History 2025, February

The first spacecraft in space, the successes of domestic space science in general - what is known about this?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Matveev Sergey is a singer who performs sincere songs. This Bryansk musician has many fans, several albums have been released, constant touring. But is everything so good in his life?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

There are those people who teach us a lot, for example, diligence, willpower and spirit, honesty, courage. Gastello's feat is a combination of willpower, courage, and a great desire to give a happy life to others by sacrificing one's own. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Shellenberg W alter. Biography of the SS Brigadeführer. Participation in World War II. Nuremberg trials and the last years of life. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In 1982, a significant event took place - the then-unknown future Duchess Katherine was born. Young Kate Middleton took her first breath on January 9, when the planet was ruled by the constellation Capricorn. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The last French monarch with the royal title Louis-Philippe ruled the country from 1830 to 1848. He was a representative of one of the side branches of the Bourbons. His era is also known in history as the July Monarchy. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Photos of the Iranian princess, the wife of Shah Nasser Qajar, continue to excite impressionable and naive Internet users. Hundreds, if not thousands of articles are devoted to her, discussing the tastes and preferences of the Shah, who lived almost two hundred years ago. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Is it possible to find out what the controversial era of the Middle Ages really was? On the one hand, it is represented in our minds by magnificent tournaments, noble knights and exquisite ladies, and on the other hand, by plague epidemics, dance of death and rampant carnivals. But is it really so? This question is answered by one of the sections of history - medieval studies. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Tsarskoye Selo Imperial Lyceum was founded by Alexander I. A galaxy of talented statesmen, poets, writers, and military men emerged from the walls of the educational institution. Under his shadow, the talent of Pushkin A.S. was revealed, and the pedagogical ideas underlying it are still the standard for educating the younger generation. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Like all the princes of Ancient Russia, Yaroslav Osmomysl is Rurikovich. His grandfather - Volodar Rostislavovich, Prince of Zvenigorod (ruled from 1085 to 1092) - was the great-grandson of Yaroslav the Wise. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The first hydrogen bomb was tested in 1953. This experiment was preceded by many years of work by scientists of two superpowers arguing with each other. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

They were seen everywhere together: father and daughter. Anna Tikhonova thought that everyone loved and respected her father, because he was the best, truthful and pure, but then, having matured and got to know the acting environment better, she realized that not everyone thinks the same way as she does. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

There were not so many events in the history of our Motherland that completely changed its geopolitical position and legalized the annexation of territories of great economic importance. One of these events was the Treaty of Jassy with Turkey, concluded on December 29, 1791. However, let's start in order. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Conscientious Court in Russia is a provincial law enforcement body created on the initiative of Empress Catherine II in 1775. His education meant additional protection of the rights of citizens in certain types of cases. The idea of this court was based on the principle of "natural justice". Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In December 1805, near the small Bavarian village of Austerlitz, a battle took place, which is considered the largest in the era of the Napoleonic wars. This article is about him. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

