On the territory of the entire post-Soviet space there are not so many military men with such a number of awards and merits. Marshal Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov is one of the main figures in the Great Patriotic War. He participated in the battles in the defense of Moscow and Leningrad, for which he received many medals of the highest degree. His skill as a commander in chief is recognized not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders
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Danilevsky Igor Nikolaevich - a famous Russian historian, researcher of Ancient Russia. What topics are of primary interest to him?
What is a reconquista? This term is called the long reconquest by Christians of their territories on the Iberian Peninsula, captured by Muslim Moors. The meaning of the word Reconquista is very simple: the term is translated from Spanish as the reconquest
The Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) is the key governing body in Nazi Germany, which was engaged in political intelligence. It was founded in 1939 after the merger of the security service with the General Directorate of the Security Police. He was directly subordinate to the chief of the German police and Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler. It was one of the 12 main departments of the SS, which had about three thousand employees. Based in Berlin at Prinz-Albrechtstrasse
Andrew Johnson was elected President of the United States in 1865. He ruled for one term and was able to forever write his name in history
Explorers of Siberia and the Far East of the 17th century. Thanks to their activities, many major geographical discoveries were made
Erofey Khabarov (years of life and death 1603–1671) left his family and a rather large farm and, following other quite prosperous and free cultivators of the Vologda region, hunters and fishermen of Primorye, Cossacks from the Don and Volga seeking adventure and we alth, went for Stone Belt
An enlightened monarchy in Russia existed during the reign of Catherine II in 1762 - 1796. Her era was characterized by the absolute autocratic power of the monarch and attempts to reform "from above" according to the canons of the ideas of the thinkers of the European Enlightenment
The first years of the war were not easy for us, not everyone could even believe in the reality of everything that was happening - it seemed like a terrible dream. The brighter, but at the same time more tragic, the stoic defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942 entered the history of the country. The heroism and courage of all those who were involved in the events of those days are immeasurable
Two large cities built by our ancient ancestors - Dnieper and Novgorod - already existed in those lands before the establishment of statehood, but did not have rulers. The names of the governors of the tribes appeared when the first princes in Russia were inscribed in the annals. The table with their names contains only a few lines, but these are the main lines in our story
The reform of the public education of Alexander II was carried out carefully and thoughtfully. Russian professors studied the procedures and forms of education at the best European universities, where they were seconded specifically for this purpose. All their developments have been discussed by officials, prominent scientists and prominent political figures for more than one month
For the territorial definition of a group of principalities in Russia, settled between the Volga and the Oka in the IX-XII centuries, historians have adopted the term "North-Eastern Russia". It meant lands located within Rostov, Suzdal, Vladimir
The collapse of the Old Russian state: a detailed description of the destruction of the largest education in the early Middle Ages
One of the outstanding mysteries of mankind are the pyramids. Engineers are still amazed at the scope and complexity of the work, and historians cannot understand what exactly prompted the ancient peoples to build these structures
Shcherba Lev Vladimirovich - an outstanding Russian linguist, considered the founder of the St. Petersburg phonological school. Every philologist knows his name
In the 20th century in our history, only Stalin had the epaulettes of a generalissimo. The workers of one of the Soviet factories “asked” for this title after the victory over Germany in 1945. Of course, all the inhabitants of the Union learned about this "petition" of the proletariat. Few people remember, but Stalin was given the highest military rank of the tsarist empire. This was the final turning point in the minds of the Bolsheviks, since before that the ideology swept aside all attempts at the continuity of generations
The birth of the future navigator is not marked by any important events. No one imagined that the child would become not just a sailor, but a great discoverer, and even in the service of another state. It is difficult to say what reasons prompted the boy to enter the naval service in the Russian Empire
The Confederation of the Rhine was created by Napoleon after he finally defeated Austria. This confederation of German states became an assembly of the emperor's satellites. It collapsed after the defeat of Bonaparte
Quite often in world history it happened that a brother went to war against his brother, and a son against his father. Actually, roughly speaking, civil strife is the hostile relationship between relatives within the family, discord among its close members
Struve Vasily Yakovlevich is the founder of a whole dynasty of scientists who could not imagine their life without astronomy. His son, grandchildren, great-grandson dedicated themselves to the service of stellar science
"There is only one gap in life, and even that one is on shoulder straps," young officers who recently graduated from college joked. In the last years of the existence of the USSR, lieutenant shoulder straps lost their prestige
After World War I, Hungary lost 2/3 of its territory. The country also lost a significant part of its economic potential and access to the sea. In such a situation, the country needed a strong leader of an authoritarian plan like air. Miklos Horthy became such a leader
Fedorov Vladimir Grigorievich - a famous Soviet engineer in the field of weapons. Thanks to the technical skills of Vladimir Grigorievich, the best weapon of those years, the machine gun, was improved for the Russian Empire. However, despite the unconditional talent of the gunsmith, the release of his military weapons was constantly stopped due to any circumstances
For the past two years, blood has not stopped flowing in Syrian cities. The demonstrations, which resulted in an armed conflict, divided the country into two camps. But why are events in a small country in the Far Middle East so significant for the whole world? And what is the civil war in Syria really like: a small revolution or a clash of two superpowers?
