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Illustration from magazine of the late 19th century: "how to behave As a good wife"

27-01-2024

Illustration from magazine of the late 19th century: "how to ...

The network actively discussing the illustrations to the magazine of the nineteenth century, which is sort of tutorial about "how ...

Chanel with the scent of Nazism: was the legendary fashion designer a German spy?

27-01-2024

Chanel with the scent of Nazism: was the legendary fashion ...

Without a doubt, Coco Chanel was one of the most outstanding women of the 20th century. Throughout the world, this personality is ...

The 5 most effective Soviet women snipers of the Second World War

27-01-2024

The 5 most effective Soviet women snipers of the Second World War

It is believed that war is not a woman's business. But when the enemy comes to their native land, they often have to reconsider ...

What did the first beauty treatments look like

27-01-2024

What did the first beauty treatments look like

We know something about the features of women's fitness a century ago, and today we will arrange a tour of the beauty salons of the ...

How Austrian immigrant Viktor Grunbaum came up with the idea of a shopping mall

27-01-2024

How Austrian immigrant Viktor Grunbaum came up with the idea ...

A mall, a shopping center is a distinctive feature of any big city. His life is built around him, full of shopping, entertainment ...

Odessa 30‑ies in the photos by American photographer Branson Deco

27-01-2024

Odessa 30‑ies in the photos by American photographer ...

Whether you want to see Odessa 30 years? If so, this will help us work of American photographer and traveler — Deco Branson ...

Was there a chance to save Pushkin after the duel? Opinion of modern specialists

27-01-2024

Was there a chance to save Pushkin after the duel? Opinion of ...

The world has lost many great people because of tragic, sometimes ridiculous cases. With the current level of medicine, many people ...

Annette Kellerman - record-breaking swimmer and the first film actress to appear nude

26-01-2024

Annette Kellerman - record-breaking swimmer and the first ...

Annette Kellerman is an amazing woman with many accomplishments to her name. She was the first to attempt to swim across the ...

10 facts about the deceptive "Execution in Saigon"

26-01-2024

10 facts about the deceptive "Execution in Saigon"

Photojournalist Eddie Adams captured one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War — the moment of execution amid the chaos ...

Murderous passion: 6 of the most violent couples in the history of crime

26-01-2024

Murderous passion: 6 of the most violent couples in the ...

It's great when spouses have common hobbies, but when it's an obsession with murder, it gets creepy. In addition to the famous ...

Short skirts, picnics on the side of the road and smiling children — what was Afghanistan before the Taliban

26-01-2024

Short skirts, picnics on the side of the road and smiling ...

University Professor bill Podlich from Arizona has made a series of pictures in 1967, while he lived and worked in Afghanistan with ...

Fred and Rosemary West are the most violent couple ever

26-01-2024

Fred and Rosemary West are the most violent couple ever

They say it's good when a husband and wife have a common hobby. But what if it's a hobby — murder and rape? Fred and Rosemary ...

Cases of catastrophic hyperinflation that will remain in history

25-01-2024

Cases of catastrophic hyperinflation that will remain in history

People say that money is just paper. But using this figurative expression, we do not even guess how close we are to the truth. Get ...

A brief but stunning history of burlesque in the 1950s

25-01-2024

A brief but stunning history of burlesque in the 1950s

Today burlesque is a real art form. Modern burlesque performers, men and women, combine the most explosive aspects of costumed ...

Dress Mantua luxurious, but terribly uncomfortable invention gallant century

25-01-2024

Dress Mantua luxurious, but terribly uncomfortable invention ...

History is replete with examples of in search of beauty and elegance man rushes from one extreme to another. Baroque and Rococo ...

Photos of world rock stars in their youth that you are unlikely to have seen

25-01-2024

Photos of world rock stars in their youth that you are ...

This truly historical selection includes diptychs of famous singers and musicians. When you first look at these portraits, you ...

How anthropologist Grover Krantz and his Dog Clyde became Museum exhibits

24-01-2024

How anthropologist Grover Krantz and his Dog Clyde became ...

There is an unusual exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. This is the skeleton of a man, on whose chest ...

16 hoaxes that have been believed in for a very long time

24-01-2024

16 hoaxes that have been believed in for a very long time

Many people are interested in topics that science cannot explain. We like conspiracies and hoaxes. Throughout history, both ...

“Sleeping sickness”: the story of an epidemic whose causes were never found

24-01-2024

“Sleeping sickness”: the story of an epidemic whose ...

Everyone knows about the Spanish flu epidemic, which claimed tens of millions of lives at the beginning of the 20th century. But ...

The evolution of a beer can: From simple to elementary

24-01-2024

The evolution of a beer can: From simple to elementary

January 24 is a significant day for beer connoisseurs. 88 years ago, the foam drink first appeared on sale in a metal jar. The ...

Unsuccessful medical reform, or How "crazy quarters" appeared in the United States

24-01-2024

Unsuccessful medical reform, or How "crazy quarters" appeared ...

A psychiatric hospital is not a very pleasant place. Detached madmen, creepy experimental doctors and a general atmosphere of ...

25 ancient human creations

24-01-2024

25 ancient human creations

It's amazing how mankind has progressed over the last century, decades or even years. Science is advancing faster than ever, new ...

Fairs, matchmakers, marriage announcements: how to look for brides and grooms in pre-revolutionary Russia

23-01-2024

Fairs, matchmakers, marriage announcements: how to look for ...

Sad statistics show that in our era of the Internet in Russia is full of lonely people. Many sites and applications offer to get ...

A great history of Russia in atmospheric paintings of Paul rizhenko

23-01-2024

A great history of Russia in atmospheric paintings of Paul ...

Mixed leaf catch the eye, make you think, listen to "the call of the blood". Most of the paintings of Pavel Ryzhenko-soaked ...

What did Europeans eat in the Middle Ages and why we can envy them

23-01-2024

What did Europeans eat in the Middle Ages and why we can envy ...

Many believe that the Middle Ages is a dark and dangerous time in which people did not live, but survived. Mankind was decimated by ...

Costume ball 1903 — the most famous masquerade last Emperor of Russia

23-01-2024

Costume ball 1903 — the most famous masquerade last Emperor ...

In 1903, 11 and 13 February, during the reign of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II took place on the famous costume ball in ...