godunov - the first Russian tsar, who was elected to the throne by his subjects, and not received by inheritance, or seized by force. Moscow celebrated the arrival ...
Tank training ground in Vliland
Nowadays, the abandoned tank training ground in Vlieland, the Netherlands, where tankers practiced shooting at the old Leopard-1 and M-47. Functioned from 1954 to 2004 year ....
56-I airborne assault brigade. Fighting equipment and training
The 56-th Guards Detachment of the First Order of the Patriotic War Don Cossack Airborne Assault Brigade conducts its beginning with the 351-th Guards Landing Regiment, ...
105 celebrates the birth of our Great Compatriot S.P. Korolev
2012 year - the year of high-profile dates and anniversaries. 12 this January, an outstanding Soviet designer and scientist Sergei Pavlovich Korolev would have turned 105 years. If we talk about people who are all their ...
The remains of the Libyan fleet in Tripoli
A small photo report appeared on the Turkish website www.turkishny.com 6 in January 2012, capturing the surviving or disabled Navy ships in Tripoli naval base ...
Anti-tank SAU of Germany during the war (part 5) - Jagdpanzer IV
The success of the StuG III assault guns gave the German SAU a new impetus for further development. The Wehrmacht needed a well-defended tank destroyer with a low silhouette. Nucleon ...
Photo from Afghanistan for December 2011 of the year
During 2010, the NATO 711 fighters died in Afghanistan, and 2011 - in 565. This is the most significant reduction in mortality compared with the previous year in ten years of war. NATO troops were crucial ...
Hike to 61 armored repair plant
61 armored repair plant, in St. Petersburg, is interesting for its rich collection. We offer to make a "tour" of the company, having familiarized with this photo selection ....
Military parade in Dar es Salaam
9 December 2011 was held at the central stadium of the administrative capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, a military parade to mark the 50 anniversary of the declaration of independence of Tanganyika (continental ...
"Black October" of 1941 of the year: rout of the Bryansk Front and Vyazemsky "boiler"
One of the worst disasters of the Soviet troops during the Great Patriotic War is the defeat of the Bryansk Front and the formation of the Vyazemsky "boiler" during the German operation "Typhoon". Tasks for ...
In step with the times. The use of lasers in the military sphere
In the modern world it is almost impossible to imagine an industry where laser technology was not even partially used. And the military industry is no exception. On...
Su-34 at the Baltimore airfield
At the end of December, the Baltimore airfield received the next two Su-34 front-line bomber, the last in the outgoing year. This time the shooting took place on the territory of the airbase. The flight failed again ...
Does the North Caucasus need money?
It is not for nothing that Andrei Makarevich has lines in the text of the song "Puppets": "... the dolls are pulled by the strings, they have smiles on their faces ...". Let's start with how we feel about the President of the Chechen ...
Air Force Museum, Israel
The museum is a huge collection of aircraft and helicopters, which were in service with the Israeli Air Force, as well as examples from the country's civil aviation. The museum is within walking distance ...
2011 year in photos (Part of 3)
We bring to your attention another collection, which is the last part of a photo report for the year, in three parts ....
The moment of truth of the Red Army
The October Revolution led to a split in the armed forces. The officers who faithfully served the tsar took at least three positions in relation to the Bolsheviks: a position of non-reconciliation in relation to ...
Marked by war
How do soldiers' faces change - before, during, and after the war? Here are the Young Men (Marked) - a project of the Dutch photographer Claire Felicie (Claire Felicie). This is a series of triptych portraits of 13 soldiers ...
December 27 1979 of the year. Last war
In order to assess the events of more than thirty years ago, it is probably worth recalling the policy of the Soviet Union of those years. Indeed, in an irrepressible zeal to expand the bloc of socialist ...
2011 year in photos (part of 2)
We bring to your attention the next selection, which is the second part of the photo report for the year, in three parts ....
2011 year in photos (part of 1)
2011 was a year of social unrest and economic crisis. But other high-profile events, too, were in abundance. The earth experienced a fall in regimes, the emergence of a new country (South Sudan), a tsunami and ...
The beginning of the First World War: the situation on the border with Austria-Hungary and the Black Sea. Pogrom of belgium
The Russian command was not going to defend the western part of the Kingdom of Poland. This territory was deeply wedged between Germany and Austria-Hungary, it was difficult to defend it, the enemy could surround ours ...
Military parade in Bucharest (PHOTOS)
We present photos of the military parade in honor of the National Day of Romania, held in Bucharest on the Triumphal Arch Square. In a modest military parade took part 1500 military ...
Why do Americans need 500000 plastic coffins?
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - US Federal Emergency Management Agency. At first glance, the tasks of this American agency are simple and clear, and FEMA can ...
Who benefited Mussolini?
Benito Mussolini is considered the founder of European fascism, which brought immense and unjustified suffering to millions of people, putting humanity on the brink of destruction. How did he manage ...