Stonehenge is perhaps one of the most famous megalithic structures in the world. It is called “the most mysterious prehistoric monument” and “a giant stone riddle in the very center of Europe”. Let's see what is mysterious about it, leaving aside common misconceptions
"What has ever been created in five thousand years of Chinese history besides horrible agricultural implements that barely feed the growing population?" - Guo Moruo, First President of the PRC Academy of Sciences
The chronology that we all know was not always there. Back in the early 19th century, all textbooks existing then had a slightly different chronology
The Olympics are a very attractive thing for a researcher. They were counted and celebrated for a long time and regularly. Many important civilizational events of both civil and religious nature are tied to them. However, in the official version of the history of the Olympic Games everything is false - dates, geography, frequency
Many have already heard about the Great Tartary. Some researchers and even scientists have found it on old maps, digitized by Western libraries and museums, or filmed at historical exhibitions in Russia and neighboring countries. Tartary was an empire, had its own ruling dynasty, coat of arms, flag and other attributes of an independent state with its own characteristics and history
There is more and more evidence that the Arabic script was the second script in Tartary, had Russian roots and, possibly, was created as a special language for the Horde - the army, simultaneously performing a cryptographic function. The illustrations given eloquently testify to this
Currently, Egyptian mummies are considered one of the most expensive and unique museum exhibits. The mummified bodies of Egyptians were also valued in medieval Europe. However, then their value was far from cultural or historical
Contrary to popular belief that the Middle Ages was a dark time in which sports competitions did not exist, this is not at all the case. Then, too, sports flourished, and competitions were held. What the medieval Olympiad looked like, further in the review
The war at all times for most people was a tragic and very bloody event. And for the peoples and territories participating in it, a real hell. However, in hoary antiquity, people also practiced underground battles, which at times were much more terrible than armed skirmishes on land or sea
For centuries, mankind has used the sixgesimal system for measuring time. In this system, familiar to everyone today, every day is divided into 24 hours, every hour - into 60 minutes, and every minute - into 60 seconds. Why is this exactly the case? Is this done by people out of habit, or is there some kind of reinforced concrete inherent advantage in measuring time in this way?
Most of the world has been reckoning time for four centuries using a calendar called the Gregorian. One additional day is added every four years. Such a year is called a leap year. The Gregorian calendar is generally accepted because it is regular and very simple. But it was not always so
The plague has firmly entered the history and culture of mankind as a monstrous disease from which no one could escape - not even the doctors themselves. Pestilence infiltrated homes, exterminated families, cities filled with thousands of corpses. Now mankind knows the causes of the disease and how to treat it, but in the past, healers were powerless in the face of the Plague
History, especially covering the Soviet era, has come to the fore over the past three decades in the ideological struggle
More and more Russians prefer to relax at home in the summer: about a third of citizens did not leave the city where they live during their holidays. And if they leave, they book hotels and tickets on their own without the help of tour operators. Meanwhile, in the USSR, they adhered to a different opinion - each family tried to travel: they improved their health in sanatoriums, and the most fortunate ones managed to go abroad. True, this was not easy to do. Gazeta.Ru recalls how and where Soviet people rested
The Soviet Union was the largest state on the planet, and already in the 1930s actively claimed the title of superpower. But within the framework of the race between countries, the authorities of the USSR needed to constantly maintain this image with the help of the implementation of ideas that would show the capitalist camp the viability and power of socialism
And now we have come to the denouement of our investigation of the main region of Tartary - Katay, - and its capital, the city of Khanbalik. Having studied dozens of documentary evidence left by the contemporaries of Khubilai and other rulers of this mysterious country, we found out the approximate location of traces of the legendary residence of the Tartar khans
By the end of the 19th century, the export of Russian-made butter was calculated in millions of poods of a product worth tens of millions of rubles. At the end of the empire, oil sold abroad brought more gold to the treasury than the largest gold mines combined
Andreas Churilov, the author of the book "The Non-Last Day of Pompeii", unequivocally proved that the destruction of the famous city in 79 AD, dated within the framework of traditional science, actually occurred in 1631
The "offshore zone" of the Knights Templar covered a significant part of Asia Minor. Templars did not pay taxes or share with the church
Peter I, the tsar-reformer, the tsar-revolutionary, under whom Russia received the status of an empire, from the first days of his reign was not like his predecessors
