History

What Moscow looked like at the end of the XVIII century before the great fire of 1812

07-04-2022

What Moscow looked like at the end of the XVIII century ...

Fires have been a terrible enemy of Moscow since ancient times. The record of the first Moscow fire is dated in the chronicle in ...

Veterans of army brothels

05-04-2022

Veterans of army brothels

During the war in Japan , there were many brothels with forcibly removed from China and Korea by women. Then these women, many of ...

Kharkiv under German occupation in 1918

05-04-2022

Kharkiv under German occupation in 1918

On March 3, 1918, the Brest Peace Treaty was signed between the Bolsheviks and the Germans, according to which the territory, ...

Child abductor, sadist and murderer Georgia Tann

05-04-2022

Child abductor, sadist and murderer Georgia Tann

Looking into the face of this lady, you are unlikely to think that in front of you is a child abductor, a sadist and a murderer. ...

Prisons of the Past, Luxury Hotels of Today

03-04-2022

Prisons of the Past, Luxury Hotels of Today

These places, which have been converted from historical prison buildings to stylish hotels, offer interesting accommodation ...

13 most iconic swimwear of all time

03-04-2022

13 most iconic swimwear of all time

The modern swimsuit has a fascinating heritage. In the past, women wore bathing suits that covered almost every inch of their ...

13 Archival Photos of Celebrities Even Their Hardest Fans Probably Haven't Seen

03-04-2022

13 Archival Photos of Celebrities Even Their Hardest Fans ...

There are so many photos of celebrities on the Internet that it seems like we have seen every important moment of their lives. But, ...

The 6 brightest images of Cleopatra on the screen

02-04-2022

The 6 brightest images of Cleopatra on the screen

In November 69 BC, Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt from the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty, was born. Cleopatra is perhaps the ...

Little-known UNESCO monuments in Russia that not everyone knows about

02-04-2022

Little-known UNESCO monuments in Russia that not everyone ...

The list of natural and cultural attractions created by UNESCO is a kind of quality mark that tells the traveler that it is worth ...

8 hidden signs that show a new side of famous paintings

02-04-2022

8 hidden signs that show a new side of famous paintings

Even years after they were completed, famous works of art continue to puzzle us. Their strange and obscure details have caused much ...

10 female warriors undeservedly forgotten by history

02-04-2022

10 female warriors undeservedly forgotten by history

Throughout history, there have been many women who have served and fought for their country on an equal footing with men. Their ...

Beauty at the risk of life: how fashionistas of the past ruined their health

02-04-2022

Beauty at the risk of life: how fashionistas of the past ...

Women have always known that beauty requires sacrifices, and were ready to make them. At best, these victims turned out to be feet ...

Color photos of popular tourist spots taken more than 100 years ago

01-04-2022

Color photos of popular tourist spots taken more than 100 ...

These beautiful photos show what the main tourist places of the world looked like at a time when color photography was just ...

15 women who made an outstanding contribution to history, but were undeservedly forgotten

30-03-2022

15 women who made an outstanding contribution to history, but ...

It just so happens that the leading roles in politics, science and public life are occupied by men. And this is at a time when ...

How China has changed over the past hundred years

30-03-2022

How China has changed over the past hundred years

It is always interesting to see evidence of human superiority or, conversely, evidence of his inability to cope with nature and ...

The rarest color photographs of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century

29-03-2022

The rarest color photographs of the Russian Empire at the ...

A series of color photographs taken back in 1911. Where did the color come from a hundred years ago? How was it done? After all, ...

These first photos of the world's cities show how much they have changed

29-03-2022

These first photos of the world's cities show how much they ...

Nowadays, photographers travel all over the world in search of new angles of famous places on the planet. However, there was a time ...

The Woman Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of John F. Kennedy's Secret Mistress

29-03-2022

The Woman Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of John F. ...

They met in high school, and in the early 1960s a secret affair began between them, which lasted until the tragic death of the ...

The history of garters, the most exciting accessory of the ladies' wardrobe

29-03-2022

The history of garters, the most exciting accessory of the ...

Women's garters over the centuries gradually turned into a fetish, a symbol of victory in love. Fashion historian Mariana ...

1930-1953: contests for the most beautiful women's ankles

29-03-2022

1930-1953: contests for the most beautiful women's ankles

The first contests for the most beautiful ankles were registered in the first decade of the 20th century. Then they were part of ...

A photo story about how little Norma Jean from Los Angeles turned into the most seductive woman of the XX century

29-03-2022

A photo story about how little Norma Jean from Los Angeles ...

Dozens of books have been written about her and several documentaries have been made. She shone on the screens until her death, and ...

XX century in the lens of the famous writer Jack London

28-03-2022

XX century in the lens of the famous writer Jack London

Most people, when mentioning the name of Jack London, remember that he was a popular American writer, the author of about 50 books, ...

The other Gagarin

28-03-2022

The other Gagarin

Today, on March 9, our first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, would have turned 86. We present photos from the personal life of the first ...

Dahomey Amazons are the most formidable women in history

28-03-2022

Dahomey Amazons are the most formidable women in history

The Dahomey Amazons are a unique phenomenon in world history, as they are the only documented female military unit. This group of ...

9 outdated things to prove how much the world has advanced and changed

28-03-2022

9 outdated things to prove how much the world has advanced ...

When everything seems to be going wrong, there are two things that keep us in the mood - daydreaming and nostalgia. There is ...

Drugs and shootings: why Lil Peep, Tupac and other rappers died so early

28-03-2022

Drugs and shootings: why Lil Peep, Tupac and other rappers ...

In December last year, rapper Juice WRLD died. His death was discussed all over the world. The young performer could have achieved ...