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19.12.23
The legend of Judith and Oloferne
19.12.23
Walk in St. Petersburg 1993
18.12.23
Sampun Mall Collapse
18-12-2023
Street food in pre-revolutionary Russia: what did our ...
Today, those who want to have a quick snack on the street can treat themselves to not too refined, but a variety of dishes. In ...
17-12-2023
40 photos of vintage vending machines that you didn't even ...
In this collection of photos you will see the oldest and most unusual vending machines in the world. Modern vending machines have ...
17-12-2023
Why is it believed that dishes are beaten "for luck"
Sometimes, when someone accidentally breaks a cup or plate, you can hear the phrase that it is "for luck". Sometimes at weddings, ...
17-12-2023
The mystery of the 17 wooden dead, which cannot be solved for ...
The world is full of mysteries that are beyond the control of man. Some of them, such as the secret of the Maya cosmonauts, are ...
17-12-2023
22 archival photographs that may surprise you
History in photographs is often much more informative than long descriptions and reflections. This is simply a mute witness to an ...
16-12-2023
Saturnalia is a loose holiday of the ancient Romans, which ...
Many believe that winter holidays appeared together with Christianity. But this is not so — before Christmas appeared, another ...
16-12-2023
Without the past and the future: treatment of lobotomy from ...
Terrible the procedure of lobotomy was very popular in the 1940-1950-ies. Patients suffering from depression and schizophrenia seen ...
16-12-2023
Unsolved mystery pakala Great — "the astronaut of Palenque"
In 1952, in Mexico, among the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque, was discovered a tomb with the remains of a man, the ...
16-12-2023
Buddhist Monk's Self-Immolation: The Flame that changed the World
Thit Quang Duc is a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, who went down in history and became a symbol of the struggle for equality of ...
16-12-2023
How the faces of Iranian women of the 1920s and 1950s changed
Parisa Damandan is an Iranian photographer and art critic. Parisa received a diploma in photography from the University of Tehran ...
16-12-2023
Rare color photographs of the Russian Empire at the beginning ...
The cycle of color photographs captured in the distant 1911. Where one hundred years ago, took a color? How was it done? Indeed, ...
15-12-2023
From Rasputin to Vysotsky: famous faces in color
We tend to perceive color photographs as something more real and modern. Thanks to the passion of the artist Olga Shirnina, who ...
15-12-2023
What is the difference between “pipets” and “kapets” ...
For some of us, the lexemes “pipets” and “kapets” are unacceptable and are strongly associated with a poor vocabulary and ...
15-12-2023
The story of the inexplicable friendship of Queen Victoria ...
It just so happens that monarchs get favorites. Sometimes such people, thanks to their patrons, reach great heights and even get ...
15-12-2023
American found color photo of the Indians of the late ...
Filmmaker Paul Ratner (Paul Ratner) revealed a passion for studying old photographs of Indians during the filming of the film ...
14-12-2023
The Wind of change: Famous cities from the same perspective ...
Over the past hundred years, the world has changed so much that it is difficult to imagine how many things have disappeared and ...
14-12-2023
A fight at a wedding — why was it mandatory in Russia
In the modern world, weddings with matchmaking, bride redemption, toastmaster and loaf have long been relegated to the background. ...
14-12-2023
Unedited versions of legendary photos
Most of us know these pictures from their retouched or cropped version, or have seen versions of the pictures taken from a ...
14-12-2023
What was the fate of Bernice, Marilyn Monroe's older sister
For many years, Norma Jean Mortenson, whom we know better as Marilyn Monroe, did not even suspect that she had a sister. When they ...
14-12-2023
10 modern ideas, which are thought of in ancient times
Dozens of everyday things we mistake for the achievements of the present or recent past. Which is not surprising, because these ...
14-12-2023
Why pirates are depicted with parrots
In our view, a classic pirate is a stern man with a wooden leg, an eye patch, armed to the teeth and with a parrot on his shoulder. ...
14-12-2023
The history of olive Oatman — girl with the tattooed face ...
The confrontation of European settlers with the indigenous people of the Americas lasted for almost five centuries. And with the ...
13-12-2023
A collection of photographs of the Indian Maharaja's harem ...
The rare pictures were taken by Maharaja Ram Singh II himself - the ruler of the famous "pink city" of Jaipur, the capital of ...
13-12-2023
How did the sign appear to give exactly an odd number of flowers
For mankind has accumulated many signs in its history. There is also a bias against black cats and a dislike of the number 13 and ...
13-12-2023
25 Amazing Hygiene Practices from the Past
In the distant past, things we take for granted today, such as showering, hand washing, toilets, garbage cans and sewers, looked ...
13-12-2023
Moscow - Siberia - Japan in 1980
In the Olympic 1980, Japanese extreme tourists traveled through the entire Soviet Union. In this collection of photos you will see ...