History
14.12.21
Memoirs of a geisha
07-12-2021
10 things that would happen if all the money disappeared
Historians believe that metal objects used as money were first realized in 5000 BC. From that moment until now, they have evolved. ...
06-12-2021
The most sophisticated crimes with the most unpleasant outcome
Who does not like a good movie about the robbery, where the thieves come down from the ceiling and take the goods to millions of ...
05-12-2021
Absinthe is a genius for mediocrity, but death is for a true ...
Absinthe, undoubtedly, can be called a professional drink of intellectuals, artists and poets. In the XIX century, it was believed ...
05-12-2021
7 facts about Mologa, the Russian Atlantis of the 20th century
The once thriving city was flooded in 1941 during the construction of the Rybinsk reservoir, one of the largest in the world. There ...
04-12-2021
The Cocaine Bear, or the Story of how an American policeman ...
"On September 11, 1985, a resident of the town of Knoxville, Tennessee, found the corpse of an unknown white man on the path ...
03-12-2021
8 powerful historical photographs that truly immersive films ...
To go back in time, you don't need to reinvent a time machine. All you have to do is look at old photographs that will take you ...
03-12-2021
8 powerful historical photographs that truly immersive films ...
To go back in time, you don't need to reinvent a time machine. All you have to do is look at old photographs that will take you ...
02-12-2021
Misha Pedan and the best pictures from his photo album "The ...
This photo book took first place in many European competitions. Most of the frames included in it were shot in Kharkiv.
02-12-2021
14 surprising and frightening facts people have recently learned
Life isn't just about cute animals, fun artwork, and helpful stories. Our world is full of inconvenient historical and scientific ...
02-12-2021
10 women of easy virtue, whose names are firmly entrenched in ...
While much is known about such historical figures as King Louis XV, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and King Charles II, few people know ...
30-11-2021
Infanticide in Russia: the History of infanticide from the ...
Some laws of society seem unshakable to a civilized person. For example, taking the life of a child is a terrible crime. But at one ...
30-11-2021
Marilyn Monroe, Monica Lewinsky and 5 more star mistresses ...
At first glance, it seems that a mistress, unlike a wife, does not play such an important role in a man's life. However, the ...
27-11-2021
Mysterious Indochina: 100 years ago
The Indochina Peninsula, located in southeast Asia, is a favorite destination for tourists all over the world. Myanmar, Thailand, ...
25-11-2021
Incredible examples before and after restoring old photos ...
Sometimes one photo can be the last physical connection, the last straw between two people, which gradually, unfortunately, ...
23-11-2021
Russian Amazons and German vampires: 7 world-famous criminal ...
Most crimes are committed by men, but some women are not a step behind them. These bandits received sentences and went down in ...
23-11-2021
12 rivers that changed the course of history
Of the tens of thousands of rivers crossing the Earth's surface, a select few have shaped the course of human history. From the ...
23-11-2021
What were the school supplies in the Soviet Union
Politsvet pencils, metal rulers and protractors, wooden pencil cases and the famous Kohinor pencils - let's remember together what ...
21-11-2021
What Sheremetyevo Airport looked like at the very beginning
Sheremetyevo is an international airport of federal significance, the first in Russia in terms of passenger traffic and one of the ...
20-11-2021
1942: how Americans collected scrap metal for the military ...
When the United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the world trade in raw materials was in a ...
20-11-2021
City of Darkness: The Amazing Fate of Kowloon Fortress City
Hundreds of high-rise buildings huddled together, narrow passages between them that did not know sunlight, children who, for lack ...
20-11-2021
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 ...
20-11-2021
The life of Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton
When they were born, their mother decided that this was the punishment of the Lord. Apparently, God wanted to punish her for having ...
18-11-2021
What women used before their period pads appeared
In ancient times, people believed that menstrual blood could drive dogs crazy. So, all talk about menstruation and how to deal with ...
17-11-2021
A miniature Bible of the 15th century made of pure gold has ...
Many people these days spend their free time in the company of a metal detector. Most of them have no illusions and are happy with ...
17-11-2021
Greatest Couples From Comic Book Movies
Comic book couples are like real couples except, you know, the superhero angle. These are the greatest couples in comic history.
17-11-2021
Two Moscow in one frame
Konstantin Konovalov, a cartoonist from Moscow, conducts a photo project "Two Moscow" about the historical appearance of the city ...