The Cold War, the years of which fell on almost the entire half of the last century: a description of the conflict, the essence, the most significant moments
A self-propelled artillery mount (SAU) is a combat vehicle consisting of an artillery gun mounted on a self-propelled chassis. This type of armored vehicle performs combat missions different from other tanks, so it has characteristic features
The article introduces readers to the history of armored trains, their participation in the Great Patriotic War, technical data and famous deeds
The article describes the history of the origin of the Polish winged hussars, their combat qualities and characteristics, interesting historical facts and the influence of hussar units on the political map of Europe
The article tells about the Soviet destroyer "Gremyashchy", which heroically went through the Second World War as part of the Northern Fleet of the Soviet Union. The combat historical situations that occurred with the ship up to its withdrawal from the Navy are described
Azar Ilya Vilyamovich, whose biography is of interest to many of our contemporaries, is an outstanding correspondent, a fearless participant in many journalistic investigations. Speaking on behalf of scandalous publications and projects, he interviewed many famous people and exposed scammers
Mamontov Alexander Sergeevich - Major General, former head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for the Kemerovo Region. Currently arrested and under investigation. He is charged with negligence and embezzlement of funds on a large scale on the facts revealed after the tragic events in the Zimnyaya Cherry shopping center
Peacock Vinogradov is a famous participant in the Civil War. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party, proved himself at work to provide food for Petrograd, organizing the delivery of products from the Arkhangelsk region. He was noted for participation in the battles on the territory of this region
The article is relevant for students of historical and law faculties of universities. We are talking about the General Regulations of Peter 1
The article tells about the creation by the American inventor Thomas Edison of the first sound recording device, called the phonograph. A brief outline of this important page in the history of world technology is given
Over the past two millennia, some mysterious religious organizations-ghosts have appeared and disappeared in our world. They have always been shrouded in mystery and therefore gave rise to a lot of legends. Before them experienced mystical fear. Acting in different countries and changing their guise, they kept only their name unchanged - "Illuminati". Discarding fiction and turning to historical sources, we will try to find out who the Illuminati really are
The T-34 tank can, without a doubt, be called one of the most famous tanks both in our country and around the world. This combat vehicle took part in almost all operations of the Second World War and was in service right up to 1944, until a more advanced tank, the T-34-85 modification, was released. But this modification did not appear just like that. It was "born" only after Soviet scientists came up with the T-34M, namely the "T-34 Modified"
Everyone knows that Tsar Peter the Great had a “Arap” at court. This is written in textbooks of literature, which says that the great Pushkin is the successor of the family precisely along his line. In addition, the poet immortalized the name of his amazing ancestor by writing a story of the same name called "Arap of Peter the Great." His name was Ibrahim Hannibal
Akinfiy Demidov was the second head of a dynasty of industrialists who owned many factories in the Urals and other regions of Russia. Under him, the family business developed and became richer even more than under his father Nikita
Insteburg-Koenigsberg offensive was part of the East Prussian military campaign. The German command took all possible measures to prepare for prolonged resistance in siege conditions. There were numerous warehouses and arsenals in Koenigsberg, underground factories operated
As it happened historically, the population of the city of Novosibirsk varied mainly due to migrating citizens. According to archival information, in 1893, about 740 people lived in the then settlement of Nikolaevsky