History
11-09-2024
That Russia borrowed from the Tatars
It is not only the battle cry "hurrah!" the word "hero", fighting cavalry, clothing, postal stations, the drivers. But the ...
11-09-2024
How in the old days they treated sick and old slaves in ...
In ancient times, slaves were the basis of many branches of the economy. Construction, the agricultural sector, the service sector ...
11-09-2024
Pictures of the Briton Phil Penman, who was at the scene of ...
Fear and confusion gripped millions of New Yorkers on September 11, 2001, the day when these terrible pictures were taken. But the ...
11-09-2024
Terrible "medicine" of quarrelsomeness and nymphomania: Top ...
Medicine is not always professed sparing treatment. Sometimes Hippocratic "do no harm" was interpreted not always in favor of the ...
10-09-2024
Down with the new, give the old! An American collects ...
Photographer, illustrator and designer Troy Litten lives in San Francisco. Although it is almost impossible to find him at home, ...
10-09-2024
Cocaine Bear, or the Story of How an American Policeman ...
On September 11, 1985, a resident of the town of Knoxville, Tennessee, found on the path leading to his house the body of an ...
10-09-2024
The twin towers in the 70s: how did the world trade center in ...
Before the tragedy of September 11, 2001 the twin towers of the world trade center was scitalis the main symbol of new York. It ...
10-09-2024
The dissolute youth of the West of the 1920s
The roaring 1920s in the West became a decade of parties, money and an extravagant lifestyle. This period represented the American ...
10-09-2024
Top 10 most beautiful castles in France
The castles and palaces of France are the best "storytellers" of the rich history of the country. They saw the lives of kings and ...
10-09-2024
Foie gras, oysters, cognacs, cigars - what did Winston ...
We all know about the historical role of this or that figure, about his actions and even his personal life. But as a rule, we don't ...
10-09-2024
23 wild "secrets" of old Hollywood movies that are shocking today
BuzzFeed community members told about the coolest and strangest facts they know about Old Hollywood. And that's what the picture ...
10-09-2024
The history of soap: how sewage began to be used for cleanliness
It is difficult for modern people to imagine life without soap. This simple hygiene product takes pride of place in the consumer ...
10-09-2024
The former king, which did not want to remember: as the uncle ...
Edward VIII – the British king abdicated for love. Real men act worthy of admiration. But there is life Edward and the other ...
09-09-2024
The Captain from Kepenik: how the shoemaker robbed the Town ...
When Kaiser Wilhelm learned the story of the captain from Kepenik, he laughed until tears came. He personally pardoned a man who ...
09-09-2024
23 stunning shots of Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick is a famous director and screenwriter who had a huge influence on American cinema. His talent was already ...
09-09-2024
The Boy in the Bubble: A dozen years waiting to die
This case is very important in the history of medicine — not only because of the sad fate of the boy David Phillip Vetter, but ...
08-09-2024
Photos of the Crimean War of 1853-1856
On September 9, 1855, after the heaviest battles, the 349-day defense of Sevastopol ended. In connection with this event, every ...
08-09-2024
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 ...
08-09-2024
The Bloody Sun of Russia: what kind of person was the Holy ...
The grandson of Rurik and the son of Igor, Prince Svyatoslav, was a true pagan who preferred the battlefield to the Kiev prince's ...
08-09-2024
The first Soviet film adaptation of "12 chairs" with ...
Hayday or Zakharov, Gomiashvili and Mironov, Filippov or Papanov — disputes about what the Soviet adaptation of «Twelve ...
08-09-2024
Why Walt Disney shows two fingers in all his photos
Studying the history of the Disney company, you can notice an unusual thing: the founder of the company Walter Elias Disney in the ...
08-09-2024
A vibrator and 6 other items that people use for other purposes
Some things were invented for a completely different purpose than what we use them for now. But this is even better!
08-09-2024
10 historical films in which costume designers coped with the ...
History lovers often make claims to costume designers for shooting historical paintings: either the fabric is not from that era, or ...
08-09-2024
Miss "Russian colony": how emigration chose their beauty Queens
Beauty contests are known from ancient times — many cities, towns, countries and peoples was elected the beauty Queen, pushing ...
08-09-2024
Good morning: the "hangover" pictures of Trevor Fletcher
Rough night leads to serious morning, it is an axiom. Photographer Trevor Fletcher (Trevor Fletcher) was highlighted in his works ...
07-09-2024
10 Interesting Facts About the Ku Klux Klan
In December 1865, the Ku Klux Klan, an ultra-right organization based on racist ideas, was created in the American city of Pulaski, ...