So what do we know about Tartary? Unfortunately, this topic is constantly discredited by dubious theories due to the lack of a scientific approach to the study of this state and the peoples who lived in it. In fact, very little is known about Tartary, it cannot be characterized by any one word, there were both bright and dark moments in the history and culture of this country. Tartary needs to be studied in a complex, we talk about this constantly and urge caring people to connect to professional and
The Maya, like other peoples who lived in the Mexican territories, left behind grandiose structures
Ziggurats were built by the Babylonians, Assyrians and Sumerians. Trees were planted on the terraces to make the complex resemble a man-made mountain. For a long time it was believed that priests rose here to watch the movement of the stars. In addition, it was assumed that sacred relics were kept here
In the USSR, where for a long time personal cars were not available or were only available to a few owners, the popularity of motorcycles reached large-scale proportions. Motorcycle transport has positively established itself during the Great Patriotic War and in the post-war period, motorcyclists only increased
The theme of crime in Russia in the 18th century will always be associated with a figure belonging at the same time to history, mass book literature and folklore - Vanka Kain
When people in a hurry walk along the streets of the center of Moscow, few people notice small details on old houses. Moreover, even large and noticeable, seemingly, architectural elements elude our attention. Meanwhile, from dozens of Moscow houses amazing masks are watching us, each of which has its own features and its own expression of a stone face
The history of the coat of arms of Russia dates back to the end of the 15th century, during the reign of Ivan III, when for the first time the image of a two-headed eagle appeared on the seal of the sovereign. It was this emblem that became the main element of the coat of arms, which has undergone various changes over time
Wars have accompanied humanity throughout its history. The ways of waging war have changed a lot over the centuries, but death today, as well as three thousand years ago, reaps its abundant harvest on the battlefields. And, just like in the ancient world, specialists who are able to snatch people out of her hands with the help of their knowledge and talent are worth their weight in gold today
What do you think a public toilet, a daily newspaper, and a traffic police patrol have in common? No, not at all what you might think. All of this and more have full Roman roots
White, blue and red. How are they related to the flag of Holland, shipbuilding, and how were the meaning of flowers interpreted at different times?
In the old days in Russia life was not only difficult, but also very harsh, especially for women. This can be judged by many works of art and historical facts. Naturally, the representatives of the aristocracy were less concerned than the commoners. Peasant girls lived much worse
27 years ago in Russia they began to buy the first shares of MMM, not yet knowing what financial pyramids are and who Sergey Mavrodi is. In this article, we will walk in the footsteps of the "great combinator" of the 1990s, whom, as it turns out, began to be forgotten, and we will study his last years of life
Wooden buildings are a distinctive part of Russia's architectural heritage, especially in traditional villages in the north of the country. For more than a thousand years, until the 18th century, literally all buildings were erected from wood, including houses, barns, mills, princely palaces and temples
Since the mid-1920s, the Soviet government has been trying to realize the American dream in a planned economy, which boiled down to delicious, quick-cooked food
After the revolution of 1917 in Russia, the foundations of the old life were rapidly breaking down - the Gregorian calendar, daylight saving time, a new system of measures and weights were introduced, and a spelling reform was adopted. However, the new, Soviet culture demanded a different, "non-reactionary" alphabet - Latin. This is how the movement for the romanization of the Russian language began
Where did the Old Slavonic language come from and who spoke it. Is he a direct ancestor of the Russian?
It is generally accepted that history is science, and what it claims is accurate and proven information. Specialists in the field of history draw maps reflecting the political world order of the distant and not very distant past, depict the life of the inhabitants of a particular historical period, their appearance, customs. However, when we open the written sources of those times, it turns out that contemporaries saw the world in a completely different way
The population of pre-reform Russia regularly paid taxes to the state. But there were people who were called "walkers", and whose relations with the treasury were somewhat different. Their position was, to put it mildly, unenviable. However, the privileges granted to this caste made their life easier
Gambling has been around for centuries, and the cards are perhaps the most famous on this list. However, this does not negate the fact that there are many myths and versions hovering around them regarding the peculiarities of their history and existence. For example, this concerns the origin of the names of the suits
It is not easy to survive in the prairies and forests of North America. Before the arrival of Europeans, local peoples did not know the flu, smallpox and chickenpox, but they faced bacterial infections, wounds and the need to help women in labor. So they had to develop their medicine, despite the fact that they did not have too many opportunities for this