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In February 1986, a shipwreck occurred in the Cook Strait, off the coast of New Zealand: the Soviet ship Mikhail Lermontov sank, on which there were more than seven hundred and fifty people. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

W alter Nowotny is the name of a man who went down in history as a WWII fighter pilot. His life, like a flash, ended as soon as it began. If not for the fact that Navotny fought on the side of the Nazis, one could consider him a hero worthy of eternal memory. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

This article highlights the main points and trends in the government activities of Nicholas II, as well as the fate of the country during this period. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In the XIV-XV centuries. in Europe, a nomadic people appeared, known as gypsies, whose origin, life and language remained a mystery for a long time. They often tried to explain their appearance with absurd theories, looking through their genealogy from the ancient Egyptians, German Jews, even mentioning the inhabitants of the legendary Atlantis. Who are the gypsies, what is the true origin of the "mysterious Egyptians"?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

In the northwestern part of modern Lithuania there is a territory that several centuries ago was called Samogitia, which is translated from Lithuanian as “lower”. It had a unique location, being between the possessions of the Teutonic and Livonian orders. In the middle of the XIII century, the Lithuanian ruler Mindovg decided to give this land to the Livonians, but a little more than ten years passed and the people who inhabited Samogitia were able to win back their territory and join the battle already with the Teutonic Order. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Egypt is often jokingly compared to a Christmas tree: both winter and summer are the same color. The turquoise sea, a colorful crowd of tourists, a vibrant underwater world that attracts divers from all over the world - all this attracts travelers. The Russians were eager to go there, as if they were going to a second dacha: at least a week to rest from work and fry in the sun. Whole families flew until a plane crash in Egypt on October 31, 2015 forced the whole country to shudder. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

Mecca is the holy city of Muslims from all over the world. Once a year people come here to make the obligatory pilgrimage. The city in different eras was under the jurisdiction of several states. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Diogenes, whose barrel made him famous, lived over two thousand years ago. He had his own idea of life, which he saw in simplicity and getting rid of conventions and material goods. He is considered one of the brightest representatives of the Cynic school. He preferred an existence like a dog to the conventional life, which needs a place to sleep and food to be happy. As a dwelling, he chose a vessel. This act later became the basis of the well-known aphorism. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Experienced sailors consider the most terrible of all possible causes of a disaster at sea, paradoxical as it sounds, fire. It seems that the fire is easy to put out when there is so much water around, but it is not. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

So fate decreed that Russia, whose population has always been known for its peacefulness and hospitality, has had to fight a lot throughout its existence. There were also wars of conquest, but most of the time the Russian state desperately defended itself against unfriendly countries who wanted to encroach on its territory. In war, one sometimes has to make difficult choices, on which the fate of the country depends. The military council in Fili in 1812 is a good example of this. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

General is the army rank of the highest command staff, respectively, major general is the first rank next in seniority to the general. When this rank appeared, its abolition and restoration, famous people with the rank of major general. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova is known as one of the close friends of Empress Catherine II. She considered herself one of the active participants in the coup d'état of 1762, but there is no documentary evidence of this fact. Catherine herself noticeably cooled off towards her after she ascended the throne. Throughout her reign, Dashkova did not play any significant role. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The liberation of Warsaw (1945) is one of the most famous events of World War II. Below, the article will consider the events that preceded the operation to liberate the capital of Poland, as well as the chronological sequence of each stage of the operation. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The history of Moscow goes back many centuries into the past. During its history, Moscow has become a capital city several times, has experienced many events that radically changed its life. The city is growing and developing, there are many plans for changes in the appearance of Moscow in the future. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Shumilov Mikhail Stepanovich is one of the most famous heroes of the Great Patriotic War. His strategic and tactical decisions played an important role in the victory over Nazi Germany. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

T-50 was an innovative model in Soviet tank building. Nevertheless, he failed to become massive and widespread. This surprising discrepancy still attracts interest today. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Ships did not always become popular due to military battles. There were also those who gained fame for other reasons. We are talking about the ship "Mikhail Somov". Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The richest and most amazing woman in Spain, known as the 18th Duchess of Alba, is a representative of an ancient family with a history of 584 years. The head of the House of Alba has the most titles in the world. She has over 40 of them officially recognized by the government. The Duchess entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most titled person in the world. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Spanish Empire at the time of its power was one of the largest states that ever existed in the world. Its creation is inextricably linked with the Age of Discovery, when it became a colonial power. For several centuries, the flag of the Spanish Empire flew over vast territories located both in Europe and in Asia, Africa, America and Oceania. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article tells about the fate of Imelda Marcos ─ the wife of the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. A brief outline of the history of their reign and the corruption scandal associated with them, culminating in a high-profile lawsuit, is given. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The Non-Aligned Movement is a movement that unites countries that have proclaimed non-participation in military-political groups and blocs as the basis of their foreign policy. It included countries that did not belong to either the communist or capitalist camps. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Thanks to Soviet films about the war, most people have a strong opinion that the mass small arms (you will find a photo in the article) of the German infantry during the Second World War is an automatic machine (submachine gun) of the Schmeisser system, which is named like this by the name of its designer. This myth is still actively supported by domestic cinema. However, in fact, this popular machine gun was never a mass weapon of the Wehrmacht, and it was not Hugo Schmeisser who created it at all. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The sunken nuclear submarines of the USSR and Russia are the subject of ongoing discussions. During the Soviet and post-Soviet years, four nuclear submarines died (K-8, K-219, K-278, Kursk). Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

