The article briefly describes the role of the Christian Church in Byzantium, as well as its influence on all spheres of state life
History 2024, November
Our world is simply unthinkable without high-ranking politicians and various officials. Many of them did not gain fame, even remaining alive and performing the functions assigned to them, however, there are such individuals who are remembered even two decades after their death. One such historical figure is Yitzhak Rabin. His biography will be discussed in detail in this article
Her personal modesty went to the extreme - many colleagues and heads of organizations in which Nadezhda Alliluyeva worked did not even know that she was Stalin's wife
Emelyan Pugachev devoted his life to the fight against the tsarist government in Russia, against social injustice and poverty. His fortitude still amazes everyone who is familiar with the biography of this great man
The Turkish army for many centuries in a row remained one of the most powerful forces in Europe and the Middle East. For seven hundred years, the Turkish soldier conquered more and more new territories and built fortifications along the borders of his state. Depending on the type of executable service, it could be called differently
The article is devoted to a brief description of the work of the famous composer KV Gluck. Some of his works are listed in this work
The article is devoted to a brief overview of the history of the balloon creation by the Montgolfier brothers. The paper also indicates the types of balloons
The article is devoted to a brief overview of the life and life of the Posad. The work contains descriptions of clothing, housing and occupations
The article is devoted to a brief review of the causes and results of the battle on the Alta River in 1068 between the Yaroslavich princes and the Polovtsy
The work gives a brief description of the concept of "historian". The article contains a brief description of the development of historiography in Europe and Russia
No matter how strange it may sound, but many French residents do not recognize the national coat of arms, because they believe that it is a relic of the past. The main symbols of France, in their opinion, are a woman, a lily and a rooster
Zemsky Sobor is an important representative body in the history of Russia. His role in the development of our country is great. And this can be seen in his history
The once huge empire called the Golden Horde broke up into three khanates: Kazan, Astrakhan and Crimea. And, despite the rivalry that exists between them, they still represented a real danger to the Russian state. Moscow troops made several attempts to storm the fortress city of Kazan. But each time she steadfastly repelled all attacks. Such a course of affairs could not suit Ivan IV the Terrible
The United States of America is a distant country across the ocean, causing conflicting feelings among Russians. This state won the Cold War and put an end to the bipolar world of the second half of the 20th century
The history of many European powers is extremely interesting and informative, as many events have taken place in those parts over the centuries: from curious to tragic. The latter include the execution of Louis 16. Perhaps, from this moment begins the history of France as the Fifth Republic. The death of this king forever put an end to the French bourgeois republic
The current reigning British Queen Elizabeth II (full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) represents the famous historical Windsor dynasty. She was born on April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, London. She is the eldest daughter of the Duke of York George (George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
The hero of the article is Oliver Cromwell. A detailed description of the life of one of the most famous political and military figures in England is presented. The events of the civil war, reign, death of the commander are covered
Just 4 years after Pushkin's death that shocked Russia, a duel took place between M. Yu. Lermontov and retired Major Nikolai Martynov. As a result, the poet was killed, and the second participant in the duel escaped with a three-month arrest and church repentance. Although the last duel of Lermontov, which ended in his death, took place more than 175 years ago, disputes still do not subside over whether it was a fair duel
Millions of years ago, giant sloths megatheria roamed among the green bushes of South America. Giant beasts the size of two elephants feasted on the succulent leaves from the tops of the trees. The giant sloth took out the greens without difficulty, rising on its hind legs. The modern relative of this giant seems in comparison with him a tiny fur ball hanging from a tree branch
White Horde - a medieval state that existed in the XIII-XV centuries on the territory of modern Kazakhstan and became one of the stages in the formation of the Kazakh people
In the eighteenth century, the Kulikovo Field became an object of reverence. Through the efforts of the provincial authorities, with the help of the clergy, merchants and popular support, the first structures began to be erected here, immortalizing the feat of the squad of Dmitry Donskoy
The ideologies of liberalism, socialism, conservatism have played and are playing an important role in social and state development. Each of these areas has its own distinctive features, advantages and disadvantages. In this article, the ideology of socialism is considered in more detail
You can often hear from representatives of the older generation that today's youth need to be whipped. But both children and adults have little idea what kind of punishment it is and how it was carried out
The article tells about such a military title as army general, the history of its formation and the peculiarities of conferring this title in different countries
The Knights of the Round Table were real? If they were, what were they? Noble and honest knights, or, on the contrary, vile, low in their thoughts, people who craved power?
