History

Boyle Robert is a scientist many centuries ahead of his time. He was not only a physicist, but also studied chemistry and even theology. In the article, we will consider how he managed to combine all these seemingly incompatible activities. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Viking hairstyles are another layer of culture, using which you can get additional information about the life of the Scandinavians, their customs and features of life. Hairstyles have always reflected social processes and changes in society. This means that the way of life of the warriors inevitably left an imprint on the way they styled and braided their hair. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What are archons? Where did this word come from? How is the history of Byzantium connected with it? Now this word is used in a meaning that only remotely resembles the one that was originally assigned to it. Moreover, due to the spread in mass culture and consciousness, the concept of "archon" has completely lost part of its semantic meaning. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This "soldier" order was established in one of the most glorious periods of the Great Patriotic War and became the most popular among the rank and file and junior officers. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In 1754, Empress Ekaterina Alekseevna had an heir. In 1796, he became king and received the title Paul 1. His reign was short, and his death was painful and unfair. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

For all of us, the calendar is a familiar and even ordinary thing. This ancient invention of man fixes the days, numbers, months, seasons, the frequency of natural phenomena, which are based on the system of movement of celestial bodies: the Moon, the Sun, the stars. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Greek men around the world are recognized as the most beautiful, as evidenced by the greatest demand for them in the modeling business. The qualities of these descendants of the Olympian gods as lovers are legendary. What exactly are the men of Greece so remarkable for, discussed in this article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Ivan Vladimirovich Lebedev is a famous Russian sportsman of the beginning of the 20th century. He is an outstanding athlete and wrestler. He was an organizer of wrestling championships, an entertainer and a circus choreographer. In addition, he published sports magazines as a writer and journalist, he himself performed in the circus. In this article we will talk about his biography and outstanding achievements. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Power is a term that has two interpretations, but both of them refer to the concept of "state". The word itself comes from the ancient Russian designation "dzhrzha", which is translated into modern language as "power, dominion". Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Orchestra, loud music playing. Strongman Ivan Zaikin enters the circus arena to the cheers of the public. He is handsome and stately. His muscles play under his skin. Having made a circle of honor, the athlete stops in front of a 25-pound anchor. The audience was frozen in anticipation. The circus performer wrapped his tong-like arms around him and hoisted him onto his back. Having passed the circle with the anchor, the athlete began to rotate this colossal load. The hall exploded with applause and applause. This was one of the many performances of the famous strongman Ivan Zaikin. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

1589 is the time when the patriarchate was established for the first time on the territory of modern Russia. Job (John) became the first Metropolitan and Russian Patriarch of All Russia. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Olympics in Nagano hosted 2338 athletes, of which 810 were women. It became the most massive in terms of the number of participants and countries. In total, athletes from seventy-two countries came to Japan, who competed in fourteen sports and sixty-eight disciplines. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

A brief overview of the liberation of Europe from occupation during the Second World War. The course of the offensive of the allied forces on the eastern and western fronts, the contribution of the liberated countries themselves to the defeat of fascist Germany are considered. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In February 1945, a conference was held in Y alta, which was attended by representatives of the countries that were part of the anti-Hitler coalition. Great Britain and the United States were able to get the Soviet Union to agree to take a direct part in the war with Japan. In exchange for this, they promised him to return the Kuril Islands and South Sakhalin, lost during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells about the abdication of Nicholas II from the throne - an event that became a turning point in the history of Russia. A brief overview of the reasons that prompted the sovereign to take this step and the circumstances under which it was taken is given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The first in Rome not a senator and not a son of a senator, and not his grandson - Titus Flavius Vespasian, an emperor from a farmer's family, began his reign on July 1, 1969, almost two thousand years ago. It was he who introduced rather high taxes on visiting public toilets, and then gave out to the patricians, squeamishly wrinkling their noses, a phrase that has survived as a proverb to this day: "Non olet! (Money does not smell!)". Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is remarkable about 1612? What happened at that time and what consequences did the events have for the country? We will answer these and other questions in the article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