To fully understand this topic, it is necessary to define what national communism is. What role does he play in our national history and the world? After all, national communism is something extremely important for the whole history. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The most heinous crime against humanity was committed during World War II. There are practically no families in Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union that did not suffer at the hands of the Nazis. Someone's fathers, sons, brothers died in the war, someone lost their relatives during the bombing, but the worst thing is the Holocaust of children forcibly taken from their parents. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Yuri II Dmitrievich - the Grand Duke, the son of the famous Dmitry Donskoy, became the Galician and Zvenigorod prince in the middle of the 15th century, in 1433 and 1434 he was the prince of Moscow. During the times of feudal fragmentation and the Troubles of the Kalitich family in Russia, there were several figures who canonized their century. One of them is considered to be Yuri Galitsky. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Many kids today don't really know what battle Napoleon died in. Some speak in the latter, and immediately make a gross mistake. Although the head of France had every chance of dying on the battlefield, but for his deeds, after which the country had no money for any serious reform, Napoleon Bonaparte was sent into exile on the island of St. Helena, where he later died of a broken heart. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The 19th century is full of various events that were in many ways a turning point for the Russian Empire. This is the war of 1812 with Napoleon, and the uprising of the Decembrists. The peasant reform also occupies an important place in history. It happened in 1861. The essence of the peasant reform, the main provisions of the reform, the consequences and some interesting facts we will consider in the article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Viktor Tsoi has long been considered a cult figure in Russian rock. He was born in 1962. And in what year did Tsoi Viktor die? This sad information is known to all his fans. In August 1990, he was gone. It is not difficult to calculate at what age Viktor Tsoi died? He was only 28. According to the official version, he fell asleep at the wheel on the highway, colliding with an oncoming Ikarus. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

From time immemorial, there has been such a tradition that, simultaneously with the foundation of the city, a place for the square was necessarily allocated in it. This rule applied to large and small urban-type settlements. Yekaterinburg Square was no exception. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Yakov Yurovsky was a Russian revolutionary, a Soviet state and party leader, a Chekist. He directly supervised the execution of Nicholas II, the last Russian emperor, and his family. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The name of Anne Frank is known to many, but few are familiar with the life story of this brave girl. Anne Frank, whose full name was Anneliese Marie Frank, was a Jewish woman born in Germany on June 12, 1929, between the two world wars. During the war, due to the persecution of the Jews, Anna's family was forced to leave the country and go to the Netherlands to escape Nazi terror. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Zhukov Vladimir is one of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, which is still remembered. The namesake of the famous commander went through the battle path from Rostov to Berlin. On his tank, he crossed the Dnieper and Oder, liberated the Donbass and Poland, fought near Kursk and in Pomerania. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Among famous writers, there are probably more doctors than representatives of other professions. What do medicine and literature have in common? At first glance, nothing. But if you think about it: the doctor treats the body, the writer - the soul. If he writes good books of course. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The works and writings of Fernand Braudel determined the development of not only French, but also world historical science in the 20th century. This scientist made a real revolution in historiography and source studies, focusing on the study not of events, as his predecessors and many contemporaries did, but on the features of the development of history in general, on the pace and dynamics of the transformation of the goals of socio-economic social structures. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

One of the criminals, traitors to the Motherland, who for a long time could not be caught and convicted of crimes, turned out to be the only female executioner in history - Tonka the machine gunner. The article will tell about some moments in the life of her and her husband Makarova, who until the last did not know the truth. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Martin Gardner is a famous American-born mathematician. In addition to his passion for this science, he is also a writer who has published a huge number of books. Gardner showed himself as an outstanding and versatile person, who was fond of various fields of science throughout his life. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The most terrible and bloody siege in the history of mankind - the blockade of Leningrad - lasted 900 days and nights. Leningraders survived. Another question is, at what cost did they get this victory. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The article is devoted to a brief review of the biography and statements of the famous Russian commander and generalissimo A.V. Suvorov. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

No matter what, Liberia is one of the most popular search items, it has been searched for for five centuries. After the death of Ivan the Terrible, all the libraries dedicated to the secret perished during the Time of Troubles, but rumors about it continued to circulate not only in Russia, but also in Europe. Both Peter the Great and Napoleon searched for mysterious Liberia during their stay in Moscow. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01