Revolutionaries and members of the opposition movement in the Russian Empire were often sent to hard labor in Siberia. Hard labor was usually preceded by a civil execution, that is, the deprivation of class, political and civil rights. Of the well-known personalities who were subjected to such punishment, only the Decembrists and Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky are usually remembered. The civil execution (brief description of the ceremony, reasons and later life) of the latter will be discussed further
The first Russian revolution is the beginning of a new period in the history of Russia. People who turned the centuries-old order laid the foundation for a new Russia
The article is devoted to the review of the work of the Russian poet Trediakovsky, his poetry. The paper indicates the main stages of his literary activity
The material describes the history of the origin of the concept of ostracism, as well as the implementation of the procedure in ancient Greek societies
The ancient Greeks loved to fight and considered the battle to be difficult, in connection with this they had different gods in charge of it. True, they invented a special god for each type of war (offensive, defensive, fair, unfair). But Athena dominated the fighting, conducted wisely and ending in victory, and the son of Zeus, Ares, led the blind, furious battle with an incomprehensible outcome
The first quarter of the 17th century in Russia was marked by transformations directly related to the "Europeanization" of the country. The beginning of the Petrine era was accompanied by serious changes in manners and way of life. Touched upon the transformation of education and other areas of public life
Industrialization in the USSR was of a forced nature. It was the first five-year plan that was particularly successful: many new industrial plants and complexes appeared, the overall level of economic growth rose
Volyn province is one of the administrative units in the south-west of the Russian Empire. The province occupied the territory of the historical region of Volyn. The center until the end of the 18th century was the city of Izyaslav, after which the status passed to Novograd-Volynsky for nine years. Already in 1804, Zhytomyr was assigned the title of the center of the province
The earliest and oldest period in the development of the earth's crust is the Archean era. It was at this time, according to scientists, that the first living heterotrophic organisms appeared, which used various organic compounds as food. At the end of the Archean era, the formation of the core of our planet took place, the activity of volcanoes intensively decreased, due to which life began to develop on Earth
To the question: “When did the Great Patriotic War start?” - it would be more correct to answer: "July 3". I.V. Stalin called her that during his radio address to the Soviet people, "brothers and sisters"
As a result of the split of the Novorossiysk province, the Tauride province appears. It lasted 119 years. The census of the Tauride province proves that this territory was inhabited by a large number of different nationalities as early as the 19th century
According to archaeologists, the era of shipbuilding takes its countdown 5 thousand years ago, when ancient people began to explore the seas and oceans. Ancient Roman and Greek ships were the most famous, because both powers were located in the most favorable climate region and traded actively with neighboring countries, for which sea routes were the most profitable
Although in the half century that has passed since the first manned flight into space, the astronaut profession has ceased to be perceived as unusual, it continues to be rare, and the biographies of its representatives are still of interest. For example, many will want to know what expeditions Valery Polyakov (cosmonaut) took part in
Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov is an admiral, the pride of the Russian Navy and just a legend. In honor of the great naval commander, several coins and a combat medal were established. Squares and streets in cities, modern ships and vessels (including the famous cruiser Admiral Nakhimov) are named after him
History proves countless times that any political leader who stays in power for a long time and promotes radical coups, revolutions and changes, sooner or later becomes the target of assassination attempts by opponents who do not agree with the chosen course