An essential attribute of modern life is money as the main means of payment. These are paper bills, and metal coins, and plastic cards. But for a long period of human history, money did not exist and barter was practiced. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Taiping Rebellion in China (1850-1864) is one of the most significant events in the history of the country. What was the reason for the beginning of the peasant war and how did this event affect the further development of the state? Read more about it. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Eminescu Mihai in ordinary life had the surname Emnovic. He was born on January 15, 1850 in Botosani. He died on June 15, 1889 in Bucharest. The poet became the pride of literary Romania, he was recognized as a classic. After his death, he was awarded the title of member of the country's Academy of Sciences. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Studying the history of Europe and Russia, you often come across such a concept as a landowner. Passing a word past our ears, we sometimes do not think about its meaning. It is worth finding out who the landowner is, what he did. Is this class considered nobility?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Full Knights of St. George in our country enjoyed universal honor even in the 20-40s, when they wanted to erase everything that was before the October Revolution from the people's memory. Among them there are those who later became the Hero of the Soviet Union, including repeatedly. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is a collective farm and an agricultural artel? What were the first associations? Who is the chairman of the collective farm? Characteristics, key responsibilities, requirements for a specialist, training. Modern female chairmen. Position in the virtual world. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Medics during the Great Patriotic War showed no less heroism, steadfastness and courage than soldiers, sailors, pilots, rear workers and officers. The nurses on fragile shoulders carried the wounded soldiers, the medical staff of the hospitals worked for days without leaving the sick, the pharmacists did everything possible to provide the front with highly effective medicines in the required volumes. There was no easy post, position, place of work - each of the doctors contributed. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Joachim von Ribbentrop is one of the key figures who made history during the Second World War. This man is best known as the German Foreign Minister and one of those close to Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler during the Fuhrer's years in power. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The owners of the title "the fattest man in the world" in different years became residents of different countries - men, women, and children. To your attention - the brightest representatives of this group of people. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Kremlin chimes known to all of us from childhood, under which we celebrate the New Year, have an amazing story. They are tower clocks, which, thanks to a set of tuned bells, emit a musical beat of a certain melody. This clock tower overlooks Red Square and has a travel front gate, which at all times, except for the revolutionary ones, was considered holy. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The pantheon of the Greek gods is large and vast. But quite famous and one of the central persons in this category is the goddess Demeter - the goddess of fertility and the patroness of agriculture. Read all the most interesting about this person in the presented article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Napoleon's Tomb is a place visited annually by thousands of tourists who come to the capital of France. About the life of the emperor, as well as about his death, there are still heated debates. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Of course, everyone has seen the American flag with its stars and stripes. But not everyone knows how many stars are on the American flag, what they mean. And this is quite an interesting question. After all, the US flag has changed many times throughout its history, and the number of stars on it also has not remained unchanged. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article is devoted to a review of the work and political activities of Pavel Nikolaevich Milyukov, his work and life in exile. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Now - after a few hundred years - and in the coming decades, at least the past of Russia and Poland will greatly influence our relationship. The history of Poland is thoroughly saturated with Polish-Russian disputes, wars, ideological differences. Three sections of the Commonwe alth turned into 123 years of enslavement. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Ivan Vyhovsky is a well-known historical figure from the times of an independent Cossack state. Possessing the art of diplomacy and warfare, this man, having become hetman after the death of Bogdan Khmelnytsky, tried with all his might to preserve the independence of Ukraine. Why did the Cossack foreman remove him from his post as hetman and thereby prevent Ukraine from becoming an independent country? We will try to find answers in this article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells about the German tribes of the Goths, who in the first centuries of our era made their way through all of Europe and created an independent state on the Iberian Peninsula. A brief outline of the main stages of their history is given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The history of the Burtases consists of various myths and legends. This vanished people causes a lot of controversy. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The name of the man who stood at the origins of German Nazism is not known to many. He became the best friend of Adolf Hitler and one of the first members of the NSDAP. Who is it? Emile Maurice is a watchmaker of Jewish origin, who was born into a we althy family. His father ran a fertilizer business, but things didn't go well for long. The factory eventually went bankrupt, and young Maurice had to get a profession that could feed him. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Hitler's wife is not an easy role. Not everyone could play it. However, one girl succeeded. For the sake of her feelings, Hitler's common-law wife was ready to put up with everything, turn a blind eye to everything that could interfere with the happiness of her husband. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The king of Lydia Croesus was the last of the Mermnad dynasty and ruled in the VI century BC. He is credited with the leadership in minting coins with an established standard for the content of gold and silver in them in the amount of 98%. This gave rise in the ancient world to say that Croesus had plenty of these metals. According to many, this testified to his fabulous we alth. Croesus was also the first to issue the royal seal - with the head of a lion and a bull on the front side. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells how Russia's victory in the war with Sweden, won in 1808, allowed her to annex the territory of Finland to her possessions. A brief outline of the history of this event and its consequences is given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Emperor Peter 3, whom most of us consider a strange, inadequate person, ruled the country for only six months. Whether he died of illness or was killed remains a mystery to this day. What brought Russia his stay on the throne? A short biography tells the famous facts of the life of Peter 3. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This article tells about Count Platon Alexandrovich Zubov, who, by the will of fate, became the last favorite of the Russian Empress Catherine II. A brief outline of his life and work is given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Thomas Carlyle (December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881) - Scottish writer, publicist, historian and philosopher, popularizer and one of the founders of a special style of artistic and philosophical historical literature - the "Cult of Heroes". A very popular Victorian era stylist. He had a great influence on legal thought. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01