According to the advice of one sorcerer, the Bulgars had to carry a huge vat of water, and in the place where the water boils, it is necessary to build a city. And a miracle happened on the shore of Lake Kleban. This was the beginning of the birth of the Kazan Khanate. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Among Russian surnames there are many Kolesnikovs - this surname is one of the hundred most common. However, it is common not only in the territory of modern Russia, the Kolesnikovs can be found in Belarus and Ukraine. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In Russia at the end of the 17th century, something incredible happened: in a country where house-building traditions were very strong, and women led mostly reclusive lives, Princess Sofya Alekseevna began to manage all the affairs of the state. It happened so unexpectedly and at the same time naturally that the Russians began to take it for granted. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

He alth is the most valuable thing a person has. And the history of medicine, which has passed through the scientists of ancient civilizations, medieval sorcerers, the Inquisition and stagnation in its development, continues to develop to this day. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells about Hyperborea - a mythical country, whose inhabitants created a highly developed civilization many millennia ago, which served as the basis for the development of the entire world culture. A brief overview of the ongoing discussions about its historical accuracy is given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Diodorus Siculus lived during the time of Julius Caesar. He is considered an ancient Greek historian. The work of his life called "Historical Library" is used by modern researchers of the past as the main source of information. What is known about the historian of antiquity and his outstanding work?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Incas, Aztecs and Mayans, mysterious tribes that disappeared from the face of the earth. Until now, scientific excavations and all kinds of research are being carried out in order to study their life and the reasons for their disappearance. In this article we will talk about one interesting tribe. The Aztecs lived in the 14th century in what is now Mexico City. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells about the political and personal biography of the leader of the communist movement in Germany, Ernst Thalmann. A brief outline of his youthful and childhood life is given, which had a decisive influence on the formation of both the personal and political temperament of the future revolutionary. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Stepan Nikolaev became famous during the Patriotic War of 1812. He took part in many battles, for which he was generously gifted by the emperor. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Tsarist Okhrana is the everyday name of the structural bodies of the police department of the Ministry of the Interior, operating on the territory of the Russian Empire. Full name - Department for the protection of public security and order. The structure was engaged in private investigation, in the system of public administration in the late 19th - early 20th century it played a crucial role. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

For those who are seriously interested in cinema, Adabashyan is known as an actor (but only for minor and episodic roles). Alexander was remembered by a considerable number of people for the film adaptation of Boris Akunin's works about the lucky detective Erast Fandorin, which was released in 2002. This article will describe a brief biography of Adabashyan. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Vasily Chapaev is one of the most famous characters of the civil war. His image became an important symbol of that era. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was the seventh child and fourth son of King George and Queen Olga. He was the grandson of the King of Denmark. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In this article we will try to understand what humanity is doing on Earth. Let's get acquainted with the opinions of researchers. Some of them consider history as a planned development, others as a cyclical closed process. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The bottom of the seas and oceans has always attracted scientists, historians and just adventurers. Research involves great risk, but there are not fewer applicants for understandable reasons. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Victory Banner - this symbol is firmly entrenched in the hearts of millions of people who fought for their freedom. Many people know that he was hoisted to the Reichstag. But how did this action take place? That is what this review will be about. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

"City of Military Glory" - this title is given not just like that, but for special merits. For the fact that the inhabitants during his defense showed special stamina and courage. In this review, we will look at cities that have earned the right to be called heroes. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Crimean Khanate lasted a little over three hundred years. The state, which arose on the fragments of the Golden Horde, almost immediately entered into a fierce confrontation with its neighbors surrounding it. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Kingdom of Poland, the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Duchy of Moscow - they all wanted to include Crimea in their sphere of influence. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The biography of Sergei Efron is like an action-packed detective story. His adventurous life was superimposed by writing talent and marriage to Marina Tsvetaeva. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This article will focus on the various installations and guns that were used in coastal artillery throughout the monarchy and the Soviet period. The history of the most famous of the tools used will be briefly outlined, as well as some of their characteristics. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Great Depression in the US was a sudden social and economic shock to the entire country. It gave rise to a completely new level of poverty, crime, unemployment and other similar derivatives of social tensions. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In Russian history, there are several cases when those who rebelled against the tsarist government covered themselves with a desire to protect the rights of the "real" sovereign or his legitimate heir. One example of such a falsification is the announcement by Stepan Razin that Nechai is in his camp - Tsarevich Alexei Alekseevich, whose biography is presented below. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The dead loop has become the trick of the century. That is what this article is about. The main prerequisites, features, as well as the use of maneuver in modern aviation - all this you will find in this material. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01