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11.09.22
When is the New Year really coming
26-08-2022
15 everyday things that have changed beyond recognition
With rapid technological development, our lives are constantly changing. If earlier not everyone had a landline phone, today almost ...
25-08-2022
The very first color portraits of Russian residents
Russian Russian photographer, chemist (Mendeleev's student), inventor, publisher, teacher and public figure, member of the Imperial ...
25-08-2022
8 modern things that actually existed long before us
Some modern inventions actually appeared many centuries or even millennia ago. The claim that all ancient people were primitive is ...
24-08-2022
What did the first motorists wear
As soon as the twentieth century began, the popularity of cars began to grow by leaps and bounds, and a market for specialized ...
24-08-2022
What ancient Greek sculptures actually looked like
Nothing in our world is eternal. The same applies to unique works of art and architectural masterpieces, which lose their original ...
23-08-2022
The Italian Mafia in pictures by Patrick Zachmann
When Patrick Zachmann told his mother that he wanted to become a photographer, instead of answering, she just looked in the phone ...
23-08-2022
The most important photos of the XX century according to LIFE ...
The last century was the most tragic, memorable and bright for humanity. There were wars, there were important scientific and ...
20-08-2022
The tragic story of American Rapunzel: how the fate of the ...
At a time when there was no cinema, people had fun in other ways. For example, we went to the circus to admire those who were born ...
19-08-2022
North Korea in the period from 1979 to 1987
We present to you a selection of archival photos of one of the most closed countries in the world — the Democratic People's ...
17-08-2022
The tragic fate of the Dion quintuplets
80 years ago, on May 28, 1934, five famous Canadian twin girls were born in a small village in the north of Ontario in the 7th ...
17-08-2022
10 facts about the Eiffel Tower
On March 31, 1889, 130 years ago, the grand opening of the Eiffel Tower took place in Paris. On this day, the designer Gustave ...
16-08-2022
8 authors who became famous thanks to one book
There is no writer who does not dream of the resounding success of his own book. However, sometimes authors become hostages of this ...
16-08-2022
14 Rare Historical Photos That Can Make You Feel the Past
The main difference between professional photographers and beginners is the obsession with the profession. They are ready to do ...
16-08-2022
Soviet youth in 1967: photos of LIFE magazine
In November 1967, photos from the series "Soviet Youth" were published in LIFE magazine. Photographer Bill Eppridge managed to ...
14-08-2022
First-of-its-kind crime scene photos from 1904
The photographs of the last century were taken by lawyer Alphonse Bertillon, who worked in the French police in the XIX century and ...
14-08-2022
Miracle in the Andes: How the dead saved the living
It was in October 1972. The Uruguayan youth rugby team flew to Chile with friends and relatives, a total of 45 people with the crew ...
12-08-2022
Sobrino de Botin: the oldest restaurant in Europe that ...
There are many restaurants in Europe with a century-old history, but the oldest among them is Sobrino de BotÃn, located in the ...
11-08-2022
9 Archaeological Finds That Made Us Say "Wow"
From time to time, researchers dig up treasure troves of interesting archaeological finds. While some of these ancient discoveries ...
11-08-2022
Artist Adolf Hitler: unrecognized genius or mediocrity?
The future founder of the totalitarian dictatorship of the Third Reich did very poorly at school. Almost the only subject with ...
10-08-2022
"Absence" is a powerful photo project about the victims of ...
Photographer Gustavo Germano dedicated a photo project to people who disappeared without a trace from the face of the earth in ...
10-08-2022
What was the fate of the family members of General Dzhokhar ...
On April 21, 1996, General Dzhokhar Dudayev, the leader of the independent Republic of Ichkeria, was killed. Like any other ...
08-08-2022
Trash from the 70s: melodies and rhythms of the Yugoslav pop
Hydroperite blondes with fox tails, languid women in leopard suits among the birches, outrageous men with red hair and respectable ...
08-08-2022
Red Easter: how the main Christian holiday was celebrated in ...
If religion is opium, then Easter is its superdose, the Soviet government considered, not allowing the people to celebrate the main ...
06-08-2022
The most unusual stone buildings on Earth
Aqueduct without mortar, inclined library. William Hall's new book Stone is dedicated to the best buildings in the world, built ...
04-08-2022
World War II in the drawings of a 21-year-old soldier made in ...
A 21-year-old American soldier, born into a family of Russian immigrants, got to the European front during World War II. It is ...
03-08-2022
London's Club Kids: Five Decades
Derek Ridgers, known for his pictures of British skinheads, has been filming the regulars of London nightclubs for five decades. ...