31-07-2025
How the serf girl Parashka became the Countess Sheremeteva ...
On July 31, 1768, an amazing woman was born - Praskovya Zhemchugova. There are many great actors in the history of the Russian ...
31-07-2025
The real story of Queen Margot, brilliant, depraved and ...
On August 18, 1572, Paris noisily celebrated a wedding, which a few days later was replaced by a bloody massacre. Married ...
31-07-2025
Was Einstein a C-Student? Debunking Myths About the ...
To console parents whose offspring are not doing well at school, great scientists with mediocre academic performance are often ...
31-07-2025
How much are the 7 most expensive items of world war II
Collectors around the world scour the auctions and Internet sites in search of unique items during the Second world war. Into this ...
31-07-2025
As known, the Israeli thief became a national hero
In the 90s Moti Ashkenazi was one of the most famous and dexterous thieves in all of Israel. Usually the guy hunted on the beaches ...
31-07-2025
The Frightening Beauty of Pierre Imans' Realistic Mannequins
The beginning of the 20th century was marked by the rapid development of fashion. The industry required new styles, fabrics, ...
30-07-2025
'Don't Be a Menace to South Central': How a ...
In the mid-90s, a daring and absurd comedy hit the screens that forever changed the idea of the parody genre. The film ...
30-07-2025
20 old photographs that show the past from an unexpected quarter
It is always interesting to look at old photos and to learn something new, for example, how people lived in the past, what their ...
30-07-2025
Few people have seen these rare historical photographs
These rare historical pictures can be viewed for a long time and with a sigh. We have collected only such shots for you. Enjoy it! ...
30-07-2025
How an ordinary Soviet official married a billionaire: a love ...
In 1978, unexpectedly for everyone, the "wedding of the century" of a simple Soviet citizen Sergei Kauzov and the daughter of ...
30-07-2025
How a striped bag with a lady in a hat appeared - one of the ...
It is difficult to find a person who lived in the 90s and never once held in his hands a striped bag with the silhouette of a girl ...
30-07-2025
Double portrait of Arnolfini, or what scientists are arguing ...
We used to perceive portraiture as an alternative to photography. But some artists of the Middle Ages sought to capture not only ...
30-07-2025
Gavin Bond: From Fashion Designer to Fashion Photographer
Gavin Bond is a name familiar to anyone interested in fashion and photography. His photographs grace the pages of the best glossy ...
29-07-2025
Rotisserie dogs are a mysterious kitchen breed that no longer ...
All dog breeds existing today are divided into groups: hunting, service, fighting, decorative and herding. But if you were in ...
29-07-2025
Dad — a glass of port wine: how and what Russian rock stars ...
The average person imagines rock musicians as party-goers who live on the principle of "Live fast, die young" - with daily alcohol, ...
29-07-2025
Erased from History: The tragic fate of Queen Elizabeth II's ...
The secret pages of the history of the British royal family were recently revealed in a new Netflix series called "The Crown" (The ...
29-07-2025
10 the bloodthirsty killers from the beginning of time to the ...
The term "serial killer" appeared only in the late nineteenth century. But this does not mean that the bloodthirsty killers never ...
28-07-2025
What did the nobility do all day in the Middle Ages if they ...
Many people think that in the Middle Ages, the aristocrats did nothing but go hunting and go on Crusades. Perhaps some of the noble ...
28-07-2025
The Cossack Timofey Box: the story of the life and devotion ...
Loyalty to the tsar and the Fatherland for many soldiers of pre-revolutionary Russia was not an empty phrase. They remembered the ...
28-07-2025
Luxury tattoos of the Victorian era — Cherubs, dragons and ...
We are used to seeing unbearably serious people in decent closed clothes in old photographs. But there are also such pictures where ...
28-07-2025
The heroic story of Nur Inayat Khan, an Indian princess and a ...
In 2012, a modest bust monument appeared on Gordon Square in London. A lot of memorials appear in the British capital every year, ...
28-07-2025
Color photos of beach life in Chile in the 1980s
These images were taken by photographer Don Terpstra, who captured beach life on Renyak in the 1980s. The beach of Renyaka is still ...
28-07-2025
Can you guess what it is: 23 the mysterious object from the past
We offer to your attention a selection of the very strange things from the past, the purpose of which today will ...
28-07-2025
5 deadly situations from which a person emerged victorious
Survival in extreme situations requires a person's endurance and unshakable faith that there are no hopeless situations. We present ...
27-07-2025
The unhappy life of Pelageya Turgeneva - the illegitimate ...
As a rule, before the fate of illegitimate children did not develop due to the fact that their parents refused to recognize them. ...
27-07-2025
No fruit and morphine at night: Wild tips for raising ...
Guess what is common between raising children in our time and in the Victorian era? You will never guess in your life, but we have ...