Wednesday, May 1, 2024

“The Gypsy Baron” what was the end of major German operation against partisans

"The Gypsy Baron" what was the end of major German operation against partisans
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From the beginning of the great Patriotic war in the occupied territories unfolded a large-scale guerrilla movement. The German command had to carry out against the people's Avengers entire military operation. One of them was called "the Gypsy Baron".

What names in Russia are the descendants of Genghis Khan

What names in Russia are the descendants of Genghis Khan
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Batu Khan, ravaged the Russian principalities in 1237, was a grandson of Mongol ruler Temujin – better known as Genghis Khan (translated means "Ocean-Han"). On the territory of the Russian Federation was one of the uluses of the Mongol Empire, the Golden Horde, fragments of which existed before the eighteenth century. Live there now in Russia, the descendants of the "conqueror of the Universe" and among some peoples need to look for them?

Hygiene divers: how to wash Russian sailors

Hygiene divers: how to wash Russian sailors
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The term Autonomous navigation (avtonomki, as the sailors say) of modern submarines is six months. That is, sometimes for six months the sailors are in a confined space under water, not seeing the light of day. And besides, from a nuclear Arsenal that could wipe out the earth Kingdom or a part of America, they are separated by metal partitions and a couple dozen meters of space. Recalls a former submariner Vadim kulinchenko, in such uncomfortable conditions, the burning desire – simple and human. For example, the desire to take a bath...[C-BLOCK]

Nazinskogo tragedy: the worst case in the history of the Gulag

Nazinskogo tragedy: the worst case in the history of the Gulag
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May 19, 1933, over 6000 prisoners who were taken in the upper reaches of the Obi to work felling trees, landed on the uninhabited island of Nazino. The reasons were simple: transit camps are overcrowded, force protection is not enough, as the means to maintain, and to escape from the island impossible.

“Kusanagi-but Tsuruga”: why is the main relic of Japan looking for in Moscow

"Kusanagi-but Tsuruga": why is the main relic of Japan looking for in Moscow
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The sun goddess Amaterasu, according to Japanese mythology, is the ancestor of the Imperial house. According to researchers, currently the sword of the goddess, considered to be the greatest Shrine of the Shinto religion, can be in Moscow, although its exact location is unknown.[C-BLOCK]