History
16-08-2023
Tsarskoye Selo murderer: how a serial killer was in the ...
The Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, from the walls of which many glorious sons of Russia came out, keeps many secrets. There are also bloody ...
16-08-2023
How did the terrible "death race" take place in 1942, in ...
A lot has been written about Nazi crimes in concentration camps. Their crimes are inhumane and disgusting, but some are also ...
16-08-2023
How was the accident at the race in Le Mans, the most ...
This accident that happened June 11, 1955 at the 24-hour race in Le Mans was neither before, nor, fortunately, after. The list of ...
16-08-2023
The epidemic of madness in Pont-Saint-Esprit: how poisoned ...
In August 1951, the whole world suddenly found out about the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit, located in the south of France. ...
15-08-2023
Burial "in repnoe" or Why in Russia it was customary to bury ...
For residents of Russia turnips have always been valuable not only culture, but also a plant that has a sacred meaning. Part of it ...
15-08-2023
How the maid Basia Piasetska became the owner of the Johnson ...
Of all the Cinderella stories, of which there are many, it is worth highlighting the biography of Basia Piasetskaya. This woman, ...
15-08-2023
"Woodstock" in 1969 in pictures of LIFE magazine
The most famous rock festival "Woodstock", which began on August 15, 1969 on one of the farms of the town of Bethel, New York, USA, ...
15-08-2023
Gang murder in Caddy - a crime that has remained unsolved for ...
When a murder is committed, people who have a motive are looked for first. If the crime is committed spontaneously, by a serial ...
15-08-2023
Start the engine! Famous beauties of the 60s with a Vespa scooter
What could be better than a combination of hot beauties and fast motors? Famous models and actresses of the 60s were not averse to ...
15-08-2023
Courland peasant woman and executed tartan: a guide to the ...
The first Russian Emperor, Peter I was a big fan of not only the construction of ships and government reform, and women. ...
15-08-2023
The story of Princess Karabu, who was able to fool the whole ...
The girl looked tired and ill. The poor cobbler saw her walking along the road near Bristol. He wouldn't have paid much attention ...
15-08-2023
10 crazy and bloody entertainments held at the Roman Colosseum
Ancient Rome was famous not only for its conquests. The city, considered the capital of the world, offered its residents and guests ...
14-08-2023
Eleanor of Aquitaine: how the blonde princess conquered ...
It is known that medieval minstrels never skimped on flattery and, quite often, sang the virtues of beautiful ladies, which they ...
14-08-2023
La Jana: the star that burned in the Zenith of fame
Beauty, which was not destined to grow old, was considered one of the brightest stars of the early XX century. Her life ended on a ...
14-08-2023
Akarmara is a ghost village with a tragic history
Among the abandoned buildings, beloved by stalkers, there are special ones that have an indescribable flavor. The Abkhazian ...
14-08-2023
What were the offices like a hundred years ago
We all know what a typical office looks like today — desks with computers, office equipment, a water cooler... Someone is lucky ...
13-08-2023
Unique fire mummies of Kabayan
Mummification — a relatively well-studied ancient rite of preservation of the bodies of the dead - is mainly associated with ...
13-08-2023
The solution of the housing issue in a royal way: where did ...
Igor Zimin in his book " The Winter Palace. People and walls. The History of the Imperial Residence " describes the everyday life ...
13-08-2023
Lee lived the family of the Russian Emperor royally and where ...
It is well known that the powers that be in our days, nothing. In this case, the sign of good tone is to hide the true revenue, so ...
13-08-2023
18 nostalgic shots that the current 18-year-olds are unlikely ...
Those who were born in 1998 are already eighteen years old this year. Imagine that most of these already fully grown people have no ...
13-08-2023
Carnyx - the psychological weapon of the ancient Celts
In ancient wars, along with conventional weapons, psychological weapons were often used. Frightening-looking objects, and musical ...
12-08-2023
Hand of glory — the eerie exhibit of the British Museum Whitby
Parts of dead bodies had long been the attributes of witchcraft. The most famous occult object of this type in the Middle ages was ...
12-08-2023
Creepy Parisian clubs that were lit up before it became ...
Surely you have at least once turned the wrong way in an unfamiliar city and found yourself in an area with ominous architecture. ...
12-08-2023
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 ...
12-08-2023
10 best crime movies based on real events
Sometimes life throws these stories, which is unlike any fiction. The writers of crime films are aware of this and therefore often ...
12-08-2023
Amazons of Dahomey — who were the women who put the French ...
Dahomey, a small state located in the West of Africa, became a "tough nut" for the colonizers. France, which claimed these lands, ...