On August 19, 1848, the American newspaper The New York Herald reported that gold had been discovered in California. This news sparked the famous gold rush: thousands of people rushed west to search for the precious metal
Almost from the very invention of aircraft and airships, it was decided to put them into service with the army. And already during the First World War they were a formidable force. And it was possible to defend against enemy aircraft only if its approach was noticed in advance. That is why special devices have been developed that can capture the sound of a flying plane or zeppelin, although they often look more like an "orchestra". These were the military tubes
For a long time, the tragic plane crash of the Tu-104 aircraft that occurred on February 7, 1981 was carefully hidden by the Soviet and then Russian leadership. This is not surprising, because on that day several dozen high-ranking admirals and generals of the Pacific Fleet were killed. Let's find out what really happened that day
The diaspora policy of Poland in relation to ethnic Poles in the former USSR is the desire to nurture in them a resentment and anger towards Russia. As a derivative of this, to whip up protest sentiments in them, to form a pro-Western liberal stratum
Even professional historians, no matter how stupid they are, understand that without weapons the Mongols could not conquer anyone, it will not work to prove that they have metallurgy, but they need to be armed with something. And then they came up with the idea that the Mongols did armor-piercing superbows
As Montaigne said, "People believe in nothing more firmly than in what they least know." Historical knowledge, or rather ignorance, is the same. Most people are fanatically confident in the existence of Ancient Hellas, Ancient Rome, Ancient Babylonia and Ancient Rus
Detailed analysis of the successive changes in the shape of the Caspian Sea in the 16-17 centuries. The reasons for the tragic events for the region. Arguments, facts, assumptions
Study (according to old maps) of the migration routes of the people of the Mongol country after the disaster of the End of the World of the 17th century to the present location. Where did the expression "Fall into Tartarars" come from.
Why was there an inscription from the Koran on Alexander Nevsky's helmet?
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Even the official historiography has preserved information about the ancient settlements that existed in Siberia and Altai even before Yermak. But for some reason, these data are deprived of the attention of historians, archaeologists and other specialists. Everyone should consider that Siberia is not a historical land
Eternal Fire is a form of worship of the god Perun. Modernization consists only in the fact that in ancient times the "inextinguishability" of the fire was ensured by the attendance of attendants, and today a non-blown natural gas burner is used. Well, the Temple itself is made more thoroughly, of stone. Otherwise, all the canonical rules are followed thoroughly
The artist Ilya Repin was famous for his careful approach to creating paintings. On his canvases, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. The artist carefully nurtured the ideas of his future creations, pondering each character. Of course, it took a lot of time. For example, the world famous painting "The Cossacks" was created over the course of 13 years. However, the result was worth it
They will be the last German soldiers to surrender after World War II
Adolf Hitler could have survived and fled Berlin at the end of World War II. This is a CIA sensation. The department has declassified old documents. In them, a former SS soldier tells how 10 years later he talked with the Fuhrer in South America and even took pictures with him. There is also a corresponding snapshot
In the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region there is an interesting place with stone slabs located under layers of sand … A road paved with rectangular stone slabs runs across a small sandy quarry
Why did our ancestors build castles on the tops of the mountains? Version, assumption
In 2018, 96-year-old Arthur Eshkin became the Nobel Prize laureate in physics. He was awarded for the invention of the optical tweezers, which can hold microscopic objects the size of DNA using laser light. As it turned out, this is not his only idea worthy of a prestigious award - in his basement he developed a device that can significantly reduce the cost of electrical energy and stop environmental pollution
For almost half a century, while the so-called "cold war" was going on between the USSR and the West, we were frightened with American bombs. And few people know that in fact, in those years, overseas aircraft nevertheless inflicted an unpunished strike on Soviet territory. It happened in the Far East in October 1950
For some reason, I have not heard that anyone doubted that the aqueducts were built by ancient people without cars. I myself did not doubt this, because I thought that aqueducts are small and consist of small bricks connected with cement. But, somehow accidentally caught pictures and I doubted
In the final chapter, we will look at some aspects of the Iliad, as well as the course and results of the Trojan War
Let's continue thinking about our solar gods
There is one Gordian knot in the history of ancient times. From him twist the strings of narratives about most of the countries and rulers of Western Europe. This cornerstone of the history of European civilization is called Troy
In the Vladimir region, a 12th-century Italian-built temple was found. They dug it out and then buried it … I first heard this news when I was driving. From laughter, I almost drove into the oncoming lane
Interesting additions to the film "Fake Antiquity of China", further convincing that the "thousand-year history of ancient China" is nothing more than a late forgery
The South Geographic Pole is located in the heart of Antarctica. The ice sheet of the continent can be expected to be radially symmetric in thickness. If not, what information can we get from the actual ice thickness data? Isn't that interesting !?
In the legends of the Nenets, the mysterious people of Sirta are often mentioned, who lived on the Yamal Peninsula and in the Bolshezemelskaya tundra. Studies of these graphs now still confirm the fact that in the Middle Ages in the Far North near the Ugra, samoyady and the caves, there was still a certain people, the traces of which were later lost
In the presence of many populist slogans like "all people are brothers", "from each according to his capabilities - to each according to his work", the real USSR was a country of the strongest inequality and stratification of society
Nicholas II's naval aviation was created from scratch, but became the best in the world
Girsu is an ancient Sumerian city located in modern-day Iraq. Girsu was located in southern Mesopotamia, halfway between the Tigris and the Euphrates. In the III millennium BC. e. the city was in an alliance with two closely located cities connected by water: Nina-Sirara
In the Middle Ages, the bear was considered the king of animals, but after the XII century the situation changed - it was replaced by a lion, which began to dominate in heraldry
The origin of the word "panic" does not appeal to anyone. The myths of "ancient Greece" in Russian schools are told as if schools in Russia were created entirely for Greeks, and children know practically nothing about their richest culture. At best, they will hardly be able to remember Perun and Makosh
During the war, the German intelligence service of the Third Reich
How much information about the Second World War has already been disseminated, filmed and became a legend. However, many people still find for themselves previously unknown events of this war. For example, this is how I just got acquainted with the events of the Great Patriotic War on Elbrus
Disputes about who Prince Vladimir was have been going on since ancient times. Historical sources describing his accomplishments are fragmentary and often contradict each other
With the onset of the scientific and technological revolution, transport began to develop by leaps and bounds. Therefore, it does not seem surprising that almost immediately after the appearance of the railway in its traditional form, a monorail began to be built in a number of countries. And it spread rapidly around the world. A hundred years ago, it was considered almost the most promising type of transport, which in the future will be at every step
Bavarian researcher Gernot Geise published in 1994 the book "Who were the Romans really?" to Latin culture. Among the evidence is the very name of the city of Rome
"While the enemy is drawing maps of the offensive, we are changing landscapes, and manually." These words of a warrant officer from a well-known Russian comedy are the best fit to characterize a set of measures to disguise. However, it should also be noted that such measures are quite universal, regardless of the army of the world. Soviet tactical art during the war years in this field not only did not lag behind, but even set a trend in places
Mikhail Zadornov refutes the assertions of official science and offers a new look at the history of Russia: "We have never had such a history!" Who actually founded the Russian state? Who Invented the Alphabet? And who actually founded European cities? "Our people want to know the truth about their past"
In 1961, the scientific world spread the news of an archaeological sensation. No, the thunder of a great discovery did not come from Egypt or Mesopotamia. An unexpected find was discovered in Transylvania, in the small Romanian village of Terteria