History

Simple beauty: what Ukrainian women looked like 100 years ago

22-09-2022

Simple beauty: what Ukrainian women looked like 100 years ago

"Only Little Russians and Parisians know how to dress with taste! You won't believe how charmingly the divchats dress, the guys are ...

"Endurance", or the story of the survival of 28 people among the Antarctic ice in 1914-1916

20-09-2022

"Endurance", or the story of the survival of 28 people among ...

In 1914, 28 people were trapped among the Antarctic ice. The photographer managed to capture the months-long struggle of people for ...

10 most interesting facts about female gladiators

20-09-2022

10 most interesting facts about female gladiators

When it comes to the brutal and bloody world of gladiators, we think we know almost everything. The two men fight to the death with ...

A typical hippie or a student of an elite university? 20 rare photos of a young and young Hillary Clinton

18-09-2022

A typical hippie or a student of an elite university? 20 rare ...

Last year Hillary Clinton turned 70, but once the American Iron Lady was not only a student activist, but also an athlete and just ...

How the Romanov family lived the last days before the tragic execution

17-09-2022

How the Romanov family lived the last days before the tragic ...

Abdicating the throne, Nicholas II tried to negotiate the fulfillment of certain conditions for himself and his family. At that ...

Briefly about the computer

17-09-2022

Briefly about the computer

Less than 40 years ago, on August 12, 1981, IBM released its first personal computer, the IBM 5150, which was the first step ...

The most beautiful castles in Ireland

17-09-2022

The most beautiful castles in Ireland

List of the most beautiful castles in Ireland according to castle lovers from all over the world. Ireland has such a long history ...

20 nostalgic photos about what Soviet youth wore

16-09-2022

20 nostalgic photos about what Soviet youth wore

We often talk about fashion, about how it changes, what novelties appear and what old traditions come back again. But was this ...

The terrorist involved in the tragedy of 9/11 returned home, he was greeted as a hero

15-09-2022

The terrorist involved in the tragedy of 9/11 returned home, ...

44-year-old Mounir el-Motassadeq has returned to his native Marrakech and lives quietly in the suburbs. After the September 11, ...

The first photographs in history

15-09-2022

The first photographs in history

An exhibition dedicated to the origins of photography has opened at Tate Britain in London. It presents the earliest photographs ...

Why is King Charles III called Charles in Russia

14-09-2022

Why is King Charles III called Charles in Russia

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son, Prince Charles, became the British monarch. He ascended the throne on September 10 ...

How to be a gossip star without talents, achievements and the Kardashian surname

12-09-2022

How to be a gossip star without talents, achievements and the ...

Even before the whole world was obsessed with the personal life of the Kardashian family, there was another socialite who reigned ...

What today's youth will never understand?

12-09-2022

What today's youth will never understand?

There is a term called the generation gap and it refers to the differences in experiences, opinions, habits, and behaviors that ...

Life in the "zoo": the tragic fate of the five-year-olds Dion

12-09-2022

Life in the "zoo": the tragic fate of the five-year-olds Dion

Five sisters, born into the family of a poor farmer on May 28, 1934, became a real gold mine, earning a lot of money for the ...

When is the New Year really coming

11-09-2022

When is the New Year really coming

In the LiveJournal of the family magazine "Ray" for children and their parents they write: "When is the New Year coming? On the ...

What were the first Winter Olympic Games like

11-09-2022

What were the first Winter Olympic Games like

The first Winter Olympics took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France. We have old photos at our disposal that capture the highlights of ...

26 photos with Soviet Santa Claus from the 80s

09-09-2022

26 photos with Soviet Santa Claus from the 80s

Remember, what was the first thing you associated with the New Year as a child? Surely with holidays, gifts, New Year decorations, ...

20 black-and-white portraits of a young Elizabeth II in the 1940s

09-09-2022

20 black-and-white portraits of a young Elizabeth II in the 1940s

When this girl was born in April 1926, no one imagined that she was destined to ascend to the throne. Her father, Albert, known as ...

The story of a family that was photographed every Christmas from 1900 to 1942

09-09-2022

The story of a family that was photographed every Christmas ...

These stereoscopic holiday photos of a married couple from Berlin — Richard and Anna Wagner — were taken every Christmas, ...

Rare color shots from Tunisia at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries

07-09-2022

Rare color shots from Tunisia at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries

These color postcards from the sunny streets of Tunis were created using photochromy technology, in which monochrome images are ...

8 Things We've All Heard About But Never Seen

05-09-2022

8 Things We've All Heard About But Never Seen

There are words and phrases that we often hear and even use in our vocabulary, but we have no idea how to visualize these words. Or ...

How to undress in front of her husband: a 1937 guide that will be useful for modern women

02-09-2022

How to undress in front of her husband: a 1937 guide that ...

It seems that modern women know 1000 and 1 ways to seduce men and do not need any guidance. Yes, it is possible that a modern woman ...

Unique photos of Russian beauties in folk costumes of pre-revolutionary Russia

31-08-2022

Unique photos of Russian beauties in folk costumes of ...

Natalia Shabelskaya's collection of old Russian dresses of pre-revolutionary Russia, from where these photos are taken, is ...

The first years of the October Revolution in the faces: how it was 100 years ago

31-08-2022

The first years of the October Revolution in the faces: how ...

On the night of November 7 to 8 (according to the old style — October 25-26), an uprising began in Petrograd. The Provisional ...

Want to feel like Dracula? - buy his castle!

29-08-2022

Want to feel like Dracula? - buy his castle!

The famous Bran Castle in Romania is up for sale. The medieval building that inspired Bram Stoker's famous Dracula novel is about ...

13 Things That Prove Even Fashion Was Crazy In The Reckless 2000s

27-08-2022

13 Things That Prove Even Fashion Was Crazy In The Reckless 2000s

When we think about the trends of the 2000s, we only say, “Oh, how could we?” The fashion trends of that time were really ...