History
15.11.23
Etzi's "Ice Man" and his story
13-11-2023
What was the fate of Matryona, the beloved daughter of the ...
Grigory Rasputin was a controversial personality, and even a hundred years after his death, debates about his person continue. Some ...
13-11-2023
What's wrong with babies in old paintings
Even if you are not interested in painting at all, you still noticed how strange children were portrayed several centuries ago. ...
13-11-2023
Kurenevsky flood, the most secret man-made disaster of the USSR
The so-called Kurenevsky flood, which occurred in Kyiv in 1961, is considered the second largest man-made disaster after the ...
13-11-2023
Alaska Eskimos in priceless historical photographs of 1903 - 1930
The Lomen family from Minnesota moved to the city of Nome in 1903, at a time when thousands of prospectors rushed to Alaska in ...
13-11-2023
The History of Crash Test Dummies — Volunteers, Dead People ...
As you know, the car is a source of increased danger. The first victim of a car accident is considered to be an Irish woman ...
13-11-2023
Why did English archers fight without trousers at the Battle ...
The victory of the British over the French at Agincourt in 1415 was one of the most important events of the Hundred Years' War. The ...
12-11-2023
Which countries in the twentieth century were carried out ...
One of the first actions of Hitler as head of Germany was the adoption in 1933 of the "Law on preventing the birth of offspring ...
12-11-2023
The story of Ann Russell Miller, a socialite and millionaire ...
The other day, a 92-year-old nun who had taken vows of silence, seclusion and poverty many years ago died in a Chicago convent. For ...
12-11-2023
Unique photos from the first Australian Antarctic Expedition ...
In 1911, a group of scientists and adventurers led by geologist Douglas Mawson left the Australian city of Hobart. A team of 37 ...
11-11-2023
Why are there two different types of toilets in Turkish ...
If you have been to Turkey and visited the residents of this country (or rented an apartment in a Turkish house), you may have ...
11-11-2023
Eight strange and unexpected things that were on board the ...
The tragic story of the wreck of the Titanic, which collided with an iceberg and sank more than a hundred years ago, has become the ...
11-11-2023
15 rare photos showing free Soviet medicine in all its glory
It is generally believed that medicine was one of the main indisputable achievements of the Soviet Union: citizens of the country ...
11-11-2023
The artist showed what historical celebrities could be today
Becca Saladin is a graphic designer who has been drawing since childhood. Since childhood, she has also been interested in history. ...
11-11-2023
11 rare shots from the construction of the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Bartholdi together with engineer Gustave Eiffel (who worked on the frame). It was ...
11-11-2023
Why did the" sun King " Louis XIV disgust women
King Louis XIV of France, whom the courtiers called the "Sun King", is a very popular person in literature and cinema. We know this ...
11-11-2023
To love in Russian: in peasant huts, retreated to sex
We know that in Russian families was always full of kids and the family was large and close-knit. Several generations were born, ...
11-11-2023
The man with two heads: portraits of Pasqual Pinon, the ...
Pasqual Pinon (1889-1929), known as the two-Headed Mexican, was a circus performer MPEI cells-Vlotho in the early 1900-ies. Pignon ...
11-11-2023
How did the young ladies from the institutes of noble maidens ...
On May 5, 1764, 257 years ago, the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens was founded in St. Petersburg. Life in such institutions, ...
10-11-2023
How did the traditional Russian gesture inviting a drink appear
In our country, probably everyone knows what it means to click the index finger on the throat. For a country that relatively ...
10-11-2023
Belle Starr: Queen of bandits of the Wild West
The bandits and the Wild West are almost synonymous. Shooting, cowboys, hats, revolvers — all this dangerous "world of men". But ...
10-11-2023
Gambler, saint or genius — 10 little-known facts about Leo ...
112 years ago, on November 10 (new style), 1910, Russian writer Leo Tolstoy left his own house after collecting only the ...
10-11-2023
How did the expression "Hold a candle" appear in Russia and ...
The expression "Hold a candle" is very popular with us. It can be called universal, because it is used in directly opposite ...
10-11-2023
Why by the age of 40, the daughter of Peter I turned from a ...
Elizabeth Petrovna is the youngest and favorite daughter of Peter I. She ascended the Russian throne in 1741 and ruled the country ...
10-11-2023
10 sexual traditions of the Ancient world that will shock a ...
Although conservatives claim that modern society has become too free in its mores in comparison with pious ancestors, some of the ...
10-11-2023
The story of circus athlete Alexander Zass — Russian "Iron ...
Alexander Ivanovich Zass remained in world history as one of the strongest people. He could carry a horse on his shoulders, tear ...
09-11-2023
You won't be nice by force, or When in Russia guys were ...
Men who were in no hurry to tie the knot have been at all times and among all peoples. No matter how high family values are in ...