The fatal shot that I heard, leaving the room on Lubyanka, the last affection of the poet - Veronika Polonskaya, sounded on April 14, 1930 … Mayakovsky's death at the thirty-seventh year of his life caused many questions from his contemporaries. Why did the genius, beloved by the people and the Soviet government, "singer of the revolution" voluntarily die?
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The Second World War is the worst in the history of mankind. As you know, it was impossible to win it with the help of tanks alone - it required ingenuity, resourcefulness and a huge amount of effort. In this regard, each country trains and trains intelligence officers. The Soviet Union brought up one of the best intelligence officers of the century. It was Richard Sorge
Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin is a pilot who received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. This man made the first space flight in world history. The Vostok carrier rocket was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Vostok spacecraft carrying Yuri Gagarin. His journey into outer space lasted 108 minutes, but very few people know where Gagarin landed after the first flight into space
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Henry David Thoreau was an American writer, poet, civic activist and campaigner for the abolition of slavery. One of his most famous books, "Life in the Forest", he created during a two-year voluntary retreat in a small hut. This article will talk about the biography of Henry David Thoreau
Russia is a country with vast territories in the Arctic. However, their development is impossible without a powerful fleet, which makes it possible to ensure navigation in extreme conditions. For these purposes, several icebreakers were built during the existence of the Russian Empire
In Soviet times, Pavlik Morozov was a role model for pioneers. He was born on November 14, 1918 in the village of Gerasimovka. His parents were peasants. Pavlik became an active participant in the process of dispossession and led the first pioneer detachment in his village
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Veronika Polonskaya is a Soviet film and theater actress. Her fate is closely connected with Mayakovsky. It was Polonskaya who was the last love of the great poet. And she is the last one who saw Mayakovsky alive. Veronica witnessed his suicide
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Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist who took an evolutionary, dynamic approach to the study of economic institutions. The work The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) made him famous in literary circles, and the expression he coined "conspicuous consumption", describing the life of rich people, is still widely used
Ancient Russia, whose culture was very peculiar, is famous for beautiful temples and other landmarks of architecture. What were its features that influenced further development?
The Zhou Dynasty, which lasted more than 800 years, is one of the periods of China's ancient history. It is also called the Third Civilization. Its beginning is considered to be 1045 BC, the sunset falls on 249 BC. This is the most important era that has played a significant role in history. Wen-wang became the founder of the dynasty
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In terms of popularity, beer ranks first in the world among alcoholic beverages. Every year it is produced in huge quantities by beer corporations all over the planet. A can of beer is a container with a hoppy foamy drink. But such containers are also used for storing low-alcohol and non-alcoholic liquids
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Modern Russia is not particularly fond of classical music. It cannot be said that the musical classics are very popular among Russian listeners. The fingers of one hand are enough to count the widely known and loved by the people classical pieces of music. Without a doubt, this number includes the famous “Oginsky Polonaise” (the second name is “Farewell to the Motherland”), authored by Mikhail Cleofas Oginsky
The Far Eastern Republic was a temporary state formation on the fragments of the Russian Empire. This review will consider the process of creating this state, its short-lived existence and joining the RSFSR
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American actor Gary Cooper, better known to our viewers as Harry Cooper thanks to Taco's song "Dress like for the Ritz", is a true legend of cinema. Films with his participation have become classics, and the style of clothing and demeanor to this day imitated by many famous actors
In the Union there was no such thing as men's perfume. Practical colognes were produced for the stronger sex. They were created to perform sanitary and hygienic procedures. Colognes in the USSR were very cheap, and they were used everywhere. And not only men, and not only after shaving. After reading this article, those who were born in the USSR will feel nostalgic, and younger readers will learn something new from the history of the Soviet Union
Horace Nelson was a British admiral during the wars with Napoleonic France. He led the English fleet in several strategically important battles and won each one
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Every now and then disputes flare up about how many people died in the second world war. The numbers appear different, but it is still not known which one to believe. Using statistics as an example, we will consider in the article the losses of the USSR, USA, Germany and general data
Three astronauts, three destinies and one last name. Vladislav Volkov - the "first set" cosmonaut, enlisted in the detachment in 1966, Alexander Volkov made his first flight in the mid-eighties, and his son Sergei started already in the third millennium
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The eternal flame symbolizes the eternal memory of someone or something. As a rule, it is included in the thematic memorial complex