History
07.10.24
How the inhabitants of Pompeii died
06-10-2024
“I only ate the living”: the history of the island of ...
The Nazi tragedy is one of the most terrible events in Soviet history. Six thousand people were deported to Siberia and landed on ...
06-10-2024
Millions in a landfill, or How to get rich on the trash of ...
If you are cleaning in the pantry or in the attic and found a bunch of old Soviet things, do not rush to throw them away. Unsightly ...
06-10-2024
Creepy ghost villages of Dagestan: photos and videos from drones
There are several abandoned ghost villages in the Republic of Dagestan-Gamsutl, Kahib and Koroda. The village of Gamsutl is located ...
05-10-2024
The murderous power of propaganda, or How "Thousand Hills ...
We have all heard that propaganda is a deadly weapon. At the same time, many believe that this is an exaggeration. But the history ...
05-10-2024
The century-old history of the main cabaret of the world ...
In In Paris, at the foot of Montmartre, on October 6, 1889, the Moulin Rouge night cabaret received its first visitors. This year, ...
05-10-2024
From frivolous stories to pornoglans: the history of erotic ...
Currently, no one will be surprised by erotic photos in swimsuits. On the Internet, you can easily find much more explicit content. ...
05-10-2024
From personal archives – touching family photos of actors ...
This issue is a post of warm lamp nostalgia, a selection of photos from the family archives of many beloved Soviet actors and other ...
05-10-2024
7 fuu-facts about the smelliest men in the world
These seven great men did not wash and smelled like a two-week sock in which they kept herring, but this did not prevent them from ...
05-10-2024
8 incredible scenes from historical films that actually happened
The creators of historical films often conjure up some moments to make the plot more exciting. But in this collection you will find ...
04-10-2024
Ten scientific discoveries that happened by accident
In 1928, the English bacteriologist Alexander Fleming conducted a routine experiment to study the human body’s defense against ...
04-10-2024
Bonnie and Clyde: The Story of the Barrow Gang
Bonnie and Clyde are the most famous pair of American robbers during the Great Depression. The Barrow gang is responsible for ...
04-10-2024
11 of the most shocking moments shown on television
Television shapes our perception of the world perhaps better than any other invention of the 20th century. Thanks to television ...
04-10-2024
Decree after decree: how would you get rid of your property ...
Step by step, decree by decree — at first you have a measured life, an apartment, savings and other property, and after a few ...
04-10-2024
Pierre de Bayard - a knight without fear or reproach, who ...
In combination with the word “knight” we often hear the expression “without fear or reproach.” But was it really like that? ...
04-10-2024
Paradise Lost: what is in an abandoned mansion worth 224 ...
The magnificent house, which is called the "American Versailles", is located in Pennsylvania. The huge building with luxurious ...
04-10-2024
"Commander-in-Chief Stalin" and other typos that have gone ...
From pre-revolutionary times to the present day, an annoying typo in the press was sometimes paid with a career, or even with life. ...
04-10-2024
The story of Ginny, a dog with a heart of gold, who once ...
We all know the saying "Live like a cat with a dog." In our view, dogs must not tolerate cats and oppress them in every possible ...
04-10-2024
The mysterious and traceless disappearance of cyclist Tara Kaliko
On September 2, 1988, Tara Calico, a resident of the small town of Belen, New Mexico, USA, went for a bike ride. When the ...
04-10-2024
Black Maria: like a French fortune-teller predicted the death ...
There are amazing people who do not like history and think that history — it's boring, unclear and uninteresting. But writer ...
04-10-2024
How did the expression "Hussars don't take money!" appear?
The phrase "Hussars don't take money!", which is well known to us from frivolous anecdotes about Lieutenant Rzhevsky, appeared not ...
03-10-2024
Ruth Orkin's legendary photo series "An American Woman in ...
Photographer Ruth Orkin became famous thanks to the picture "An American woman in Italy", taken by her in 1951. On it she captured ...
03-10-2024
How cologne appeared: the military history of "Cologne water"
It's hard not to agree that wars that sow death and destruction simultaneously help to move progress. Some of the inventions of ...
03-10-2024
Shooting of the House of Soviets on October 4, 1993
October 4 is a sad date in the history of Russia. This day is marked by the bloody events of 1993 around the House of Soviets. ...
03-10-2024
Vintage Beauties of 1940s New York
Many fashion lovers will agree that the only thing better than gazing at fresh photos from today's fashion magazines is looking ...
03-10-2024
Never give up! The story of the Englishman who died and ...
In April 1943, off the coast of the Spanish town of Huelva, fishermen picked up a drowned man in the uniform of a British Marine ...
03-10-2024
What happened to Napoleon's manhood, treacherously stolen ...
The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is an extraordinary person and, without any doubt, a great one. He still has a huge army of ...